Hi Everyone,

This is my review for the hypnosis download for dealing with Stage Fright from Barrie St John

of HYPNOSHOP.COM

To start with, here is the blurb from their website, read on for my personal review:

Say goodbye to stage fright with hypnosis!

Are you being presented an award, or have you been asked to be a guest speaker at an event?

Maybe you’ve been asked to play a part in a local theatre production, or to honour the life of a loved one departed.

No matter what the reason, standing in front of a group of people is not easy. When the event requires that you be on stage, feeling calm can seem like an impossible task.

Many of us experience tremendous fear and anxiety at the thought of being the focus of so much attention.

Even though we may view the opportunity to be on stage as a rare and special occasion, it doesn’t mean we aren’t afraid. Not everyone is given the chance to stand up in such a way, but this knowledge sometimes makes things worse.

Even though you want to overcome your stage fright, do you find yourself unable to envision the moment without getting tense? Do you begin to sweat or feel your pulse quicken when you think about it? Maybe you’re convinced you will trip over your words, forget what to say, or make an embarrassing mistake. Possibly you had a bad experience once before and facing it again ties your stomach in knots.

Whether it’s your first time or tenth, stage fright can affect you just the same.

It’s possible to overcome this sense of dread and impending doom, though.

You can walk onto that stage and perform like a pro.

You have the ability within you to radiate confidence while maintaining inner calm.

Imagine what it would be like to:

Say goodbye to your fear of being on stage!

Consider yourself a master public speaker!

Feel calm and confident during every performance!

Self hypnosis allows you to access the power of your creative unconscious (subconscious) and develop new ways of handling stressful situations like stage fright. This self hypnosis / hypnotherapy session will guide you in a visualization of the big event, free of fear. You will learn to regard speaking on stage as enjoyable by linking it to positive experiences in your past. A calm and confident air will soon replace your anxiety and stage fright, delighting both you and your audience alike. By listening to this hypnosis CD / MP3 hypnosis download, you can…

Feel calm and confident in front of a crowd!

MY PERSONAL REVIEW:

Barrie has a very soft, deep, relaxing voice with a slight Yorkshire accent which is very comforting. He starts off by taking you through the deep relaxation phase and in no time at all I could feel my muscles melting and my body feeling heavier as I relaxed into my armchair. He asks you to start counting down backwards from 300 but as usual, I could only get to about 280 before drifting off into a lovely relaxed, peaceful state.

‘Loose, Limp and relaxed’ is a common phrase he uses.

Barrie oftens uses the term ‘creativity of your unconscious mind ‘which really pinpoints the way these hypnosis products work by harnessing that creativity in such positive ways.

Another great phrase he uses is ‘ there is nowhere you have to be, nobody needs anything, the time is yours, not a care in the world, nothing at all for you to do except to relax and let go’ which for me, as a busy Mum and writer is a deeply relaxing thought in itself and not always easy to do so it’s always good to make time for yourself to enjoy such hypnosis sessions.

I like the choice of music and the 3D effects of his voice tracks makes for a very professional effect although I would expect nothing less than serious professionalism as Barrie currently sees his clients at his Harley Street Clinic, London.

After about 12 minutes Barrie’s relaxing words turn to the subject of stage fright .

Although you are drifting off into a wonderful trance like state, your unconscious mind however is still listening intently and uses his words to continue to make positive changes in your mindset before you go on stage.

Loose, limp…and relaxed…SO, once you are finally there…and subconsciously receptive to Barrie’s words:

drifting down…drifting deeper….Barrie really takes you deep with this one……..notice how wonderfully comfortable and relaxed you are..relaxed and peaceful.

He continues:…Allow your mind to drift back to a very special time in your life when you felt a strong feeling of confidence and pride, a time when you felt really good about yourself, replay the memory on the screen of your mind…float into the memory, really feel these feelings..make them bigger and stronger, brighter….feel feelings of confidence and pride….

Barrie is using classic NLP techniques here of anchoring past feelings to present situations so that you can recreate those powerful and confident feelings whenever you need them…the 3D voice effects are very effective here in deepening the anchors and enforcing the feelings of calm from deep within your unconscious mind.

Barrie then moves on to visualisation techniques which again are classic, tried and tested NLP techniques and your creative unconscious mind will respond to them in a very positive manner.

