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aDILty oF the hypnoust to weave a spell that going to do when you get there - and what n Sonen helplur to imagine Sang some- the hypnotee believes and can enter. the time is, where very peaceful and calm, such as lying Another myth or maybe fear, is that Affirm ations on the sand at & beautiful deserted beach, when you are “under” hypnosis you are enjoying the feeling of the sun gently warm- somewhat absent, that your mind has gone One great use for hypnosis is affirmations, ing your skin with the slow and rhythmic away. This is just not true. That is known as so let’s look at them. First they need to be sound of the waves washing up the beach, being dead. If anything, you are more aware clearly and simply worded, as we under- hissing as it disappears into the sand and - of what is going on around you than normal, stand better at a deeper level if information hey, come back here! only you just don’t care. is presented simply. Next, they need to be Use the beach if you like - or anywhere Also if the hypnotist should up and die, positive in nature because our brains can’t else. When you are fully relaxed, recite your as if to spite you just after guiding you into a actually cope with negatives. affirmation with as much conviction as you trance, you wouldn’t be locked up there To think of not x we first immediately can put into it without strain; e.g., “J an an forever. You'd either bring yourself out think of x and all we end up doing is affirm- intelligent and valuable human being” and when you realised he'd been pretty quiet for ing what we don’t want. Hence an affirma- Teally believe it, mean it, go “yeah” to your- awhile, or you'd goto sleep and awake when tion of “I am going to stop smoking” is self. Keep relaxing and affirming and do this you weren't tired any more, just as you probably more damaging than helpful. “J for as long as you like. Twenty minutes is always do in the moming. am going tc breathe freely and easily" or excellent. This is due to the fact that all a hypnotist even “Jam going to be $15 aweekricher” is When you've had enough and feel that actually does is talk you into doing things to much more likely to result in quitting. your affirmation really is true, prepare to yourself. In a very real sense there is no such Once you're clear about what you want come out of the trance. This is quite easy. | thing as hetero-hypnosis (or “hypnosis’’), and can express it, sit somewhere comfort- Juststart thinking that you are going to get up only self-hypnosis. The best way to learn self able and quiet where you won't be dis- soon. Anticipate feeling awake and re- hypnosis is to be hypnotised a number of turbed, maybe unplug the phone. Put your freshed. It may be helpful to decide to count times; not only because the hypnotist knows attention inside yourself, ¢.g., pay attention to five and when you get to five you'll feel how to do it and you don't, but also because to your breathing, or feel the muscle tone in fully awake. Count to five, awake and it frees you to focus all your attention on the your body. Take a few deep breaths and stretch. Although this is something you can object at hand and the hypnotist remembers exhale slowly, while relaxing your body as do on your own, you can achieve much where you are, what to donext, what you are much as possible. greater depths with the aid of someone expe- rienced a