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- From: s_curtis@csd.uwe.ac.uk (Steve Curtis)
- Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
- Subject: Self relaxation techniques
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.105047.14667@csd.uwe.ac.uk>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 10:50:47 GMT
- Organization: University of the West of England, Bristol
- Lines: 386
-
- Below is a copy of a self-hypnosis script I received from somebody who can
- no longer post to this group, so he asked me to do it for him.
-
- If anyone else has any similar scripts, could you please post these too ?
-
- Received from cs89ssg@uk.ac.brunel Wed Jan 27 15:36:45 1993
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-
- In a moment I will enter a state of complete relaxation, also
- known as hypnosis or trance.
-
- I will feel as if every muscle in my body has gone limp.
-
- My whole body, from the top of my head, to the tips of my toes
- will feel numb and relaxed.
-
- I will concentrate on my thoughts at all times.
-
- In the event of an emergency I will automatically come out of
- trance and be fully awake. I will be able to do whatever is
- necessary to get out of the crisis.
-
- I may not enter the state of hypnosis while in control of any
- kind of machinery, or where remaining awake is important.
-
- I may enter the state of relaxation only if my are lying or
- sitting down, listening to this tutorial, under the guidance of
- an experienced hypnotherapist, or under self-hypnosis.
-
- <close your eyes>
-
- To start the relaxation here are some deep breathing exercises.
-
- Take a deep breath in through the nose. Hold it for a second.
- breathe out through the mouth, and go limp.
-
- I can feel my body relaxing already.
-
- Do this, slow inhalation and quick exhalation, three or four
- times.
-
- Deep breathing is a very effective way of relaxing. It also helps
- to lower the pulse rate.
-
- It will be easy for me to continue this deep breathing for the
- remainder of this tutorial.
-
- >From now on, I will be able to concentrate on my thoughts. I
- will ignore any other noises, no matter how loud they may be. If
- someone wishes to talk with me, or there is an emergency, I
- will awaken from trance feeling totally refreshed, and in full
- control of my body.
-
- The next time, I will easily enter an even deeper state of
- trance.
-
- My muscles are already beginning to relax. As my muscles
- relax, I feel a pleasant sensation of numbness coming over me. It
- is beginning with my feet and legs growing numb.
-
- Next my hands and arms are growing numb, And then a very pleasant
- sensation of numbness spreads over my entire body. I will begin
- to enter a state of complete mental and physical relax-
- ation.
-
- It is a wonderful feeling to relax, and I am going to relax from
- my head to my toes. I will begin with my mind.
-
- my mind will ignore any other noises. If my hear a noise it
- will only make me feel more relaxed. I will concentrate on my
- thoughts at all times. I want to relax because I know how good it
- feels.
-
- my mind will, in a few moments, become lazy. So lazy that it
- will think of, and do nothing. my mind will see only
- darkness, emptiness, a complete blank. my will hear, feel the
- meaning of, and live, every word I think.
-
- I am visualizing a pleasant country scene. I am standing on a
- hill, looking out towards the horizon.
-
- There is greenery everywhere, I can see the sky, it is a light
- blue, hedges and fields, it is a very pleasant scene
-
- The air smells clean and is cool.
-
- I turn around slowly, the Horizon swings out of sight. infront of
- me I can see the green contours of the hill reaching for the sky.
-
- I can see something at the top of the hill, I walk towards it.
-
- As I walk towards it I can see it more clearly. It is a well. I
- am now at the well. it is made of white stone and has a quaint
- red roof covering it.
-
- I am looking into the well, it is dark and comfortable.
-
- I am going down the well. its is getting darker and more comfort-
- able. The walls are going darker and darker, so it is so dark
- that I cannot see anything at all. All I see is blackness com-
- plete perfect blackness.
-
- I will remember this blackness, for this is what it is like when
- the mind is completely relaxed.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- NARRATIVE -NARRATIVE -NARRATIVE --NARRATIVE --NARRATIVE
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- When you you close your eyes, your mind throws up all kinds of
- images. By identifying exactly what the sensation you are looking
- for, since the brain has been given something to see, it wont
- throw up any images.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- My mind has relaxed. the relaxation is beginning to spread to
- every part of my head. Every nerve and muscle in my head is
- relaxing. I can feel the tenseness leaving my head. Now
- the skin and flesh on my forehead is softening up, smoothing
- out, relaxing.
