Nowadays, hypnosis has gained the worldwide popularity of being an effective alternate treatment for curing number of mental and physical disorder like anxiety, panic attacks, depression, healing physical wounds, overcoming addictions etc.
Self hypnosis is based on the same fundamentals as hypnosis, only deducting a separate hypnotist from the equation. The subject assumes the role of hypnotist as well. It makes the entire process of healing with hypnosis more affordable and flexible.
Prerecorded tape of hypnotic session consisting hypnotic inductions and suggestions in your own voice or hypnotherapist’s voice are pre-requisites for conducting a self-hypnosis session. There are 4 main phases of a self-hypnosis session. These steps will show you how to stop panic attacks naturally using self-hypnosis.
- Relaxation: It is a litmus test of success of any kind of self- hypnosis. Unless you are relaxed, process won’t move ahead. The more relaxed you are during the process, suggestions will manifest quickly and effectively. Progressive Muscle tensing and releasing is the most popular technique for inducing relaxation. Surprisingly, completing this preparatory step will help you achieve natural anxiety relief as it releases all the stress from your muscles.
- Induction: The next milestone is hypnotic induction. As your body and mind are thoroughly relaxed, you are most likely to fall asleep. It is purpose of hypnotic induction to induce more relaxation in your body and keeping you conscious at the same time. As a result you enter a trance like hypnotic state which is a perfectly suggestible state for directing hypnotic suggestions to subconscious mind. Going downstairs in elevator, counting number in reverse are very effective induction techniques.
- Hypnotic suggestions: As you enter the trance state, it begins the real hypnosis session. By now, your subconscious mind is open to suggestions provided to it through recorded voices. Your subconscious mind assumes these suggestions as command and don’t allow critical faculty of mind to judge them as true or false. Patients of anxiety and panic attacks can use suggestions such as ‘I can handle situations effectively and confidently’, ‘I can remain calm in any circumstances’ etc. the best suggestions are short, precise, affirmative and in present tense. Gradually these suggestions become your second nature that allows you deal with anxiety more efficiently.
- Post-hypnotic suggestions: It is not advisable to terminate hypnosis session instantly. It should be a gradual process that makes you feel energized and refreshed in the end. You can also use post hypnotic suggestions to implement actions that not only help you achieve your goals as soon as you wake up but also entering hypnotic state very easily and more deeply the next time.
Thus, you have an amazing tool at your hand that not only helps you get rid of all your unhealthy beliefs and behaviors but also achieve optimal mental health.