This is going to be a short post because I am tired, but good news is I am getting more sleep- did I just contradict myself in the same sentence? Like I said, I'm tired.
The hypnosis CD I'm using is putting me to sleep like a baby- every night. My arthritis is better in the morning too. I'm still puzzled why this CD was making lose sleep when I originally used it and after switching to another CD and going back to it, I am sleeping better. Incredibly, in fact.
Another thing I have to look up is if hypnosis is still beneficial if you fall asleep to it a few minutes in. Technically, I am not hearing or consciously aware of what's being said so am I still being hypnotized or just simply falling asleep.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Sites to Seek; Hypnosis Links
First, a quick update on how I'm doing with my hypnosis CD's. I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and get routine blood work done once every 3 months. Last week it came back that I am anemic (iron deficiency), which is pretty common for people with an autoimmune illness like myself, but I want to make an experiment out of this too. So I am going back to using the "healing guided imagery" CD in Dr. Weil's Mind Body Tool Kit because it had healing suggestions, including increased blood flow and healthy blood cell formation. I go back in to retest my blood work for iron levels next week and I am curious if my levels will increase with the help of the CD.
Now onto helpful and useful tips and links about hypnosis:
Free hypnosis scripts. You can record your own voice, which works great for self hypnosis, using these scripts for ideas and guidelines. http://www.choosehypnosis.com/scripts.htm
Related to this, is self-hypnosis MP3 downloads. This is super convenient and sites like Amazon have them- very easy to find.
Milton Erickson is the godfather and one of the founders of mainstream hypnosis. Ericksonian hypnosis scripts are the best and most useful- far above and beyond others. They are clear, thoughtful, unique, and I hate to say this, for fear of scaring anyone off, but there is a lot of wordplay invloved that tricks you into learning lesson or breaking a habit. Sometimes just reading them can make you reflect deeply on certain issues you need to resolve. These links include books- some I have read and recommend.
This link will take you to "Hypnodude" a username of an individual who is well-versed in everything hypnosis. I have been following his article site for quite some time and there are other useful articles on related topics such as Reikki. http://hubpages.com/profile/hypnodude scroll to find hypnosis articles.
Other good sites:
Now onto helpful and useful tips and links about hypnosis:
Free hypnosis scripts. You can record your own voice, which works great for self hypnosis, using these scripts for ideas and guidelines. http://www.choosehypnosis.com/scripts.htm
Related to this, is self-hypnosis MP3 downloads. This is super convenient and sites like Amazon have them- very easy to find.
Milton Erickson is the godfather and one of the founders of mainstream hypnosis. Ericksonian hypnosis scripts are the best and most useful- far above and beyond others. They are clear, thoughtful, unique, and I hate to say this, for fear of scaring anyone off, but there is a lot of wordplay invloved that tricks you into learning lesson or breaking a habit. Sometimes just reading them can make you reflect deeply on certain issues you need to resolve. These links include books- some I have read and recommend.
- http://www.amazon.com/Uncommon-Therapy-Psychiatric-Techniques-Erickson/dp/0393310310/ref=cm_lmf_tit_5
- http://www.amazon.com/Hypnotherapy-Scripts-Neo-Ericksonian-Approach-Persuasive/dp/0876305478
This link will take you to "Hypnodude" a username of an individual who is well-versed in everything hypnosis. I have been following his article site for quite some time and there are other useful articles on related topics such as Reikki. http://hubpages.com/profile/hypnodude scroll to find hypnosis articles.
Other good sites:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnotherapy
- http://hypnoticadvancements.com/index.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_H._Erickson
The 2 products I have used for my self hypnosis experiments:
- http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Andrew-Weils-Mind-Body-Tool/dp/B00185VKP0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1281944112&sr=8-1-catcorr
- http://www.amazon.com/Self-Hypnosis-Kit-Discover-Hypnotherapy-Improve/dp/0670865303/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1281944347&sr=8-1
One last note on the products I used; Dr. Weil's is spoken by a man. Some people, including myself, prefer a woman's voice for relaxation. The other product is a great starter kit- book and general relaxation hypnosis CD- not too expensive either. However, another consideration is the speaker, a woman, but she has a strong English accent. Take your preferences into consideration before purchasing a self-hypnosis CD. Enjoy!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Mind Control Never Felt So Good
This week, being my 5th with 3 more to go for the hypnosis segment of my experiment then moving onto meditation, I've suddenly noticed a remarkable difference since using hypnosis tapes. I sleep better, have more energy, and most of all I am able to control my stress level in the middle of something stressful. Whether I'm in an argument with my husband or worrying about my health problems, I've been able to pause and automatically take a time out to go to my happy place and speak calming words to myself. I immediately feel tension slip away from my body and my nerves begin to calm.
