Self Hypnosis As You Read: 42 Life-Changing Scripts!

Self Hypnosis As You Read: 42 Life-Changing Scripts!

PREFACE

* "The diet starts this Monday”and I'll stick to it now, I promise!"

* "That does it! I'm cutting up the credit cards once and for all and I'm not wasting any more money on things I don't need."

* "Smoking is ruining my health. This will absolutely be my last cigarette."

How many times have you said one of those things?

Maybe you have a bad habit that is causing you pain, hurting your loved ones, ruining your health, costing you money, damaging your career or just wasting your time. Fortunately, there is a fast and effective way to remove those unwanted habits: Self Hypnosis as You Read: 42 Life Changing Scripts.

Think for a moment. What are your bad habits costing you in money, business, health, relationships? You know the habits I'm talking about: not taking care of your body, neglecting relationships, working too hard, stress eating, mismanaging your money.

Bad habits chip away at the life you could be living now. They prevent you from enjoying fulfilling relationships. They halt your potential. They keep you from looking and feeling your best.

Habits are patterns of thinking and acting that become ingrained because they are frequently repeated over a span of time. Here's an example. Let's say you realize that stress is making your blood pressure go through the roof, hurting your health. So you make a promise to manage your stress better. However, your efforts don't last and you become even more stressed as your blood pressure remains high. Willpower alone did not work. You need something more.

To illustrate how willpower alone is not enough, let me tell you a story. A teacher wants to help her sixth-grade class understand the power of habits. She takes a bit of light thread and wraps it one time around a student's wrist. And she tells the student: "This string represents the power of doing something one time. Can you break it?"

He easily breaks the string.

The teacher then wraps the string around the student's wrist several times and repeats the challenge to break it. The student finds it too strong to break. And the teacher tells the class, "That's the power of repeated actions."

The lesson? Changing repeated patterns take more than personal strength or willpower. You need a different approach. Self hypnosis is an effective solution.

Here are 42 self hypnosis scripts for various topic goals from saving money to overcoming health problems. When you use the scripts along with the proven self hypnosis as-you-read method, you will break those habits and be transformed.

Imagine how it will feel to let go of what has been holding you back. Think of the confidence you will have as your body, your attitude and your abilities are changed forever. Your friends, family and colleagues will be amazed. They will marvel how you were able to achieve so much so fast.

Recently I received a remarkable email from a mother whose teenaged son was having severe troubles in school. He was once a happy, good student and a gifted soccer player who became withdrawn, lonely, depressed and "broken and defeated."

She was understandably distraught about this. After having tried therapists, prayer and affirmations, nothing worked. As a last ditch effort, she had him work with my as-you-read self hypnosis technique.

She was excited to tell me that after he used it for only five sessions, everything changed for him: "He got straight As, stood up to a bully and made an elite soccer team!" She was extremely grateful and called it a "miracle."

I love getting letters like hers! Her son is an inspiration to me because he was determined to lift himself up from that situation. All he needed was the right tool.

So many times, I've heard people say they want positive change only to give up before they give it more than a minimal effort.

If any of that describes you, here are the questions I would ask before you start to change your habits: Do you have a plan? Are you willing to stick with it? Are you positive enough? Are you committed?

Going forward, I would suggest you get rid of self-talk like "I would've," or "I should,ve," or "I could've." Leave the excuses behind. Dream big. Be positive. Make it happen.

Allow this book to help you. Commit to daily sessions until you reach each goal. It's easy. And you will get there.

Enjoy your new life,

Forbes Robbins Blair

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INTRODUCTION

Words are powerful. They carry the potential to inspire, to encourage, to promote healing. Or, they can cause hurt and damage us for life.

Remember the playgrounds of childhood and the cutting words the kids might say: "Fatty, skinny, ugly, stupid!"?

After that, perhaps your mother tried to comfort you by saying, "Sticks and stones may break your bones but words will never hurt you." But something was missing because the kids' words continued to hurt.

Positive words are powerful too. Remember how you felt to have someone praise your creativity or your determination? Or when they said, "Hey, you look really good today"? To this day, their positive words are sources of encouragement and improve your self confidence.

