Self-hypnosis is a tool for living life better. Developing abilities to create states of deep relaxation admixed with energy, offers opportunities for enriching many aspects of ourselves. Once this art is learned, it can be applied to the resolution of many adversities, such as stress and emotional conflicts. Psychological strengths, namely self-esteem and self-confidence are bolstered, as can abilities of concentration, mental focus and memory.
Self-hypnotic states provide the terrain for mental imagery to assert its therapeutic potential. In this context, imagery works to reprogram the nervous system via its increasingly appreciated properties for rewiring itself, and for neurogenesis, the ongoing birth of new neurons. This is called neural plasticity. Therapeutic imagery involves the honing of a visualization style that is personally effective and a best personal fit.
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