@@paavopeerna4673 You are very welcome.

Ah that's great to read, thank you for sharing Paul, best wishes to you.

Ah that's great, thank you for taking the time to write and share. Best wishes, Adam.

Hello, do you think you could email me directly from one of my websites with queries that are not wholly related to the videos I post here? Always very happy to answer, but this query is nothing to do with the content of this video. Best wishes, Adam.

@@AdamEasonHypnotist Hi Adam, apologies. Will do in the future. Thank you for always answering questions it has helped me improve my self hypnosis practice a lot.

@@educationalleague3686 Always my pleasure - thank you! - Adam.

With self-hypnosis, it is all being led by you and your own thoughts; you are the operator and recipient, it is self-regulated. Therefore, encourage and reassure yourself with a real sense of volition and purpose. Communicate with yourself the same way you would a loved one and affirm that this is a simple, safe and beneficial process and experience. Enjoy it, have fun, be curious, adopt a progressive attitude and do not let yourself be a passive recipient to unwanted automatic thoughts, be an active agent in the process - you choose what happens with self-hypnosis. Best wishes, Adam.

@@AdamEasonHypnotist Thanksalot for making me understand 🥰

@@_-_LEGEND_-_ My absolute pleasure. Best wishes to you, Adam.

@@AdamEasonHypnotist "do not let yourself be a passive recipient to unwanted automatic thoughts" the "do not" part of could be missed by the unconscious therefore isn't it a bad hypnotic command to embed in a paragraph like that? I.e you're literally telling their unconscious "Let yourself be a passive recipient to unwanted automatic thoughts". Now while most people's subconscious minds natural self-protection might auto-reject some bad commands, it's still bad practice IMHO

@@sajk Thanks for taking the time to write and share your thoughts. Firstly, this sentence was not intended as a hypnotic suggestion, just explaining a point, my words are not intended to be exactly as they would be delivered within a formal hypnosis session. That said, the entire notion of an 'unconscious mind' is largely disproven, antiquated and does not feature in research or academic literature. I recorded a video that you can find here on my channel in the 'myths and common misconceptions' playlist about the use of the notion of an unconscious mind used by and taught by so many in frontline hypnotherapy fields in particular - it is inaccurate and potentially misleading way to explain the mind and the evidence tends to suggest hypnosis does not work that way, and in particular my own self-hypnosis research and published papers tend to suggest that adhering to such a notion is likely to impede progress with using it. People can miss parts of suggestions without ever needing to suggest your unconscious mind may miss it; anyone may miss any part of any sentence. Thanks again, best wishes, Adam.

Initially, I'd say that you sit an an upright, attentive posture and do not lie down. Then make it your aim to be an active agent in the process, and focus upon the steps - then if you are engaging in active hypnotic phenomena, for example, it would be very hard to drift off to sleep. People are more likely to fall asleep if they are passive, overly relaxed and not engaging in any kind of self-directed hypnotic phenomena giving the session some active-alert focus. Track down and download my self-hypnosis roadmap at my college website as it contains some direction on eliciting hypnotic phenomena. Make the sessions short and snappy, elicit hypnotic phenomena where possible, sit upright, be attentive, have a goal and focus for the session, be an active agent in the process and not passive, and it should be easier to properly be engaged. Consider engaging with self-hypnosis when you are fresh initially too - i.e. if you are tired and it is the end of the day, you may be far more inclined to drift off. Hope that helps, best wishes, Adam.

Ah yes, misinformation, myth and misunderstanding about hypnosis creating more of an effect than actual hypnosis in that instance. The profile of hypnosis combined with potent expectations, dressed in hyperbole and delivered via a so-called psychologist at the time, along with Steve Collins' absolute conviction in the way he expressed it was rather compelling.

I don't think you need to focus "intensely" on your suggestions; instead, as you give yourself suggestions just have a potent combination of belief in them and expectation that they'll happen automatically. One of the classic rules of Couéism tends to apply here and you should aim to avoid "the effort error" and not "try" to make the suggestions happen, just trust they'll happen, and make them your reality while being relaxed and gently assured. I think I'd be inclined to relax my eyes if they feel uncomfortable when they tense. But remember that you don't need to be relaxed to respond well to hypnosis. I think I'd accept your ongoing experience and focus more on adopting an effective mindset and not concern yourself too much with small details such as your eyes being tense, unless the tension is a distraction or a problem. Best wishes to you, Adam.

Thanks Shuja - yes, looking forward to seeing you again later this year! Best wishes, Adam.

Thanks for taking the time to write and say so Shuja, best wishes, Adam.

Hello Alex, Some of the same structures of self-hypnosis were certainly present in your strategy for sleeping but some of the essential processes for self-hypnosis seem to be missing from your brief explanation so it's tough to give a 100% positive response. With regards to your second question, hypnosis is far more likely to advance your quality of sleep than ever effect it negatively. Any time you are changing or updating your sleep routines (sleep loves routine) can initially effect quality of sleep, but overall hypnosis is far more likely to deepen your quality of sleep and lead to it being more restorative and invigorating. Lovely to hear from you, best wishes, Adam.

Thank you Barry, it means a lot to me that someone such as yourself would take the time to write and say so. Especially on a video posted a fair few years ago! My very best wishes to you, much appreciated, Adam.

There are some wonderful people to be discovered out there Alesja, certainly in my experience :-) I'll speak of many when you are in class with my college next year. - Adam.

Thanks for taking the time to write and share your thoughts Alesja.

