Hypnosis FAQ and Articles
Frequently Asked Questions about Hypnosis
This FAQ and articles were written by Charles E. Henderson, Ph.D.
Self-Hypnosis Induction- Here are easy-to-follow instructions for developing a hypnotic state in yourself. It feels amazingly good and the results are absolutely awesome. And it's so easy you'll be asking yourself why someone...
- Ideomotor Questioning (Autoquestioning)
- Ideomotor questioning is a subset of autoquestioning, which is a set of methods and techniques for getting information directly from the subconscious mind. Information thus gained is essential to know...
- Ideomotor Questioning (Autoquestioning). Part 2
- Some Good Things to Know about Ideomotor Questioning Hardly anyone—with the possible exception of trained psychotherapists and philosophers—starts out being good at ideomotor questioning. It ta...
- Ideomotor Questioning (Autoquestioning). Part 3
- Ideomotor questioning is a way to determine the existence of a dysfunction, learn enough about it to formulate effective suggestions, and get the subconscious mind to sign off on the suggestions. Use...
- Autosuggestion. Suggestion Formulation and Application
- Audio Cassette Tape (This is an informationtape. That is, it gives you how-to instruction and training. Proceduretapes are the other kind; they actually lead you through a procedure or practice.) Hy...
- Hypnosis Suggestion. Formulation and Application. Part 1
- To make self-hypnosis work, you must use suggestion. Suggestion is how you spell out your goals and instruct your subconscious mind to achieve those goals. Once your subconscious is in alignment wit...
- Jolly Needs
- It is very difficult to lose and control weight when the subconscious part of the mind believes that happiness is not possible without being overweight. One of the supreme ironies of Western culture ...
- Weight Control and Rejection
- Rejection and weight control go hand in hand. There are many levels and manifestations of social and personal rejection and they can all be a major reason for weight control problems. Need for Reject...
- Subconscious Confusion between Fat and Health
- The subconscious part of the mind sometimes confuses being healthy with being fat. This causes a drive to be fat in order to remain healthy. There are many icons and cultural myths in Western culture...
- Weight Control and Metabolism
- Metabolism is often blamed for being overweight. With self hypnosis it is possible to speed up the processes of calorie burning and make them more efficient. Here is a statement I used to hear a lot:...
- Some Real Reasons Why People have Weight Control Problems
- Weight control would be much simpler if the reasons people consciously believe for their overweight were true. But they are not. Don't you just hate it when people—especially profession...
- Weight Control without Willpower or Bugs, Yooneese and the 'Goners
- Self hypnosis for weight control is far superior to willpower because self hypnosis works whereas willpower is little more than a sham and a myth. There were about two-and-a-half tons of hungry diete...
- Lose It FAST and Make It LAST
- The Biocentrix Method of Self Hypnosis has helped thousands of people lose weight and keep it off without willpower, without depriving themselves. Because it changes the Eating Control Center of the m...
- Lose It FAST and Make It LAST. Continued
- The 21 day miracle. The original research design called for a six-week program for the volunteers. But only halfway through just about everyone was already reporting astounding results! Everyone ke...
- Weight Control and Social Compliance
- A subconscious need to comply with the wishes of others—or just with the wishes of certain others—is sometimes a serious source of the motivation to be overweight. Whether general or specific, dri...
- Are You Overweight to Keep Someone Else from Worrying?
- The most common manifestation of psychological threat and its influence on weight control occurs in interpersonal or marital relationships. A friend or spouse who is too attractive can be very threate...
- Weight Control or Dieting and Fear of the Evil Eye
- Weight control and dieting can be seriously hampered by fears like the fear of envy. The concept of the evil eye has been with us for centuries at least, and probably for as long as homo sapienshas...
- Weight Control and the Need for Punishment
- Being Overweight is a Great Form of Punishment The Need for Self Punishment The process of living one's life is guaranteed to eventually provide any normal person with plenty about which to feel gui...
- Weight Control without Diet or Exercise Dependence
- Self hypnosis produces permanent weight control without dependence on deprivation diets or strenuous, potentially injurious exercise. Self hypnosis is the way to weight control without willpower. Eve...
- What It Takes to Lose Weight and Keep It Off
- Almost everything you need to know to lose weight and then maintain your ideal weight for the rest of your life is contained in the pages of this Web site. I say almost because there is one critica...
- Hypnosis Suggestion. Formulation and Application. Part 2
- Imprecise formulation.One characteristic of the subconscious mind that can really be irritating is the way it takes everything literally. If you have messed around much with computers you are probably...
- Hypnosis Suggestions for Subconscious Discovery
- The subconscious mind is a vast storehouse of information about ourselves, and about other people with whom we have had contact. Suggestions of Discovery can initiate a process of insight into this in...
- Hypnosis Suggestions for Subconscious Discovery. Continued
- The subconscious mind's ability to reason from the general to the particular--called deductivelogic--is tailor-made for this process. Beyond perceiving changes in others, it has also been demonstrate...
- Hypnosis and the Mind. A Psychodynamic Theory of Hypnosis and the Subconscious Mind
- The information presented here—this is a branch of the Hypnotica™ Home Page, in case you came in from another direction—is the short version of the Biocentrix Method of Self-Hypnosis™. This ap...
- The Myth of Willpower
- The concept of willpower pits the conscious mind against the subconscious mind. In any conflict the subconscious will always triumph, therefore the concept of willpower is largely meaningless. An...
- The Myth of Willpower. Continued
- Practical Myths of WillpowerOf course the most common concept of willpower is that it is a force with which we get difficult things done. We use the term to refer to a certain strength of will which w...
- Subliminal Messages — a Brief FAQ
- The word message is misleading when it comes to talking about subliminals. A message like, Go two blocks east, turn left to the convenience store, and buy a quart of milk is much too complicated t...
- FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Hypnosis and Self Hypnosis
- Here are some of the more frequently asked questions about hypnosis and self-hypnosis. What is self hypnosis used for? How many things can I work on at one time with self hypnosis? How can sel...
- FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Hypnosis and Self Hypnosis. Part 2
- How can self hypnosis help me quit smoking? The cessation of any habit, while complicated in its dynamics, is essentially a matter of getting rid of the desire, or drive, to commit the habit. The d...
- FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Hypnosis and Self Hypnosis. Part 3. General
- Is doing it yourself [self hypnosis] as effective as being hypnotized by someone else [hetero-hypnosis]? Self hypnosis can be more, the same, or less effective than hetero-hypnosis. It should go wi...
- FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Hypnosis and Self Hypnosis. Part 4. Procedure
- Can everyone learn use self hypnosis, and how easy is it? Yes, seemingly everyone can use self hypnosis. At least, everyone with anything approaching normal intelligence and who is conscious at lea...
- More Scientific Proof of the Power of Suggestion
- The effectiveness of suggestion has been demonstrated over and over again in every field of medicine and human behavior. In fact, in practically every instance of research on drugs with humans, sugges...
- Good Things to Know about Hypnosis
- Self-hypnosis can be a powerful tool and ally in personal development but it must be used correctly. The points and tips provided in this section can help you get off to a good start and avoid many co...
- Good Things to Know about Hypnosis. Continued
- Theory There is a comprehensive, psychodynamic theory behind the approach presented here. But, since some people find theories and explanations boring, I have placed it in another file. However, if y...
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