Self-hypnosis for everyday life: learn to program your subconscious

Self-hypnosis provides us with a very useful psychological tool to promote behavioral changes. Likewise, it can help us control the flow of negative thoughts, generate a better mood and even focus on certain goals. This is a strategy that is worth knowing and even using on a daily basis.

When we talk about hypnosis, it is common that an indefinable mix between fascination and skepticism instantly arises. At our disposal we have countless books and works that continue to deepen its usefulness. and also in the limitations of this therapeutic technique. Thus, to the question of whether hypnosis really works, the answer is that, as in any type of therapy, there are people in whom it does not cause any change and patients who undoubtedly experience great benefit.

If we are interested in the functioning of the human mind and its mysteries, hypnosis will fascinate us. Today it is especially effective in the treatment of addictions, being undoubtedly one of the most common tools to quit smoking. Likewise, in recent years many people have already used self-hypnosis with a very clear purpose: to program the subconscious to generate changes and guide us towards an achievement, towards a goal.

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What is self-hypnosis?

It happens to all of us often. When we travel by subway, train or bus, we leave our gaze hanging on one point in the window and our mind escapes. We don’t go anywhere, but stay lodged in the subterfuges of our minds for a long time. Soon, when we arrived at our stop, we woke up bewildered. It’s like we just came out of a trance.

Hypnosis has many similarities with this state. It is disconnecting from reality to descend to the basement of our mind. And what we do during those moments can undoubtedly have a great impact on our lives. We can make decisions, clarify priorities, focus desires and even improve our mood. We hypnotize ourselves several times a day without realizing it.

On the other hand, a curious aspect that we do not dwell on too much is the following. Many of the things we do consciously are driven by our unconscious.. Our tastes, the way we react to certain circumstances, our inclinations, etc. They are products of that unconscious substrate where our past experiences, our own personality, our instincts and automatisms are contained, orchestrating much of what we do throughout our days.

Therefore, Self-hypnosis aims to assume greater control of our unconscious universe to program it. We seek to reorient this non-conscious scenario so that it allows us to generate behavioral changes. Let’s see how we can achieve it.

Techniques to practice self-hypnosis

For some people, the best option when it comes to practicing adequate hypnosis will undoubtedly be to train with a good professional. If you do not have time, access or financial resources to receive this interesting training, these strategies may be useful to us.. The key is to be persistent, put in the will and practice these exercises daily.

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To practice self-hypnosis we can have our reference stimulus: the light of a lamp, a sheet, a glass or even a scenario created by our imagination. It must be a mental refuge or a visual point from which to transcend inwards, towards our mind. What we will do first is set our sights on that stimulus and relax. From physical sensations we will move on to mental ones, towards relaxation, calm, balance.

Once we reach that deep relaxation, we will repeat a series of positive statements to ourselves. We will begin an internal dialogue where we verbalize what we want to achieve.. For example: “I’m going to stop being afraid of speaking in public”, “I’m going to stress less”, “I’m going to find a good partner”… etc.

Fixation

Self-hypnosis can also be achieved by looking at a point above our eyes. It is enough to place your attention on that point to gradually generate a slight blur. Thus, we will immerse ourselves in that relaxed trance where we can concentrate on our breathing.

Once there, we will start the declaration of positive purposes again: I’m going to achieve, I want what, I’m going to achieve, I’m focused on…

Breathing

Another simple strategy to promote self-hypnosis is to control our breathing. To do this we will do the following:

We’ll look for a quiet place. This scenario will always be the one we use to promote self-hypnosis. Our mind must associate that sofa, that corner of the terrace, the room, etc. like that refuge where our mind can relax to descend to the subconscious.Once we have chosen the place, we will begin to control our breathing using the following guidelines: inhale, retain, exhale, empty.The ideal is to repeat this cycle between 5 and 6 times. Next, we will remain suspended in that relaxing void, in that nothingness full of possibilities where we can talk to our subconscious and program it. Once again we will indicate our purposes, our desires (always in positive terms).

To conclude, it is very possible that these simple techniques remind us of simple relaxation strategies so common in meditation. Now, one of the purposes of self-hypnosis, rather than generating rest or better attention in the here and now, is to change behaviors, thoughts and moods.

The purpose of self-hypnosis as a therapeutic tool is to replace negative statements with more positive ones. More than a relaxation exercise, it is a workout and as such we must repeat these exercises four to five times a day for 5 minutes.. We need to be constant and directive. No one changes the style of their unconscious thoughts from one day to the next; We need to be perseverant and trust in the power of our mind.

The changes will come sooner than we think.

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