Ah yes, he is certainly behaviourally exposing himself to the phobic target situations, but I think he is not deriving the full benefit as he experientially avoids being there, properly attuned - he is usually lured there via the prospect of scooby snacks, or coercion, or is mentally distracted by other shenanigans he gets up to on the job. 😆Thanks Paul, lovely hearing from you 😀 - Adam.

🤣@@AdamEasonHypnotist All great points! I can see I need to rewatch some old eps to check the Scooby gang dynamic. But it seems coercion may well have been involved.

Thanks for taking the time to write and say so, it means a great deal, best wishes to you, Adam.

@@AdamEasonHypnotist You're welcome. Just ordered a physical copy to show my support!

But still, the evidence for NLP is still very thin to this day, If you really want to know how humans think and perceive reality scientifically then cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience are the ones to go to. There is no justified argument for NLP at all, and for you to do so is foolish simply because there is hardly any evidence to support the efficacy of NLP. It's nothing more but fluffy language that sounds scientific which is how the cognitive dissonance starts up and people getting exploited for money (which is exactly what every NLP coach or course ends up doing since it's a great marketing buzz). Plus much of what NLP teaches isn't exactly inclusive to NLP. The idea of NLP modelling is questionable because if NLPers can model geniuses then why aren't they a genius themselves and rich billionaires? If I can model a helicopter pilot without qualified training does that make me a helicopter pilot if I copied him completely?. If you want to talk about modelling then looking into social learning theory by Albert Bandura is your go to source. That completely contradicts everything that NLP have said about modelling. "NLP in its core can not be scientifically proven, because it is not real. It was created as a thinking and learning tool to structure your own thinking in such a way that you can create certain results, but in a flexible way" You're right it can't be scientifically proven because the NLPers can't be bothered to do so because they feel that they're stuff works because they say so....which is hearsay, a logical fallacy. There still needs to be proof that NLP helps you to structure your thinking and attain certain results. As of now there is none, and so the default position is non-belief until evidence is produced. "The presupposition in NLP that if somethings doesn't work, try something else until you find out what works, already works against the scientific method, where something you do, needs to reap the same results in the same way every time. In other words the results must be repeatable. NLP accounts for the differences in every human beings way of structuring their perception of reality" You appear to equate the scientific method with that of NLP and that's a false equivalence fallacy because NLP is not a proven method. You've contradicted yourself there and you just said that NLP cannot be scientifically proven, if it cannot be scientifically proven then how can you even suggest that the scientific method is on par with NLP....where's the evidence? "Science wants to know why and if something works, NLP wants to know how something works and how to use or change that process. The scientific method is a methodology as is NLP. It is a different method of finding things out about the world." No science is a proven methodology, NLP is just pseudoscience garbage that sells itself as a science. So it's hardly a methodology. "It is like having two different kind of windows in two different rooms. You can perceive the same outside through them and you can not see one window through the other window. The other window is not outside so it must not exist, or does it? It exists, you just can't perceive it from the scientific point of view." I call bs on that because you actually need to test out your suspicions. You need to actually investigate to confirm your perceptions through evidence finding to either prove or disprove your own perceptions. Perception alone just won't cut it. And if someone comes along and presents better evidence with better investigations then the matter is settled. That's how the scientific point of view works. You can't just perceive off the surface without any further investigation...that's called naive realism according to social cognition.

Hello George, many thanks for taking he time to write and share your thoughts, it is much appreciated. I send you my very best wishes, Adam.

Thank you for taking the time to comment and I appreciate your candour - I think many great quality hypnotherapists have their confidence detrimentally effected as a result of trying to adhere to single session protocols not delivering the kind of results that a considered treatment plan will. You are not alone, be assured :-) Best wishes to you, Adam.

I agree Oli - and yes it is interesting, I find it frustrating in our field too! Best wishes, Adam.

Thank you for taking the time to write and share, much appreciated. Best wishes to you, Adam.

Thanks for taking the time to write and say so, I'm delighted. Best wishes, Adam.

Thanks so much for taking the time to share this Dan, I always love hearing from you, always love your candour, your passion.... and I have KZbin channel subscriber number envy!! Best wishes to you my friend, Adam.

You make some very valid and important points Artem - tough for me to fully exhaust any topics along with related topics within a single video, I'm sure you'll appreciate that. As an aside, I once worked with a specialist nutritionist who helped support, guide and direct me during some mental health challenges I had. It was a very useful and beneficial experience. Thanks for taking the time to write and share your thoughts, best wishes, Adam.

Thanks for sharing Emma. The mentality of taking medication is absolutely one that western societies seem very invested in, agreed, but for many, taking medication can save a life in those initial stages in particular. It is indeed a complex issue. Best wishes to you, Adam.

Thanks for taking the time to write and say so Robbie, best wishes to you, Adam.

Thanks for taking the time to write and share your thoughts Pat. I think it is tough to side too strongly on either side of such a topic. I do not think medication is universally harmful, it certainly can be for some, but for others, it can help greatly. My best wishes to you, Adam.

Thanks for taking the time to write and reply Steve, much appreciated. The science method does seek to isolate variables as much as it is able in order to explore the mechanisms that make what we do successful. Typically, this is very difficult in the psychology field in general and certainly so in the hypnosis field. Good research should be able to offer up efficacy rates according to standardised protocol, and then those outcomes ought to be able to be raised as a result of many other extra therapeutic factors, such as those you mention here, but also including the therapeutic alliance, expectation, and so on. many thanks again, best wishes to you, Adam.

Hi Emma, I'm pleased this was useful. The evidence exposing the left brained/right brained type of ideology is all out there to be discovered on Google Scholar or PubMED for starters. Best wishes to you, Adam.