hey everyone my name is avi and i would like to ask some questions about hypnosis.
i have read "the Power Of Your Subconscious Mind" by joseph murphy (this isnt directly about hypnosis, but it has some connections.. dry suggestios are still suggestions) and "instant Self-Hypnosis: How to Hypnotize Yourself with Your Eyes Open"
now, from what i understood in order to hypnotize myself i need to read a script and follow the instructions (imagine, breath), and then refer to the specific script which aims to my goal.. quit smoking, lose weight etc.., i just wanna make sure this is the right way, the main script commands me to imagine myself on a beach, on a elevator and to count from 1 to 10
i hope this sounds familiar
so if everything is right so far.. and this is the best way to hypnotize myself proceed reading the rest, if not please tell me whats wrong
* how can i know i'm hypnotized? i tried reading it twice, the first time it affected me and i got to some weird sleepy mode after reading the main script, but when i started reading the goal script i lost it, and on the second time i didnt get to the same state at all, i kept thinking about how its not going to work and how i'm still judgemental and the "critical factor" is still working on my thought.. am i supposed to still have a free thought or what? my mind was wandering and reading at the same time
* by the second book, the fact i'm reading the scripts are a distraction for the conscious and therfore what i'm reading will get in the subconscious.. i thought being hypnoitzed already bypasses the conscious thought, so if i'm hypnotized by reading the first script why i need to read the second? even more, why do i need to read the first script if doing the instructions inside it will get me in trance?
* what are the limits of hypnosis? what can it hit and what it cant? can you start / stop emotional deprivation with hypnosis? can you make yourself be more creative? can you make yourself be calm under every single situation? can you become a math genius.. i'm not asking for those specific goals i am just asking for limits
* about interacting with hypnosis out of hypnosis, ive heard a story about a man who could get in a hypnosis state when hearing a keyword, is that possible? even if it is done after defining that keyword in a pre hypnosis session, mention it
also can you cancel hypnotic suggestions effect with a keyword? like in a specific session i created a suggestion for acting calmly which will stop when i say the words scooby doo, so the day after i will calm like hell unless i will say scooby doo? does the subconscious listen to what i'm saying?
hell thats a lot of questions
id really like if you can confirm if what i did was right if you're short on time
thanks