However, it is the words we say to and about ourselves that are the most powerful. They are like mental scripts we recite that dictate, often to a large degree, our quality of life. They shape how we feel, what we believe, what we are willing to do, and the limit we put on our potential.

These inner scripts can make all the difference about whether we succeed or fail to enjoy happy and fulfilling lives.

When we hear the word "scripts" we think of plays, movies or television shows which actors memorize and recite. The self hypnosis scripts in this book are to be read out loud as well, only you will not need to memorize anything. You will simply read them while you follow some easy instructions. The self hypnosis as-you-read method does the rest.

Self Hypnosis as You Read: 42 Life Changing Scripts is about positively altering your inner dialogue and changing the negative scripts that circulate in your head.

Are You New to this Method?

If you are unfamiliar with my hypnosis as-you-read technique, let me catch you up.

My name is Forbes Robbins Blair and I am a clinical hypnosis therapist who sees clients mostly for behavior challenges like smoking cessation, weight loss and confidence building. Since 1997, I have been passionate about my work and I see it as a helping profession.

Within the first two years of my professional practice, I made an amazing discovery—that a person can be hypnotized while they read hypnotic scripts designed for that purpose. Virtually any literate person who can concentrate in an average way can use this technique to change their lives in practical ways.

In 2004, I published what became a bestselling book on the subject, Instant Self Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your Eyes Open. In 2011, I published a popular sequel called More Instant Self Hypnosis: Hypnotize Yourself as You Read. People from all over the world have contacted me to share their triumphs with the technique and the scripts in those books. This method and its scripts have a long record of success.

The method only takes about 20 minutes a day for a few days. You first read an induction script that puts you in a hypnotic state. A suggestion script for your goal follows. Finally, you read a Wake Up segment that safely brings you back to everyday consciousness. You repeat that session once a day for a few days and watch as your life automatically transforms!

Real Success, Real People

Here is a true story that may help you understand why I have such confidence in self hypnosis as-you-read:

Myra is an inspirational woman who requested a custom-written hypnosis script from me to help her control the panic attacks she experienced while undergoing MRI scans.

It was a problem that started when she was a child. One day while she was playing, Myra explored a hope chest when suddenly the top fell down and locked her inside. Terrified, she was forced to experience that scary darkness for hours until her friends got to her house and opened the chest to set her free.

That incident began a lifelong fear of enclosed spaces. So when she attempted to get her first MRI scan, she felt so panicked she could not finish it.

She told me she had read my first book, Instant Self Hypnosis, and loved the results she had experienced solving her other issues. She also said the method was superior to others she had tried. She was determined to use it to face her "MRI problem" by using the as-you-read method.

She asked me to write a custom script to help her control the panic she felt during the MRI scan. So I researched the subject and came up with the best script I could write just for her. I finished it and sent it out requesting that she let me know how the MRI scan turned out.

A couple of weeks later, she emailed me about how she felt:

Mr. Forbes,

Just wanted to let you know that I had a successful MRI Scan! :)

The doctor on duty decided to give me a very tiny dose of something to decrease my heart rate, but it was my using the self hypnosis script 2x a day from when first received that truly helped. I knew it was going to go well when I slept like a baby the night before without any medication! I even did one last self hypnosis session that morning.

Once they laid me down on the MRI bed, I began to envision myself on that little small wooden boat with a gentle breeze caressing me, kept doing the instructed breathing technique while thinking: "Calm and Comfortable"; I even found myself choreographing a workout routine to the rhythm of sounds that were coming from the MRI Machine for next day's 5:45 AM Bootcamp Class that I lead.

When I realized that I was doing that, I had to fight off a fit of giggles that threatened to overtake me which caused the Nurse to chide me to stay still. The self hypnosis script you sent me had stated that I might even find the MRI Scan process amusing, and I did! :)

Thanks again for everything. I am using your Instant self hypnosis to reach other goals, and am looking forward to my continued success!

Gratefully yours,

Myra I. Colmenero-Macmillan

It's because of people like Myra that I continue to find passion and excitement for this amazing self-hypnosis technique! This method and its scripts have worked wonders for many people. They will also work for you!

