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Hypno yp noth the erapy rapy Scr Scrip ipts ts Volume XI

By:

Steve G. Jones, M.Ed. Clinical Hypnotherapist www.stevegjones.com

Hypno yp noth the erapy rapy Scr Scrip ipts ts Volume XI

By:

Steve G. Jones, M.Ed. Clinical Hypnotherapist www.stevegjones.com

Research Assistant: Katherine T. Sinclair

Copyright © 2008

All rights reserved. No material in this book book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the author.

Table of Contents Table of Contents...........................................................4 Foreword........................................................................5 Chapter 1 What is a Script? .......................................... 7 Chapter 2 Scripts ........................................................ 15 Stop Stuttering..........................................................16 Stop Snoring.............................................................21 Stop Smoking ........................................................... 23 Stop Overanalyzing Script ........................................ 27 Stop Eating Carbs .................................................... 29 Stop Compulsive Lying.............................................31 Stop Chewing Tobacco ............................................32 Stop Binge Eating.....................................................36 Stop Binge Drinking..................................................37 Young at Heart ......................................................... 38 Writer’s Block............................................................39 Winning Pool ............................................................ 42 Winning Bowling.......................................................43 Weight Loss..............................................................45 Wedding Stress ........................................................ 48 Unwanted Hair Growth ............................................. 49 Unlimited Wealth ...................................................... 51 Unlimited Motivation ................................................. 52 Unlimited Confidence ............................................... 55 The Art of Breathing .................................................57 Taurus ............................................................ ..........59 Surgery: Calm Before ............................................... 62 Stress ............................................................. ..........64 Stop Teeth Grinding ................................................. 65 Appendix ............................................................ ..........66 References...................................................................68 Resources....................................................................69 Books by Steve G. Jones, M.Ed. .................................70

Foreword Hypnotherapy has been used in dental practice since the 19th century. It was used then in the form of hypnoanalgesia during surgical dental intervention. The first tooth extraction with the use of hypnoanalgesia was performed by Jean Victor Dudet in 1830. Since then, hypnotherapists have made powerful strides toward changing public perception about hypnosis. Doctors continue to use hypnosis to calm their patients, and to ease pain during procedures (Bierman, 1995). They regularly tell patients how easy recovery will be. Additionally, doctors tell patients that a procedure is common and meets with a high degree of success. Because these phrases are delivered by an authority figure, they act in exactly the same way as hypnotic suggestions, and become reality for the patient. More obvious hypnotic suggestions are also sometimes given to patients by doctors trained in hypnosis, and for over a century, dentists have used hypnosis to ease discomfort during dental procedures. In addition to using hypnotic techniques themselves, doctors and dentists regularly refer patients to hypnotherapists for help with weight loss, smoking cessation, and overcoming fears about dental and surgical procedures. Before the 1950s, the medical profession scoffed at hypnotherapy, but today it is being readily embraced as a complement to long-standing medical procedures. According to the southern Medical Journal (2004), as many as 40% of Americans use some form of complementary and alternative medicine such as hypnotherapy. At no other time has the world of hypnotherapy been as wide open with exciting possibilities as it is now. Because more and more people are exploring and accepting the benefits of hypnotherapy, a much

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greater need for qualified hypnotherapists to open practices now exists. The goal of this book is to give you, a potential or practicing hypnotherapist, a strong base for building your practice. You will be guided through a basic hypnotherapy session, and you will be given homework opportunities to use and modify your techniques so that you can help others lose weight, find love, and increase their financial success, among other issues. For the latest information about the hypnotherapy world, visit www.americanallianceofhypnotists.org, the website of the American Alliance of Hypnotists, of which I am the founder and director. The organization started in America as a network of hypnotherapists, but it is now open to practitioners worldwide. Among other things, this site lists hypnotherapists and classes available in your local area. Become a member. It’s free.

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Chapter 1 What is a Script?



Perhaps the most important part of any hypnosis experience is the script. What is a script? A script is the meat of the hypnosis experience. It is where the therapy occurs. If you do not have a script, you are not doing hypnotherapy. You may be hypnotizing your client, but you are not helping anyone. A script is the portion of the hypnosis session during which you suggest change. It delivers the main message to the subconscious mind. The pretalk, induction and deepening were all to prepare the client for the script. A script can be on anything: attracting romantic partners, improving efficiency for increased financial success, weight loss, memory improvement, smoking cessation, improved confidence, or whatever the client’s challenge may be. As part of a self-hypnotherapy session, a hypnotherapist could even write a script to enhance her creativity—to suggest to her subconscious mind that she is going to write more creative scripts. The script is where you form new associations for the client. Instead of being afraid, the client will associate a pleasant feeling with talking to members of the opposite sex, eating health foods, going down an escalator, down an elevator, into a crowd of people, up on a stage, in an airplane, near a snake. I have a prospective client who is afraid of entering parking garages. During the script, she will be given a new association for entering a parking garage, and she will no longer be afraid. Her old association, the one she has now, is scary for her. The script will plant positive suggestions



that her body will remember in the future when she actually enters a parking garage. If you are new to hypnotherapy, you might want to start with a script written by someone else. You can borrow one of my scripts, or a script from one of the countless books available on this topic (see chapter’s end for recommended resources). When using a script that someone else has written, make sure that you have read through it before the hypnosis session. The worst thing you can possibly do is go into a session without previously having read through the script. You want to be familiar with the script for several reasons. First of all, you do not want to trip through words and concepts while reading the script during the session. (Because your client’s eyes are covered, you can read a script during a session. You do not have to memorize it.) Second of all, you need to evaluate the script prior to reading it to your client. Each client is different, so you will need to find and eliminate those things in the script that are not going to apply to the particular client for whom the script is being used. You need to have a full understanding of the script so that you can tailor it to reach the best possible results. Do your due diligence. Do not allow yourself any excuses. Prepare every time. Beware of procrastinating and ending up in a situation that causes you to stumble. You can get lazy. You can get into a rut. During a live sermon, the preacher can say, “I am sorry. I made a mistake. Let me backtrack.” You cannot do that under hypnosis. Every word you say goes into the patient’s subconscious mind.



Be prepared. You are dealing with the most precious part of a human: His mind. Treat it delicately. I do not say this to scare you. I say this to prepare you. Be prepared. Consider a script for weight loss that begins like this: Now, you will imagine that you are a machine and you can put different types of batteries in your power center. You have been choosing batteries which do not last long and leave a residue. From now on, you will chose proper batteries which power you for a long time and do not leave a residue. Let’s say that you are not interested or inspired by the machine analogy used in the script. Also, your client is not interested in machines at all. Would this script be appropriate? Probably not. Would it be more powerful to use a script that related to something you and your client related to? Probably. Although the analogies are good and potentially powerful, if they do not feel natural for you, you will not be confident when reading them. And, more importantly, if they do not feel natural for the client, another script choice would be more appropriate. So go through any script you intend to use. Make sure there are no surprises. If someone hands you a script and says, “Here. Use this when you have someone who wants to lose weight,” make sure you go through the script ahead of time. Do not be afraid to alter a script. Scripts are not written in stone. Make the script into something that flows freely from your mouth. 10 www.SteveGJones.com


One of the books I recommend at the end of this book, The Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors by Hammond, contains many good scripts. However, they were written by hypnotherapists with advanced educational and medical degrees, and are therefore extremely technical. Take the general idea of these scripts and rewrite them. You have got to tailor things to your own unique flavor. I cannot emphasize that enough. The only rule for modifying scripts is this: Never insert anything that could cause harm. We do not harm people. We help people. Say good things. Do not say frightening or harmful things. Do not excite your client. Bore him. Everything is calm. Everything is peaceful. Everything is beautiful. Everything is positive. As long as you remember not to harm people, your script will be fine. If you do not have a script to modify, you will have to write your own script. Let’s assume that your client wants to lose weight and you do not have a script. What should you do? Do you give up? No. You do not give up. You take heart in the fact that everything you need is already within you. You just need a little guidance. So let’s take this step-by-step. First of all, ask yourself what the goal is. Here, the goal is for the client to lose weight. Before writing the script, you need to find out what a reasonable target is. Do not allow the client to expect to lose 100 pounds in six weeks. If you are not sure what is reasonable, consult a dietician or a physician. (Remember: 11 www.SteveGJones.com


if your client is under the care of another healthcare professional, make sure you are agreement with the course of treatment.) Find out how much weight the person can expect to lose, and set a reasonable target within a reasonable time frame. Your due diligence should continue with a conversation with the client. Before you write the script, find out what the client is eating that is harmful. Ask the client: “What are the foods you are eating, and when are you eating them?” And then work this information into the script. For example, perhaps the client says, “I am eating Snickers bars at 11 p.m. right before I go to bed. I am eating three of them a night. I cannot figure out why on earth I am gaining weight. It is just not fair.” The script is the place to alter the negative behavior that is causing the problem. Your script will want to tell this client: that he can and will change his behavior. If the person is gaining weight, unable to talk to potential romantic partners, or scared of flying, the script is the place to insert suggestions for positive change. The script is where the healing takes place.

