There are many assorted hypnotic modalities that are used to reach the subconscious to cause change. Each method has its pros and cons. No two people are the same, so it only makes sense that the best results will be gotten by using techniques that each individual will react favorably to.
Most companies that sell hypnosis recordings offer programs that consist of standard traditional hypnosis techniques. A few hypnosis vendors offer much more current and effective Ericksonian hypnosis techniques. And fewer still offer NLP or Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques.
The newest and possibly most effective technology available is video hypnosis. Video hypnosis relies on the latest Neuro-Linguistic Programming thought processes to produce instant change in a hypnotic subject. Video hypnosis methods are not subliminal in nature.
With "Traditional Hypnosis," we simply make post-hypnotic suggestions to the subconscious. This type of hypnotherapy works well for a person who generally accepts what he/she is told without questioning everything. Most hypnosis CD's sold today are based on "Traditional Hypnosis" techniques. Unfortunately Traditional Post-hypnotic Suggestion is not very useful for people who are critical or analytical in their thinking processes.
By contrast, Ericksonian Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming techniques work much better for most members of today's generation! This is because today individuals are taught to analyze everything they hear, rather than just follow the flock. So these methods do work efficiently on people who are critical or analytical in their thinking processes. These methods are far more effective at reaching and influencing the subconscious. However, it can take many years of study and experience to learn how to apply these techniques with success.
With "Ericksonian Hypnosis," we use little stories, called hypnotic metaphors, to present suggestions and ideas to the subconscious. This is an effective avenue, because it usually eliminates the blockage of and resistance to suggestions that is often caused by the conscious mind. There are two types of metaphors, "Isomorphic," and those of the imbedded command or "interspersal" nature.
With "Neuro-Linguistic Programming" (NLP), rather than using suggestions, we use the same methods of thinking that are creating a problem, like insomnia, to do away with the problem. NLP in the hands of a trained NLP'er can be very effective.
NLP Anchoring: Have you ever heard some old music and had it trigger feelings from the past? When you originally heard the music, you were experiencing those feelings, and they subconsciously became associated with the sound of the song. So the music became an Anchor for the feelings. Now when you hear the song, it triggers the same feelings again.
Anchoring can be a very effective method. Suppose that you have a memory of being commended for having done a great job in the past. If you get back inside of that memory, you'll be able to revivify the feelings of self-esteem that you had at that time. If you touch two fingers together while you re-experience those feelings of self-esteem, that touch will become an anchor for the feelings of self-esteem.
Now suppose that you want to create motivation to stick to a diet and lose weight. If you make a mental image of yourself with a thin, sexy body, and simultaneously trigger the anchor - (press the two fingers together again), your subconscious will connect the feelings of self-esteem to the image of you with the thin body and your level of motivation to lose weight will increase exponentially.
NLP Flash: This is a very effective and powerful NLP method that can be used to flip things around in the subconscious, so that thoughts and experiences that used to trigger feelings of stress actually trigger relaxation instead.
The NLP Flash method is also a fast way to extinguish a conditioned response. For example: If a smoker has a cigarette while drinking coffee, his/her subconscious will associate the two behaviors together so that he/she automatically gets a strong compulsion for a cigarette anytime he/she has a cup of coffee. The Flash will cause the smoker's mind to disassociate the image of a cigarette from the cup of coffee so that he/she does NOT get an urge to smoke just because he/she is drinking coffee.
With "Subliminal" tapes, the recording has two different tracks. One track contains a cover sound that is heard by the conscious mind. The cover sound could be anything from music to nature sounds. The alternate track contains direct suggestions that are listened to by the subconscious. These suggestions are repeated hundreds of times during a session. Subliminals can be an addition to hypnotherapy programs. But Subliminals will never replace Hypnosis or NLP because they are not as effective! They don't even come close!! Some experts have claimed that it can take up to 80 hours of listening to a subliminal recording before it will have any effect on many people.
The last hypnotic modality that we're going to talk about is Video Hypnosis. Video hypnosis is the most efficient form of hypnosis!
The methods used in video hypnosis are based on the NLP technology, which works based on the utilization of a person's existing thought processes instead of suggestion. Over 70% of the population learns more easily by seeing, rather then by hearing.
Think about it. If you feel an urge to eat or smoke when watching TV, it's because your unconscious recorded the video image of either food in your hand, or a cigarette in your hand, and then tied that image to an image of the TV. You never spoke to yourself and told yourself in words to associate them together, did you?
And that's why the Video Hypnosis technology is so powerful. It's not hypnotic in the traditional sense, relying on the spoken word; rather, it relies on transmitting images to the subconscious. And if you've ever shed a tear when watching a sad movie, then you know how powerful and effective video hypnosis can be at reaching the subconscious. With this technique, results usually start with the very first viewing of the video!
The Video Hypnosis technology reprograms the subconscious through a high-tech digital process. This frees a person of their cravings and tensions and allows someone who smokes to stop without willpower, and a dieter to lose their cravings and appetite. Results start with the very first viewing!
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