How to hypnotize yourself:
- Lie down comfortably and fix your eyes on a point on the ceiling. ...
- Breath slowly and deeply.
- Repeat out loud or mentally “sleep” as you inhale, and “deep sleep” as you exhale. ...
- Suggest to yourself that you close your eyes.
- Deepen the hypnotic state by counting.
Can you perform hypnosis on yourself?
Since it is a skill on the part of the subject to allow themselves to go into a hypnotic state, it is perfectly possible for a person to hypnotize themselves without the need of a guide, or a hypnotherapist. This is known as self hypnosis.
How does self hypnosis work?
Hypnotism works by reaching a relaxed state whereby it is possible to sink deeper into our minds and rewrite or reprogram our subconscious. Through physical and mental relaxation, self-hypnosis can allow people to bypass their conscious minds and introduce positive thoughts and ideas into their unconscious.