If she is afraid of planes, she gets on that plane. She takes that plane ride. She gets off that plane and nothing has gone wrong. Have her imagine the whole thing. She is safe the entire time. Nothing goes wrong. Be creative. Say things like, “You can see the cockpit from where you are sitting and everything looks fine. And you know that your bags are stowed and you just feel great because everything is taken care of. It is a smooth flight. You look 12 www.SteveGJones.com


outside. And it is daytime and you see the sky and it is so beautiful.” If you are working on motivation, find out why the client is not motivated. Is she unmotivated because she does not think she will accomplish the desired results? If so, the script should help the client to see herself as having already accomplished the results. The client already has achieved whatever it is that is causing her to procrastinate. If the client is afraid of snakes, have him see a snake from a distance. Tell him, “Everything is fine and now if you want to you can walk closer. Only walk as close as you feel comfortable with and no closer. And each time you hear my voice, you can allow yourself to get closer but understand that no harm will come to you.” When writing a script, I am inviting you to use your creativity. I am inviting you to reach inside and pull something out of yourself something that will be helpful. I am not going to tell you a way that is written in stone because that would limit your creativity. Beyond the sky is the limit. Go beyond. Just let it flow. Keep in mind your plan, your idea, and your motive. Your motivation is to help the person. You are trying to help the client. Everything is positive. Everything is uplifting. We are not dwelling on the negative. We focus on the positive. Keep your eye on the mark and remember that you will end up at whatever point on which you have focused. Likewise, we want to keep the client’s focus on the positive change from within. The client should imagine that the change has happened. We want the client to think: “I am already flying. I am not planning on it. I am getting on that plane. I am not imagining it. I am flying. I am getting as close to that snake as I feel comfortable. I am taking the steps to get to that escalator and I am on it and everything is fine.” 13 www.SteveGJones.com


As discussed earlier, a person’s body does not know the difference between imaging something and having it actually happen. This means that the client has the advantage of knowing rationally that the situation is not occurring, but physically and emotionally the client feels he has experienced the event. Therefore, when it comes time for the client to go down the escalator, his body will feel as though he has a positive and successful experience under his belt. Though they are the meat of the session, scripts should not exceed 10 minutes when read slowly aloud. The following chapters contain scripts which can be used by you in working with yourself or working with clients. I have divided them into chapters to make referencing them easier. Keep in mind that the chapter titles are only general guides and that some scripts could be used for multiple purposes. You may also feel free to modify any of my scripts to suit you particular needs. For more scripts, please visit www.SteveGJones.com where you can purchase my other scripts book, Hypnotherapy Scripts Volume I.



Chapter 2 Scripts



Stop Stuttering And as you continue relaxing deeper and deeper and more deeply relaxed, I would like you to realize just how powerful you are. Realize what an amazing speaker you are. You are always able to say words clearly and with distinction. Your annunciation is becoming better and better every day and your pronunciation is also becoming better and better every day. Imagine yourself now, in front of a group of people speaking. Notice how smoothly your words flow. Notice that they are interested in what you have to say. They notice you and regard you as a wonderful person and you are okay having their attention on you. From now on you look forward to opportunities to speak publicly. Your words flow out smoothly from your mouth, that’s right. You take time to speak appropriately, that’s right. Before you speak you prepare the first few words in your mind so that when you do speak, those words come out smoothly. Eventually this process will become unnecessary because words will simply flow from your mouth automatically, smoothly every time. Imagine yourself speaking one on one to someone now. Notice how smoothly your words flow from your mouth. You keep the conversation flowing easily, that’s right. Just enjoying having a wonderful conversation with them. Now imagine yourself speaking to an authority figure, someone you respect. Notice how smooth your words flow. You are relaxed and calm the whole time, relaxed and calm. Think the word smooth when you talk, smooth, that’s right. Your words are smooth. You are relaxed when you talk even to an authority figure. Now imagine yourself in an argument with someone, that’s right see yourself arguing. Notice how smoothly your words flow as you think the word smooth. You are able to express your point of view with the other person or with other people even if you are arguing. Words just flow from your mouth easily, naturally, effortlessly, one word after another as if they are just one 16 www.SteveGJones.com


long word flowing from your mouth and from now on people will regard you as a wonderful speaker, someone who speaks with distinction, someone who speaks clearly and smoothly, someone with wonderful annunciation and pronunciation. Relax now and realize just how powerful you are able to speak clearly in any situation. I’d like you now to imagine yourself in another situation of your choosing. See yourself speaking clearly, expressing exactly what you feel and think. Notice the other person or the other people listening to you, interested in what you have to say. This makes you even more relaxed, even more able to speak smoothly and clearly and you think the word smooth in your mind the whole time, that’s right, smooth. Words flow from your mouth, that’s right. You are always relaxed when speaking, always relaxed. I’d like you to realize that right now your subconscious mind is being programmed to allow you to speak smoothly, easily, almost effortlessly every time you speak. Your words flow together, one word connects to the next in a smooth flow of words. And these words make a smooth flow of sentences. And these sentences make up a smooth flow of paragraphs and these paragraphs allow you to express what you feel and what you think easily, smoothly, effortlessly. You are an amazing speaker. And from now you will think of yourself as an amazing speaker because that is what you are, an amazing speaker, a wonderful, amazing, powerful, smooth speaker. So relax and realize that everything is going to be just fine because your subconscious mind is now programmed to allow you to speak smoothly. Over the next few weeks I would like you to make a plan to find numerous different opportunities in which you can speak to others. The more experience you get speaking to others, the more comfortable you become speaking smoothly. So over the next few weeks you will look for opportunities to speak to others whether in public or private, social situations or non-social situations, groups or individuals. You will look for numerous different types of opportunities in which you can speak to demonstrate to 17 www.SteveGJones.com

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yourself and others just how smoothly you speak now, that’s right, smoothly. You look for opportunities to speak to people on the phone. See yourself talking on the phone now, smoothly. One word connects to the next, that’s right. You look for opportunities to speak to others. This allows you to become more and more confident as a speaker. So relax even more deeply now and realize that everything is going to be just fine. And as you continue relaxing relaxing deeper and deeper and more deeply relaxed, I would like you to realize just how powerful you are. Realize what an amazing speaker you are. You are always able to say words clearly and with distinction. Your annunciation is becoming better and better every day and your pronunciation is also becoming better and better every day. Imagine yourself now, in front of a group of people speaking. Notice how smoothly your words flow. Notice that they are interested in what you have to say. They notice you and regard you as a wonderful person and you are okay having their attention on you. From now on you look forward to opportunities to speak publicly. Your words flow out smoothly from your mouth, that’s right. You take time to speak appropriately, that’s right. Before you speak you prepare the first few words in your mind so that when you do speak, those words come out smoothly. Eventually this process will become unnecessary because words will simply flow from your mouth automatically, smoothly every time. Imagine yourself speaking one on one to someone now. Notice how smoothly your words flow from your mouth. You keep the conversation flowing easily, that’s right. Just enjoying having a wonderful conversation with them. Now imagine yourself speaking to an authority figure, someone you respect. Notice how smooth your words flow. You are relaxed and calm the whole time, relaxed and calm. Think the word smooth when you talk, smooth, that’s right. Your words are smooth. You are relaxed when you talk even to 18 www.SteveGJones.com


an authority figure. Now imagine yourself in an argument with someone, that’s right see yourself arguing. Notice how smoothly your words flow as you think the word smooth. You are able to express your point of view with the other person or with other people even if you are arguing. Words just flow from your mouth easily, naturally, effortlessly, one word after another as if they are just one long word flowing from your mouth and from now on people will regard you as a wonderful speaker, someone who speaks with distinction, someone who speaks clearly and smoothly, someone with wonderful annunciation and pronunciation. Relax now and realize just how powerful you are able to speak clearly in any situation. I’d like you now to imagine yourself in another situation of your choosing. See yourself speaking clearly, expressing exactly what you feel and think. Notice the other person or the other people listening to you, interested in what you have to say. This makes you even more relaxed, even more able to speak smoothly and clearly and you think the word smooth in your mind the whole time, that’s right, smooth. Words flow from your mouth, that’s right. You are always relaxed when speaking, always relaxed. I’d like you to realize that right now your subconscious mind is being programmed to allow you to speak smoothly, easily, almost effortlessly every time you speak. Your words flow together, one word connects to the next in a smooth flow of words. And these words make a smooth flow of sentences. And these sentences make up a smooth flow of paragraphs and these paragraphs allow you to express what you feel and what you think easily, smoothly, effortlessly. You are an amazing speaker. And from now you will think of yourself as an amazing speaker because that is what you are, an amazing speaker, a wonderful, amazing, powerful, smooth speaker. So relax and realize that everything is going to be just fine because your subconscious mind is now programmed to allow you to speak smoothly. Over the next few weeks I would like you to make a plan to find numerous different opportunities in 19 www.SteveGJones.com


which you can speak to others. The more experience you get speaking to others, the more comfortable you become speaking smoothly. So over the next few weeks you will look for opportunities to speak to others whether in public or private, social situations or non-social situations, groups or individuals. You will look for numerous different types of opportunities in which you can speak to demonstrate to yourself and others just how smoothly you speak now, that’s right, smoothly. You look for opportunities to speak to people on the phone. See yourself talking on the phone now, smoothly. One word connects to the next, that’s right. You look for opportunities to speak to others. This allows you to become more and more confident as a speaker. So relax even more deeply now and realize that everything is going to be just fine.



