The Everything Hypnosis Book,9781580627375

The Everything Hypnosis Book

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ISBN13: 9781580627375
ISBN10: 1580627374
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-12-01
Publisher(s): Adams Media Corp
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Summary

Hypnosis has long been a popular -- and helpful -- tool for improving one's lifestyle in many different areas. The Everything "RM" Hypnosis Book guides readers safely through the many facets of self-hypnosis, showing them fun and easy ways to accomplish positive changes in their lives.

From separating the conscious and unconscious minds to building a model for change, eminent hypnotherapist Dr. Michael R. Hathaway provides readers with professional advice and insights into hypnotherapy and how it can be used safely and effectively to reduce stress, lose weight, stop smoking, and improve both mental and physical well-being. Packed with step-by-step instructions, The Everything "RM" Hypnosis Book will have readers counting backwards and enacting self-hypnosis in no time!

Dr. Hathaway provides step-by-step instruction on how to:

-- Understand mental DNA

-- Perform instant hypnosis

-- Build models for change

-- Change bad habits

-- Reduce stress

-- Lose weight

Table of Contents

Introductionp. xi
You Are Getting Sleepyp. 1
Mystique of Hypnosisp. 2
Development of Hypnosis in the Twentieth Centuryp. 3
Trance Statesp. 5
Hypnosis Concernsp. 6
Suggestibility Testsp. 7
Stage Hypnosisp. 10
Hypnosis Inductionsp. 11
A Relaxation Exercisep. 12
Your Mental Makeupp. 17
The Mind Is Like a Computerp. 18
The Sense of Sightp. 18
The Sense of Hearingp. 20
The Sense of Touchp. 21
The Sense of Tastep. 22
The Sense of Smellp. 23
The Importance of Sensory Imageryp. 24
Relaxation Exercisep. 27
Your Conscious and Unconsciousp. 29
Conscious and Unconsciousp. 30
Communication and Storagep. 31
Time Zones of the Mindp. 31
Recalling the Pastp. 32
Projecting into the Futurep. 33
Living in the Presentp. 37
Flooding Techniquep. 39
Sleep on Itp. 41
Universal Consciousnessp. 42
Instant Hypnosisp. 43
External and Internal Influencesp. 44
Posthypnotic Suggestionsp. 45
Self-Hypnotic Anchorsp. 46
Recognize Negative Anchorsp. 47
Develop Positive Anchorsp. 48
Benefits of Instant Self-Hypnosisp. 49
Automatic Response Exercisesp. 50
Surround Yourself with External Anchorsp. 53
Building a Model for Changep. 57
Thinking Modelsp. 58
What Works for You?p. 58
What Is Your Comfort Zone?p. 62
What Doesn't Work for You?p. 63
Comparing Negative and Positive Modelsp. 64
Other Self-Hypnosis Toolsp. 65
Big Picture, Little Picturep. 67
Permission to Treat Yourself Positivelyp. 69
Changing a Bad Habitp. 71
What Is a Habit?p. 72
Identifying Your Habitsp. 73
Reasons to Change a Habitp. 75
Imagine Yourself without the Habitp. 77
The Ecology Checkp. 80
Installing the Changep. 80
Reinforcing the Changep. 81
A Case Study: Changing a Habitp. 82
Hypnosis and Stressp. 85
What Is Stress?p. 86
The Effects of Stressp. 86
Internal and External Stressp. 89
Identifying Stressp. 90
Resolving Stressp. 92
Unresolved Past Stressp. 95
Current Stressp. 96
Future Stressp. 97
Keeping Stress Under Controlp. 97
Stop Smoking with Hypnosisp. 99
The History of Tobaccop. 100
Addictionp. 100
The Word Quitp. 101
The Benefits of a Smoking Lifestylep. 102
What Do You Dislike about Smoking?p. 103
