Instant Self-Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your Eyes Open (35 Scripts for Reducing Stress, Anxiety, and Bad Habits) Paperback – March 1, 2004

I don't want to sound cheesy, but I don't think there are words to describe how powerful "Instant Self Hypnosis " is. This book allows you to reprogram your subconscious mind. Our minds are like computers. If you don't run virus scans, download updates and install the proper software, you're computer isn't going to run very well. The mind/subconscious is the same way. Self-Hypnosis acts as a virus scanner cleaning up our flaws, and a software program that can add new positive features to our mind/subconscious and personality.This book is an extremely easy read that is very potent with information about self-hypnosis. The author doesn't have an agenda, besides helping people. You don't have to worry about looking up big words on you dictionary app every 3 lines, and the sentences aren't paragraphs loaded with commas. The beautiful thing is you can completely understand all of the basics about self-hypnosis and forget about all the misconceptions /myths, in several hours if you're a fast reader or a day if you're not a fast reader. This is very important because understanding the what's, why's and how's along with a positive attitude is the key to getting results.Chapter 1 "It's all in your mind"This chapter basically explains the relationship and aspects between the conscious and the subconscious. It talks about the similarities between programming the computer and programming the mind and how to access the subconscious to make lasting improvements.Chapter 2 "What you should know about Hypnosis"This chapter gives a clear definition of what hypnosis is/what it isn't, where Hypnosis came from, why its here to stay for a long time. It debunks the misconceptions about hypnosis (ex. how we are in control and aware at all times, opposed to the hypnotist having control over us).Chapter 3 "How I discovered Instant Self Hypnosis"This chapter explains how the author discovered the writing and reading with your eyes open method by accident. He talks about how it is common to experience eyes open hypnosis during various activities without even realizing it (like watching tv or driving). He explains the advantages of this method over traditional self-hypnosis.Chapter 4 "Experiencing Hypnosis for the first time"This chapter prepares and primes you to experience this method for the first time with a specialized master induction along with a wake-up script. It is very simple yet thorough and effective for maximizing results.Chapter 5 "Thirty-Five Instant Self Hypnosis Scripts"This chapter includes 35 professionally prepared scripts that include common self-improvement goals. The brief intro explains how to use the scripts... and the step by step process to relax and induce a hypnotic state. Some of the scripts I have used include: stop stressing out (anxiety), strong immune system, total self-confidence, etc. I was a very anxious person all of my life and never really had the ability to overcome it. After the first 7 days of using the "Stop Stressing Out" script, I have now completely overcome anxiety. If I ever feel like I am getting anxious or tense (which I rarely do anymore) I have two tools that I can instantly turn it off. And it evaporates instantly. Before I would feel tense or short of breath and the only thing that would cure it was time. Now all I need is less than 5 seconds if I do feel nervous, its gone, and nobody would ever know.Chapter 6 "Instant Self-Hypnosis While You Write"This chapter explains how to use the combination of reading an induction and the power of writing.Chapter 7 "The Suggestion template"If you had a particular goal that wasn't included in the 35 scripts you can write your own. Forbes provides a template that you can use as a guide to write your own customized scripts. This is the section that makes this book so powerful you can use this section to make any script for any goal that you can think of.Chapter 8 "Customized Instant Self-Hypnosis Sessions"This chapter basically lays down the instructions for using the writing/reading combination and how to perform this process in a specific sequence. This section includes a specialized writing induction that you read followed by writing your own script (using the suggestion template) as a guide.Chapter 9" More about Instant Self-Hypnosis"This chapter goes more in depth about the Eyes Open Self-Hypnosis method. It also answers FAQ's about the method.Next there are a several Bonus Sections including:1. "How to Supercharge Your Affirmations"2. "How to Instantly Hypnotize Others"3. "The Instant Self Hypnosis Stress-Buster Challenge"4. "How to Deepen Your Hypnotic State" (which includes a deepening script"Second to last, there are several Appendixes that include:A. Alternative InductionB. Customized Suggestion Templates (Blank so you can write your scripts).Lastly there is an about the author section.I want to personally say that I have contacted Forbes Robbins Blair before, and he is the same caring person that he comes across through this book. He goes the extra mile for his customers. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to be the person they never thought they could be.I have never wrote a review for any product or book in my life, so this review is a strong testament to the results I have had.

This book is essentially a script book for self-hypnosis. At the beginning of the book is a general induction you can use to induce yourself into a trance state, followed by a selection of 35 scripts for dealing with common issues and helping you to improve your life. You'll find scipts for weight-loss, confidence, motivation, public speaking, lucid dreaming, better sex life and many others.The book is marketed as using hypnosis while you're awake. This may seem to make it different from other hypnosis books, unless you understand that you are using hypnosis every time you use your imagination and get absorbed by your inner experience - and for that matter any time you read any book that transports you into another world, the world described in that book and you become oblivious to your environment to a certain degree, you are in hypnosis - much like you are in hypnosis when you are absorbed in the action of the movie you are watching on TV. The only difference is that with TV you get to watch the images, and while reading the book, you create them in your mind, according to your interpretation of the words.You can use the scripts in this book either by reading them, but you can also record them on a tape and just relax and listen to them. You should use whatever method helps you to engage your imagination better and create a more vivid subjective experience.This book was created for non-hypnotists - however even a professional hypnotist, particularly those who are new to hypnosis, may use this book as an additional resource - just as they would use any other script (patter) book.Near the end of the book is a section on hypnotizing yourself while you write. This has brought to my mind another book "The Einstein Factor" and the method called "image streaming" which you may also experiment with; as well as mind-mapping, which is particularly useful for drawing the information out of your subconscious mind.The next section, Suggestion Template, guides you through a process which will help you to create successful suggestions that will be customized to your personality, preferences and your specific outcome.The book contains few additional sections with useful information on supercharging your affirmation and getting the best results out of your self-hypnosis session.