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FAQ : Hypnosis Downloads
I have worked for many years using hypnotherapy to help people make changes in their lives and in the way they feel. As an advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist I believe that using hypnosis downloads or CDs is at least equally beneficial as a one to one session for most people.
Knowing what you want to achieve
In my experience hypnosis works by helping people make the changes they already want to make. In a sense it is simply a positive influence, a helpful guiding voice to reinforce the positive changes needed. Therefore helping to transform them from a mere idea to a reality.
Is hypnosis not what you need?
Sometimes people look for hypnotherapy when really counselling or life coaching might meet their needs better. If your desire is to examine your innermost thoughts and understand your motivations then counselling may help. Indeed meditation can also help greatly.
Hypnosis is right for you when..
You are more interested in changing how you feel, or think and react. Hypnotherapy is an excellent way of going about making this kind of change. Hypnotherapy is the use of hypnosis to bring about positive change, to strengthen yourself, to overcome weaknesses and habits and develop, improve and enhance yourself.
The benefits of hypnosis
I’ve seen first hand in my clients and customers, amazing improvements and positive changes through the use of hypnotherapy, hypnosis downloads (and hypnosis CDs). One of the benefits of using hypnosis downloads is that you can listen to the same suggestions again and again. The benefit of repetition of the content designed to bring about positive change, can’t be stressed enough.
So, in answer to the question “Hypnosis downloads, do they work ?” The answer is yes they do. They can bring about personal transformation, indeed, they can help you overcome anxieties, phobias and fears. Hypnosis downloads can help you become the best version of you.
Yes, this is a great idea. Going to sleep after listening to one of our hypnosis sessions is ideal because you will feel very relaxed after listening so it will be effortless to drift off to sleep. With this in mind, some of the albums have separate daytime and bedtime tracks. These are in some cases the same session in every detail except for the brief introduction and different ending so you can be woken up or left to sleep to the sound of the music.
How long hypnosis takes to work varies from person to person. It also depends on what changes you are trying to achieve, what other stresses and issues may be going on in your life at the time, and also how much you really want to change.
Use regularly
If you use the self-hypnosis session every day for about 30 days, you should certainly see some lasting changes, but most people will notice positive change happening much sooner than this.
Some experience powerful change from the very first listen. The purpose of listening for 30 days on a consistent basis, is that the repetition of the hypnotic suggestion has a beneficial consolidating effect. This repetition ensures that the positive changes you get are lasting.
Virtually anyone can be hypnotised as long as they are willing. It is not possible to hypnotise anyone against their will.
Some people have a preconceived notion of what being in a trance should feel like and may expect a magical experience. Some people report euphoric feelings in hypnosis. How profound the experience is, depends on you. It depends on your imagination, your ability to visualise and your creative thinking skills. Certainly, some people can let go and allow themselves to be guided into a perfect state of hypnosis with ease. However, the experience of being in a trance varies.
Different levels of trance
If you are in a light trance, you are relaxed and listening. Your attention is focused, but you may mentally drift off from time to time. You will usually remember less when you go to deeper states of hypnosis. With any level of trance, you should feel relaxed and the time should go by more quickly (so a 20-minute session feels more like 5 -10 minutes). You may have powerful visualisations and feel very peaceful when you open your eyes. Certainly, sometimes you may simply feel very relaxed. However at other times you may have profound hypnotic experiences. See also Three Levels of Trance
No, you cannot get stuck in hypnosis. Actually hypnosis is a state of relaxation.
Some people do and will get the change they desire after just one listen. For some people, the results come quickly, but even then it is advisable to keep listening on a regular basis because the repetition is beneficial to ensure the changes are lasting.
How much do you want this change?
Using hypnosis regularly usually will mean achieving a better result. Furthermore, if you want the changes you are aiming for and dedicate yourself to getting the most out of each session, then you will. By staying motivated, listening often, and following the suggestions, you are likely to experience successful results.
Yes, you may listen to more than one session but don’t do more than two full sessions in a day. You can also use them by interchanging between several.
