Self-Hypnosis For Dummies

Self-Hypnosis For Dummies is your hands-on guide to achieving your goals using hypnosis.

Whether you want to lose weight, overcome anxiety or phobias, cure insomnia, stop smoking, or simply stop biting your nails, this guide has it covered! The reassuring and straight-talking information will help you harness the power of your mind and re-train your subconscious to think in more healthy and constructive ways, and to overcome specific issues, such as anxiety and paranoia, and break bad habits, such as smoking.

The easy-to-follow style will guide you through every step of the process, empowering you to take control and start making changes right away.

Introduction 1

Part I: Identifying Your Needs and Preparing the Way 7

Chapter 1: What Is Self-Hypnosis? 9

Chapter 2: Getting Your Mind and Body Working Together 19

Chapter 3: Using Self-Hypnosis to Achieve Your Goals 35

Chapter 4: Resisting Resistance and Avoiding Relapse 51

Part II: Training Your Mind with Self-Hypnosis 69

Chapter 5: Entering a Hypnotic Trance with Traditional Self-Hypnosis 71

Chapter 6: Working with Words: Becoming Your Own Recording Star 87

Chapter 7: Consciously Directing Your Unconscious 103

Chapter 8: Using Unconscious Self-Hypnosis 119

Part III: Improving Your Outlook with Self-Hypnosis 131

Chapter 9: Putting Paid to Panic, Anxiety, Phobias and Fear 133

Chapter 10: Signing Up to Self-Esteem 149

Chapter 11: Minimising Pain 165

Chapter 12: Ironing Out Anger 181

Chapter 13: Overcoming Insomnia 195

Part IV: Overcoming Problems with Self-Hypnosis 209

Chapter 14: Quitting Smoking 211

Chapter 15: Keeping a Handle on Your Drinking 227

Chapter 16: Controlling Your Eating Habits 245

Chapter 17: Fostering Good Relationships 263

Part V: The Part of Tens 279

Chapter 18: Ten Creative Ways to Enter Trance 281

Chapter 19: Ten Ways to Know You’re in Trance 287

Chapter 20: Ten (or so) Reasons to Seek Professional Help before Trying Self-Hypnosis 291

Appendix A: Self-Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy Resources 297

Appendix B: About the CD 301

Index 303

Mike Bryant is an experienced counsellor and hypnotherapist, with over 30 years' experience as a mental health professional in both the US and UK. He provides development consultancy to NHS Mental Health Trusts across the UK.

Peter Mabbutt is a Fellow of the British Society of Clinical Hypnosis and a Founder Fellow of the British Association of Medical Hypnosis. He is CEO and Director of Studies for the London College of Clinical Hypnosis.

Learn to:

• Unlock the power of your mind
• Enter a hypnotic trance and direct your subconscious
• Use hypnosis to lose weight, quit smoking, overcome anxiety, beat insomnia and more

Become your best self with this gentle mind control technique

Whether you want to lose weight, overcome phobias or stop smoking, this positive guide to self-hypnosis offers straight-talking information to help you harness the power of your mind. With reassuring advice on how to combat specific issues and break unwanted habits, as well as ways to improve your general outlook, you'll discover how to use light hypnosis techniques to make immediate changes. Use the book to re-train your subconscious and start reaping the rewards of self-hypnosis straight away.

• Identify your needs and prepare the way – learn what self-hypnosis is all about and discover how you can use it to achieve your goals
• Train your brain – find out how to enter a hypnotic trance and consciously direct your subconscious
• Improve your outlook – use hypnosis to conquer anxiety, phobias and insomnia, manage anger and boost your self-esteem
• Stub it out – kiss goodbye to unhealthy habits and addictions

Open the book and find:

• The powers of responsible self-hypnosis
• Ways to enter a hypnotic trance
• Techniques to get your mind and body working together
• Pain and anger management advice
• How to overcome panic and fear
• Ways to bring your eating and drinking habits under control
• The secrets of creating positive relationships
• How to avoid relapses and stay on track