Stop Snoring And as you continue relaxing deeper, deeper, and more deeply relaxed, you realize just how peaceful you are in all areas of your life. You realize just how dedicated you are to improving your life and now you have chosen to let go of snoring. You have chosen to stop snoring and this is a wonderful idea for yourself and others. And so in order to accomplish this goal, you have decided to take several very powerful steps. If you are overweight you will begin an appropriate exercise program which will allow you to lose weight. Sometimes snoring is caused by being overweight so you have decided to keep your weight in line by eating appropriate foods and exercising, allowing yourself to lose weight and to maintain an appropriate weight for your height. You follow a healthy lifestyle to develop good muscle tone and to lose weight. And this helps you eliminate snoring. Also, you cut back or eliminate alcohol. You realize that drinking can cause snoring so if you drink at night you cut back or eliminate this activity. This also helps eliminate your snoring and you choose to follow a regular sleeping pattern, sleeping at a regular time every night, waking up at a regular time if this is possible with your life pattern. Your sleeping pattern is an important part of your life pattern. And so if it is possible to keep it consistent, then you do so. You choose to sleep on your front or your side instead of your back and this also helps in eliminating snoring. By using all of these habits consistently you will find that you are able to eliminate snoring. If your snoring persists after taking the steps, you of course seek further assistance from a medical professional. You are so relaxed now realizing that your subconscious mind is being programmed to take the steps necessary to eliminate snoring from your life. You are so very proud of yourself for taking these steps and these steps are programmed into your subconscious mind. You don’t have to think about them before you fall asleep, they become part of your life as a natural result of 21 www.SteveGJones.com


listening to this recording. Once again, if you are overweight, you choose to lose weight. You choose to live a healthy lifestyle, to develop good muscle tone and to lose weight. You avoid alcohol near bedtime or you cut back on alcohol because drinking can cause snoring. You follow a regular sleep pattern if it is possible. You chose to sleep on your side or on your front rather than on your back. This will also help stop snoring and once you have used all these techniques if you need further assistance you seek the help from a medical professional because you are determined to stop snoring. Congratulations on this powerful decision to help not only yourself, but those who are in your life. Everyone is on your side to help you stop snoring. You are more dedicated than ever to stop snoring. Following these simple guidelines will help you eliminate snoring from your life permanently. So relax, relax and realize that everything is going to be just fine.



Stop Smoking Willingness is a state of mind and you are willing to be a non smoker because that is what you want. You will succeed. You are willing to do whatever it takes to produce the results you want. You choose to be a non smoker. Just be willing, be willing. Be willing to do whatever it takes to be a non smoker. Your thoughts create your behavior. When you have a behavior you want to change, you change the thought pattern and the behavior changes automatically. All of your behavior results directly from your thoughts. Therefore, think of yourself as a non smoker. Hear yourself saying I am a non smoker. When someone offers you a cigarette, hear yourself saying, no thanks, I don’t smoke. For your body, smoking is poison. You want to live a long and healthy life. You owe your body respect and protection. You have made a commitment to protect and respect your body and when you do that, you then have the power with in you to smoke your last cigarette. You will maintain your non smoking easily and effortlessly. Just relax, let it happen, hear yourself repeating slowly in your subconscious mind, I am a non smoker now and forever more. I am going to make this work. I expect this to work. I now allow myself to be a non smoker. I deserve to be a non smoker. You will maintain your non smoking permanently. You will be relaxed when others are smoking around you. Cigarettes are poison. Cigarettes are filled with over 4,000 substances and then when someone offers you a cigarette, hear yourself say no thank you, I quit. You are now and forever more a non smoker. In the morning, before you can even open your eyes tell yourself, I am strongly motivated to be a non smoker, one day at a time easily and effortlessly. See yourself going through your day and night without a cigarette. That’s right, see yourself getting up in the morning without a cigarette. See yourself having coffee or reading the paper, doing what you do in the morning without a cigarette. See yourself on a phone, 23 www.SteveGJones.com


without a cigarette. See yourself driving, playing your favorite music, relaxed and comfortable, without a cigarette. See yourself after a meal, without a cigarette. Relaxed and comfortable, no interest, no desire. See yourself doing the things that you do throughout the day, whatever they may be, without a cigarette, uninterested, no desire. See yourself out with others, and someone lights up, tell yourself, cigarettes are not a sign of friendship. Cigarettes are poison. You are now and forever more a non smoker. And long ago there is a food that you decided not to eat. Imagine that food now. You made a decision that you would not eat that food and nothing and no one could make you pick up a fork and eat that disgusting and nauseating food. Just as now you have made your choice to be a non smoker and nothing and no one can make you take that first puff. Every time you take a look at a pack of cigarettes you will think of that food and nothing and no one can make you take the first puff. You are now and forever more a non smoker. And as you relax I would like to recall a time in your life, a time in your life when you felt completely confident and proud of yourself. See that moment clearly. Notice the colors in the room. Hear the sounds associated with that event. Notice any odors associated with that event. Feel the atmosphere, your clothes, and the temperature and now make all of those sounds, sights, and smells even more vivid and now allow the feeling of pride associated with this event to build in intensity. And when you feel the pride associated with this event at the maximum level of intensity, make a fist with your former smoking hand and as you hold the fist tightly, take three slow deep breaths, in and out. Feel even more intensely the pride that you felt during the event. That’s right, you are there now at that event. Feel that adrenaline rush and as you breathe in and out now. Feel the sense of pride begin to get stronger. Now unclench your fist and relax even more deeply. You are now and forever more a non smoker. I am going to give you a post 24 www.SteveGJones.com


hypnotic suggestion. A post hypnotic suggestion works long after the hypnosis session is over. For your benefit you will use the suggestion as long as you need it. When you no longer need it, it will just fade away. If you ever feel an urge or a craving for a cigarette, you will make a fist with your former smoking hand, that’s right, a tight fist. This is now your power hand. This is a signal to your subconscious mind which says I am powerful. I am a non smoker. Now take three deep breaths in and out. And as you exhale each time, exhale all of that craving out into the atmosphere where it just dissipates and fades away. Remember if you feel a craving, make a fist and take three deep breaths. Tell yourself that a craving for a cigarette lasts for just a few seconds and after you have done this, you can relax that hand. All you need to cope with is a few seconds, so distract yourself. Think of the food you want to eat, this is not deprivation, this is reward. Tell yourself, I am not giving up pleasure, I am giving up poison. Tell yourself, the first puff is the problem. If I never take the first puff, I have no problem. You are now and forever more a non smoker. Imagine yourself one year from now. You are out with friends. You feel great. You look great. It has been a wonderful year. People around you are smoking. As you watch them puff away, you think about how lucky you are to be rid of that dirty, killing habit. Hear someone offer you a cigarette. Hear yourself say no thank you, I stopped smoking. You are now and forever more a non smoker and every night before going to sleep, tell yourself, I am a permanent non smoker. I expect to be a non smoker. I will allow myself to be a non smoker. I deserve to be a non smoker. Relax, let the results take care of themselves. You are a non smoker. You have given up smoking for many reasons. Think of those reasons now. Clean, clear, healthy, pink lungs. More energy, more stamina. Clean smelling mouth. Clean smelling breath. To be a better influence. To reinforce your confidence, to live a longer and healthy life and all the other good, positive, powerful reasons you have. You are now and forever more a non 25 www.SteveGJones.com


smoker. No matter what is going on in your life you are now and forever more a non smoker. No matter how aggravated you may be, nothing and no one can make you take the first puff. No matter how upset and sad you can be at times, nothing and no one can make you take the first puff. No matter how heart broken or aggravated you may be from time to time, nothing and no one can make you take the first puff. Believe it. Trust yourself. Trust your subconscious mind. A habit that is not fed is soon gone. You are now and forever more a non smoker. Now all thoughts, all cravings, all urges connected to smoking are gone from your mind and your body. Let it happen. Let it happen easily and effortlessly. You have given up smoking for yourself. You are now and forever more a non smoker. Congratulations.



Stop Overanalyzing Script You are not tempted to analyze this session. You do not judge what I am saying and you do not judge me. You are completely open to the words that you hear because you want to completely avoid overanalyzing everything around you. As you sit back and relax you notice the sense of calm that has come over body. Not only is your body at peace, but so is your mind. You look forward to the day where you can appreciate things for what they are and appreciate people for who they are without scrutinizing over every detail. You decide to start over. You decide that you will seeing the world around you in a different light. From this point on you will see things for what they are and the only thoughts coming from your head will be positive and accurate. When deciding on something, maybe is no longer an option for you. You decide on things on the spot without overanalyzing and you always feel confident about your decision. You realize that you waste a lot of your time over thinking things because you are often right the first time. As you come to this realization, you learn to trust your gut instinct and you always go with it. Imagine yourself in a situation where you are often tempted to over think things. The old you would have taken ten minutes to come up with a decision and the old you still would not have felt confident with your decision. Now you trust yourself a lot more and you are confident in your quick decisions. You find yourself with extra time during your day to appreciate the world around you. Time that you to be spent overanalyzing things, is not spent being more productive in a positive way. Imagine yourself in a situation where you are so engrossed in some minuscule detail that you completely miss out on the big picture. You realize there are so many things that are happening around you that you don’t even notice. Now picture yourself in these situations and look at the big picture. Look at all the things that now come clearly into focus. You find yourself with spare time because you no longer spend your time 27 www.SteveGJones.com


daydreaming about a situation. You decide to get things done and you are productive. You are a much more confident person and everyone around you sees the change in you. People, who used to tell you that you were overanalyzing things, now notice the change in you. You always give good advice. People enjoy coming to you and getting your opinion on things because you are such a good decision maker and what you have to say is always intelligent. Picture your new lifestyle now. You are always confident about the decisions you make. You no longer feel the need to overanalyze the world around you. You make quick, clear decisions and you feel good about them. You are proud of yourself. You feel as though you have accomplished a major task in your life. You enjoy life more. You see the positive because you are a very happy, positive person. You notice that your head is very clear. At all times you are able to think clearly and confidently. You use your ability to reason when you need to, your decisions are quick, and you are always confident with the result. Your life has changed a lot since you have made the decision to no longer overanalyze situations. Life now seems simpler and less complex. You enjoy leading a more simple life. You feel more content and relaxed. So go ahead and continue to relax, that’s right. Your body and mind feel at ease and that feels wonderful.



