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Affirmations - self hypnosis

Filed under: Compulsion & Recovery, Life Strategies — Affie Adagio at 12:13 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2006

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When we need to change our own behaviour, to undo negative learning patterns, the most effective way to do it is by affirmations – self hypnosis. Repeating positive messages reprograms the negative tapes which compel us to behave in a certain way.

Affirmations are really another way of carrying out self hypnosis
in other words, repeating over and over the positive message
we wish to achieve in our behaviour
I can do it, I can do it, I can do it!
means I begin to feel as though I truly can
for some the same happens when praying
both methods involve positive repetitive messages
with a lot of faith thrown in

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Comment by Rodger Cresswell

February 3, 2007 @ 6:17 am

Hi Affie

I started to listen to self hypnosis CDs as a way of relaxing.
That worked but I also found that the affirmations worked which is a bonus.
As you may realise, I am a big fan of self hypnosis now.

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February 7, 2007 @ 4:34 pm

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Comment by Rob

March 9, 2007 @ 10:40 pm

I wondered if you have read Derren Brown’s new book ? I has given me a lot of food for thought throwing a whole ne light on the “hypnotic experience”.

Nice well thought out site. Well done!

Comment by Affie

March 10, 2007 @ 3:36 pm

Thanks Rob, no I haven’t read that book and I am not free to do so at the moment, maybe later this year.

Comment by Self Hypnosis

September 11, 2007 @ 9:37 am

It takes a while to master self hypnosis, but once you master, there is nothing you cannot achieve.

Comment by Nick

January 25, 2008 @ 4:23 am

its hard for me to understand how can people discard such powerful ideas. This self affirmation thing is quite popular and a lot of successful people use it. However the common man is still not ready to believe all this.

Comment by Hypnose

January 30, 2008 @ 8:17 pm

Well… Praying and selfhypnosis are not that far from each other, repetiton is a major part of self hypnosis, and of prayer.

Comment by John

April 14, 2008 @ 11:42 pm

I was not aware of this definition but i used to create repetitive reminders of “be positive” in my mobile phone to change my thinking from negative to postive. It worked great.

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