A particularly cool line mentioned in my hypnosis tapes was "you are doing something by doing nothing, giving yourself permission to do nothing". How great is that? People aim to be or would claim to accidentally be way to busy all the time. I personally think we don't know how to do nothing anymore. Who sits down and does nothing- nobody. People will turn on the TV, eat a snack, call or text a friend, get on the laptop, but do nothing? Nope, their always doing something. We even jam pack our vacation schedules- so when does anyone do nothing? Going back to the aforementioned hypnosis line, it gives someone a new perspective- we are doing something by doing nothing. Too philosophical for you, maybe you're not ready to do nothing, but I guarantee it feels so good.
Those are my tips and my "findings" for this week. Maybe just try to do nothing some time this week. It sounds silly, but it might take some practice.
Next week I will post links, etc to all the helpful products (hypnosis tapes) I've used and aything else I found to be helpful concerning hypnosis.
A particularly cool line mentioned in my hypnosis tapes was "you are doing something by doing nothing, giving yourself permission to do nothing". How great is that? People aim to be or would claim to accidentally be way to busy all the time. I personally think we don't know how to do nothing anymore. Who sits down and does nothing- nobody. People will turn on the TV, eat a snack, call or text a friend, get on the laptop, but do nothing? Nope, their always doing something. We even jam pack our vacation schedules- so when does anyone do nothing? Going back to the aforementioned hypnosis line, it gives someone a new perspective- we are doing something by doing nothing. Too philosophical for you, maybe you're not ready to do nothing, but I guarantee it feels so good.
Those are my tips and my "findings" for this week. Maybe just try to do nothing some time this week. It sounds silly, but it might take some practice.
Next week I will post links, etc to all the helpful products (hypnosis tapes) I've used and aything else I found to be helpful concerning hypnosis.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Just Relax and Fight
It's been 10 days since I began listening to a self-hypnosis cd- Dr.Weil's Mind Body Tool Kit with self-hypnosis cd included "Guided Imagery". I selected this cd because it is based on physical healing. I mentioned before I have prior experience with self-hypnosis, but have never used it for physical ailments until now. Doing research on my Rheumatoid Arthritis I learned it(and other painful illnesses)can greatly benefit from imagery and hypnosis. Also, one of the first things I learned about hypnosis was it could be used for pain in such a way that it can ease labor pains and assist a woman through natural childbirth- now that's powerful!
Listening to it at night before bed was putting me to sleep easily. Usually it takes an hour to quiet my brain at night- sometimes it's the only time I get to think, sadly, about all the things I didn't do, should have done differently, or might have done if I my head was as clear as it is when it hits the pillow.
This cd is very detailed about all parts of the body contributing to the healing process, even your cells and blood. Let me epxplain that I am one of those people with a strange imagination and even crazier dreams. So here is one of my frequent dreams since listening to the cd:
My red blood cells are marching in perfect uniform order, ready for battle. No clear leader, no followers, just dedicated fighters all on my side, all for my mission. My thoughts are somewhere in the background as this is occurring in my body, but I'm thinking 'How simple, my body should be able to heal itself.' Meanwhile my cells are determined and I personally wouldn't want to mess with them.
How Do I feel? As I was saying, I'm sleeping a lot better, but my sleep has been restless because I feel like my body is working hard to fight pain and inflammation in my body. I found myself automatically drifting/daydreaming to my happy place whenever I became stressed. Most hypnosis or imagery cd's will encourage you to create a place where you feel completely comfortable and relaxed. Actually this is the hardest part for me- my mind scatters every direction from somewhere in Tahiti to Hawaii to Arizona. I'd have some serious frequent flyer miles if my brain was a plane.
Just in case you were wondering what my happy place is, I decided on a spa somewhere in Arizona, foothills in the distance, kelly green golf course grass surrounding me while I sit back in a mud bath and enjoy sounds of trickling water with a beautiful stone wall protecting me from any possible interruptions. I've never been to a spa unless this counts.
Anybody want to share their happy place- is anybody out there or are you all in your happy place right now. See you next week.
Listening to it at night before bed was putting me to sleep easily. Usually it takes an hour to quiet my brain at night- sometimes it's the only time I get to think, sadly, about all the things I didn't do, should have done differently, or might have done if I my head was as clear as it is when it hits the pillow.
This cd is very detailed about all parts of the body contributing to the healing process, even your cells and blood. Let me epxplain that I am one of those people with a strange imagination and even crazier dreams. So here is one of my frequent dreams since listening to the cd:
My red blood cells are marching in perfect uniform order, ready for battle. No clear leader, no followers, just dedicated fighters all on my side, all for my mission. My thoughts are somewhere in the background as this is occurring in my body, but I'm thinking 'How simple, my body should be able to heal itself.' Meanwhile my cells are determined and I personally wouldn't want to mess with them.
How Do I feel? As I was saying, I'm sleeping a lot better, but my sleep has been restless because I feel like my body is working hard to fight pain and inflammation in my body. I found myself automatically drifting/daydreaming to my happy place whenever I became stressed. Most hypnosis or imagery cd's will encourage you to create a place where you feel completely comfortable and relaxed. Actually this is the hardest part for me- my mind scatters every direction from somewhere in Tahiti to Hawaii to Arizona. I'd have some serious frequent flyer miles if my brain was a plane.
