282475 959 Mind & Body Self-Improvement Personal Growth true Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:45:54 -0800 /system/videos/6/29/18/29/291829.flv hypnotizing,hypnotism,self,yourself,trance,managing,stress,bad,habits,stopping,quitting,smoking,mind How To Hypnotize Yourself http://www.howcast.com/videos/282475-How-To-Hypnotize-Yourself http://www.howcast.com/videos/282475-How-To-Hypnotize-Yourself/edit approved 106 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=282475"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=282475" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 10 rsansivero http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/282475/HypnotizeYourself_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 6454 false false false 104522 0 19 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/282475/19.jpg Find a private, quiet place Find a quiet, relaxing place, free from potential interruptions.

]]> 104523 1 24 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/282475/24.jpg Use words to feel positive Prepare a word or a one-sentence mantra to repeat to yourself to signal your positive, specific intention to enjoy the moment and your life.

]]> 104524 2 33 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/282475/33.jpg Breathe in and out slowly Close your eyes. Breathe in for a count of six, hold your breath for a three count, and release the breath for six again. Repeat as many as 10 times.

]]> 104525 3 43 Tip Visualize the inward breaths as accepting the good in your life and the exhalations as releasing anger and frustration.

]]> 104526 4 50 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/282475/50.jpg Visualize your descent Count backward, visualizing the numbers as a descent down a stairway or an elevator, or floating down a valley. Use a mantra or word like “Relax” to replace the numbers as you go.

]]> 104527 5 63 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/282475/63.jpg Contemplate your problem Contemplate your problem and, repeating affirmations, how you will solve it. Visualize writing the problem on a paper that vanishes in flames.

]]> 104528 6 73 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/282475/73.jpg Reverse the count Reverse the count to return to consciousness. Start with one and accompany it with an affirmation. Open your eyes and keep saying encouraging things to yourself.

]]> 104529 7 83 Tip You can use hypnosis to change self-defeating thought patterns, to stop smoking, or for any effort at self improvement.

]]> 104530 8 90 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/282475/90.jpg Repeat this process Repeat this process regularly as a method to stay focused and peaceful through stressful times.

]]> 104531 9 96 Fact Sigmund Freud used hypnotism in his psychoanalysis before moving on to his technique of free association.

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