Ending a Self Hypnosis Session

When doing self hypnosis you must end the hypnosis session. This means that instead of getting up and just moving about, you need to set a way to clearly define in your mind that hypnosis has ended. Many experts recommend that a person never associate sleep with self hypnosis. While during self hypnosis you are in a very deeply relaxed state you are however not a sleep. There fore you should never just go to sleep to end a self hypnosis session because the mind will begin to associated the two different occurrences together though.

Just as there are many different ways to start and induction into the hypnosis state, there are many different ways that one can end a hypnosis session. If this is new to you then it is best to experiment with different ways of ending a self hypnosis session to find the way that is best for you. We are all individuals and our hypnosis sessions will differ from that of someone else. What works for one person will not work for the next person. This applies with ending a self hypnosis session as well. With that said then you should not be discouraged when you have tried one or two different ways and neither one of them are working for you. Just keeping trying out different ways until you find the one that is right for you as an individual.

One way to end a self hypnosis session is to use visualization. In this you will visualize yourself coming out of the hypnosis trance and becoming alert and functioning. Visualize yourself becoming alert, then proceed to visualize yourself standing up. From there you can visualize yourself going back to normal daily activities. This should help your mind to make the distinction between hypnosis state and the alert state of mind.

Another way you can end the hypnosis session is to use your inner voice to talk yourself out of the hypnosis. Say to yourself in your mind what you need to for your mind to make the distinction and to draw the line mentally between hypnosis and alert. One thing you can say to yourself is that “ I am going to count backwards from 5 and when I reach 1 I will become alert.” Then proceed to count backwards slowly from 5 to 1. When you reach 1 you will be alert and your self hypnosis session will have ended.

Some people may choose to do a self hypnosis session at night before bed. This is fine and of course bed time and sleep will follow the session. The only thing you must remember is that if you are doing a session at this time and are going to bed afterwards, you still must do something to end the session. It is not a good thing to have sleep and hypnosis combined together in your mind. So make sure that before you get up to head for bed that you end your session first.

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