Stop Eating Carbs And as you continue relaxing deeper, and deeper and more deeply relaxed, I would like you to imagine a table filled with all the carbohydrates which you formerly ate. Look at this table now and notice that they are beginning to look rotten and moldy and old and completely unacceptable to you. And on a scale from one to ten, one being the least acceptable and ten being delicious and highly acceptable, I would like you to now imagine that these carbohydrates are an eight. They are beginning to turn now. They’re beginning to lose their freshness, now a seven. They are beginning to look more and more disgusting to you. And now a six. As flies begin to gather and land on the various carbohydrates on that table. And now a five, they have become inedible. You cannot eat those carbohydrates. Now a four. They are rotting, they are decomposing. Look at all the carbohydrates on the table. Look at each one individually. Notice how disgusting they are. And now a three. Those carbohydrates are no longer food. They no longer interest you. They are thoroughly disgusting to you. Your body rejects them, they stink, they are not food for your body. Now a two. when I reach the next number, those carbohydrates will simply be masses of mold and now a one. They no longer resemble carbohydrates. They look like masses of mold on that table. Flies have gathered on the table as well. Now you push that table away from you because you could not imagine eating any of those carbohydrates. They are disgusting and this is how carbohydrates will seem to you from now on, thoroughly disgusting and unacceptable. Carbohydrates no longer seem to be food. They seem to be unacceptable lumps of mold. So you are no longer entrusted in eating carbohydrates. Your body rejects carbohydrates. And I want you now to breathe in deeply and as you do, breathe in a sense of confidence and relaxation and hold that breath, open your mouth slightly and exhale. And as you exhale, exhale any cravings for 29 www.SteveGJones.com


carbohydrates, let them go. And as you breathe in deeply again, breathe in relaxation and calm peace of mind. And as you exhale slowly through your mouth, exhale any last bit of cravings for carbohydrates, let them go, let those cravings go. As you continue breathing easily, effortlessly and naturally, realize that you no longer have an interest in carbohydrates. They are a thing of the past for you. Your body rejects these and does not accept them as food. You are free your craving for carbohydrates. Instead you choose other foods which you desire. So I would like you to relax deeply now and realize that everything is going to be just fine.



Stop Compulsive Lying And as you continue relaxing deeper and deeper and more deeply relaxed, you realize that you are a person of integrity. You are a very powerful wonderful person, a person full of integrity and you desire to live a life in which you tell the truth. Because you realize that in telling the truth, you honor yourself and others. And you desire to honor yourself and others. So you constantly tell the truth. You are honest. You are very honest and you see that it makes perfect sense to be honest. You realize that there is immense power in honesty, that’s right. And you choose to have this power, the power of being honest and realize that day by day, it will become easier and easier for you to become honest, easier and easier for you to be a person of integrity. So relax now and realize just how powerful your mind is and it has the ability to allow you to always tell the truth, that’s right. So relax now and be happy because you are an honest person, full of integrity and that feels so good.



Stop Chewing Tobacco Willingness is a state of mind and you are willing to stop chewing tobacco because that is what you want. You will succeed. You are willing to do whatever it takes to produce the results you want. You choose to get rid of tobacco products. Just be willing, be willing. Be willing to do whatever it takes to quit. Your thoughts create your behavior. When you have a behavior you want to change, you change the thought pattern and the behavior changes automatically. All of your behavior results directly from your thoughts. Therefore, think of yourself as a non tobacco user. Hear yourself saying I no longer chew tobacco. When someone offers you tobacco, hear yourself saying, no thanks, I don’t do that anymore. For your body, tobacco is poison. You want to live a long and healthy life. You owe your body respect and protection. You have made a commitment to protect and respect your body and when you do that, you then have the power within you to chew your last cigarette. You will quit chewing tobacco easily and effortlessly. Just relax, let it happen, hear yourself repeating slowly in your subconscious mind, I no longer chew tobacco, now and forever more. I am going to make this work. I expect this to work. I now allow myself to rid my life of tobacco products. I deserve to stop. You will maintain your it permanently. You will be relaxed when others are chewing around you. Tobacco is poison. Tobacco is filled with bad substances and then when someone offers you tobacco, hear yourself say no thank you, I quit. You are now and forever more against chewing tobacco. In the morning, before you can even open your eyes tell yourself, I am strongly motivated to quit chewing tobacco, one day at a time easily and effortlessly. See yourself going through your day and night without tobacco. That’s right, see yourself getting up in the morning without tobacco. See yourself having coffee or reading the paper, doing what you do in the morning without tobacco. See 32 www.SteveGJones.com


yourself on the phone, without chewing tobacco. See yourself driving, playing your favorite music, relaxed and comfortable, without chewing tobacco. See yourself after a meal, without tobacco. Relaxed and comfortable, no interest, no desire. See yourself doing the things that you do throughout the day, whatever they may be, without chewing tobacco, uninterested, no desire. See yourself out with others, and someone else is chewing tobacco, tell yourself, chewing together is not a sign of friendship. Tobacco is poison. You now and forever more stopped using tobacco products. And long ago there is a food that you decided not to eat. Imagine that food now. You made a decision that you would not eat that food and nothing and no one could make you pick up a fork and eat that disgusting and nauseating food. Just as now you have made your choice to quit chewing tobacco and nothing and no one can make you take that away from you. Every time you take a look at tobacco you will think of that food and nothing and no one can make you start chewing again. You have now and forever more rid your life of tobacco. And as you relax I would like you to recall a time in your life, a time in your life when you felt completely confident and proud of yourself. See that moment clearly. Notice the colors in the room. Hear the sounds associated with that event. Notice any odors associated with that event. Feel the atmosphere, your clothes, and the temperature and now make all of those sounds, sights, and smells even more vivid and now allow the feeling of pride associated with this event to build in intensity. And when you feel the pride associated with this event at the maximum level of intensity, make a fist with your hand and as you hold the fist tightly, take three slow deep breaths, in and out. Feel even more intensely the pride that you felt during the event. That’s right, you are there now at that event. Feel that adrenaline rush and as you breathe in and out now. Feel the sense of pride begin to get stronger. Now unclench your fist and relax even more deeply. You have given up on chewing tobacco. I am going to give you a 33 www.SteveGJones.com


post hypnotic suggestion. A post hypnotic suggestion works long after the hypnosis session is over. For your benefit you will use the suggestion as long as you need it. When you no longer need it, it will just fade away. If you ever feel an urge or a craving for tobacco, you will make a fist with your hand, that’s right, a tight fist. This is now your power hand. This is a signal to your subconscious mind which says I am powerful. I am a non smoker. Now take three deep breaths in and out. And as you exhale each time, exhale all of that craving out into the atmosphere where it just dissipates and fades away. Remember if you feel a craving, make a fist and take three deep breaths. Tell yourself that a craving for tobacco lasts for just a few seconds and after you have done this, you can relax that hand. All you need to cope with is a few seconds, so distract yourself. Think of the food you want to eat, this is not deprivation, this is reward. Tell yourself, I am not giving up pleasure, I am giving up poison. If I never take the first puff, I have no problem. You no longer chew tobacco. Imagine yourself one year from now. You are out with friends. You feel great. You look great. It has been a wonderful year. Perhaps people around you are chewing tobacco. As you watch them chew away, you think about how lucky you are to be rid of that dirty, killing habit. Hear someone offer you some tobacco. Hear yourself say no thank you, I stopped chewing tobacco. You have kicked your habit of smoking tobacco and every night before going to sleep, tell yourself, I no longer want or need to chew tobacco. I will allow myself to quit chewing tobacco. I deserve to treat myself better. Relax, let the results take care of themselves. You have done it, you no longer chew tobacco. You have given up tobacco for many reasons. Think of those reasons now. Clean, clear, healthy, pink gums. More energy, more stamina. Clean smelling mouth. Clean smelling breath. To be a better influence. To reinforce your confidence, to live a longer and healthy life and all the other good, positive, powerful reasons you 34 www.SteveGJones.com


have. You no longer chew tobacco. No matter what is going on in your life you no longer turn to tobacco. No matter how aggravated you may be, nothing and no one can make you chew tobacco again. No matter how upset and sad you can be at times, nothing and no one can make you chew tobacco again. No matter how heart broken or aggravated you may be from time to time, nothing and no one can make you go back to using tobacco. Believe it. Trust yourself. Trust your subconscious mind. A habit that is not fed is soon gone. You kicked your habit. Now all thoughts, all cravings, all urges connected to tobacco are gone from your mind and your body. Let it happen. Let it happen easily and effortlessly. You have given up tobacco for yourself. Congratulations.