It depends at what point you fell asleep. It may be of course that you were simply in a deep state of hypnosis. Indeed, if you hear the count up at the end, then that is probably the case. However, if you fell asleep before the subject matter of the session began this could mean you are missing out on some of the benefits you could be getting from hypnosis.
You can do this, but not all the time. Listening to the session on a loop can really power the message into your subconscious, so it is a good way to get changes moving fast. On the negative side though, it can make you tired so do not do this every night. Give your subconscious a break at least three nights per week so you can enjoy a deep sleep.
It is entirely down to your preference. You can use either, but headphones are best.
If you are new to self hypnosis, it may seem a strange thing to lie back and allow yourself to be directed to a relaxed state. It may also be easier said than done. You may feel that you are not as relaxed as you should be. The fact is, it can take practice for some people. It might be that the first few times, you feel you are just going through the motions but then you should find that it somehow “clicks.”
Stop trying trying and just let go
It might be that you are overthinking and trying too hard. You will find that when you stop trying it becomes easier to you let go and drift into a trance state. Listen to the suggestions and instructions without questioning or analysing and don’t be concerned about any thoughts that might drift through your mind. Let them go, focus and listen, and keep trying. You will find it worthwhile.
Our recordings are best suited for adults and children over the age of 12. The relaxation part (induction) may be too long for a younger child because children tend to go into hypnosis much more easily. Children do not benefit from a long induction.
Whatever works best for you. A lot of people listen to their hypnosis download when they go to bed which is great as long as you don’t immediately fall asleep and miss the whole thing of course.
Listening in the morning or the afternoon is perfectly fine too because there is no optimum time for hypnosis. Commit to the recording when you are ready and find out gradually what works for you.
It is not essential that you visualize well, so do not worry about it. There are visualization techniques in every hypnosis session and the effect that is being created is also facilitated in literal word form too.
It is not essential to be good at visualizing
In other words, the hypnosis wording is designed to account for the fact that the listener cannot necessarily clearly visualize. This should therefore not pose a problem at all. Some people experience hypnosis in a more auditory way. Listening to the words and allowing the words to create a descriptive scene rather than a visual one.
Listening to a self hypnosis recording is actually better in many ways than seeing a hypnotherapist in person. The suggestions (i.e. the subject matter of the session) need to be precise, clear and to the point. It can take several meetings with a therapist before they fully understand what you want to get out of the process.
The benefit of repetition
The recordings are all very precise and cover very specific subject areas so that the content is as thorough and effective as possible. Another way in which hypnosis works is through repetition or compounding. This is when the most important points are repeated and emphasized over and over. The benefit of repeatedly listening to the session is very important because this is how the changes really take effect powerfully and become lasting changes.
Listen when you feel in the right frame of mind
With hypnosis downloads and CDs you can listen to them when it feels right. This can be better than going to a therapist and finding you are distracted due to the days events. Finally, another way in which your own self hypnosis download or CD is better than seeing a hypnotherapist in person is that you get used to the hypnosis induction and are able to relax to it more effectively with continued use and familiarity.
The most important factor in your success is down to your commitment and motivation. So this means listening to the session regularly, daily if possible. You may be busy and have less free time than you would like but making this commitment is how you get results. Find the time to listen if you want to reap the benefits. Think about the change you are looking for and try to remain consciously positive about achieving it.
Positive mental approach
Rather than wishing, hoping and trying, you should be thinking of this change as something that is already there for you, something you are going to achieve, something that is already predetermined. With your positive conscious thinking and use of the session daily, you can change in a thorough and powerful way. The hypnosis can work on your subconscious mind changing the habits (or mental programming) and therefore allowing you to become the version of you that you want to be.
Many people wonder if hypnotherapy is similar to stage hypnosis. Some hypnotherapists dislike stage hypnotists and it is common to be quite damning of it, suggesting it gives hypnotherapy a bad name. Personally I think it makes a good show and is very entertaining. Stage hypnotists need a great deal of skill, expertise and showmanship to do what they do.
