Do you think you can hypnotize yourself?
Discover in this article, 11 of the best books on self-hypnosis that can help you become the owner of your thoughts and be yourself with confidence and pride.
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In my opinion, optimism is the highest form of hypnotizing yourself; and the second is believing that you can’t solve anything unless you know why you have that problem. (what is the cause?)
These two forms of self-hypnosis have two sides, one positive and one negative.
The positive side of optimism makes you wake up in the morning and start walking towards what you want.
On the flip side, optimism blinds you to things that don’t work or may be detrimental to you.
“I’ll start tomorrow morning…”“my love for him will change him…”“she’ll be the same forever.”“I know I’ve tried (the same way) 10 times, and it didn’t work, but this time it will work.” “This second piece of cake can’t hurt me.”
The five statements above are the negative side of optimism. we often use statements/thoughts like these and hypnotize ourselves to blind ourselves to the facts, ignore the evidence and continue walking down a destructive path.
Do you think you can solve or overcome your problems and issues without knowing why you have them?
listen, knowing why something happens is information that can help you, but it is not always essential information. we are in love with the “why” because it is something entertaining, or it gives us an excuse.
Now let me ask you again if you think you’re hypnotizing yourself.
Without realizing it, you plant many ideas in your mind and those ideas shape your behavior. telling yourself “I could never do [that]” is self-hypnosis.
“I could never kill someone.” – positive self-hypnosis. “I could never change [bad behavior] because I can’t help myself.” – negative self-hypnosis.
Learn from the following 11 self-hypnosis books, how to use this powerful ability of your mind to make your life amazing and contribute to a better world.
close your eyes, break free is the bridge that takes hypnotherapy from the mysterious and misunderstood to the conventional, offering practical strategies and simple exercises that anyone can do anytime, anywhere to achieve a state of deep relaxation and concentration.
“you use hypnosis not as a cure but as a means of establishing a favorable climate in which to learn.” Milton H. ericson
Just as you have been hypnotized about many things, so are the people around you. those who are telling you that something is not possible (for you) have been hypnotized into believing that.
Learn with this book, first, how to deconstruct thoughts of doubt that others (or yourself) may have planted in your mind and second, how to master self-hypnosis > so you can:
- control stressful thoughts and feel more relaxed and calm
- change bad behaviors and make room for the positive habits you want to have
- feel more motivated, increase your approach , and accept the commitment to present yourself
“allow yourself to see what you don’t allow yourself to see”. Milton H. ericson
Milton H. Erickson is the doctor who has revolutionized the field of hypnosis and self-hypnosis. we cannot talk about hypnosis without mentioning it.
He was the first to understand the power that storytelling has on our psyche.
At age 17, he contracted polio and doctors believed he would not survive. but she did… luckily for us.
His mother had financial problems, so she had to leave him home alone even though he was almost paralyzed. To make life better for him, she put (for him) a hammock outside.
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one day, the wind that was blowing rocked erickson with the hammock. that slight movement made him remember how it feels to move. After that day, Erickson used his imagination and memory to overcome his paralysis.
if erickson’s story isn’t inspiring enough to show you the power of your mind, how you can hypnotize yourself, maybe nothing else can.
“life will bring you pain by itself. your responsibility is to create joy.” Milton H. ericson
Self-hypnosis is a skill you can learn, and this book gives you the tools to enter the fantastic world of your mind.
Are there things in your life you want to change? maybe, some bad habits or fears that you can’t control? then this book is for you.
yes, the power to change is within you. however, if your mind is programmed to sabotage you, rather than help you, you will benefit significantly from enriching your knowledge and understanding of self-hypnosis by reading this book.
“change will lead to insight much more often than insight will lead to change.” Milton H. ericson
Are you ready to start hypnotizing yourself and changing your life for the better?
Discover in this book scripts you can use to do just that: change your life for the better!
- learn how you can relax and enjoy life more;
- discover how you can program your mind to let go of that stubborn weight dragging you down;
- feel and to be more sociable;
- free your mind from worries;
- be more in control of your financial situation;
- give up someone you love but don’t love back;
- rediscover your spouse and confirm to yourself that True love never dies; …and much more
From the scripts provided in this book, you can also make your own scripts to perfectly fit your circumstances and situation.
“Life is not something you can give an answer to today. you should enjoy the process of waiting, the process of becoming what you are. there is nothing more pleasant than planting flower seeds and not knowing what kind of flowers are going to come out.” Milton H. ericson
Spare yourself the pain of spending countless hours and money harnessing the power of hypnosis. Read this book and we’ll make it easier for you.