Stop Binge Eating And as you continue to relax you realize just how powerful you are and you realize just how much self control you have. You are a powerful person with a tremendous amount of self control. And you allow yourself to change negative eating patterns into a positive relationship with food and you allow this to take place easily and effortlessly. You are so very relaxed. And you find that you eat very small portions of food when you are hungry. You imagine your body to be like a furnace and you realize that you must keep that fire burning at a constant level, giving yourself an appropriate amount of energy in the form of food throughout your day. And so you keep the furnace stoped. And you are relaxed. You eat appropriate amounts of food when you are hungry and once you have eaten the appropriate amount of food you simply stop eating, you stop eating. And you realize that you are very comfortable eating small amounts of food on a regular basis, small amounts of food on a regular basis because you are relaxed and at ease. And if at any time you should feel any urge to go beyond a small amount of food, you should deal with the issue that causes those feelings, you deal with that issue in a very straightforward, direct, and mature way. And then you continue to relax and day by day you are becoming better and better at dealing with issues in your life. You see them as challenges which you will overcome. And so when you think of food you only think of eating food for energy. And you eat small amounts of food when you are hungry. And you relax between meals and you relax now deeper and deeper.



Stop Binge Drinking And as you relax more and more deeply, you realize just how powerful you are. I would like you now to imagine yourself in a situation where alcohol is present. And notice that if you have any, you have a very small amount, a very, very small amount. Whether you are alone or with friends, a very small amount is enough for you. And perhaps you will choose to avoid alcohol completely, that is your own powerful choice because you have the power to control your actions. And you will find that day by day you are able to deal with stress and tension easily. You see the situations in your life as challenges, challenges which you will easily overcome. And so when stress arises in your life, you deal with it immediately, efficiently, and maturely. And then you continue to relax. And you now choose other, more productive activities rather than drinking. Think now about all the activities you enjoy doing, that’s right. There are so many positive things in life which bring you pleasure. And so rather than drinking you find that you are interested in many of those activities. And if you find yourself in a situation where you are drinking, you realize that you will have tremendous self control and you will only drink a very small amount of alcohol and if there is any matter on your mind, you will deal with that matter easily and efficiently, you will deal with that emotion in a very productive way.



Young at Heart And as you continue to relax deeper and deeper and more deeply relaxed, I’d like you now to really get in touch with that part of you that has youthful vigor and vitality and energy and the thirst for fun and adventure, that’s right. That childlike part of you that just wants to have fun and you realize that that is okay. Having fun is okay, it is a part of you. It is a part of you that makes you human. You desire to have fun and you deserve to have fun and day by day you will have more and more exciting and fun adventures. I’d like you now to think about several things you can do tomorrow, several exciting and fun and adventurous things. Perhaps you can plan a trip, that’s right. Perhaps you can do something you have been putting off, something fun and adventurous. And whether you are planning it or actually doing it tomorrow, you are taking powerful positive steps toward being young at heart, that’s right. And you continue the momentum and it builds the desire to have fun builds within you day by day. You desire to have fun. And the more fun you have, the more fun you desire, that’s right. You live a very balanced life and fun is part of that balance. Allow yourself to be young at heart, to have fun, to enjoy life, you deserve it. Realize now that you are worthy of all the wonderful things life has to offer and you allow yourself to enjoy life. So relax now and realize that you will think of many wonderful fun things to do, very many wonderful fun things to do in the near future. So relax now, relax.



Writer’s Bloc k And as you continue relaxing deeper, deeper and more deeply relaxed, I would like you now to imagine that project which you would like to work on and if your have several, just imagine one, one writing project. And see yourself sitting down in front of your computer or wherever you write, perhaps you write on paper or perhaps you write on the computer, but however and wherever you write, imagine yourself there now. And as you look at the screen or the paper, I want you to imagine seeing right through what you are looking at. It’s as if a small dot is forming at the center of the screen or the paper and opening up slowly. Now it is the size of a quarter. Now it is the size of a tennis ball. The dot continues to grow as this opening in the screen or the paper continues to grow. Now it is the size of a basketball. Now it overtakes the entire screen or paper, this hole that is opening. This is a window which is opening. Through this window you can see many ideas which are in your mind. As you now look through that window, through that portal, you can see many ideas floating around, moving around. They are dynamic and colorful and very active ideas. Perhaps they are words or events or people or shapes. Perhaps you hear things coming from there. Perhaps you only see things. Perhaps you feel things coming from there, through that portal. You are very tuned in now to those ideas, to those concepts flowing now freely as they now move out through that portal into the room in which you are sitting. And you see people moving and talking. You see objects moving. You see wonderful ideas. You see words forming. It’s as if you are surrounded by magic. You see things all around you, filling the room you are in, flowing out of the portal and filling the room you are in. and you realize that any time you sit down to write whether on a piece of paper or on the computer, ideas flow out through the portal into the room in which you are sitting. And if you are outside, they flow outside to be near you, to surround you, these wonderful, 39 www.SteveGJones.com


amazing ideas. And this happens automatically when you sit down to write. This is an automatic process. First you perceive in your mind the dot on the screen or paper and then it grows in size radiating outward a circle growing until it takes over completely the page or the computer screen. And then ideas begin to flow out from it. First you see the ideas inside the portal as if you are getting a glimpse of another world through the portal. And then the ideas begin to flow out from the portal toward you, filling the room you are in or if you are outside they surround you. Ideas floating around you everywhere. And you are easily able to gather these ideas and write about them. So now see yourself writing either with pen, pencil, or a keyboard or perhaps you see yourself recording these ideas on a recording device. You simply begin recording these ideas in the way you choose to record them. Notice the more you record, the more they flow. You let yourself go. You let yourself record these ideas either by typing them, writing them or recording them. You capture these ideas. See yourself capturing them now. Let go of criticism, just capture these ideas. Editing can happen later. Right now just focus on capturing, capturing these ideas, that’s right good. And every time you sit down to write this process will happen automatically. The ideas will flow through the portal and you will capture them. You are being given a direct command to let go of any filters and just capture the ideas. Editing happens later. Right now you are just focused on capturing, good. And day by day as you listen to this recording, your powers are tuning into the ideas in this portal, they grow in intensity so that very soon indeed you will be able to just sit down and suddenly have an amazing array of ideas. Also, your ability to capture these ideas in an unfiltered way will grow in intensity day by day. So very soon indeed you will be able to sit down and capture ideas, that’s right. See yourself capturing even more ideas. And perhaps tomorrow when you wake up you will have some wonderful ideas right away which you will 40 www.SteveGJones.com


immediately write down because one of the ways you capture ideas is simply by waking up and recalling your dreams. You capture these ideas freely without filtering. So you capture ideas when you wake up, immediately capture them and you capture ideas when you sit down to write. And this ability of yours is improving day by day because you are an amazing writer. You are an amazing writer. You are an amazing writer.



Winning Pool And as you continue to relax, you imagine yourself now playing pool, so relaxed, so confident. See yourself breaking, that’s right. A perfect break. See yourself lining up your first shot. Your skills as a pool player are very impressive and day by day you are becoming a better and better pool player. People notice you and they regard you as an amazing pool player and from now on you will consider yourself to be an amazing pool player. You’re able to make every shot easily and effortlessly. Imagine yourself now, making a bank shot, easily and effortlessly. It is almost as if all the geometric possibilities present themselves to you and you can make your selection. Your knowledge of the game of pool is increasing day by day. Your more and more clam and relaxed and focused as you play. You find yourself seeking advice from other players whom you respect. You find yourself practicing on a regular basis. And even during those times when you are not playing, you mentally review your games, learning from the past to make the next game your best game ever. You are constantly improving your pool playing abilities by mentally reviewing strategies and knowledge. You are so relaxed, so at ease, realizing now just how amazing you are at playing pool, becoming more and more calm at the game, more and more focused at the game, day by day. As now you relax deeper and deeper.



