The Everything Self-Hypnosis Book: Learn to use your mental power to take control of your life

by Rene A. Bastaracherican

Getting that promotion at work or losing those last five pounds can be a struggle, but goals like these can be accomplished - with self-hypnosis! Whatever obstacles you want to overcome or goals you aim to achieve, this book can help you do it. With this informative resource, you will learn break bad habits like nail biting; ease severe pain, such as from migraines or labor during childbirth; ensure confidence and success in business and personal matters; quit smoking for good; lose weight and keep it off; improve memory retention; and reduce stress - in relationships, at home, and at work; and more! Written by a board-certified hypnotherapist, this authoritative guide can help you create your own self-hypnosis scripts to create the life you always wanted. From tearing down mental roadblocks to making permanent changes, readers will be on their way to success in no time!

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Sir Readalot · Rating 1 out of 5]

I honestly can't tell if this is a legitimate serious book or just one elaborate practical joke. It literally feels like the author did the poor job of copying the usual "hypno stuff" from other books.

[M · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF Got as far as this gem in Chapter 1: "It has been proven scientifically through quantum physics that thoughts are energy and can become reality if dwelt upon." A nonfiction book outside the physics field trying to invoke quantum anything is generally a red flag, but this one's a real humdinger.

[Zola Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. I thought it was short sweet simple and to the point. The most useful information was about releasing ALL resistance when changing your mind state.

[Mohammad Ali Abedi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Every once in a while, I pick up one of this shitty books, hoping there is something that I will learn from it. You see, I’m more open-minded than one would assume. And no amounts of disappointments will discourage me.

And man, what a disappointment. Summary of the book: Record yourself, telling yourself what to do, listen to it, and you’ll be hypnotized!

I don’t just put everything down nilly-willy. I try them. So, I took the script for sleeping (I have troubles with sleep), recorded myself saying the script (in a soothing, and I will say, sexy voice) which was almost 10 minutes. I listened to it the first day and it didn’t work. I just couldn’t concentrate, my mind is all over the place, which is the reason I’m almost lost when driving. I just can’t focus on driving, my mind is working overtime on ridiculous ideas, thinking of everything. And when I’m listening to my sexy, soothing voice on how to imagine a cloud overhead with the number 99 on it, being blown away, and now it’s 98, and so on, my mind is somewhere else in 2 seconds.

I even tried the next day, but this time ridiculously drunk, which usually helps me sleep. But listening to myself actually got in the way of me feeling sleepy!

[R · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hypnosis sounds a little hokey, but it's not a voodoo trance or anything. It's more about deep relaxation and imagery techniques to achieve a desired change for yourself. I thought this book was really helpful with ideas for relaxation and scripts to practice guided imagery to overcome different habits and achieve desired outcomes. I am going to try to use some of the techniques to promote relaxation and manage fear/pain in my upcoming (hopefully un-medicated) labor and delivery.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was interesting. It did a good job of dispelling myths and explaining what hypnosis is and how it can be used. My biggest complaint is the number of times the author said the same things. Seriously. If all the duplicated examples and descriptions were eliminated, 30 pages could have been shaved off the volume! Still, I'll be trying a couple of the scripts to see how they work.