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Hypnosis For Stress Reduction (Hypnotic Empowerment Series for Self-Awakening)

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I must say, I was amazed to read such a negative review as was posted for this CD by Mr Thoreau on July 1, 2011. I say this because my experience has been completely opposite. I find Ms Decker's voice to be very pleasant and relaxing.

The rhythm, or cadence or what ever they call it, is perfect for me and I like the fact that there is no music on the CD. For the most part I find music is distracting mostly because I don't often like the music that has been chosen as the background. I figure it is better to have no music than something that I might find unpleasant. Also, I know that if I want music I can just turn some on and let it play in the background, something I like. So there is a simple solution for those of you who want to hear music while being hypnotized.

I have listened to many meditation and hypnosis CD's/MP3's and so far these are the best, in my opinion. Of course, everyone has different tastes in what they like a voice to sound like. I happen to really like Janet's voice. I love her suggestions which are always positive and uplifting and sensible and logical. In the CD's I have of hers, and I do use them regularly, I do not find anything far fetched in them and I like that too.

I have experienced great results with this CD and quickly too, I might add, and I don't hesitate to say so nor do I hesitate to recommend this CD to others. I think it is terrific and the result I have gotten from it is impressive. So much so that people have commented on the change in me. So it shows and that is nothing to be scoffed at!

Also, just so everyone knows, you can listen to a samples of every one of Ms Decker's CD's and MP3's on her web site: [...] So give a listen, and see for yourself whether or not you like her voice and style. I'll wager that more people will than won't.

I have bought and listened to many cds which touted they were hypnosis for stress reduction. This one is the very best. I am amazed how it worked for me the very first time I used it! It has changed my life for the better. I am so grateful! This cd relaxed me, put me in a great state of mind and eased my anxiety. I felt totally refreshed and happy after listening to this cd and found that hearing it twice a day would even be better. It's wonderful to have access to such quality hynotherapy! I feel lucky to have found this cd and have recommend it to anyone and everyone!

Janet Dekker is a tremendously insightful hypnotherapist. She recognises that the impediment to effective self control and self-esteem is often the impact of negative messages and self-messages and begins the journey to healing by first targeting these (as seen in her Self-Confidence and Self-Esteem CD). In this hypno-routine she instills the stress-countering suggestions by first getting you calm, deeply relaxed & at ease, includes an effective deep-breathing cue and teaches you how to engage in relaxing self-hypnosis by allowing YOURSELF to relax. The impact, I can personally testify, is remarkably effective. The only problematic suggestion input to my mind is the idea that staying calm and under rational control is ALWAYS the best way through any situation. Like all massive generalisations this one is open to question. There are surely situations where strong expression becomes necessary and people with whom only powerfully conveyed messages work; and of course one needs to feel one's feelings fully and intensely, without being overwhelmed by them or at their mercy. I guess if one is aware of this idea, the suggestions will not work to produce emotional flattening or repression. That said, this is an outstanding product: humane, compassionate and actively helpful.

Over the years, I've listened to the majority of the most popular "mass-market" hypnotists on CD, and I appreciated all of 'em in varying degrees. That is, till I tried THIS one.

Folks, Ms. Decker's intonation and script simply make for a woefully ineffective self-hypnosis recording. Unlike the voice of Glenn Harrold and virtually all the other justly popular hypnotists out there, Ms. Decker's surprisingly weak, pathetic delivery utterly failed to calm--much less hypnotize--me. Instead, it increasingly annoyed me the longer I listened. (I wonder if that's why no online audio clips are provided for prospective buyers?) Though her voice isn't exactly "bad" (and she does speak at a fairly low volume), it's as though she's enunciating in a merely matter-of-fact manner, not at all hypnotically. Moreover, she tiresomely, ineptly, and continually repeats such clauses as "And this is so" or "And that's a fact." Furthermore, unlike virtually all of the most popular hypnosis recordings, there's no background music at ANY point to moderate the dreary monotony of Ms. Decker's embarrassingly amateurish enunciations. Mind, I'm sure she's a fine soul, but (judging from this recording) I frankly doubt she'd amount to a polished public speaker, much less an effective hypnotist! I take absolutely no pleasure in hurting her feelings here; my objective is simply to forewarn prospective consumers seeking a significantly effective "stress-reduction" audio.

Please don't take MY word for it. Audition this CD via your public library BEFORE wasting your hard earned on a permanent copy. Contrast this "not-ready-for-prime-time" recording with countless competing self-hypnosis audios, and you (like me) will surely wonder how any OBJECTIVE auditor could have posted high praise for this dud.

Best ever for me. His voice, accent and method used helped me tremendously as others of Glenn Harolds CD"s did.