The effects of this hypnosis session will be cumulative so that it becomes more and more effective for dealing with stage fright and public speaking the more you use it. It would be the perfect aid to giving that best man’s speech you may have been dreading.

I’m impressed with this session and can understand how it would bring positive and profound changes to your personal life and public performances.

Leave a message at the bottom of this page if you would like further information on this stage fright hypnosis download and I will be happy to oblige you with more details.

Good luck with your performances
Alex
NLP Practitioner and hypnotherapist

Other popular hypnosis downloads along the same vein from Barrie St John of Hypnoshop:

Best Man’s Speech	Super Self Confidence	Public Speaking Confidence

If you are shy, you know how difficult this emotional condition can be.  Shyness is difficult to combat.  There are steps that you can begin to take today learn how to get over shyness.

As a qualified NLP practitioner , I’m often asked about how to get over being shy, it is such a common issue and I remember as a child I was so shy I would hide behind my dad’s legs whenever anyone spoke to me. I’ve got over it now of course, the passing years have given me a lot of confidence in myself but I remember vividly the feelings of shyness and how difficult it can be to deal with those feelings.

A quick an easy way that I often recommend to my clients is to use self hypnosis to reach the subconscious mind with suggestions of confidence. It is often said that if you ‘act as if’  you are confident, then you will appear to be confident and therefore, will naturally become confident.

It’s really frustrating to see people around you enjoying themselves, easily talking and laughing with each other, and to feel completely out of it. Shyness and social anxiety can affect anyone, and it can really make social occasions difficult. It can make you feel tongue-tied and awkward, lost and inadequate. You may long for the ground to swallow you. Or for a magic wand to transform your shyness into confidence and ease.

Shyness is a natural part of growing up, which most people eventually come through as they mature into more confident adults. But the high emotions surrounding socializing when you are young can have a ‘conditioning’ effect which can make you respond to social events with fear instead of excitement and pleasure. Over time, this response becomes automatic and can start to feel as if it is part of your ‘identity’ – and fixed.

BUT IT ISN’T FIXED!

To help you make lasting changes to your confidence levels, I strongly recommend the hypnosis download
Overcome Shyness and Social Anxiety from Hypnosis Downloads.com.

Sometimes, people are shy around the opposite sex.  If this is the case, make it a practice to get out with your friends and start conversations.  Begin with short, small conversations with friends.  As time passes you will be able to increase the intensity of your discussions.

Tackle your shyness in small steps to overcome the difficulty.  Take it slow and easy.  Master each step before you move on.  The point of tackling shyness in steps is to give you time to develop skills and self-confidence.  It is also important to practice overcoming shyness every day.  This will build up your skills and self confidence.  After you have increased your confidence in easy situations it’s time to move to more difficult situations.

After you have worked through each difficulty for a few weeks, you will know when it is time to move on in developing your social skills.  Tackle each task on your list of overcoming shyness progressively.  This will almost guarantee that you will be able to overcome shyness.

One of the most important things you can do for yourself is practice.  You may want to practice in front of a mirror.  At least, imagine yourself in a challenging social situation.  Think of a situation that makes you nervous.  Once you do this, imagine a conversation, including the reactions of others. Then, you can visualize yourself responding appropriately.

Make sure you don’t let others do your talking on your behalf.  Sometimes friends or relatives of shy people speak up on the shy person’s behalf.  They are trying to be helpful, but it actually keeps you from talking for yourself.

Give yourself credit as you make progress.  Celebrate your ability to overcome shyness.  Do something good for yourself.  Share your progress with a friend.  Instead of beating yourself up with negative self talk, it is important to praise yourself as you make progress.

Most people learn to ride a bike at a young age and never forget how to do it, as the saying goes. So many people take part in cycling as its not that hard once you have learned and you can go at whatever pace you like. Something that most people are unaware of though when it comes to bike riding, is that it has long been used as a method of fighting depression. But why is it considered to be such a healing sport?

Outdoors. To kick things off, most bike riding happens in the great outdoors. Studies have shown that staying trapped indoors actually makes depression worse and so being in the open air with lots of space is a great release. Add to this the fact that getting some sun is proven to make you feel happier and fresh air has a similar effect. Bikes are also a great deal easier to transport than other outdoor equipment like surfboards or used kayaks.

Motivation to Exercise

We don’t always FEEL like exercising and I know from personal experience that it’s often much easier to stay in your armchair and have a cup of tea, but once I make the EFFORT to go out and do something, I always come back feeling brilliant and wondering why I don’t exercise regularly.
But the question is often,  ‘How do I get motivated to exercise?’

