Powerful Self-Hypnotic Suggestion – Use it Wisely – Self-Hypnosis

Almost every second of the day you communicate to your subconscious through suggestion. How you use suggestion is under your control. So if you want your outlook on life to be positive, you must phrase suggestions positively. The subconscious acts upon your internal language believing that the information you are giving it is true. So it’s important that from this moment on, you remove any negative suggestions that you may have in your dictionary at present. This is done by giving your mind positively phrased suggestions on a regular basis in the form of repeated affirmations, both in self-hypnosis and throughout the day.

One way of combating negative suggestion is by not being too hard on yourself whenever you make a mistake or slip up. Making mistakes is part of being human. But being hard on yourself with language, such as I’m an idiot, only serves to help you make the same mistakes again. Whenever you call yourself a name like idiot the subconscious acts in accordance with your belief system. Then it goes about doing everything in its power to fulfill what it believes is your desired intention. The reason why some people develop anxiety and depression is because at some stage they may have begun reinforcing a suggestion that was made by someone else, a suggestion such as, “I think you may be suffering from depression.” This suggestion may have come from a reputable source in a time of emotional need. As a result it may have been believed, implanted and reinforced from that point on. This is why you must have your earmuffs on in the presence of potentially life changing words.

When you shape suggestions correctly through positive affirmation you are defining how you want your character and reality to be. By remaining vigilant with the language you use, there is
less chance of falling victim to that which you fear becoming. Understanding that your mind is highly susceptible to suggestive influence puts you in a better position to recognize words that
could potentially have a negative or even detrimental effect upon you. So whenever you hear a suggestion like life is tough, the way you stop these words having a negative effect upon you is by replacing them immediately with the suggestion life is good.

The most important concept to remember regarding suggestion is: imagination is the language of the subconscious. This means that the wording must indicate the desired result rather than focusing on the problem. In other words, keep the affirmation positive rather than negative. For example, I am confident is better than I am not afraid. If you have not used positive affirmations before, like I am happy, or I feel great, it may seem a little strange at the beginning and may feel as though you are lying to yourself. Whether you feel happy or not, the suggestion I am happy is believed and accepted by the subconscious as fact, especially if there is belief and expectancy put behind it. If this type of suggestion is reinforced through repetition, within a short period of time your deeper mind will accept that this is your desired intention and will go about making the necessary changes to make real your suggestion. One does not have to be in trance for suggestion to take effect. But the reason we apply suggestion in the hypnotic state is so there is little or no opposition made by the conscious mind which has now been by-passed through concentration and relaxation.