Going Back to the Rootsp. 104
Begin to Change Your Habitp. 105
The Model for Changep. 108
Weight Lossp. 111
The Word Dietp. 112
The Eating Trancep. 112
Examine Your Eating Habitsp. 113
Who Controls the Food You Eat?p. 114
Understand the Food You Eatp. 115
Reframe Your Eating Habitsp. 119
Balance Your Mind, Body, and Soulp. 122
Improving Your Healthp. 123
Establish Your Wellness Habitp. 124
Hypnosis and Pain Controlp. 127
Hypnosis and Surgeryp. 130
Depth Testingp. 132
Hypnosis and Oncologyp. 134
Hypnosis and Other Areas of Medicinep. 134
Overcoming a Fear or Phobiap. 137
Social Phobiasp. 138
Specific Phobiasp. 138
The Phobia Habitp. 139
Roots of a Phobiap. 140
Resolving a Phobiap. 144
Cognitive Behavior Therapyp. 144
Interrupting the Phobic Trancep. 146
The Benefits of Fearp. 147
Improving Your Sports Performancep. 149
Hypnosis and Sports Psychologyp. 150
Working with Your Natural Abilitiesp. 151
Your Mental Makeupp. 152
Self-Hypnotic Imagery Relaxation Exercisep. 154
Self-Hypnosis Mental Training Modelp. 157
Make a Habit of Mental Trainingp. 159
In the Sports Zonep. 161
Developing Your Creative Abilitiesp. 163
Creativity: A Gift or a Curse?p. 164
What Are Your Talents?p. 164
Your Creative Strengthsp. 166
Your Creative Weaknessesp. 169
Develop Your Creative Giftsp. 170
Where Does Creativity Come From?p. 172
Enhance Your Creativityp. 174
Strike a Balancep. 175
Becoming a Better Studentp. 177
How Do You Know What You Know?p. 178
Learning Environmentp. 181
The Parent's Role in Learningp. 183
The Teacher's Role in Learningp. 184
The Student's Role in Learningp. 185
Self-Hypnotic Learning Trancep. 186
Hypnosis and Workp. 189
Hypnosis at Work for Youp. 190
The Mental Makeup of Othersp. 191
Working with Other Peoplep. 194
Self-Hypnosis and Your Workp. 195
A Career Is Not Just a Jobp. 198
Self-Hypnosis and Career Goalsp. 199
Using the Imagery of Hypnosis at Workp. 200
Improving Your Personal Relationshipsp. 203
Sailing the Waters of Lifep. 204
Family Relationshipsp. 205
Clean Up the Clutterp. 206
Social Relationshipsp. 208
Rejection of Human Relationshipsp. 209
Your Soul Matep. 210
Understanding Relationshipsp. 212
Self-Hypnosis for a Balanced Relationshipp. 214
Understanding Your Past Livesp. 217
Do You Believe in Past Lives?p. 218
Influences of Past Life Soul Memoriesp. 220
Childhood Memoriesp. 222
Cycles of Souls and Karmap. 223
Past Life Regressionsp. 223
Deepening the Past Life Regressionp. 225
Increasing Your Psychic Abilityp. 229
Psychics Through Historyp. 230
Who Is Psychic?p. 231
Psychic Ability and the Sensesp. 233
Psychic Trance Toolsp. 235
Receiving Informationp. 236
Past, Present, and Futurep. 236
What to Do with Too Much Informationp. 237
Recognizing Your Psychic Trancesp. 238
The White-Light Psychic Trancep. 239
Writing Your Own Hypnosis Scriptsp. 243
Hypnosis Scriptsp. 244
Scripting Your Goalp. 247
Connecting with Guides, Angels, or Universal Mindp. 250
Scripts for Pain Control and Stress Reliefp. 250
Scripts for the Universal Mindp. 251
Scripts for Your Life's Workp. 252
Past Life Scriptsp. 253
Continual Scriptsp. 253
Hypnosis: A Way of Lifep. 255
Everything Hypnosisp. 256
The River of Life Self-Hypnosis Meditationp. 260
You Are Now a Self-Hypnotistp. 263
Should You Hypnotize Others?p. 263
Hypnosis Is a Lifelong Studyp. 264
Just Imaginep. 265
Glossaryp. 267
Additional Resourcesp. 273
Indexp. 277
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