As a qualified hypnotherapist and life coach I’m a great believer in self hypnosis to just give you the push to make gentle life changes and one of the hypnosis downloads that I recommend to my clients and often listen to myself  to give me a boost to get going is  ‘ Increase your motivation to exercise‘ by Hypnosis Downloads.com.

Their blurb:
“Think about those days when you exercise almost without thinking. You just ‘find yourself’ down the gym, out jogging, or down the tennis court. You are exercising without thinking And this is the trick. Your unconscious drive to exercise is strong enough that you never even ask yourself “Shall I exercise today?” The Keep Exercising Resolution Reinforcer boosts that unconscious drive so that exercise becomes a habit. You won’t have to argue yourself into exercising any more.”

Feel better about yourself. Many different things can cause depression, but it tends to lead into a downward spiral. People tend to either comfort eat or neglect their appearance when suffering from depression and this usually makes things worse. Cycling in particular is one of the best sports to get your cardiovascular system working and reduce your fat percentage. Often people who start to feel better about their appearance, also start to feel better inside as well as their confidence grows.

Endophines. When most people exercise they get a release of hormones that have a feel-good effect, known as endorphins. These hormones not only improve you bodies functioning but also reduce stress and increase the feeling of happiness. It really is no surprise that many people turn to exercise first to help them get though difficult times. So if you’re feeling a bit low, get some second hand bikes and go for a ride with a friend or partner

Nearly everyone who drives an automobile gets nervous at times from various factors such as driving in adverse weather conditions, traffic, or while driving over high bridges. But when the fear of driving becomes a driving phobia is when it can become disruptive and even dangerous.

Driving phobia symptoms can include feelings of intense fear, panic, chest pains, excessive sweating, dry throat, dizziness, and breathing difficulties. These scary symptoms are identical to what anxiety victims experience during a anxiety attack. In fact, it is common for people with anxiety disorders to have a driving phobia as well.

Technically speaking, the fear of driving is a type of Hodophobia which is basically the fear of travel. Hodophobia is also associated with the fear of flying, fear of trains, or even fear of unfamiliar open places or of interaction with strangers. Hodophobia is categorized under the broad umbrella of various anxiety disorders.

By FAR THE BEST solution that I have come across for panic attacks while driving is the Driving Fear Program by Rich Presta. It is a beautfully put together and well researched package that is extremely effective.

Fear of driving a car can make life very difficult for people who suffer from it and rely on driving as their primary mode of transportation. Similar to anxiety and panic disorders, it can often progress in intensity and become more debilitating over time. People who suffer from Hodophobia or fear of driving often avoid traveling whenever possible.  This is obviously difficult if someone has to commute to work each day by car.

There are many reasons why fear of driving can take place.  For many, it is caused by generalized or situational anxiety that is triggered by the stress of driving itself.  For others, it can be the memories of past car accident or similar event or trauma that can cause fear of driving.  Yet others can have a specific driving phobia such as the fear of driving over bridges, the fear of highway driving, or of driving in snow.

While these fears are difficult for non-sufferers to understand, the fear of driving a car is a very real condition. If left untreated, it can progress to the point where the person will give up driving all together.

The fear of driving phobia becomes dangerous when a person experiences a full-blown panic attack while behind the wheel. The physical symptoms can become so intense that a person could literally lose control of their car before they know it.  There are many documented cases of people crashing their vehicles in such circumstances causing injury or even death.

The good news is that fear of driving is highly treatable. In less severe cases, simple techniques can be used to avoid road anxiety. The first method of fear of driving treatment is for the person to learn breathing techniques that can be used in the moment to calm them down during these episodes. This can be combined with listening to soothing, relaxing music while driving to help promote relaxation and a sense of self-control. Another idea is for the person to simply pull off the road (in a safe location) and take a time out. Sometimes just parking the car for a few minutes and regaining composure can reverse the physical symptoms.

If these simple methods don’t work there are more advanced treatment methods like Hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Hypnotherapy can help reprogram ones conscious thoughts that cause driving fears.  While this sounds technical it really isn’t and is a very effective treatment method for driving phobia.  NLP is basically a  study and practice of increasing the positive habits and reducing the negative ones that affect behavior.

