Hypnosis--who's interested?
I've been working on a script for a lucid dreaming hypnosis file for a few months now. Unlike most existing LD hypnosis files, I don't just tell you "you will become lucid more and more." That's not effective hypnosis! Effective hypnosis gives you a means to achieve your goal (for instance, anti-smoking hypnosis doesn't tell you directly "don't smoke," but instead makes smoking seem less appealing, by saying things like "cigarettes taste like stale cotton to you," or by replacing the habit, "mint gum, on the other hand, satisfies your craving in a more calm, refreshing manner."). That said, you have to speak concretely. You can't always rely on abstract suggestions, like "realize you are dreaming," because your subconscious may not know what that means, or how to achieve it. So I have a different plan.
My goal is to make reality checks a serious part of your schedule. You'll learn how to perform a good reality check, what you should be thinking when doing a reality check, and when to perform a reality check. I'll also be including a 'mind temple' induction method, which I plan to use in future files (lucidity of thought and dream control). Anyway, there are absolutely no submissive messages (a fatal flaw in many hypnosis files).
So what's the catch?
I have no microphone. As of now, the induction is text-based. I'm currently searching for a good (free/trial) text-to-voice translator.
Who's interested?
lucid dreaming and hypnosis
I messed up my lucid dreaming abilities by experimenting with self-hypnosis...
lucid dreaming and hypnosis
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Originally Posted by
Thor
Interesting. How did it happen? What suggestions did you use?
I blogged about it recently:
Something completely puzzling has been happening to me over the last month and a half. Just as I was beginning to have lucid dreams on command, I noticed that my lucid dreaming abilities started to evaporate a few weeks ago. Within a week or so not only was I having very few (and very brief) lucid dreams, but I was also unable to induce them even with techniques that had never failed before! I was confused, but then I assumed that it was temporary, so I decided to relax, sit back, and see what happens. I fully expected to regain my lucid dreaming abilities within days. But three weeks later, I was still waiting!
It had taken me approximately seven months to get to the point of having lucid dreams on command. It was hard to accept that I had undone something that I had worked so hard for, for months, in less than a week.
I decided to review my dream journal to see if I could find some logical explanation, but I couldn't find anything. Then, it occurred to me that maybe, just maybe, it had something to do with the fact that I had started experimenting with self-hypnosis... Sure enough, when I compared the day I started my self-hypnosis sessions with the day I stopped having lucid dreams, it was a perfect match! So that was it, I stopped having lucid dreams the day after I began my self-hypnosis sessions. Needless to say, I was NOT using self-hypnosis to lose my lucid dreaming abilities, I was using it for a completely unrelated issue.
Having said that, I need to clarify that in no way am I suggesting that self-hypnosis (or regular hypnosis) is a bad thing. What I am saying is that it's not a wise thing to do to jump into something unknown with both feet (duh!). This is exactly what I did with my short-lived self-hypnosis practice. I still believe that--done the right way--hypnosis can be a great tool for self-improvement.
Anyway, I only used self-hypnosis for three weeks. The next time I want to experiment with it again, I will make sure I get some professional assistance.
After weeks of whining (LOL), I have finally come to terms with the fact that I will have to start all over again. As a matter of fact, I have already done so. I am working my way up again. Through sheer perseverance, I'm also getting better at inducing WILDs.