Autosuggestion: What it is and how it works.

The psychological technique known as Autosuggestion works by using self-induced affirmations that make it possible for individuals to steer their thoughts, feelings, or behaviour. They will subconsciously adopt a new attitude that will enable them to make a positive change and improve their quality of life. Autosuggestion can be seen as a sort of pep-talk […]

Autosuggestion: How positive Affirmations Influence the Way You Think and Feel

  Autosuggestion trains the subconscious mind to influence the way a person thinks, perceives and believes. As well as implementing the power of positive thinking, it builds on such techniques as Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Autogenic Training, Active Imagination and other tried and tested psychological methods. Emile Coué (1857-1926) was a French pharmacist and pioneer of autosuggestion. Coué who, […]

Autosuggestion – The Basics

Try repeating to yourself: “I will fail. I am a bluff. I am a loser” and you will realize just how powerful your thoughts can be. Autosuggestion uses positive affirmations to train the subconscious mind and influence the way a person thinks, perceives or believes. As well as implementing the power of positive thinking, Autosuggestion […]

Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion

Writer: Welz, Karl Hans Source: HSCTI Content: When someone uses words that boost your confidence, surpass your fears and get you to do the unthinkable, you have been “pep-talked”. This approach of motivating someone and soothing their nervousness is widely known and is used successfully by all sorts of people – from sportsmen, to students, businessmen and public speakers. But did you […]

A Complementary Treatment For Depression And Rumination Or Anxiety

Writer: Lynn, S. J., Barnes, S., Deming, A. & Accardi, M. Source: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (2010) Vol. 58, 2, 202-221 Content: Autosuggestion works. In this article, the authors state that by adding autosuggestion as cognitive behavioural therapy to existing treatments, depression and anxiety symptoms could be drastically reduced. [pdf-embedder url=”/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Hypnosis-Rumination-and-Depression-Catalyzing-Attention-and-Mindfulness-Based-Treatments-2.pdf” title=”hypnosis-rumination-and-depression-catalyzing-attention-and-mindfulness-based-treatments”]

Autosuggestion: An Empirical Review To Determine Its Function

Writer: Pinell, C. M. & Covino, N. A. Source: The international Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis (2000) Vol 48, No. 2, 170-194 Content: Hypnosis has been a complementary tool in medicine for quite a while. Nevertheless, many people doubt the efficiency due to the general perception of imposture hypnosis. This critical review of the research […]