From: cs89ssg@brunel.ac.uk (Sunil Gupta)
Newsgroups: alt.hypnosis
Subject: hypnosis tutorial
Date: 19 Nov 92 10:08:36 GMT
Organization: Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
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A while back I wrote a hynosis thing for my micro (amiga). It was pretty crude as it was 
a Cshell script that sent words to a speeech synthesizer, but the content of it was 
as follows


this was taken from the book:

            self improvement through self hypnosis
                       by R N shrout.
                I S B N   0 7225 0987 1.

            Published by:
                Thorsons Publishers Limited,
                Wellingborough,
                Northamptonshire.

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technique-wise self-hypnosis is no different from *real* hypnosis. All you do is
substitute the word  "You" with I my mine ....

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I  want  you  to find a comfortable place to lie down.

Lie on your back, with your arms resting by your side.

You are lying on your back and already feeling a little relaxed.

In a moment you will enter a state of complete  relaxation,  also
known as hypnosis or trance.

You will feel as if every muscle in your body has gone limp.

Your whole body, from the top of your head, to the tips  of  your
toes will feel numb and relaxed.

You will concentrate on my voice at all times. If I stop speaking
for  more  than  half an hour, you will automatically come out of
trance feeling refreshed and fully awake.

In the event of an emergency you will automatically come  out  of
trance  and  be  fully  awake. You will be able to do whatever is
necessary to get out of the crisis.

You may not enter the state of hypnosis while in control  of  any
kind of machinery, or where remaining awake is important.

You may enter the state of relaxation only if you  are  lying  or
sitting  down,  listening to this tutorial, under the guidance of
an experienced hypnotherapist, or under self-hypnosis.

please close your eyes.

to start the relaxation here are some deep breathing exercises.

take a deep breath in through your nose.  hold it for  a  second.
breathe out through your mouth, and go limp.

you can feel your body relaxing already.

do this, slow inhalation and  quick  exhalation,  three  or  four
times. keep your eyes closed.

deep breathing is a very effective way of relaxing. It also helps
to lower your pulse rate.

it will be easy for you to continue this deep breathing  for  the
remainder of this tutorial.

From now on, you will be able to concentrate  on  my  voice.  You
will  ignore any other noises, no matter how loud they may be. If
someone wishes to talk with you, or there is  an  emergency,  you
will  awaken  from  trance feeling totally refreshed, and in full
control of your body.

The next time, you will easily enter  an  even  deeper  state  of
trance.

Your muscles are already beginning  to  relax.  As  your  muscles
relax, you will feel a pleasant sensation of numbness coming over
you. It usually begins with your feet and legs growing numb.

Next your hands and arms will grow numb, And then a very pleasant
sensation of numbness will spread over your entire body. You will
begin  to  enter  a  state  of  complete  mental   and   physical
relaxation. It is a wonderful feeling to relax, and you are going
to relax from your head to your toes. You will  begin  with  your
mind.

You will ignore any other noises. If you hear  a  noise  it  will
make you feel more relaxed. Your mind will listen to every word I
say, and refrain from thinking or doing anything else.

Your mind will, in a few moments, become lazy. So  lazy  that  it
will  think  of  ,  and  do  nothing.  Your  mind   will see only
darkness, emptiness , a complete blank. You will hear,  feel  the
meaning of, and live, every word I say.

Your mind is relaxing now. As your mind relaxes,  the  relaxation
has  begun to spread to every part of your head . Every nerve and
muscle in your head  is relaxing.  You  can  feel  the  tenseness
leaving  your  head  . Now the skin and flesh on your forehead is
softening  up,  smoothing  out,  relaxing.   All  the  tenseness,
wrinkles and frowns have  left your forehead.

As you breathe deeply: the muscles in your throat  are  relaxing.
As you swallow: You can feel your throat relaxing.

The relaxation is spreading into your jaws. As you open your jaws
slightly: your jaws relax.

Your tongue, teeth and gums are all relaxing. You can  feel  them
growing numb.

The relaxation is  spreading  out  into  your  lips,  which  hang
loosely and comfortably.

The numbness and relaxation continues to spread across the  whole
of  your face. Your chin, cheeks, nose and ears; are all relaxing
and growing numb.

Your entire head is growing more  numb,  and  the  relaxation  is
spreading into your eyes.

The numbness travels through  the  bottom  eye  lid:  across  the
eyelashes:  and  into the upper eye lid. You can feel the tension
leaving your eyebrows.  The relaxation enters your eyes. You  can
feel  every  part  of  your eyes becoming relaxed: and pleasantly
numb. The numbness enters the centre of each eyeball,  first  the
left,  and then the right. The numbness in your eyes grows larger
and larger: expanding to fill both eye sockets.

You are driving out all the tension  from  the  muscles  in  your
chest:  your  neck:  the back , and the top of your head. You can
feel the relaxation going down, deep down, between your  shoulder
blades,  and  right  down your spine. The relaxation has traveled
through each of the bones in your spine, and is now at  the  base
of  your  spine.  Every  muscle  in  that  region of your body is
relaxing. As those muscles and  nerves  relax,  a  very  pleasant
sensation  of  numbness,  and  detachment  is spreading over your
entire body.

I will now count from ten to one. At each number, every  part  of
your body will become twice as relaxed.

ten. you are twice as relaxed.

9.  ... you are four times as relaxed.

8.

7.

6. ... you are relaxing all the time.

5. you are going deeper into relaxation.

4. 3.

2. deeper, ... and ... deeper, feeling so ... relaxed.

1.

