Allowing the individual to develop the ability to enter self-hypnosis provides oneself with meaningful and effective suggestions for self-change. Practicing self-hypnosis can reinforce therapy, helping to strengthen suggestions, i.e. to abstain from smoking, preparing you for a better nights sleep, or freeing yourself of the stress and anxiety of daily life. You will be taught self-hypnosis techniques, rehearsing them at first in the presence of your therapist. You will then be able to practice at home, or in your lunchtime at work. All you will need is a comfortable place to sit, close your eyes and consciously relax your body. When you open your eyes you will feel alert, fully orientated, and ready to carry on with the rest of your day, feeling refreshed and recharged. Around 15 to 20 minutes each day have been shown to reduce the effects of daily stress or strengthen previous hypnotherapy sessions. You will find yourself becoming relaxed and calm in everyday situations, even in those situations in which you feel tense and apprehensive, you will be able to control those feelings; you control them, they don’t control you.