Winning Bowling And as you relax more and more, drifting, floating, deeper and deeper and more deeply relaxed, you imagine yourself now standing, standing tall, standing at the lane. You have positioned yourself perfectly, that’s right. It is the first frame. You see all ten pins and you are very focused, focused on the pocket. You realize that you have prepared yourself. You have the necessary skills to hit the pocket perfectly. And now as you approach to the line, you draw your arm back and release the ball at the line, smoothly. And you watch as the ball goes to the pocket, strike. You feel wonderful and you imagine yourself now in another frame, relaxed. You see all ten pins in front of you. Standing tall, so very focused, it’s almost as if the only things which exist in the universe are those ten pins. And you see the pocket. You see where the ball needs to go. And as you now make your approach to the line, drawing your arm back and releasing smoothly from the line, you watch as the ball goes to the pocket, strike. You are able to bowl a strike any time you choose simply by focusing on the pocket. I’d like you now to imagine that it is time to pick up a spare. And you can imagine this spare to be any configuration you choose because they are all very easy for you. You stand tall, very confident. You understand exactly where the ball needs to go and as you now make your approach to the line, drawing your arm back and releasing smoothly at the line. You watch the ball go exactly where you need it to go. And you pick up the spare easily, easily. Day by day you are becoming a better bowler. People notice your abilities. They realize just how skilled you are. And you are becoming more skilled now. Allowing yourself to bowl perfectly. Allowing yourself to win. Allowing yourself to raise your high game. Allowing yourself to raise your average. Allowing yourself to improve every time you bowl and between games, you improve by mentally going through your strategy, by imagining yourself bowling, hitting the pocket, picking up 43 www.SteveGJones.com


spares, easily and effortlessly. And this mental exercise contributes to your bowling skill. Allowing you to become a better and better bowler day by day, even during those times you are simply imagining yourself bowling. So relax now and understand that you are becoming a very, very, very good bowler day by day. Achieving a level of excellence in your bowling. Your bowling is outstanding.



Weight Loss Because you are now at peace and relaxed, you can be successful at reaching any goal at losing weight. You are imagining that you have lost the amount of weight you no longer want or need and that you have maintained that weight loss. You can imagine and feel and think of yourself as slimmer slimmer, thinner thinner, muscles tight, total body in shape. Your subconscious will now act on this image and realize and actualize this image and you will allow yourself to lose weight, to lose weight. Lose the amount of weight that you no longer want or need and to maintain that weight loss. You change negative eating patterns into good patterns now. You allow this to take place easily and effortlessly and now you imagine for a moment a table, a table in front of you and you fill this table with foods that are harmful to you, foods that are harmful to your body and emotions. You imagine these foods. They are sweets, snack foods, and junk foods. You place them on the table. These foods are all harmful to you. They are like poison to your system. These kinds of foods cause you to gain weight you no longer want or need. If you choose to eat any of these foods, you eat a small small amount. A very minute amount of these foods satisfies you completely and that satisfies you completely. You couldn’t eat another bite so no you push these foods off the table, push them away from you. Your body rejects these foods. Your mind and your emotions reject these foods. You clear the table and now on that empty table you place the many foods that you enjoy anyway. Good, healthful foods. Foods that contain fewer calories. These are the fruits that you enjoy, cool, clean and crisp. There are the vegetables that you enjoy. You see those good, healthful foods on the table and you imagine eating those good foods and you eat slowly. Eat slowly. Whether you are conversing or not, you are totally aware of the amount you are eating and you eat modest portions and then stop. And that feels fine, and that feels fine. You eat correct and 45 www.SteveGJones.com


reasonable amounts and you are totally satisfied and you are totally satisfied. You are satisfied from one meal to the next and have no desire to snack between meals. You feel totally proud of yourself. You reflect on all the positive things in your life, the goals and successes you have already achieved. And you know that you will continue to be successful, reaching every goal that you have and creating the most healthful and positive life for yourself. And now you imagine seeing yourself, stomach flat, hips and thighs firm and trim, legs firm and slim. You look great and feel so good. You are relaxed and peaceful and food is less and less important and you are more comfortable eating more slowly. Snacking is unimportant to you, regardless of where you are or what you are working on at home or at work. You can eat small amounts of food in a restaurant and you will eat more slowly. You may leave part of your meal on your plate and that is just fine. Regardless of stress you are more at peace and relaxed and food is less important to you. You feel proud of yourself. The rewards are tremendous. And now whenever you think of eating, you choose those good healthful foods and you eat the correct amount and when you have eaten the correct amount you stop eating. You stop eating. You stop eating. You may even leave some food on your plate and that is just fine. You simply stop eating and continue to relax and allow that sense of confidence now and peace now to flow through you. You are more motivated now than ever before to create the most healthful and positive life for yourself. To change old eating patterns into good patterns, to lose the amount of weight you no longer want or need and to maintain this weight loss. You feel wonderful and you can begin to experience a new and healthy vital energy that flows through your body and mind. And your thoughts are positive, confident. You reflect on all of the positive aspects about yourself, your intelligence and creativity and you see yourself as the attractive person that you are. And you allow these 46 www.SteveGJones.com


positive feelings to grow stronger and stronger for you everyday and every night and now you can continue to relax.



Wedding Stress And as you continue to relax you realize just how relaxed you are in every situation. You are so relaxed thinking about the wedding, so very relaxed. And imagine now that it is the wedding day and you are so amazingly relaxed and calm. And as you see yourself there on that wonderful day, you see yourself smiling, so very, very at ease. And as you look back now at all the events that led up to that day, you see that they happened easily, they flowed because you were calm. You were very relaxed. You were very peaceful. So see yourself there on that special, beautiful day, smiling, realizing that everything is just fine. Everything just fell into place easily and effortlessly, that’s right. And as you now slowly imagine yourself coming back to the present, back to the present time, you now see a calm, relaxed path to that special wedding day. You realize that all the events will take place easily and that you will be relaxed every step of the way. Relaxed and at ease, it’s as if pressure just bounces off and away from you, bounces off and away. It’s as if you have a protective shield around you, a shield that protects you from outside stress and any stress that comes from inside just drains away. Feel it draining through the bottom of your feet now, that’s right. Feel any inside stress draining from your body from the bottom of your feet, leaving you relaxed and at ease. Day by day you become more relaxed as you approach that very peaceful, wonderful, calm day. So relax now and realize that everything is just fine.



Unwanted Hair Growth And as you continue relaxing deeper and deeper and more deeply relaxed, I would like you to imagine hair on a certain part of your body or several parts of your body. Just imagine the unwanted hair on your body. And really focus now, focus on it’s location. I would like you to imagine a circle or more than one circle being drawn around the area or areas where the hair is growing, the hair which you do not want. The circles should be large enough to cover the entire area in each location. I’d like you now to imagine a very powerful light directly over you. This is a very powerful, cleansing, healing light. And from this light you imagine a ray of light coming down, down, down to your body and touching your body in that area or those areas where the hair is growing which you no longer want. And imagine this light having the powerful effect on that area or those areas, the effect of eliminating the hair. Your mind has complete control over your body. Your mind has physiological control over your body. so by imagining this exercise, although you are imagining an external source controlling hair growth of your body, you realize that your mind is actually in charge. This is just a simple way for you to imagine the power your mind is now exerting on those areas of your body. So as you are imagining the healing, cleansing, powerful light sending rays of light down to those areas now, you realize that it is really your subconscious mind doing this. It is really you handling this. And as you imagine those areas becoming warmer now, you realize that the hair growth is being instructed to cease in those areas so that very soon indeed, in a few day s or weeks, you will realize that the hair has ceased to grow in those areas. You can use this recording any time you want for any part of your body. However, I recommend that you focus on a certain area or group of areas for twenty one nights in a row, same areas so that your subconscious mind will understand that those areas are no longer to produce hair. And by doing this 49 www.SteveGJones.com


procedure you gain control over your body physiologically. You instruct your body to cease hair growth in those areas and you realize that you are able to do this easily almost effortlessly. Your subconscious mind will take charge and allow this to happen easily, almost effortlessly. And as you continue relaxing deeper, deeper, and more deeply relaxed, you realize just how powerful you are to have control over your body. You have always had this power yet now you are taking direct control over it, instructing your body to do specific things. By gaining control over this part of your life, this physiological aspect, you will have increased control over every area of your life. So relax now and realize that everything is going to be just fine.



Unlimited Wealth You are unaffected by negativity and retain the ability to enjoy all of the warmth and joy that life has to offer. You are totally detached from negativity. You are open and receptive to love. You do not complain. You accept other people as they are and you do not expect them to change. You are patient, calm, and harmoniously centered at all times. You let go of all fear based emotions such as blame, jealously, guilt, and possessiveness. These negative emotions are now a part of your past and you open yourself, open yourself to receive all the good things life has to offer. You accept all good things into your life. You know that you are worthy of receiving all good things in your life. You allow yourself to receive good things. You do not block good things from entering your life. You are worthy of receiving them. You allow money to come to you. You allow money to come to you. You allow money to come to you. You now have a flow in your life and money is actually attracted to you and you allow it to come to you. You do not stand in the way of money flowing toward you. You allow it to come to you. You know it is for you. And you know that you will use it for the greatest good. You allow it to come to you. You now realize that you have the ability to create in your life unlimited wealth, unlimited wealth. Your wealth will be without limits. You allow money to flow to you and it does. It flows to you easily and effortlessly because you are now open and receptive to all good things. You keep your mind calm like water. You remain centered at all times. Physically relaxed, emotionally calm, mentally focused, and spiritually aware and money flows to you. You now realize that you will have unlimited wealth. You will have all the wealth you desire and you let this happen easily and effortlessly. You are comfortable with wealth.



