Self-hypnosis can help you change yourself at a variety of levels.
Since relaxation is an integral part of self-hypnosis, it only makes sense to use it as a tool of stress reduction as well.
Stress.org references several interesting studies with statistics on stress. Here are some of the highlights:
80% of workers feel stress on the job, nearly half say they need help in learning how to manage stress and 42% say their coworkers need such help40% of workers reported their job was very or extremely stressful
25% of workers view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives;
14% of respondents had felt like striking a coworker in the past year, but didn't
Over half said they often spend 12-hour days on work related duties and an equal number frequently skip lunch because of the stress of job demands.
Obviously, this isn't good.
If we don't learn to relieve stress, we risk our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Simply put, stress can cost us our health and happiness. Fortunately, self-hypnosis offers us a variety of easy to learn tools that can quickly reduce stress, and if they are practiced over time, stress can be eliminated entirely.
There are two primary hypnotic methods we are going to use to reduce and eventually eliminate your stress.
The first is relaxation.
Relaxation is a very easy thing to do that virtually no one does. Using deep slow breaths is a very effective technique to deepen your relaxation. Once you get a feel for relaxation, it will become easier and easier for you to just notice your current level of relaxation, and deepen it.
The second step is auto-suggestion.
Auto-suggestion is just a fancy term for giving yourself an appropriately gentle command. This tends to work best in the context of deep relaxation, but you can actually give yourself suggestions all the time. Some examples are: "Every time I read this, I understand it more and more deeply, and it becomes my habit more and more." "As I focus on this activity, my focus gets deeper and deeper, and I get better and better."
If any contrary thought or attitude comes up during or after the suggestion, you can simply say "Yes... and... " then repeat the suggestion. Or you can say "That's fine... and... " then repeat the suggestion. Let go of resistance. Then redirect.
"If you can't yet have a new response, at least you can have a new response to the old response!" -Vince Kelvin (Famous Hollywood Hypnotist).
This is where being gentle will take you miles and miles. It is easy to get angry at yourself when you aren't getting the results you want as quickly as you want them. When you feel conflicted, relax, and then get re-focused (redirect). Whatever mental or emotional challenge arises, do your best to relax, and gently send yourself in the direction you choose to go.
So here is your daily process:
Pay attention to your own internal stateTake a few moments to relax early in the day
Do your best to maintain this throughout the day... if you notice you're losing your relaxation, take a moment to regain it, and deepen (every time you do this, say in a relaxing voice, "every time I practice relaxation it gets easier and easier, and I relax even deeper")
Where do you go from here?
Start practicing relaxation and paying attention to your state right now. Then give yourself suggestions to direct your mind as you see fit. Practice this as much as you can with as many situations as you like.
Gently directing your own mind is highly useful in any endeavor in life.
Godspeed on your journey!
Benjamin Langley has been studying meditation, self-hypnosis, the Silva Method, energy work, and other methods of healing and personal development for over 15 years. He has taken the time to study, practice, and integrate these methods, and he has written over 400 articles on these subjects, as well as numerous podcasts and videos that can be found on his site and others.
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