Self-Hypnosis

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I've just been thinking about how many of the coping mechanisms that I have resemble an unconscious use of self-hypnosis. Kinda thinking if i could consciously harness such an ability... It might be useful.

example.... letting your thoughts relax as much as possible... kinda like to let your subconscious answer a question.
As a child, I used prayer as a way to clear my mind and repeat nice things to make myself believe them like that abuse was okay, and in a way a good thing, and I use similar techniques to bring about changes in my behavior and beliefs even now... More now to heal than to cope. (I hope)


Anyone else do this or something like it?

Sure. I try to consciously give myself positive affirmations, and ignore or counter the negative stuff that bubbles up in my psyche.

i don't really understand the concept of self-hypnosis, but i try to not dwell on negative thoughts, and when a negative thought enters my mind, i quickly replace it with another thought. if i couldn't do this, i'd be fit for the glue factory.

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But more on that later...

I had to go to a hypnotherapist because of people poking me and me being so ticklish and jumpy, it got bad to the point where I would automatically react just if people were around me. The hypnotherapist helped me calm down and it was great, my doctor thought I might have to go to a neurologist, that might not have even helped if I did. I'm glad I went to the hypnotherapist. Sometimes people like us really need to find ways to calm ourselves down better than just breathing or laughing. I would've lost my job if I hadn't gotten that taken care of too, I was about 17.

Not sure if this is the same thing, but as a child, I was able to put my self into a trance with repeated movement and spoken word/phrase. I would just sudenly come to, and realize what I was doing! I don't think it was a coping mechanism, just felt cool.

i sure wish i were amenable to hypnosis, but it doesn't seem to work for me. the shrink told me i was one of a small minority who needed hypnotic induction facilitated via sodium thiopental. meditation also is useless to me, for the same reasons that i cannot be hypnotized, namely due to chronic pain that i cannot tune out or ignore.

My theory is that dissociative disorders (which are commonly seen in abuse survivors) are basically self-hypnosis that the person taught themselves at a young age to cope with an intolerable environment.

I do something like that. Sometimes I'm told (mostly by my friend) that I'm too permissive or forgiving with others and explain their behaviour logically but assuming too many positives about them. I think without that my thoughts would be paranoid and my behaviour would be almost uncontrollable, hostile, and full of emotional outbursts (more than I have now). I'm pretty sure without my mom's caring advices I wouldn't have this trait.

Self hypnosis is very useful, and it doesn't have to be anything any deeper than doing a basic "body scan".

Mindfulness practice is also great for us, that's not about emptying your mind of your thoughts, but being aware of how you feel in the present moment and acknowledging it without judgement. Very helpful.

^^^welcome to WP, LB

good to know some people here have talents in this regard.

Thank you for the welcome

I became a hypnotherapist before I was diagnosed with Asperger's, and it's amazing how much "stuff" just clunked into place about how I seemed to be unable to be hypnotised myself. It's just about getting the words right for the clients, and us as Aspies allowing ourselves to do something that's really beneficial for us.

There are techniques for hypnotic pain control that may be useful for you; might sound a bit daft if you seem to be unhypnotisable But there are lots of techniques that can be used outside of a traditional trance, and you essentially do the hypnosis yourself. x

i'm sure if I had some NO2 assisting me or good pain meds, it might work better, but then again I also have issue with being both relaxed AND alert simultaneously. if I could do this, i'd like hypnotic past-life regression.

I remember working in the hospital labor and delivery/maternity ward and seeing a midwife delivery a baby while the mother was hypnotized with something called "the Williams technique." I was amazed that she could tolerate getting her episiotomy repaired sans local anesthetic, just from hypnosis. I think she was the midwife's "star pupil."

Pain control is amazing in hypnosis. Think about hypno birthing as well, it's entirely possible to have an amazing experience that's calm, controlled, and pain free. It still never ceases to amaze me, and I know how it works