"Individuality itself seemed to dissolve and fade away into boundless being and this is not a confused state but the clearest, the surest of the surest utterly beyond words" - Tennyson's memoirs describing his impressions during self-hypnosis. Freud wrote that in 1889, while watching Bernheim use hypnosis in treating patients he received "the profoundest impression of the possibility that there could be powerful mental processes which nevertheless remain hidden from the consciousness of men." Today it seems most of the evidence indicates that the state of mind we call hypnosis is as normal as the state of mind we call being awake or sleep. The so-called "hypnotist" is merely a teacher showing us how to hypnotize ourselves. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. Nothing passes between the hypnotist and the "student" except words. The result (hypnosis) or lack of it is a complex function of the student's interpretation of those words, his own abilities and his reactions to the teacher (hypnotist). We may be more or less hypnotized as we may be more or less awake or asleep. During any 24 hour period we normally cycle into and out of hypnosis in varying degree depending on myriad interacting factors. Consider the impact and acceptance of words spoken by a parent, priest, rabbi, doctor, teacher, or friend. Words and ideas originating from sources endowed with our faith and trust have potent force. Also of interest is the uncritical way we accept ideas and our behavior when we are a part of the group, a demonstration or a mob. Words and ideas originate also within ourselves. Athletes know if they believe they can win they stand a much better chance of so doing - all other factors being equal. Since current estimates are that only 30% of the people who visit the general practitioner's office have physical illness of know organic etiology, a part of the other 70% most probably are suffering from psychosomatic ailments. These people during their normal cycle have effectively created very real symptoms as a response to their current or past emotional problems. Victims of psychosomatic ailments were and are made well by the idol, medicine man, witch doctor, rabbi, priest, king's touch, Mesmer's baquet, faith healing, acupuncture and others.
A psychosomatic illness is just as real as an organic illness to the person so afflicted and no amount of surgery or chemical therapy, no matter how skillful will separate the person from the problem. Unless, possibly, the surgeon with his best bedside manner pronounces a complete cure after running his sheathed scalpel over the afflicted area. or the patient be given a placebo, ostensibly the precise drug that never fails in this case. With hypnosis it is relatively easy to remove most of these symptoms. They frequently reappear or appear in some other form elsewhere in the body unless some more elaborate psychotherapy is also used. A surgeon can remove a pathology but unless etiological factors have been corrected we will soon see a new pathogen elsewhere in the body. Perhaps the greatest benefit we will achieve by continuing research in this field is the awareness that we must look at the whole person and not merely his cells through the microscope. Leon M. Singer
How
to Relieve Emotional Strain - Touch For Health
Here's a valuable what-to-do for those occasions when you're feeling angry or frustrated, or strained emotionally. It works beautifully and you can do it easily in any kind of surrounding. Touch your frontal eminences with the first two fingers of your hands, right and left at the same time. (see the picture abobe for the exact points. These are "neural-vascular holding points". Now - with your fingers applying constant light pressure, in your mind go over exactly what's bothering you. Do this for about two minutes. Now, release the pressure for a moment - relax and look around. Then mentally review the problem without applying pressure to your forehead. If your feelings of anger or frustration are easily aroused, back we go to the first step.. Re-apply the pressure to the frontal eminences again. After a minute or so, release the pressure and mentally check out the problem again. You'll find that your head seems "clear" and that going over the problem no longer turns on the negative feelings and strain. This same skill works just as well with getting relief from nightmares, fears, frustrations and other problems involving emotional or mental strain. What a relief! And that's just one of hundreds of self-help skills you'll learn from TOUCH FOR HEALTH. Try it out the next time you feel "strained" You'll be pleased. Editor's Note: Joan Schauer is a Certified TFH (Touch For Health) Instructor. I (Carol Denicker) recently trained with her as a Level I TFH practitioner and she is a very wonderul teacher! You can contact her at: SchauerJ2J@aol.com
What
is Self Hypnosis?
Because you use your own abilities of concentration
and imagination,
Many people are misinformed about what self hypnosis actually is and how it can be used. It's a natural state of mind that most people experience on a daily basis without ever realizing it. For example, when you drive a known route to a place you go to on a regular basis; do you remember every minute of the drive? Probably not, but there's no need for concern, you were just experiencing a phenomena known as "highway hypnosis", a form of self-hypnosis. It's not dangerous because if something happens during the drive that warrants your attention, you instantly become aware of what's going on and what you needed to do to remain safe. Your subconscious mind has done the learning and remembering, and even though you are in a lightly hypnotic state of mind, your subconscious is still very much aware and "on duty". The subconscious, when communicated with in an intentional way (self hypnosis) in order to make desired changes, is completely safe and natural, yet very empowering. It is sort of a goal-oriented meditation process that allows you to solve problems in a way you may not be able to in your normal, conscious state of mind. In a hypnotic state, you're aware of what is going on around you, but you can disregard all the normal details in your environment. Focused on the matter with which you are dealing, you are able to access powerful resources to best resolve the situation without critical thinking impeding your progress. Self-hypnosis
is invaluable in overcoming the effects of stress and deal with it appropriately.
It helps to develop emotional strength and reinforce desired changes in
behavior, or eliminate unwanted negative habits, as well as instilling
new beneficial habits. Self-hypnosis requires regular practice
to be most effective. The more often you practice it, the more empowered
you become.
All change comes from within and persistence is the key to success If you'll spend just 15 minutes a day practicing self-hypnosis, you'll master the ability to go deep into hypnotic trance to access powerful and creative aspects of your subconscious mind. You should be able to see the results of most realistic goals within a couple of weeks. "Mastering
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