I am seeing a hypnotherapist for depression, anxiety, ptsd, & phobias. He taught me self hypnosis & it was really easy & not at all what I was expecting. To me it's more like a very deep meditation. I'm still aware of my surroundings, but very relaxed. I can truthfully say that it is helping me.
Has anyone else ever tried this & did it help you?

Congratulations on your success with self hypnosis. It sounds as if you have started a journey of self improvement that will take you far.

I have tried for years now to learn self hypnosis. I have used tapes, books, recorded my own voice...and each time I have been able to get into a deeply relaxed state, but my mind seemed to wander too freely to everyday thoughts and concerns, and "am I hypnotized yet"? seemed to pop into my head constantly.  I never felt as if I could completely let go. I went to a professional hypnotherapist for one session but I was so concerned with "pleasing"her...ie, making it appear as if she was successful at hypnotizing me, that I was unable to fully relax.

As a result of these frustrations, I have found it hard to keep with it long enough at a stretch to see any results. But the one benefit that has come from this is that as soon as I hear the beginning of a hypnosis tape my body goes very limp and relaxed right away, so at least I have trained myself to relax completely if nothing else.

Hi every one,
I have been very interested in all this sort of thing, but never quite had the courage to try things out, i have always had the thought that  if you hypnotised your self that you may never come out of it.

Also i would like some advice from any one who may know,
i have been on the internet and found a site where you can get free ebooks on cd for things like, book of shadows, self hypnosis, ect and about 6 or 7 weeks ago i sent of for them, i paid through paypal which was an instant transaction and they get their money straight away, but i have yet to recieve the cd's i have contacted them twice by email but heard nothing, has any one ever had this problem. do you know any thing that may help me. I will wait for a reply thanks all,
The website is   www.freebookofshadows.com

Can any one tell me any thing about this site have they had the same problems or have you even heard of them.
Thanks a lot every one,
take care love Carol. xx

Hi carol, I'm sorry I can't help you with advice about your PayPal purchase, but if you continue to be ignored by the Book of Shadows people maybe PayPal can help you somehow.

I really wanted to comment on your fear of self hypnosis. You needn't be afraid to try it...if you have ever been absorbed in a task so intently that you "lost track of time", then you were in a state of hypnosis. That is how it feels, and that deep state of relaxation and concentration is easy to jump out of if something in your environment requires your immediate attention. You will not "get stuck" in the state.

Hypnosis simply is a way to get your conscious mind out of the way so that your subconscious mind can be "talked to" and you can receive suggestions that will help you with whatever it is you want to work on. The subconscious mind is very powerful and will act on suggestions given to it.

I am no expert, and I am not a licensed hypnotherapist, I am just somebody with an avid interest in the technique.

Thank you for your surgestion on paypal, and have them sort this out if i can't as i had'nt thought of that.

As for your help on the self hypnosis i hadnt thought about hypnosis like that either, i may have been watching too many shows on the subject and not thought in to this properly, i am how ever going to now give this a go, and i will let you know how i get on in the near future.

Thanks for your advice on this as i feel a lot easier now that you have made me see things differently and now thinking about it then it seems a logical explanation, LOL.

Well will let you know how i get on with this soon.
Take care
Love Carol, xx