-
- All the tenseness, wrinkles and frowns have left my forehead.
-
- As I breathe deeply, the muscles in my throat are relaxing. As
- I swallow, I can feel my throat relaxing.
-
- The relaxation is spreading into my jaws. As I open my jaws
- slightly, my jaws relax.
-
- My tongue, teeth and gums are all relaxing. I can feel them
- growing numb.
-
- The relaxation is spreading out into my lips, which hang
- loosely and comfortably.
-
- The numbness and relaxation is spreading across the whole of my
- face. My chin, cheeks, nose and ears are all relaxing and growing
- numb.
-
- My entire head is growing more numb with every second that
- passes , and the relaxation is spreading into my eyes.
-
- The numbness travels through the bottom eye lid, across
- the eyelashes, and into the upper eye lid. I can feel the ten-
- sion leaving my eyebrows. The relaxation enters my eyes. I can
- feel every part of my eyes becoming relaxed, and pleasantly
- numb. The numbness enters the centre of each eyeball, first the
- left, and then the right. The numbness in my eyes grows larger
- and larger, expanding to fill both eye sockets.
-
- I are driving out all the tension from the muscles in my
- chest, my neck, the back, and the top of my head. I can feel
- the relaxation going down, deep down, between my shoulder
- blades, and right down my spine. The relaxation has traveled
- through each of the bones in my spine, and is now at the base
- of my spine. Every muscle in that region of my body is
- relaxing. As those muscles and nerves relax, a very pleasant
- sensation of numbness, and detachment is spreading over my
- entire body.
-
- I will now count from ten to one. At each number, every part of
- my body will become twice as relaxed.
-
- ten. I am feeling twice as relaxed.
-
- 9. ... I am four times as relaxed.
-
- 8.
-
- 7.
-
- 6.... I am relaxing all the time.
-
- 5. I am going deeper into relaxation.
-
- 4. 3.
-
- 2. deeper,... and... deeper, feeling so... relaxed.
-
- 1.
-
- Every part of my body is feeling very, very relaxed. So
- relaxed, that my body is pleasantly numb and feeling detached.
-
- I am going deeper and deeper into complete relaxation of mind
- and body. with every breath, I am getting more and more
- relaxed.
-
- I am driving out all the tension from both my shoulders. The
- relaxation is traveling down my arms, through both elbows,
- through the for arms, into both wrists, out through the palms of
- my hands, and down into my fingertips. I can feel the ten-
- sion leaving every part of my body.
-
- I am driving out the tenseness from the nerves and muscles of my
- stomach and abdomen. The relaxation is spreading around my waist,
- into the small of my back.
-
- It feels so good, as the nerves and muscles in the small of my
- back, soften up and relax. it is so ...restful, so ...
- comfortable. I am going deeper,... and deeper, ... into complete
- relaxation of mind and body.
-
- I am driving out, all the tenseness from the muscles in my hips
- and thighs. The relaxation is traveling down my thighs, through
- my knees, legs, and ankles, into the small muscles of my
- feet. I can feel the pleasant numbness, traveling through my
- feet to the tips of my toes.
-
- It feels so good as all the tenseness leaves my entire body.
- Every muscle and nerve in my body, from the top of my head to the
- tips of my toes, is feeling completely relaxed, pleasantly numb,
- and detached. With every moment that passes, I am feeling more
- and more relaxed.
-
- I am feeling so detached, that I can hardly feel that I have a
- body at all. I am experiencing a complete state of mental
- peace, serenity, and tranquility.
-
- I am now going to relax even more than I am at this
- moment.
-
- I am going to count from ten. backwards, all the way down to
- zero.
-
- With each lower count, I will feel twice as relaxed.
-
- Beginning with the count of
-
- ten.
-
- 9. (pause)
-
- 8. (pause) (pause)
-
- 7. (pause) (pause)
-
- 6. (pause) (pause)
-
- 5. (pause) (pause) (pause)
-
- 4. (pause) (pause) (pause)
-
- 3. (pause) (pause) (pause)
-
- 2. (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause)
-
- 1. (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause)
-
- 0. (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause)
-
- I am in a perfect state of complete rest, and relaxation.