The most important thing for people who suffer from fear of driving to do is to take action and seek out treatment now, before things get worse.

Whenever I come across a product that looks great, I like to let other people know about it.

I am seriously impressed with the way Rich Presta has put together his Driving Fear Program.

It is the most comprehensive program to learn how to deal with driving anxiety and panic while driving I have seen. It is the follow on program to the Panic Puzzle and Rich  has refined the methods he learned from putting the panic puzzle together and made a suberb presentation that, as a long term sufferer of panic attacks while driving, I can thoroughly recommend.

Author Rich Presta put together the Panic Puzzle system because he himself struggled with panic attacks. First, he turned to the past and researched essentially every method of treatment that had ever been tried.

Rich took the best of these time-tested methods and added modern techniques to come up with The Puzzle Panic program.

The Panic Puzzle package comes with a written and recorded version of an e-book as well as quite useful bonus material (for example, relaxation recordings). This is a digital program, so you download the material immediately. The graphics and layout of all the material are very attractive.

Mr. Presta’s writing style is conversational, friendly and easy to understand. The information is presented very clearly and crisply with no extraneous fluff.

The instruction starts with an explanation of the nature of fear, panic and anxiety. Next there is a series of exercises to help the reader identify their own patterns of fear and anxiety.

After this you learn how to interrupt your fear cycle and then completely dissolve your fears and anxieties.

The techniques are effective but Mr. Presta does not provide any references or additional resources for further exploration. I would’ve appreciated it if he had done so.

On the other hand, this is meant to be a a program to be applied rather than a course on psychological theory. It succeeds very well in giving effective information in a concise “here’s what to do” format.

The author is direct without being abrupt.

I was a little surprised to find that the program ended with a fairly extensive section on time management, goal setting and what Mr. Presta refers to as “life strategies”.

The main reason this section was included was to help people overcome an obstacle they often run into when they have to learn new techniques – not enough time.

Though this didn’t deal directly with anxiety it became one of my favorite parts of the program.

The manual provides everything you need to and panic attacks, but the additional materials that come with the program are extremely helpful.

All in all, this is an excellent program that I can highly recommend.

You can find a more detailed panic puzzle review at: Panic Puzzle Review

And here’s a site to visit if you want to find out more about everything that the course includes right away: Panic Puzzle Info

The Internet has made effective, problem-solving information readily available. If you are troubled by panic attacks or an anxiety disorder, take advantage of the availability of this course – check out Panic Puzzle.

The sooner you start, the sooner you’ll be free of panic attacks once and for all.

My review for the ’10 Steps to Become a Non Smoker’ hypnosis series by Hypnosis Downloads.

As always I’m impressed by the quality of products from Hypnosis Downloads and this one is no exception. The best part is that you don’t even need to TRY to stop smoking until you have finished listening to all 10 parts of the hypnosis sessions.

Their blurb:

Would you rather be an ex-smoker that craves cigarettes
- or a non-smoker who never gives them a thought?

Take the 10 Steps to Become a Non-Smoker

‘10 steps to become a non-smoker‘ addresses every single psychological trick that smoking addiction plays on you and frees you from its grip.

The 10 hypnosis sessions will gently move your mind from its current addicted state to complete freedom from cigarettes.

No longer will you be controlled by the need to smoke. No more planning your day so you can smoke, no more running outside at work or at parties, no more worrying whether you have enough cigarettes left.

You will be a real non-smoker afterwards – someone who can’t imagine why they ever smoked.

Don’t stop smoking until you’re ready

The wonderful thing about 10 Steps to Become a Non-Smoker is that you can continue to smoke while you do the program. You only quit when you reach the stage where you don’t want to smoke any more.

Yes, you heard that right “

HypnosisDownloads.com is part of a professional psychology training organization based near London, England. The parent company, Uncommon Knowledge, runs professional-level training courses for hypnotherapy practitioners, as well as courses and services for the general public. All of the downloads at HypnosisDownloads.com have been created by Roger Elliott and Mark Tyrrell, the directors of Uncommon Knowledge.

MY REVIEW:

Hypnosis Downloads start by sending out a welcome email , congratulating you on your decision to become a non-smoker and giving instructions on how to start the course. They stress the point that they don’t want you to stop smoking until you just don’t feel like smoking any more, which I feel is the most compelling point of this programme.

There are eleven hypnosis sessions, 10 from the programme itself and a bonus download called ‘Stay Stopped’.