More Challenges, More Scripts

Self Hypnosis As You Read: 42 Life Changing Scripts is my fourth book. It features a collection of therapeutic self hypnosis scripts based on topics requested from the readers of my other books. Some scripts target self-improvement goals. Other scripts deal with health and addiction challenges.

In my work, I have even seen serious medical issues improve or go into remission because of hypnosis. So, because readers have requested them, I decided to include scripts for several challenges like "Fibromyalgia Relief" and "Dissolving Cancer Tumors."

(However, those scripts are not a replacement for medical, psychological or professional advice. Let your medical professional know if you plan to use the scripts from this book. The chances are good your doctor will approve.)

Also featured in this book are scripts that center on very personal issues such as addictions to pornography and masturbation. Challenges like these are often embarrassing for people to share with a therapist, so this book offers a private way to overcome them.

Of all of the 42 scripts in this book, the one I recommend the most is "Perpetual Stress Relief." I believe that many challenges are caused or made worse by the constant stress that taxes the human body,s nervous system. The primary source of that stress is often the pressures of modern life. Whatever the cause, regular use of the Perpetual Stress Relief script will not only help to alleviate that stress, but it may relieve some other issues at the same time!

I have also included several hypnotic inductions. Each induction script takes a slightly different approach to help different personality types. Try each induction and see which one works best for your needs.

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Hypnosis: Can You Hypnotize Me to Believe in It?

The Webster’s New International Dictionary defines hypnosis as “the induction of a state resembling sleep or somnambulism, which is called hypnosis or hypnotic sleep; also loosely - the induced state of hypnosis.”

There are degrees of hypnosis which have been characterized as “lethargic, cataleptic and somnambulistic hypnosis; and again, simply as light and heavy hypnotic sleep, with corresponding variations in suggestibility.”

However, Encyclopedia Britannica further states “there remains no generally acceptable explanation for hypnosis, though one prominent theory focuses on the possibility of discrete dissociative states affecting portions of consciousness.”

The word hypnosis is derived from the Greek word hypnos, meaning sleep. Hypnotism is often presumed to make someone go under a state of reduced consciousness while the person remains awake. The general behavior of those under hypnosis are being extremely positive to suggestions, and achieving a high level of relaxation. Daydreaming is another activity likened to hypnotism, wherein a person looks oblivious to his surroundings yet experiencing heightened imagination – depending on how light the trance is.

There are two ways by which hypnosis is performed: (1) hetero-hypnosis, wherein a hypnotist induces a state of being in trance and being open to suggestions; and (2) auto-hypnosis, wherein the state is self-induced.

The results are the same. Any suggestion that is carried out a period of time after hypnosis, is known as post-hypnotic suggestion.
Believe it or not, we experience being hypnotized everyday – following the definition of hypnosis as being in a trance-like state, or intensely focusing on a particular activity/subject thus tuning out almost everything else internally and otherwise.

Ever been so engrossed with a movie or a book that you did not immediately notice someone calling you already at the top of his voice? Reading, writing, closely listening to a record are examples of activities that can put us in a light trance, and altering our attention such that we can become extremely attentive to these, that we unconsciously shut off outside subjects vying for our attention.

Furthermore, we sometimes become so affected by the imaginary world of a daydream or a chapter of a book that our emotions take over. We cry over an affecting song, feel fear as the villain gets near the hero’s hiding place, or even scream over a particularly frightening scene.

This kind of phenomenon, referred to as self-hypnosis, is so common and so human a trait that Milton Erickson, a hypnotism expert in the 20th century, concluded that people hypnotize themselves on a daily basis.

Note then, that this kind of “everyday trance” is different from the trance brought about by deep hypnosis, and is comparable to that relaxed mental state between wakefulness and sleep. There is also a difference between auto-hypnosis, where the state of extreme suggestibility is self-induced; and hetero-hypnosis, where it is induced by a hypnotist or another person. All these we will try to explain further in the succeeding chapters.

