| Hypnosis is a term that brings up a variety | | | | you want to solve: |
| of images:of people sleepwalking, stage shows | | | | |
| with people doing odd things or a man with a | | | | 1. How the problem started. |
| thick German accent, saying, "You are getting | | | | |
| very sleepy ...." | | | | 2. How it is now. |
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| Although all of the above can and does | | | | 3. How you would like it to be in the near |
| happen, hypnosis, well and ethically used, is | | | | future. |
| in reality simply a way to help people | | | | |
| achieve the changes they desire. | | | | It's important to create these pictures as if |
| | | | you were watching a scene on a movie screen, |
| We all go into a state of something like | | | | not as if you were seeing them through your |
| hypnosis at least twice a day: when we are | | | | own eyes. Remember to picture yourself in |
| waking up and when we are going to sleep. | | | | each scene. |
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| Our bodies are relaxed and out minds are able | | | | Step two - Place these three pictures on a |
| to focus. How many of you get some of your | | | | screen in your mind at the same time. Place |
| best ideas as you are waking up or falling | | | | the first picture on the left, the second in |
| asleep? | | | | the middle and the third on the right. |
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| Some call it `conscious dreaming' | | | | Step three - Now we will set up a conference |
| | | | call between the three people pictured. |
| Think for a moment about the process of | | | | |
| "highway hypnosis." YOU arrive at your | | | | First, let's pretend that you can talk with |
| destination and may not remember going | | | | the person you were when the problem started. |
| through pertain parts of your journey. | | | | Now ask your self the following questions: |
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| The important thing to consider is you were | | | | 1. What have you learned about dealing with |
| in control the whole time. It's much the same | | | | this problem in the time between then and |
| with the process of hypnosis. | | | | now? |
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| In my practice, I have found hypnosis to be | | | | 2. If you could send a letter to the person |
| very useful in helping people achieve the | | | | in the past titled, "Things I Wish I Had |
| changes they want, simply and quickly. | | | | Known When I Was You," what would it say? |
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| Many of the methods I use in hypnosis are | | | | Step four - Next, let's have you talk with |
| just problem-solving techniques, or what I | | | | the person you will be in the near future, |
| call "change techniques." | | | | when this problem is solved. |
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| One of my favorites is the "Three Picture | | | | Looking through the eyes of the future you, |
| Technique." It involves the use of your | | | | what will you know then that you don't know |
| imagination and some well-considered | | | | now? |
| questions. | | | | |
| | | | This is my favorite part of this exercise: If |
| Before I describe the Three Picture Technique | | | | you could walk out to your mailbox today and |
| further, it's very important for you to know | | | | receive a letter from the person you will be |
| two things: | | | | in the future titled, "Here Are The Things I |
| | | | Wish I Had Known When I Was You," what would |
| 1. If you read on, you will not be | | | | it say? |
| hypnotized. | | | | |
| | | | Here's the last question: |
| 2. You can use this problem-solving technique | | | | |
| without hypnosis. | | | | Looking through the eyes of the person you'll |
| | | | be in the future, what is the very next step |
| Hypnosis can simply make it happen faster. | | | | you need to take to head in that direction? |
| | | | And then the next step? And so on. |
| Picture yourself on a movie screen | | | | |
| | | | These are simply questions you can ask |
| Step one - In your own imagination, come up | | | | yourself about any problem you want to solve. |
| with pictures of yourself in three different | | | | It can give you very clear direction on how |
| situations that have to do with the problem | | | | to get where you want to be. |