You should listen to one download per day, repeating any sessions that you are not sure about before moving on to the next session at your own pace. The process is not about thinking, not about conscious thought, it’s about your feelings, your gut instincts.

All in all, this is a very comprehensive stop smoking hypnosis series that will reach deep into your subconscious until you just don’t want to smoke any more.

Let me know how you get on, leave your message at the bottom of this page.

Stop Smoking Hypnosis Sessions:

1. How smoking brainwashes

This session enables you to see clearly how certain beliefs can hold smoking in place and how smoking dictates to you. It gives you the chance to see it clearly for what it is and make healthy choices and begins to gently free you from its grip.

2. The parasite and the host

This session helps you become more objective about the true relationship between yourself and cigarettes, giving you the freedom to choose whether you want to smoke any more. This isn’t about scaring you, it’s about giving you the perspective of a non-smoker, and the power to make your own choices.

3. The abusive relationship
Together we begin to explore further the way smoking uses you and how to end the ‘abusive relationship’ for good. You’ll be ready to finish that abusive relationship and determined not to fall for tobacco in future.

4. When smoking starts to squeeze
Some behaviors fit for a while but you wouldn’t wear the same roller skates at forty as you did at four!
Find out how stopping smoking is really all about growing out of it and experience what that feels like.

5. Breaking the chains that bind
This session will help you see how smoking artificially becomes associated to times, people, places and activities where it does not truly belong and help you to ‘un-hook’ these disabling associations – this is what gets rid of cravings.

6. Living under a dictatorship
When you first started to smoke did you feel like a rebel? Well smoking is a dictator – rebel against it! You learn that most of you never really wanted to smoke at all and only a small, addicted part of you had been ‘colluding with the enemy!’
That’s how addiction works, and the cigarette companies know it only too well.
Turn your mind and body back into a democracy with this session.

TESTIMONIALS:

Testimonials for the Quit Smoking – Stay Stopped Hypnosis Download

“After 25 years of smoking I have totally quit”
by Dr Candan Esin MD GP

I am a general physician dealing in psychotherapy and hypnotherapy. That is a MD GP, pscho-hypnotherapist & EFT’ist. I divorced and faced bankruptcy several years ago and during that mourning period I felt some pain in my chest. I was smoking one pack/a day for around 26 years. I had an MRI and found that there was a narrowing of 30% in the descending coronary artery, and the situation was serious so I decided to quit.

Several attempts have failed due to “I don’t want to stop smoking because I love it” excuse. This time I really decided to quit and also was trying to go back to my own profession as physician (I was doing marketing training in the pharma industry). I had a chance to train in hypnosis and psychotherapy consequetively. During hypnosis training I decided to quit by the help of hypnosis but to be on the safe side I also started Zyban. I could not find a proper hypnotist here in Turkey (a non-expensive one I mean), so I decided to go through a downloaded recording.

I wanted to stop smoking and needed somebody that was not dictating to me to stop smoking. I listened to the ‘10 Steps to Become a Non-Smoker‘ downloads at the same time every day. Gradually I refrained from smoking and later I totally quit. I listened the download every day at 11:00 a.m., the time when my urges were highest.

After 25 years of smoking now I have totally quit smoking and can not cope anybody smoking near me. The fume of the cigarette suffocates me. After all those unsuccessful trials, now I feel like I have never smoked cigarettes.

The best part is I can not remember the smoking actions and feelings associated with it. This is the best aid I could have received, and being a medical doctor I recommend the download to my patients who understands clean English.

This story came from Dr Candan Esin MD GP who is a general physician dealing in psychotherapy and hypnotherapy from Istanbul, Turkey

“It has now been 1 month and 3 days”
by Maria

I really want to say thank you so much. I used to think I will never be able to quit smoking (more than 1 pack a day) but after downloading the program I did it!!! in just one week. It has been now 1 month and 3 days.
Thanks again,
Maria

This story came from Maria who is a banker from Ocala, Fl USA

“Forget the patches, forget the gum, get this download it really does work”
by Simon Barnees

I was a little unsure before downloading as it was the first time I had anything to do with hypnosis so I didn’t know if it would work for me.

I’m 41 years of age and have been smoking cigarettes since the age of 11 years. I have lost count of the number of times trying to free myself from the filthy habit. Countless numbers of cigarette packets under the tap, only to buy a pack the next day and choof away with lots of angst.

