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A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis

A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis

Powers, Melvin

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General PsychologySelf-Help

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ISBN10: 6051366237
ISBN13: 9786051366234
Publisher: Les Voiles Du Verbe
Pages: 122
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.26 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

is a practical self help manual written in the early 1960s. The book provides a compre hensive exploration of self-hypnosis techniques, emphasizing how individ uals can tap into their subconscious to improvevarious aspects of their lives. It aims to empower readers by unlocking their ability to influence thoughts and behaviors through self-suggestion. The opening of the book presents a foreword that outlines the fundamental concepts of hypnosis, contrastingit withthecommonmisconceptionssurroundingthepractice. Itexplainsthat all hypnosis is ultimately a form of self-hypnosis, where the subject main tains control over their actions. Powers discusses the overwhelming influ ence of suggestion in our daily lives and introduces self-hypnosis as a means to overcome negative habits, enhance concentration, and achieve personal goals. The initial chapters reinforce the idea that while many may struggle to enter a state of hypnosis initially, with practice and the right mindset, most individuals can successfully utilize self-hypnosis for self-improvement and emotional well-being Hypnosis has been defined as a state of heightened suggestibility in which thesubject isabletouncriticallyacceptideasforself-improvementandacton them appropriately. When a hypnotist hypnotizes his subject, it is known as hetero-hypnosis. When an individual puts himself into a state of hyp nosis, it is known as self-hypnosis. In both cases, the subject has achieved a heightened state of suggestibility. Eveninhetero-hypnosis, thesubjectreally controls the response to suggestions. Actually, all hypnosis is really a mat ter of self-hypnosis. The subject enters into the hypnotic state when he is completely ready to doso. Thismayrequirefromonetomanyattemptsbe fore it is achieved. Even if the subject insists that he wants to be hypnotized immediately, he may be resisting hypnosis unconsciously. In self-hypnosis the same thing usually takes place. The subject is anxious to achieve self-hypnosis, but somehow the state eludes him. What's wrong? It may be that he is unconsciously resisting it, hasn't conditioned himself sufficiently, or has achieved the hypnotic state and doesn't know he is in the state. This last statement may be surprising, but we will examine it in detail a little later on

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