Self-hypnosis: the Betty Erickson 3-2-1 technique 

Glad it work so well for you. This is a very efficient technique. :)

I'm glad you came out of the rabbit hole fully refreshed! :)

I'm glad that you had a positive emotional release. Good luck with your training.

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Thanks for your comment, excellent points. I will develop them further in a separate video. For now, what I would say is that you first set an intention (I want to relax, imagine things, etc...), set a time limit and also set an alarm just in case. Sometimes, one might actually drift to sleep. Now there's the issue of "how can I be the hypnotist and the `hypnotee` at the same time?". All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. The hypnotist is merely there to guide. You can compare going to hypnosis with driving somewhere. The first few times, you might need a GPS or a co-pilot to get there. Rapidly, you'll just know the road and won't need the instructions. The beauty of this induction is that it's a simple formula rather than a complex scripts with clever language patterns. It focuses you inward and helps you get into hypnosis easily by just focusing on your senses. Another easy one is progressive muscle relaxation where you quickly imagine relaxing every muscles from the top of your head down to your feet and then imagine going somewhere nice (some do a lengthy one, I only take a couple of minutes to do it). So you can listen to a recording, but eventually, you won't need prompting, you'll just run through the motions and get there. You can easily get yourself out of hypnosis, nobody gets "stuck" in hypnosis. But again, if you have to be somewhere after your session, set an alarm just in case. To be honest, often you don't need complex inductions, but I'll keep some for my next video. :)

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So sorry for your loss, I know how painful that is as I've been through that many times, and the last time was just a few weeks ago too. I am please though that you've had a positive experience with that image of this pet coming to you. They're always with us, we always remember them.

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He/she is waiting for you in God’s heavenly kingdom!

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I encourage you too. Feel free to let me know how it goes. :)

I'm just glad I could help.

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As long as you're comfortable, that's absolutely fine and it makes no difference. It's just that most people can't keep their legs crossed for too long without having pins and needles, that's all. So not a daft question! :)

@@folkestone.hypnotherapy Thank you. I've heard different hypnotists say to uncross your legs but I've never understood exactly why - now it makes sense

@@colinremmer2417I'll let you into a hypnotist secret, it's also part of a compliance set. Ask people to perform 2 or 3 simple tasks so that they will comply more easily with the next one. It's similar to the "yes set" that a lot of sales people use to prime you to say "yes". But really, if you want to be hypnotised, it's not that important and, as far as I'm concerned, it's more about comfort.

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Psychosis is where you see or hear things that are not there or believe things that are not true. They've lost touch with reality. Hypnosis uses the imagination a lot, so it could trigger a psychotic episode where the person can't differentiate between their imagination and reality. They can go into hypnosis easily but the complications are unpredictable. Hypnosis is very safe for most people, but the first rule is to not make things worse for your client.

@@folkestone.hypnotherapy I understand. Thanks for the explanation. It makes perfect sense 🙂

Can you use this for tinnitus

Practice whenever you can, it's always beneficial as it will help you relax on a regular fashion. Now if you have a goal in mind, it depends what the goal is and whether your doing it alone or with a therapist.

Yes, you are right, thank you for letting me know. I can't edit this video so I'll create a new one with better sound.

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