Unlimited Motivation Imagine that nothing holds you back from reaching your goal and becoming the successful person that you want to be. Imagine a perfect kind of day. A day that you awaken to and you just know its going to be the kind of day where everything is just right. Everything just falls into place. Your feelings are good. You feel at peace. You feel content. You have been comfortable and protected within the boundaries that you yourself have created. You have been comfortable and safe and now you choose to expand your comfortable space. Just imagine yourself pushing back the barricades, pushing back the barricades you created and instead you are expanding your horizons, expanding your goal, reaching forward higher and higher, feeling comfortable with your new goals. Feeling comfortable with your expanded boundaries. You feel safe, secure, and pleased that you have the control and power within you to change. To change your limitations and be the successful person you want to be. Your feelings are good. You feel at peace. You feel content. Now just imagine taking this special day and placing it a little bit in the future, a day or two, a week, a month, just a little in the future. Imagine that you have resolved many conflicts, many problems and they are now in the past. Imagine a smile on your face. You are at peace, content, and you have found solutions to problems and resolved them. You are now free of past burdens. You are confident, self-assured. You feel centered and strong. Now, just imagine a goal or a project that you would like to accomplish. See yourself with all minor goals aside and just focus on one goal or project. See yourself with energy into your work. See yourself complete it. You see new opportunities. You see new challenges that are more exciting than the old ones. You see yourself with renewed energy. You are enthusiastic, you focus, you concentrate, and new ideas develop from the old. New energy and positive feelings emerge. You are 52 www.SteveGJones.com


successful. You reach your goal. Imagine yourself worthy of all good things that life has to offer. Reaching your goal is very beneficial to you and as you continue to reach the goals in your life, see them as positive events, positive to you, your family, friends, and people you work with. Imagine the goals in your life, see them as positive to you, your friends, your family, friends, and the people you work with. Imagine yourself putting energy into reaching your goals and becoming the successful person you deserve to be. Reflect for a moment on other positive goals you have already reached. These goals were good for you and all those around you. Now see yourself become successful. You are happy. You are sensitive to others. You are helpful and your success is positive for all. You are comfortable in your success. You use your success in the most positive and worthwhile ways. You deserve to be successful. See it, feel it, you are successful. Your mind is clear. You see yourself as the intelligent, creative and beautiful person that you are. You have many choices, many options, and whatever you choose to do, whatever direction you take, know that it will be positive for you. Your success is a positive event for you and all those who touch your life. Every choice you make and any path you choose is absolutely right for now. Now just see yourself clearly in the near future with many positive directions and choices and bring this image into the present. See yourself resolving problems. See yourself confident and successful with many wonderful and positive paths to choose from and you know you can continue your success. You can continue to make choices that enhance your life. Unlimited Creativity As you continue to relax, feel thoughts and images flood gently into your mind. As your mind opens more and more, feel thoughts and images flow easily into your mind. You will find your creativity increasing day by day. As your mind relaxes and allows creative thoughts to flow through it, you are able to channel creativity. Creativity flows through you. 53 www.SteveGJones.com


You are a beautiful, creative genius. You are a brilliant, wonderful, creative genius. Creativity flows through you easily and effortlessly. You are becoming more and more creative day by day. You allow this to happen. You relax your mind and thoughts come to you so easily. You are becoming more and more creative day by day. You are an amazing, beautiful, brilliant, wonderful, creative being. And you are becoming more and more creative everyday. Your mind is relaxed as you go through your day and your able to channel your creative thoughts. You are able to remember your creative thoughts and express them in a way of your choosing. You are a beautiful, wonderful, amazing, brilliant, creative being and you are becoming more and more brilliant and creative everyday. You are a brilliant, wonderful, amazing, brilliant, wonderful, amazing, brilliant, wonderful, amazing, talented, creative individual and you are becoming more and more beautiful, and talented and creative everyday and that feels wonderful.



Unlimited Confidence Now, see a blackboard, a chalkboard in front of you with the uncomfortable labels you have been given in the past, the labels that slowed you down and failed to reflect the wonderful, strong, and good qualities that you have. And now see those labels on the board and take the eraser and erase those labels from the board. Just erase each one, wipe it away. They have no meaning for you, none at all. Now, the blackboard is blank and you write anything you want to write. Now you take the chalk and you write the words that describe yourself. You write confident, valuable, important, capable, and skilled. And now you write other words, other good positive words that describe you, do this now [pause]. Now look at those words. Look at the words you wrote, confident, valuable, important, capable, skilled and the other words you wrote, the other good, positive words you wrote to describe yourself. Look at those words. And now just begin to imagine yourself standing tall, proud of who you are. You are fine. The way you look and act and think are fine. They contribute to making you the wonderful person you are. Imagine yourself experience a new and healthy energy, an energy that helps you to accomplish all that you need to do. For a moment, just reflect on all the positive aspects of yourself, your creativity, your intelligence, your talents. People see you as a good friend, a good worker. They see you as a good person. See yourself as a positive and worthwhile person. Just imagine yourself speaking to people. See yourself confident, very confident. You are certain of your abilities, very certain. You are certain of your correctness, your talents, your appeal. Your conversation with others is easy. Words flow easily. People are interested in what you have to say. People notice you and regard you as a wonderful person. Just imagine projecting yourself in the most positive way, assertive and self assured. You will approach problems with these thoughts: I can do it, I have the energy, I am just right for the job, I can take charge, I 55 www.SteveGJones.com


can solve this. You are confident, capable, talents, and you have appeal. You are kind to yourself. You are kind to yourself. You are kind to yourself. You no longer have time for negative thoughts or feelings. You fill your mind with positive ideas, productive goals, and you look at life as an adventure.



The Art of Breathing And as you continue to relax more and more deeply and deeper still, I want you to focus on your breathing. Your breathing is steady and consistent. You breathe in and out…very easily and effortlessly. You breathe 20,000 times a day. You realize that there is an art to breathing and you focus in on your breathing. You are very aware of the breaths you take throughout your day. You realize the importance of breathing correctly. Breathing the right way can enhance your life. Breathing correctly will relax you during times of high stress. Correct breathing will also enable you to be alert and give you a boost of energy when you need it. You realize how important breathing is beyond sustaining life. You realize that you can improve your life beyond what you thought possible simply by making changes to your breathing. Now go ahead and focus on your breathing. As you inhale and exhale, you make sure that your shoulders remain completely still. As you breathe, your abdomen should be the only thing moving. When you inhale, feel your abdomen expand outward and as you exhale, feel your abdomen release back inward. Go ahead and take several breaths, getting used to the correct form of breathing. Inhale…letting your abdomen expand out…and…exhale…feel your abdomen retract. As you continue to take breaths, you make sure that your shoulders stay steady as you breathe in and out. You realize as you are taking these slow and steady breaths that you relax more and more. You can use this technique of relaxing when you are angry or upset over something that is going on in your life. Realize that when you become emotional, steady breathing can help calm you so that you can think clearly and confidently. The art of breathing is very important and can have a major effect on your life. You enjoy learning new and different breathing exercises because you feel that it can enhance your enjoyment of life. Now picture yourself a couple of months from now. You have perfected the art of breathing. You 57 www.SteveGJones.com


use different breathing techniques when faced with challenging situations. You are able to relax and calm yourself with your breath when faced with stressful situations. You are able to revitalize yourself and become more energetic with your breathing techniques. And most importantly, you have discovered a way to control your emotions with your breathing. You are able to think more clearly when faced with a situation that makes you angry; you are able to calm yourself down. When you are upset, see yourself controlling your feelings with your breathing patterns. You now no longer have to correct your breathing. All day long you are able to breathe in the most easily and efficient way. Your posture is always straight, but not in a stiff way. You make sure that when your posture is straight, you are limber and flexible to allow proper breathing at all times. Now picture yourself a year from now. You are able to breathe perfectly at all times through out the day. You have perfected the art of breathing. Breathing correctly has changed your life. You have noticed major changes in your attitude and thinking. You think more positively now than you ever did before. You are able to control your emotions and feelings before they come out, so that you are able to think clearly and rationally. You find that you are more relaxed and stress free than you ever have been before. You let things roll of your shoulders. People have noticed a change in you. They say you appear more confident and relaxed. You are more confident and relaxed. Through the art of breathing, you are able to lead a very fulfilling and joyful life. You feel as though you have more control over things, control that you never knew you had and now you are very thankful for. You are enjoying your life and that feels absolutely wonderful.