In all of the above mentioned categories, the hypnotized person, as stated in the Encyclopedia Britannica, “seems to respond in an uncritical, automatic fashion, ignoring aspects of the environment (e.g., sights, sounds) not pointed out by the hypnotist. Even the subject's memory and awareness of self may be altered by suggestions, and the effects of the suggestions may be extended (post-hypnotically) into the subject's subsequent waking activity…”

In self-induced hypnotism, a person feels relaxed and very open. As in while buried in a book or engrossed in a film, concerns about the “real world” seems forgotten for a while and temporarily escaped from.

This is parallel to hypnosis with the aid of a hypnotist. If the hypnotist states the person under his “spell” is in extreme heat, the person may start to sweat and experience high temperature, even if it the atmosphere is perfectly fine. If he suggests to a timid and painfully shy person that he is in fact an extremely confident man who is so sure of himself, the person may suddenly feel open to socializing with other people, strangers even.

But every person practicing hypnotism worth his work is the first to admit that the effect is only temporary. For example, a person can be made to quit smoking by suggesting through hypnosis that the smoke is poisonous and deadly. That person then starts to become adverse to smoke, and feel nauseous whenever he gets near it. Thus, he may shun cigarettes. But if this is not followed up by corresponding therapy and other methods geared for long-term results, the habit will come back eventually.

Another proven limitation of hypnotism is even while under it, a person’s common sense, principles, beliefs and life convictions remain unchanged throughout and after the experience. No one can also be hypnotized against his will, because the mind has to be willingly and consciously open to be affected by the hypnotist’s suggestions.

For example, hypnotism cannot make a Muslim eat pork or a Superman fan fly out of a window. Since the mind is still fully alert – only this time the subconscious is more open – the person’s sense of safety is still on guard. His sensibilities will continue to govern his decision-making process.

Then again, we can never really be sure. One story goes saying a man, undergoing hypnosis to boost his self-confidence, was told by the hypnotist that he “could do anything, anything as long as he puts his mind into it.” For more effect, the hypnotist says: “Why, you could even rob a bank if you want to.” Although the hypnotist may have meant the statement only as a metaphor, his subject then proceeds to rob a bank a couple of days later!

A study says that on the average, 25 out of 100 people can be hypnotized very easily. Almost all children belong to this group, who are perceived to be highly susceptible to suggestion. This ratio varies according to the hypnotist’s personality, technique, and experience. The success of the hypnotist also depends on the subject’s personality, attention span, and mental status at the moment. Interestingly, while it seems rational that persons with high intellect cannot be easily hypnotized because of their capacity to process all information that gets into their brain – it is in fact the opposite. It is believed that intelligent people are also the most creative – thus they can easily associate the hypnotist’s word play with their own visual or sensory representations.

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Hypnosis: Fact or Fraud?

“The Sleeping Prophet” Edgar Cayce would command himself to engage in out-of-body experiences and near-death experiences through self-hypnosis. Under a trance state, he would give readings and diagnoses to people he has never met. His followers documented almost 14,000 journeys unto the spirit realm, made through his subconscious mind – or what Cayce referred to as the soul.

Sensational historian David Lewis revealed that Adolf Hitler was once hypnotized and this may have been the root of the kind of life he has led. Lewis claimed that in 1918, Hitler believed he has gone completely blind – despite diagnoses of doctors that nothing is wrong with his eyes. Through hypnosis, a doctor suggested to Hitler that indeed, he has lost his eyesight – but through will power he can make himself see again. “That’s because God made him an exceptional person,” the good doctor added. “Since then,” Lewis said, “the hypnosis marked Hitler so much that he took life believing he was exceptional, and the rest, as they say, is history. “

Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin was under the influence of a mastermind through hypnotism during the assassination, and was said to have shown robotic, trance-like movements and repeated “RFK must die” over and over again during police interrogation.

Have you read about clairvoyants reaching into other dimensions to get rare or secret information? How about mediums meddling with the underworld and calling the dead? Hypnosis stories – are they for real?

Hypnosis may be one of the most debated upon and controversial topics known to us, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get our facts right. Before we delve further in our study of mind control and its twists and turns, let’s try to get our facts straight first. Here are some of the most popular – yet unproven – takes on hypnosis.

