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What is self hypnosis?

Think of a time when you were really relaxed, and take a few moments to remember what it was like to experience it. See what you saw, hear what you heard, and feel what you felt when you were experiencing that state.

To what degree were you able to enter back into the state? The process of remembering the experience and entering back into it is itself an example of self hypnosis!

Sometimes people say “But I wasn’t able to enter into it as fully as I did when it was really happening. I still knew it wasn’t real.” That’s a good thing! Part of why you’ve survived up to now is because you can differentiate between things that are really happening and things that are made up. Well done – keep up the good work!

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Negative self talk is very harmful to our self esteem. Especially if it's not conscious, then it can be considered as a strong self hypnosis – unfortunately as a negative one.

Internal dialogue, is the NLP term for the voice(s) people speak to themselves with. It is often out of consciousness, but as you start to become aware of it, it becomes easier to hear it consciously. In some eastern traditions, internal dialogue is referred to as ‘the chattering monkey', and years of practice are spent in meditation with the aim of getting the monkey to stop chattering. They believe that internal dialogue is a barrier to clear perception and enlightenment. In NLP, internal dialogue is often the channel people use to ‘beat themselves up', reinforce limiting beliefs and generally stop themselves having more fun in their life.

Here are a few techniques to switch off internal dialogue.

1)     I learned this from Eric Robbe and still use it consistently. Stick out your tongue and grasp it gently but firmly between your thumb / forefinger. Wait a few moments as you continue to breathe. You may well become quiet inside.

This works on the basis that mind and body are one system. Internal dialogue is accompanied by tiny micro-muscle movements of the tongue and larynx. When these movements are restricted by your thumb and forefinger, the internal voice stops. As it's not very practical to go around with your tongue clasped between your fingers, so part two is as follows:

2)     Gently place the tip of your tongue against the roof of your mouth just behind your front teeth (continue to breathe easily) .You will stay quiet.

I use this approach when I'm doing one to one work with people. It allows me to quieten down on the inside, so that I can put all my attention on them and what they're saying and doing. It allows me to really watch and listen, because I'm not inside my head having conversations with myself about what I think is going on. When I catch myself talking to myself when I should be in ‘watch and listen' mode, I merely do the following:

3)     With a soft, gentle and patient tone, go inside and say to yourself "Shhhhhh, shhhhhh", like you would if you were soothing a baby. Allow yourself to smile on the inside and feel a sense of patience with the monkey. It may take up to a minute before you go quiet inside.

4)     Go inside your mind and find the volume control for internal dialogue. If you can't find one, just imagine one – it works just as well. Turn the volume control up and hear the dialogue get louder. Turn it down and hear it get quieter. Then turn it all the way off. Quiet.

5)     In a firm but loving tone of voice, say "Shut the *!&% up!" inside your head. Repeat as necessary. I learned this one from Richard Bandler and only tend to use it when I'm trying to pay attention on the outside but some nagging thought keeps drawing my attention inside.

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No one approach works for everybody, but each of these approaches will work for some people. Practice when you are relatively relaxed and have some time, and you will find the ones that work best for you. As you begin to get into the habit of using them systematically and consistently, you will really start to reap the benefits.

As an NLP practitioner, one of the core skills is your ability to detect patterns in people's language and behaviour. I've found that being able to switch off internal dialogue has massively increased my pattern recognition abilities. Go into peripheral vision, go quiet on the inside, and allow your sense to be flooded with information from the other person. This is a way you can give your unconscious permission to start detecting patterns which you may not have noticed in the past.

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