Taurus And as you continue relaxing deeper, deeper, and more deeply relaxed, I would like you to really get in tune now with who you are. You are Taurus represented by the bull. You are strong and powerful. I would like you to realize that although you are powerful, you can show this power in a variety of ways. Most of them have nothing to do with using force. Simply by being who you are and being very powerful, you exude energy, positive feelings, and power, simply by being powerful, people perceive your power. So over the next few weeks you can let go of the idea of using force. Force is unnecessary for someone as powerful as you. Instead you can channel that energy. Channel that energy in very appropriate ways. For example, you can show people just how powerful you are by being a wonderful person. You know that you are a hard worker Taurus and you know that you work best when you have a routine so you can show your power by sticking to that routine, that powerful routine, that’s right. By being very powerful and sticking to your routine you gain even more power because you make progress and you realize that you are very interested in making progress. You are very interested in being progressive, learning new things, new ways of doing things, and you always focus on the long term. You are building a powerful future Taurus and you realize that there are dues to pay today and you are okay with that because you are a hard worker. You are a detail oriented person. So I want you to get in touch with that part of you. You are happiest when you are working hard and paying attention to details so if you haven’t already done so I want you to pick a career path and a hobby which allow you to show yourself the beauty of sticking to a detail oriented task. You are very interested in accumulating material items and that is fine because you are an earth sign. So I want you to be comfortable with having material wealth. Taurus it is natural for you to have an abundance of physical things in your life. Whether it is a 59 www.SteveGJones.com


collection of cars, a collection of boats, airplanes, houses, whatever it is, you are comfortable with material abundance. You are calm and relaxed at all times when you think about the idea of being rich. It is natural for you to be rich, Taurus. You are an earth sign, accumulating things of an earthly nature, that process is fine and natural for you. At the same time, you maintain a strong spiritual side. If you have a faith, you stick to that faith. Realize that it is okay to have material wealth and at the same time you can be spiritual, that’s fine. And since you work so hard Taurus, I want you to realize that it is okay to take vacations. Plan your vacations. You enjoy planning things. Plan your vacations in just as much detail as you would plan your everyday life. Play is important and day by day you look for more and more ways to have spontaneous fun, unscheduled fun where you just drop what you are doing and go have fun. You allow yourself to laugh and have a good time on a regular basis. Now Taurus I want you to be careful about what you say about people. You realize that you can be very direct and that you can talk about people in a very honest and direct way. I want you to be careful Taurus about hurting people’s feelings. Whether you are talking to them or about them, you need to pay attention to what you are saying about people, this is very important for your career, your family life, and everything you will do and accomplish. You must control the way you talk about others. If you have constructive criticism for others you deliver it in a very gentle way. Remember your power Taurus, it’s not necessary to show it through force. You can show it just by being powerful and at the same time being considerate of others and their feelings. Along those lines Taurus, day by day you seek ways to control your temper. I understand that sometimes you are the raging bull and that’s okay as long as it doesn’t affect anyone else in a physical way or in a verbal way. You need to make sure that when your temper flares, you channel it in a very appropriate way. Perhaps through 60 www.SteveGJones.com


exercise or through art, find an outlet for that temper Taurus, find it soon. Channeling your temper is going to be very helpful for you, in your career, in your family life, in your relations with friends, in everything you do, channeling your temper along appropriate avenues is going to be very important so seek that out. Taurus, over all you are an amazing, powerful person. You have the potential to build something really amazing in your lifetime and you know it. You have the ability to build a physical structure, an organization, or become something amazing, or all three. Your contributions to this world are visible to everyone because you are an earth sign. The things that you build are real and can be seen by everyone. They are rock solid. So tap into your passion, Taurus. Find out what your destiny is. Over the next few weeks if it hasn’t been revealed to you, it will be. Your destiny, what you will build, your contribution to this world. And Taurus once you find out what that is, follow it with all that diligence, all of that passion, all of that determination, follow it until the end. Make it happen. Let’s see your greatness Taurus.



Surgery: Calm Before And as you continue relaxing deeper, deeper, and more deeply relaxed, I would like you to realize just how calm you are. You are a very calm person, calm inside, calm inside, calm inside. And because you are calm at all times, you are calm when you think about your upcoming surgery. You are very relaxed. You realize that you will be in the hands of highly skilled professionals: surgeons, people who assist in the operating room, anesthesiologists, the entire staff which will be helping during your surgery, all of them are highly trained. These are some of the most skilled people in the entire world, living up to the highest standards of educational achievement. And they are licensed, they are certified by the government to do what they do to the best of their ability, every time. These are people who scored very highly in school. These are people who applied themselves and you can rest assured that they will apply themselves when they are operating on you. You will be in the hands of skilled professionals. So as you breathe in deeply now, breathe in confidence and serenity and as you exhale, let go of any doubt, just let it go. Breathe that out. Breathe in deeply again, breathe in strength and relaxation and as you exhale let go of anxiety and fear, let it go. Continue breathing easily and effortlessly and naturally. You will repeat this process right before you go into surgery. Breathing in confidence and strength and all good things and exhaling fear and doubt, letting it go. You will repeat this cycle as many times as you need to until you are relaxed and calm because you will be calm before your surgery, calm and relaxed. From this point forward be calm when you think about your upcoming surgery. Realize that it is for your own good, it is to help you and to benefit you. There is a wonderful benefit which you will receive from the surgery. Everything is going to be fine. Look ahead now. Look ahead to after the surgery when you are 62 www.SteveGJones.com


recovering nicely. See a smile on your face. Everything is fine, everything was fine, everything was fine. So relax and realize that you are going to have a wonderful experience in the hands of some of the highest trained people on this planet. Relax, imagine that day on which you will have the surgery. See yourself calm and relaxed, calm and relaxed, so at ease, so peaceful. You are learning how to relax in every situation and you are especially relaxed when you think about your upcoming surgery. Think about the benefits you will receive no matter what the procedure is. There is some benefit you will receive, or perhaps numerous benefits. Focus on those benefits and allow that focus to relax you even more deeply now and when you are going in to the surgery, that’s right. Even before you receive any form of medication, that very morning when you wake up, you will be relaxed and calm and peaceful, ready to go through with the procedure which will improve your life. Relax and realize that everything is going to be just fine.



Stress And as you continue to relax and unwind and drift I would like you now to imagine yourself walking in a beautiful field. You are so relaxed as you walk in this field. So very relaxed from your head all the way down to your toes. And it seems like the more you relax, the deeper you drift, into a very deep state of relaxation. And you realize that day by day you are becoming a more relaxed person as you choose to let go of stress. And as you walk in that field, feel stress being left behind as if it is dropping off your body, that’s right. Feel the stress being left far behind as you continue to walk. And any time in your life that you feel stress, you realize you can take a walk in your mind and leave stress far behind in that relaxing field, on that beautiful day, that’s right. Because any time you feel stress in your life, you stop, take a deep breath in, you hold it and you exhale slowly and then you count to ten and as you do you feel yourself drifting in your mind to that field, that peaceful field where every step brings you closer and closer to total relaxation, yet you are at the same time able to focus on whatever it is you are doing. You remain completely focused and relaxed because day by day you are becoming a more and more relaxed person, relaxed and at ease and letting go of stress, letting it go, letting it go, letting it go.



Stop Teeth Grinding And you find that day by day you are becoming more and more relaxed. Just as you are relaxed right now. You will become more and more relaxed in your daily life. Day by day, relaxing more and more. And you will find that you deal with situations as they arise. If there is a problem, you handle it in that moment. You handle it in a very productive, polite, yet assertive way. You are kind to yourself. You are kind to yourself and you no longer have time for negative thoughts or feelings. You fill your mind with productive goals and if you should find yourself grinding your teeth or tightening your cheek muscles, you will want to keep your mouth slightly open, wide enough to place your tongue between your back teeth. This will help your muscles become loose, loose, loose. This will stop your muscles from cramping. The longer your tongue stays between your teeth, the more your muscles will become loose, limp like we cotton and you will find them very soon indeed. You no longer grind your teeth because you are becoming more and more relaxed and teeth grinding is a thing of the past. So just relax now and drift and enjoy this peaceful state you are in.



Appendix I have over two decades of experience in hypnosis. I have a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida, an M.Ed. from Armstrong Atlantic State University, and I am working on a doctorate degree at Georgia Southern University. I am a certified clinical hypnotherapist, a member of both the American Board of Hypnotherapy and the National Guild of Hypnotists, president of the American Alliance of Hypnotists, and director of the Steve G. Jones School of Hypnotherapy. I am also on the board of directors of the American Lung Association in Los Angeles. I currently live in Savannah, Georgia, but I see clients and teach classes worldwide. My client base consists largely of people who need to lose weight or gain confidence. Other clients include sales teams interested in boosting motivation and increasing income, singles searching for love, insomniacs desiring proper sleep, and smokers wanting to change their habits, to name just a few topics. It is my hope that this book will create a cadre of hypnotherapists who feel a strong commitment toward practicing with integrity, thus altering negative perceptions about hypnotherapy, while allowing people to make positive changes. To this end, I am providing you with the tools to change people’s habits and perceptions, and to help them overcome fears. I know that you can help your patients find love, make a fortune, and reach their optimum level of physical fitness through hypnotherapy. For more information about me and about hypnotherapy, I invite you to visit my website, www.stevegjones.com. There, you will find a collection of hypnotherapy CDs, mp3s, and audio books. Among the recorded sessions, you will find over 120 titles including 66 www.SteveGJones.com


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You also will find a link to my e-mail address, [email protected]. I am available to answer your questions or address your concerns, and I wish you all the luck and prosperity the world has to offer.



References

Bierman, S. (1995). Medical hypnosis. Advances: The Journal of Mind-Body Health, 11(1), 65.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine. (2004). Southern Medical Journal



Resources Steve G. Jones, M.Ed., Clinical Hypnotherapist (The official website of Steve G. Jones)

http://www.stevegjones.com American Alliance of Hypnotists (Membership is free in this worldwide online directory)

http://www.hypnotistsalliance.com Classes on Hypnotherapy (Become a certified clinical hypnotherapist online in eight weeks)

http://americanallianceofhypnotists.org/classes.htm Hypnotherapy pre-recorded session s (Over 250 specific topics such as weight loss on CD and mp3)

http://www.stevegjones.com/products.htm

Hypnotherapy Scripts (Mostly written by MD’s and Ph.D.’s)

Hammond, D. Corydon. Handbook of Hypnotic Suggestions and Metaphors . 1990. New York: W. W. Norton and Company. (A Norton Professional Book from the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.)


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