Healing Yourself with Self-Hypnosis: Overcome Nervous Tension Pain Fatigue Insomnia Depression Addictive Behaviors w/ (Paperback)

~ Frank Caprio (Author), Joseph Berger (Author) "Self-hypnosis can bring great benefits to your life-more energy, better health, lasting peace of mind, success, and happiness..." (more)
Key Phrases: Using Hypnotic Magic, Higher Power

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Amazon.com Review

Now that the popularity of alternative medicine has made just about everyone aware of the health connection between mind and body, it seems like a fine time to bring back this book, originally written by the late psychiatrist Caprio and newly revised by Caroline Miller, dean of academic studies at the American Institute of Hypnotherapy. To the authors, self-hypnosis is an ideal way to reach a state of relaxation and concentration that will allow you to send healing messages to your body and really get it to listen. The easy-to-follow text includes several methods of hypnotic induction, and instructs readers on using the process to lose weight, sleep better, overcome depression, improve their sex lives, slow the aging process, and conquer other health difficulties that are now widely acknowledged to depend quite a bit on subconscious mental states. The authors acknowledge that hypnosis is often misunderstood, and they devote quite a bit of effort to overcoming misconceptions and getting readers to take it seriously as a healing force. --Ben Kallen, Personal Growth editor

Product Description

Most people have habits they want to break, behaviors they want to change, or stresses they long to eliminate. Dr. Miller reveals how hypnosis can also be practiced by individuals as an easy, inexpensive way of improving their lives and healing common health problems such as weight loss, smoking cessation, substance abuse, sleep. sex, nervous disorders, fatigue, and other habits National publicity. .

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Press; Revised edition (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735200041
• ISBN-13: 978-0735200043
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #138,776 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very easy to read yet very effective, August 1, 2000

By	D. Lewis (Memphis, Tennessee USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book was an easier read than many hypnosis books on the market. There are also many relaxation scripts to help get beginners started. I have been exposed to many types of hypnosis practices and I must say that I like self-hypnosis the best, but I do feel that some exposure to a professional can be very beneficial. I have been using this book as an aid for about 4 months and I must say the changes are indescribable. I have lost weight (a lot!), become more disciplined in my studies and have a more rewarding relationship with my boyfriend of 4 years. Also, since the suggestions are my own that I am giving, then I am not as prone to accept suggestions from others and as result, I am more aware of negative energy amongst other people and don't take it on. This is a great book and in conjuction with other tools such as relaxation, some exposure to personal therapy, it can/will have amazing effects and the that is the truth!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Healing yourself with self-hypnosis, June 20, 2000

By	Harold Avellaneda (Hallandale, Florida) - See all my reviews

If you care about yourself and well being, this book is for you! The book is easy to read and enjoyable. You can apply self-hypnosis to almost anything in your daily life. There's no magic in hypnosis, it's all about the positive attitude and response. The book in general has very good tips on how to relax and have a better way to live.

10 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars much too wordy and patronizing, February 2, 2005

By	Shekes "Shekes" (Montreal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Healing Yourself With Self-Hypnosis (Hardcover)

This book is mainly trying to convince the reader that hypnosis isn't bad for you. I happened to assume that already, that's why I bought the book.
As to the actual content - unfortunately never got that far. I read about half the book, got bored and ordered a few others.

If you are serious about hypnosis - check out the booklist on brainchanger.com:
http://www.brainchanger.com/generic57.html
in particular: "The New Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnotism" By: Ormond McGill. There are quite a few others and many on NLP on this list as well.