-
- I am enjoying perfect peace of mind.
-
- I am in complete control of all of my senses, emotions, and
- desires.
-
- I am at peace with myself and my environment.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- NARRATIVE -NARRATIVE -NARRATIVE --NARRATIVE --NARRATIVE
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- you can choose this method to put yourself to sleep, or go deeper
- into trance. I have kept myself in a waking trance for many days.
- ie going about my daily life, but with a completely relaxed mind.
-
- there is no danger, you can choose to come out of trance when it
- suits you. if you wish to just fall asleep, just give yourself
- the suggestion that you will now fall asleep, but that in the
- morning you will awaken fully refreshed, bursting with energy and
- feeling much better for it.
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- In a moment I will gradually awaken from this state of
- relaxation.
-
- In future, I will find it easy to relax. the next time I will be
- able to relax, quicker, and to a deeper level.
-
- I will now bring this session of hypnosis to a close. remember
- that I can only be hypnotised if I wish it, and I know who is
- hypnotising me.
-
- I will awaken at the count of 5.
-
- At the count of 5, I will awaken, feeling completely refreshed
- and wide awake. Beginning with the count of,
-
- 1. I am feeling fine, wonderful, perfect.
-
- 2. I am completely refreshed and awake.
-
- 3. all the numbness and detachment is leaving my body.
-
- 4. my eyes have opened. I can feel the sensation returning to
- every muscle and nerve in my body.
-
- 5. fully alert and wide awake.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- NARRATIVE -NARRATIVE -NARRATIVE --NARRATIVE --NARRATIVE
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
- This was the progressive relaxation method. There are other
- methods which attempt to relax you by comparing how a stressed
- muscle feels against one in its normal state.
-
- This method methodically works through all the muscles in your
- body, clenching and unclenching them. Note that when you unclench
- the muscle, the sense of relaxation is overwhelming. This is
- essentially a method of energy direction and if you hit a chakra,
- things can get very weird indeed.
-
- This is not really a relaxation method, so tread with caution if
- thats the path you choose.
-
- anyhow I find visualisation is a much better and natural way to
- relax. you can do weird things like
-
- visualize that you have taps (fawcets) on parts of your
- body, visualize that you are opening them one by one
- visualize that they are oozing a yucky substance, and
- this represents stress, imaging it flowing away and
- being absorbed by the ground.
-
- enjoy and just relax
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- THE INSTANTANEOUS RELAXATION METHOD
- ------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- This one is for experienced self hypnotists. With this you should
- be able to enter a trance within less than a second (with prac-
- tice).
-
- Choose a direction to stare in.
-
- stare in that direction for a few seconds.
-
- close your eyes and feel the difference in feeling. Your eyes
- feel much more relaxed than when they were open. savor this feel-
- ing and expand it as much as you can.
-
- The feeling is so relaxing that you dont want to open your eyes,
- but you must try. The next time you open your eyes they will be
- heavier and want to remain closed.
-
- Open your eyes half as much as you did last time. stare for half
- the time.
-
- close your eyes. The relaxation is so soothing, so total so
- wonderful. your eyes are so relaxed. Your eyelids will be heavier
- the next time you open your eyes and they will only open half as
- much as they did this time. Savor this relaxing feeling for as
- long as you are able.
-
- Continue this process until you are unable to open your eyes,
- despite your many attempts. when you are no longer able to open
- your eyes, you are in trance.
-
- maximize this relaxation, fee it flooding throughout your entire
- body, washing from your eyelids, through your eyes, head, neck,
- body. entirely relaxed . In one split second, your entire body
- has totally relaxed.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- KEYWORDS
- ------------------------------------------------------------ give
- your self a post hypnotic suggestion. You may not think it has
- any effect but you're wrong
-
- for example
-
- I will be able to enter a deeper state of hypnosis the next time
- if I think and whisper the word relax three times.
-
- or I will relax when I visualize the word relax in my minds eye
-
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- Email: (JANET) : s_curtis@uwe.csd
- (Inet) : s_curtis@csd.uwe.ac.uk
-