The psychology of stage hypnosis – The main differences between stage hypnosis and hypnotherapy
Stage hypnosis works of many levels. There is a buzz of excitement in being at such an event, there is an air of expectation, a curiosity and mystery, all these feelings can be quite ‘infectious’. Additionally, the hypnotist usually has a great level of skill and charisma. Which greatly helps build this atmosphere of excitement and expectation.
The best hypnosis subjects
Once the entertainment begins the hypnotist is looking to identify the most ‘suggestible’ people in the audience. However he is also looking for willing participants; someone who wants to get up on that stage. These are the characteristics of a extrovert or ‘social butterfly’. In this unique environment people want something silly and entertaining. In any case we all know the subjects are given instructions so it is fairly easy for them to entertain the audience as they are willing participants.
Once up on the stage
The suggestible willing participants find themselves in the limelight and any doubts as to whether to continue usually disappear. Furthermore, in this unusual atmosphere with audience waiting and watching, an element of pressure may help to keep the volunteer on the stage.
With hypnotherapy, different hypnotic techniques are utilized. If seeing a hypnotherapist in person, there will be plenty of conversation initially. The therapist will be aiming to establish a very good rapport before attempting hypnosis. If using a hypnosis download or CD, the idea is to get very relaxed, so the recording should be calming, relaxing and focused. Hypnotherapy is used to bring about the changes required through ‘suggestion’ while the subject is in a state of hypnosis.
Positive change
Hypnotherapy is very relaxing and therapeutic, as well as capable of bringing about incredible positive changes. Indeed with the power of hypnotherapy, there is a real potential for amazing changes to take place within you.
The state of hypnosis is similar to a deep meditation, it is an “altered state” and can feel like daydreaming. Yet you can come out of it if you wish, you maintain your free will at all times during hypnosis. Most times when someone is in a hypnotic state they choose to stay in it for a time. This is mostly because it is pleasant.
A purpose
It can feel very different according to the level of trance you are in and if there is a purpose to the hypnosis – i.e. hypnotherapy, then it involves a willingness to follow instruction to achieve a desired goal, a willingness to relax and stay in the state of hypnosis and to listen, even if passively, to the suggestion work.
Yes. Hypnosis is a proven, effective way of achieving change. Hypnotherapy is often recommended by medical practitioners. This is because it is recognized as a beneficial and effective method of changing the way you feel. The state of hypnosis is a relaxed state where your mind is focused, and your body relaxed.
Subconscious mind
When in a relaxed hypnotic state state your subconscious mind is both open and receptive to new ideas. This could mean your subconscious is open to positive affirmations which have a powerful and lasting effect.
Our hypnosis
We offer a huge range of hypnosis downloads and CDs, as well as meditation products. If you are looking for something, in particular or you are not sure what to buy please go to our ‘Which hypnosis download is best for me’ page.
Some of my CD’s now have three tracks, daytime, bedtime and Lite-Speed hypnosis. Lite-speed hypnosis is designed with two purposes in mind; just as with people who regularly meditate, many people who use self-hypnosis a lot become very expert at getting themselves into a trance and will often not need a long induction to get them to that perfect receptive state.
Mini Hypnosis
The Lite-Speed hypnosis session has a relaxation process that lasts only about 1 minute and 50 seconds, and only the very essence of the suggestion work follows after that. Consequently, this is perfect for anyone who does not wish to always use the full session. However, many people who do find themselves able to achieve perfect trance in a short timescale will also use the full session at times in order to gain the full effect of the content and the experience of very deep hypnosis. The other purpose of the Lite-speed session is that sometimes you may want to experience the benefit of the hypnosis session but do not have time to do the full session.
Just 5 minutes
So as a matter of convenience, the 5-minute session comes in handy here. It is also perfect to use just before going into a situation where you need to gain the effect required, for example, a job interview or a social engagement. Using the 5-minute session also reinforces the full-length hypnosis.
Hypnosis and meditation are extremely similar. The difference is really to do with the purpose of the practice. Meditation is of course geared to peace, self knowledge, spirituality . Hypnosis is designed to facilitate changes and improvements. It is also extremely calming and relaxing for most people, especially with practice.