Just in case you were wondering what my happy place is, I decided on a spa somewhere in Arizona, foothills in the distance, kelly green golf course grass surrounding me while I sit back in a mud bath and enjoy sounds of trickling water with a beautiful stone wall protecting me from any possible interruptions. I've never been to a spa unless this counts.
Anybody want to share their happy place- is anybody out there or are you all in your happy place right now. See you next week.
Monday, July 5, 2010
What is The Self-Help Project?
"Freakishly Resilient" describes the self-help industry (Forbes.com, 1-15-09). What industry has not been effected by slumps in the economy? As if you couldn't guess by now- of course! The self-help industry. So how does someone help themselves? I don't know, but I'm going to find out.
If anyone needs help, it's me. I've been in transition the last few years: from single to married, from not mother to new mother, from career woman to stay-at-home mom, from "normal" to dealing with a recent chronic illness diagnosis (Rheumatoid Arthritis). Needing to redefine who I am would be an understatement. At this point, if I were to write a self-help book, it would be titled "What Not to Do; and Other Stupid Stuff."
Even though I consider laughter a cure-all, I am searching for something more- plus Adam Sandler hasn't delivered in his last few movies. I am willing to venture far outside my logical boundaries (and comfort zone) and what I was taught during my academic days of strict research psychology. I will look no further than the self-help industry for a me make-over.
I am enlisting the help of an industry that requires no evidence, no research to support their claims, and no quality control- even you can write a self-help book. In fact, I haven't seen much of my Chihuahua lately so I think he's been writing one entitled "Own You Owner; Take Back the Leash and Be Your Own Boss".
On a side note: I do find it humorous that if you look up "Self-help" on Wikipedia.com, a comment box at the top of the page states "This article has multiple issues". Seriously? Too funny!
This is my quest to test various self-help strategies, techniques, and advice. I will be testing a new self-help technique every 2 months and giving weekly updates on my blog, beginning with:
~ Self-hypnosis CDs. Actually, I was trained in hypnosis 13 yrs ago but never pursued it. I believe it is beneficial with follow-through and that's what I plan on doing. Average results seen in 30 days and I am trying it for 60.
~Dr. Andrew Weil; 8 Weeks to Optimal Health. I want to revive my eating regimen and Dr. Weil gets a lot of credit in his area of expertise.
~Spiritual or Religious program
~ Meditation. I would self-diagnose me as borderline ADD and I have a 2 year old so I may need some medication before my meditation.
~ Daily self-affirmations and nightly gratitude journal. This should be an interesting one for me since I would otherwise label self-affirmations as fluff talk or conversations Martha Stewart has with herself while watching re-runs of her own show.
more to come....suggestions welcome....
If anyone needs help, it's me. I've been in transition the last few years: from single to married, from not mother to new mother, from career woman to stay-at-home mom, from "normal" to dealing with a recent chronic illness diagnosis (Rheumatoid Arthritis). Needing to redefine who I am would be an understatement. At this point, if I were to write a self-help book, it would be titled "What Not to Do; and Other Stupid Stuff."
Even though I consider laughter a cure-all, I am searching for something more- plus Adam Sandler hasn't delivered in his last few movies. I am willing to venture far outside my logical boundaries (and comfort zone) and what I was taught during my academic days of strict research psychology. I will look no further than the self-help industry for a me make-over.
I am enlisting the help of an industry that requires no evidence, no research to support their claims, and no quality control- even you can write a self-help book. In fact, I haven't seen much of my Chihuahua lately so I think he's been writing one entitled "Own You Owner; Take Back the Leash and Be Your Own Boss".
On a side note: I do find it humorous that if you look up "Self-help" on Wikipedia.com, a comment box at the top of the page states "This article has multiple issues". Seriously? Too funny!
This is my quest to test various self-help strategies, techniques, and advice. I will be testing a new self-help technique every 2 months and giving weekly updates on my blog, beginning with:
~ Self-hypnosis CDs. Actually, I was trained in hypnosis 13 yrs ago but never pursued it. I believe it is beneficial with follow-through and that's what I plan on doing. Average results seen in 30 days and I am trying it for 60.
~Dr. Andrew Weil; 8 Weeks to Optimal Health. I want to revive my eating regimen and Dr. Weil gets a lot of credit in his area of expertise.
~Spiritual or Religious program
~ Meditation. I would self-diagnose me as borderline ADD and I have a 2 year old so I may need some medication before my meditation.
~ Daily self-affirmations and nightly gratitude journal. This should be an interesting one for me since I would otherwise label self-affirmations as fluff talk or conversations Martha Stewart has with herself while watching re-runs of her own show.
more to come....suggestions welcome....
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