Can we use this thread to discuss about hypnosis and self hypnosis?
I know that some people here practice this, and i would like to discuss about it. Like, what metods do you use and things like this. If you don't believe, explain why.
I know a technique for self hypnosis and i would like to share:
1- Go to a silent place, sit or lay with your arms and legs separeted. Rest a few minutes
2- Imagine that you're on a boat on a lake, only you. Feel your body relaxed. Now feel the boat starting to swing slowly and nicely. Forward, to the right, to the left, backward…
3- An enormous laziness takes your left leg. Think: "my left leg if getting heavy, more and more heavy and tired". Mentalize for some minutes until you feel your leg semi paralyzed.
4- Now is your right leg that is getting heavy. More and more heavy and tired. Repeat the process the leg and the arms. First with the left arm and then the right arm until they feel numb.
5- On this point you should be breathing really slow and feeling relaxed. This is the stage of hypnotic induction. Now you can mentalize wathever you want to go through the process. I recommend don't try the full hypnosis on when you're learning, because it can be dangerous.
You can use this like with simple tasks like "i will eat less" until you get better.
6- If you got really far, to wake up you need to tell yourself "it's over" until your mind return to the awake state. Wake up slowly, don't be in panic if you forced too much and still can't get back.
I apologize for my english. It's my fourth language and i get confused sometimes.