Many people believe that they cannot be hypnotized. however, most of them do not really understand what hypnosis is.
do you see? we are all doing many things without thinking only to discover with surprise the result of those things. we live throughout the day in many states of trance; from going like a robot to the fridge and getting something to eat, to driving; from forgetting where we are going and why to not knowing where our time has gone.
If the trances you are experiencing have negative consequences, you could begin to blame yourself or believe that you have a terrible memory. that can only deepen your dissatisfaction with life instead of helping you lead the life of your dreams.
nothing’s wrong with you. however, if you really have to blame something, blame the program installed in your mind and then change it.
“patients are patients because they have no relationship with their own unconscious… patients are people who have had too much programming, so much external programming that they have lost contact with their inner being”. Milton H. ericson
Does today’s society make you feel self-conscious and guilty for wanting what you want or achieving what you achieve? You may feel that you are never enough. isn’t it?
if you dream big, “how dare you”, if you dream small, “you might be a loser”. if you are a modest person, “you are not driven or motivated.”
Most of those who tell you that you are not enough do not really know who you are.
know yourself better, know that you are enough, remember that significant change comes from within.
discover in this book how:
- make that significant change
- program your mind towards things that you consider a success (feeling happy, for example, is a success in itself)
- Be the owner of your thoughts and your future
“The unconscious mind is decidedly simple, unaffected, direct and honest. it doesn’t have all this façade, this appearance of what we call adult culture. it is quite simple, quite childish. It’s direct and free.” Milton H. ericson
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“Psychocybernetics” isn’t exactly a book on how to use self-hypnosis. however, reading this book can help you:
- better understand your mind,
- deconstruct harmful ideas (hypnosis) planted by others (or yourself) in your mind,
- improve your critical thinking,
- overcome the fears that can stop you and make you feel stuck,… and much more.
This book can open your mind to a lot of things that you hadn’t even thought about before. After reading it, you will be able to write your own self-hypnosis script.
“people who achieve many things are people who have freed themselves from prejudice. these are the creative people.” Milton H. ericson
Do you have a clear idea of why you do all the things you do?
We like to believe that the human being is a rational being. however, most of the decisions we make are based on our emotions; which is good because it saves us a lot of time. it would be almost impossible to maintain your self-discipline if you had to rationalize everything you do when you’re doing it. isn’t it?
So, yes, we are a rational being, but our emotions guide our reasoning.
Discover in this book how to use your emotional and rational mind and hypnotize yourself to achieve greatness in life.
“life will bring you pain by itself. your responsibility is to create joy.” Milton H. ericson
Who dictates the path of your life? the society? your environment? or yourself?
Without a doubt, many people have a positive influence on our lives. however, allowing others to make the laws of your life creates chaos instead of order.
Discover in this book how to organize your thoughts and your life, so that you live (successfully) the life you want.
You’ll most likely hear “just believe in yourself” a lot, as if that’s all you need to be content in life. This book gives you the tools you need to achieve that self-confidence. it is taking you out of your bubble so that you become the butterfly that roams freely.
“each person’s map of the world is as unique as their fingerprint. No two people are alike. no two people understand the same sentence in the same way… so when dealing with people, you try not to fit them into your concept of what they should be.” Milton H. ericson
When I was younger, I had all sorts of minor health problems. monthly, I had at least one allergy, or couldn’t even stand up because my gallbladder was rebelling.
For me, an allergic reaction means my skin looks like frog skin (lots of spots and bumps) and itchy.
When my gallbladder rebelled, I couldn’t even hold water, headaches, and loss of muscle strength. every two months, for almost two weeks, I barely got up.
but shortly after I turned 30, I gained (in less than six months) about 20 kilos (44 pounds).
The strange thing is that it’s not the weight gain, but the fact that those pounds had a positive side effect: all my minor health problems suddenly stopped; no more allergies; no more headaches; no more gallbladder rebellion – felt better than ever in my life.
however, that weight also came with a question “how should I be now?” I didn’t know how to be So, I thought that if I lose weight, I will be the same as always. logical, right?
but (see?) our subconscious mind doesn’t care about logic. their prime directive is to keep you alive, to ensure your survival.
It took me some time to lose that excess weight because my subconscious mind was sabotaging me. every time the scale showed that I lost some weight, I would panic instead of feel happy. I didn’t know why that was happening, but I thought that complicated problems have simple solutions, so I stopped using the scale and any other means of measuring my weight.
I realized that in my subconscious mind being thinner also means being sick.
Discover in this book how to use your subconscious mind and its power to make your life happy and become the best version of yourself.
“until you are willing to be confused with what you already know, what you know will never grow, improve or be more useful”. Milton H. ericson
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