The Powerful Mystical Mysterious Master Hypnotist
No, he doesn’t have supernatural powers. He’s not casting an ancient spell. He’s not an apostle of Satan. Neither is he a saint.

Your friendly neighborhood hypnotist – be he a licensed doctor or a new-age practitioner – does not possess that special kind of “animal magnetism” either. That theory has long been dismissed, as early as in the 17th century. Today, it is proven that to be able to initiate a hypnotism session, the hypnotist may merely provide a very specific visual element to focus on, some soothing music perhaps, and a very convincing, authoritative spiel repeated in a monotone. You need only to be relaxed, aware, and willing to be hypnotized. Of course, the effects of hypnosis can rely on the hypnotist’s ability and experience; as well as the motivation and mental conditioning of the subject.

The Dreamer
People claiming they are under hypnosis – are they dreaming?
The opposite is true – when you are under hypnosis, rather than sleeping, you are actually fully alert. In fact, more alert than normal. Being under hypnotism requires your mind to focus intensely, whether it’s the swinging motion of the pendulum clock, the monotone pattern of the hypnotist’s voice, and the sound of your own breathing as you relax. For your subconscious to take over, you need to concentrate intently. Under a state of trance, you will still be fully aware of the things you will be saying and doing, as suggested upon by the hypnotist – including activities not related to sleeping, such as walking, running around, reading, laughing, and even acting like a chicken.

The Live Chicken-Eating Girl
No way! Not eating live chicken, unless of course, you really prefer such gastronomic experiment.

It was widely believed that hypnotists can turn people into zombie-like, robotic creatures ready to obey their master’s bid and call. Popular culture portrayed hypnotized people to behave differently, or do extraordinary, life-threatening, illegal or immoral acts.

Sorry to disappoint you and your cinematic notions, but hypnotism cannot force you to do things against your will (unless the hypnotist is pointing a gun at you – but that’s a stickup). You, an ordinary, law-abiding citizen, will not turn wild and go trashing people’s windshields when under hypnosis. You will still maintain your principles; even if instructed, you won’t trample upon your religion’s holiest shrine. Your sense of right and wrong will remain intact. Nobody can make you strip in front of a crowd - unless you want to. 

The hypnotist can only make suggestions that can alter your consciousness, making you more open and easily “manipulated” – to a certain extent. People who have experienced stage hypnotism said that they can refuse to follow the hypnotist’s suggestions, just that “it’s easier to follow him.” This is so because the active, aggressive, decision-making part of the consciousness becomes timid when under a trance. So it is “easier” to just automatically respond to suggestions. To some extent, the hypnotist can control the actions and the way his subjects behave. Conversely, the effect of hypnosis also depends upon your motivation, willingness, and faith to make it work for you.

The Deranged Hit Man
It was formerly believed that the perfect assassin is one under the influence of hypnotism - someone who will be intensely focused on the task, every obstacle trampled upon; someone who will be so sure to get the job done efficiently and cleanly; a lean, mean killing machine. Snap out of it! You may have been watching too many movies and television shows.

As stated, no amount of hypnotism can force anybody to act against his instincts or his moral principles. Yes, you may not help but chuckle like a chicken when, for example, you were chosen as a participant in a hypnotism show. But you may opt not to pull that trigger given that one evil hypnotist tells you to do so. When someone mentions a suggestion as serious as this, something in your mind clicks off automatically and lets you decide rationally. Like when you’re tipsy, you may sing “My Way” without inhibitions and with all the vocal calisthenics you could muster; but you are still aware and you can cut off the song (and probably release your audience from further discomfort) any moment you want to.

One theory on the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy was that the accused did the act because he was hypnotized. It was said that the assassin showed behavior typical of a hypnotized individual. Witnesses said he “moved like a robot” during the time he shot RFK. Tests showed that he is a highly suggestible, easily hypnotic subject. Still nothing of these was acknowledged, or even presented to the court.

But hey, that’s another story – or remake of “The Manchurian Candidate” - altogether.