Every part of  your  body  is  feeling  very,  very  relaxed.  So
relaxed, that your body is pleasantly numb and  feeling detached.

You are going deeper and deeper into complete relaxation of  mind
and  body.   with  every  breath,  you  are getting more and more
relaxed.

You are driving out all the tension from both your shoulders. The
relaxation  is  traveling  down  your  arms, through both elbows,
through the for arms, into both wrists, out through the palms  of
your  hands,  and  down  into  your  fingertips. You can feel the
tension leaving every part of your body.

You are driving out the tenseness from the nerves and muscles  of
your stomach and abdomen. The relaxation is spreading around your
waist, into the small of your back.

It feels so good: as the nerves and muscles in the small of  your
back   ,soften  up  and  relax.  it  is  so  ...restful,  so  ...
comfortable.  when you are ... deep, ... deep, ...  deep  asleep.
coming over you. You are going deeper; ... and deeper;  ...  into
complete relaxation of mind and body.

You are driving out, all the tenseness from the muscles  in  your
hips  and  thighs.  The relaxation is traveling down your thighs;
through your knees: legs: and ankles: into the small  muscles  of
your  feet.  Feel  the  pleasant numbness, traveling through your
feet to the tips of your toes.

It feels so good as all the tenseness leaves  your  entire  body.
Every muscle and nerve in your body, from the top of your head to
the tips of your toes, is feeling completely relaxed;  pleasantly
numb; and detached.  With every moment that passes, you are going

You are feeling so detached, that you can hardly feel you have  a
body.   You  are  experiencing  a complete state of mental peace:
serenity: and tranquility.

You are now going to relax even  more  than  you  are   at   this
moment.

I am going to count from ten. backwards, all the  way   down   to
zero.

With each lower count, you will feel twice as relaxed.

Beginning with the count of

ten.

9. (pause)

8. (pause) (pause)

7. (pause) (pause)

6. (pause) (pause)

5. (pause) (pause) (pause)

4. (pause) (pause) (pause)

3. (pause) (pause) (pause)

2. (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause)

1. (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause)

0. (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause) (pause)

you are in a perfect state of complete rest, and relaxation.

You are enjoying  perfect peace of mind.

You are in complete control of all of  your   senses:   emotions:
and desires.

You are at peace with yourself and your environment.

I will give you a few suggestions that  will  help  you  in  your
daily life.  As I give you each suggestion, you will visualize it
with your minds eye.  (pause)

you will be able to control your emotions at all times.  (pause)

you will get on better with people.  (pause)

you will be able to remember things more  easily,   and  clearly.
(pause)

life will be more enjoyable than before.  (pause)

you will prefer to eat healthy food.  (pause)

You will find it easier to concentrate.  (pause)

you will be confident in your exams, and be able to remember what
you have been taught.  (pause)

your dreams will be very pleasant and enjoyable.  (pause)

you will be able to think: clearly  and  calmly,  at  all  times.
(pause)

as your concentration and memory  get  better,  your  ability  to
learn will improve.  (pause)

your imagination: memory: concentration: and ability  to  reason,
will get better every day.  (pause)

You will be able to enter a state of relaxation, for as  long  as
you  want,  by simply closing your eyes and visualizing the word:
relax.  (pause)

You will feel rewarded by any exercise that you do.  (pause)

You will only do things that  help  yourself  and  other  people.
(pause)

be nice to people.  (pause)

be patient with people with whom you disagree.  (pause)

you will prefer to eat only as much as you need.  (pause)

treat others the same way  as  you  would  like  to  be  treated.
(pause)

allow others to their point of view,  even  if  it  differs  from
yours.
    (pause)

you will be responsible for whatever actions you  choose  to  do.
(pause)

other people are responsible for their own actions.  (pause)

your ability to make good decisions, especially when the decision
is important, will improve.  (pause)

you will enjoy meeting people. Be honest with  your  friends  and
sympathetic to others.  (pause)(pause)

you will remember: and act on all of the suggestions that I  have

given you.  as I count from 5 to 0, you will  mentally  reinforce
the  suggestions that I have given you.

    5. (pause)

    4. (pause)

    3. (pause)

    2. (pause)

    1. (pause) (pause) (pause)

    0. (pause) (pause) (pause)


In a moment I  will  gradually  awaken  you  from  the  state  of
relaxation.   When  you  awaken,  you  will be able to recall, at
will, everything that I have said.

You will act on the suggestions, appropriate to you: that I  have
given.  In future, You will find it easy to relax.  the next time
you will be able to relax, quicker: and to a deeper level.

I will now bring this session of hypnosis to a  close.   remember
that  you can only be hypnotised if you wish it, and you know who
is hypnotising you.

You will awaken at the count of 5.

At the count of 5, you will awaken, feeling completely  refreshed
and wide awake.  Beginning with the count of:

1.  you are feeling fine: wonderful: perfect.

2.  You are completely refreshed and awake.

3.  all the numbness and detachment is leaving your body.

4.  your eyes have opened. you can feel the  sensation  returning
to every muscle and nerve in your body.

5.  fully alert and wide awake.

           You have been in a deep state of relaxation


          but now you are fully awake.. WAKE UP... NOW!


                  This tutorial was started by


                           Sunil Gupta


                      cs89ssg@brunel.ac.uk


      and is the first and last time he is going to so this


                 please dont send me any money.


            it would look kinda out of place with me!
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           Sunil Gupta ---- member of the studentsoft project
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	cs89ssg@uk.ac.brunel          studentsoft@uk.ac.brunel
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