The All-Around Wonder Drug
On the other side of the spectrum, while some people perceive hypnosis as evil and manipulative, some have prescribed it as a cure-all for all kinds of conditions - from weight loss to finding the “key” to financial success. Hypnotists claim they can help a person quit smoking through a number of techniques. One is by suggesting that cigarette smoke will cause him to feel nauseous – so that every time somebody lights up a stick, the patient will start to feel dizzy and may even feel like throwing up.

Insomniacs or people having trouble with sleeping have been said to get their first night’s sound sleep after being treated through hypnosis. Testimonials all over the internet have also asserted that hypnotism have improved their capacity to learn, the sharpness of their memory, their performance in sports, or their intelligence. Behavior can also be modified. Even speech defects, physical limitations, and your personality can experience dramatic changes. Your whole life can even make a turnaround with the help of hypnosis. You can be so effective a businessperson that you can experience financial growth. You can be so attractive that you can marry anyone you fancy!

Sounds outstanding – but is hypnotism really that effective?

Yes and No.

Yes, hypnotism really has been used as part of the treatment and therapy of various physical and psychological conditions. Through its ability to tap into the subconscious and to intensify focus and concentration, hypnosis can help you be more attuned with your intellectual and emotional capacity; thus helping you modify your habits and behaviors, or wield more control over the way you think and analyze.

But no, it is not the cure-all for your problems. It is not proven to be effective every time, as often claimed. The United States general surgeon reports there is “insufficient evidence to support hypnosis as a treatment for smoking cessation.” Again, the effectiveness of hypnotism depends on each and every different case it is being used for.

Indeed, it will not hurt to try hypnotism; but don’t rely on it too much either. It may help you and may change your life forever. It may also work for you for an allotted period only. Or it may not – and you may walk out of another hypnotism session unchanged and still be the same old self. Your results will depend on a lot of other factors aside from hypnosis, such as determination, motivation, and will power. Your destiny is still in your own hands.

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Hypnosis: Introduction

"You are completely relaxed... you feel warm and comfortable … you feel you really need to close your eyes and sleep... your eyelids are getting heavy... heavier... and heavier... slowly, you close them... now they are closed... you are getting sleepier.... and sleepier.... you are going to SLEEP...... deeper and deeper asleep... SLEEP!"

Many of us are familiar with this scene: A bizarre-looking man holds a clock pendant and continuously, determinedly swings it in front of a vulnerable, lost-looking young woman. He utters the phrase repeatedly, in slower and lower intonation: “You’re getting sleepy… You’re getting sleepy…” The girl stares blankly into the clock. The world turns and swirls around her, spiraling and spiraling. Then eventually, she starts to act like (a) a zombie, (b) a vamp, (c) a chicken, or (d) all of the above simultaneously.

Thanks to popular culture, hypnotism has achieved an eerie, mystical, otherworldly and sometimes evil reputation. While the scenario illustrated above may have a little ring of truth to it (Hypnosis using verbal suggestion is powerful; and people under hypnosis can be made to believe and therefore act as a different identity), there is certainly a lot more than meets the eye about hypnotism.

Doubtless one of the most intriguing – yet also one of the most bewildering – topics to come across man, hypnotism transcends boundaries as it continues to be studied, analyzed, and interpreted in diverse fields of wisdom. From medicine, psychology, new age, self-help, religion, history, media and popular culture, hypnotism is accorded with different meanings, interpretations, and uses: the conclusions never final, the reports ever-evolving.

This may be rooted from one thesis: that studying hypnotism would inevitably mean studying the human mind, and definitely the human mind is an ever-changing overlapping universe of significance, interpretation, and purpose.

In this e-book, we will try to touch on the different aspects of understanding hypnotism, and how it was and still is being utilized (or condemned by some parties), for various reasons. There is even a chapter or two on do-it-yourself hypnotism. So, read on and judge for yourself. Join me as we try to discuss some of the major points of view regarding mind control. Explore – or reject – the possibility of controlling the human mind and the life of the person possessing it. But please – should you decide to move further into the topic – let us be clear. Nobody is controlling your decision, and anything you will be engaging in shall be done on your own free will!

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