I purchased your ‘10 Steps to Become a Non-Smoker‘. I listened to each step about three times a day and some days I listened to 2 steps in 1 day. After 4 days I was ready to stop smoking and I did so. It has been 6.5 weeks since my last cigarette. I managed to stop with the slightest of cravings, your download has made it painless, I just wish I was aware of it 20 years ago. Forget the patches, forget the gum, get this download it really does work.

This story came from Simon Barnees who is an Electrician from Warranwood, Australia

“Since I tried it I haven’t smoked”
by Nigel Buchanan

“I thought that this would be like any other kind of scam or something that you would buy and listen to thinking it was working and make it feel that way in your head.”

“When I tried the ‘ Exercise Motivation‘ download it really started to work – I gained 6 pounds and started getting back into shape now I’m back in kick boxing and loving every minute of it because I can do those fun things again now.”

“I had tried Exercise Motivation and Quit Smoking – Stay Stopped – it was a circle trying to get in to shape while smoking so I thought I might just try to do both. Since I tried these excellent products I haven’t smoked or missed a gym work out I’m pretty confident they have given me the drive to get on with my life again and live a lot more healthy.”

This story came from Nigel Buchanan who is in Retail from Victoria, B.C.

“I hate cigarettes so much that I am positive I will never smoke again”
by Steve Weinfurter

“I had never used hypnosis before and just wasn’t sure I should trust in it to work for me.”

“After smoking for 38 years I wanted to quit but didn’t think I could do it. I decided to try the Quit Smoking Stay Stopped hypnosis download. I listened to it 3 times and set a date to quit. On that date I listened to it just before I smoked for the last time, then just quit, I was able to go 1 maybe 2 days before I would listen to it again to help me get through the urge to smoke, after a week I no longer needed to listen to the hypnosis and don’t need the cigarettes anymore.”

“It has been over 3 months since I last smoked and hate the cigarettes so much that I am positive I will never smoke again.”

“Any smoker who wants to quit but can’t for what ever reason. It worked so well for me that I can’t imagine it not working for anyone who has even a small urge to do it.”

This story came from Steve Weinfurter who is a Supervisor from Kewaskum, Wisconsin USA

The ability to think positively is a vital element of personal growth. But, I have to admit that here are times when positive thinking seems distant and difficult to achieve. However, thinking positively is somehow more enabled when you’re in a good mood.
Here are 5 ways you can achieve instant happiness when you need that boost of positivity:

1. Create a “happiness” playlist
Music has been used to aid therapy for many years and has been clinically proven to have the ability to change a person’s mood. Research has shown that different types of beats, melodies and rhythms can affect the brain in many ways — effectively impacting a person’s mood and stress levels. Since upbeat music has been clinically proven to have a positive effect on mood, create a playlist of your favorite upbeat tunes, load up your iPod and get into the happy groove whenever and wherever you want!

2. Laugh.
Laughter has been shown to increase endorphin activity in your bodies, which directly result in a heightened sense of overall well-being. Also, laughter can energize you in addition to enhancing your body’s immune response. Maintain your sense of humor and go out there and have a good, deep, laugh.

3. Express gratitude
It’s very easy to slip into dissatisfaction with life when comparisons with other people are often made. In fact, it is through helping others who are in need that you are reminded about how much you really have. Make it a daily effort to express your gratitude — this can effectively change your perception of what you have or don’t have, immediately uplifting your mood and increasing your happiness.

4. Perform a random act of kindness
Few people realize this but altruistic deeds often increases your emotional well being. By doing something nice for someone else, you unwittingly spread happiness that eventually reflects off the person and heads right back to you. Smiles and happiness are contagious — especially when shared.

5. Meditate
Most of us associate meditation with stress management or as a relaxation tool. What most people fail to recognize is that the deeper relaxation that is achieved by meditation can induce higher levels of happiness. Search up a meditation technique to try and feel deep joy wash over you in mere minutes!

Personal growth is not always effortless. But when you’re happy, it sure seems as if it is. So keep a smile on your face, and your mood right up there with the blue skies with these 5 techniques and sail through your journey of personal growth!

A very successful and  relaxing way of developing a positive attitude is by using self-hypnosis. This can ease your stress and clear your mind just by lying back and letting the words wash over you and touch your deep subconscious.

I am impressed with the ‘Develop a Powerfully Positive Attitude ‘ self hypnosis download from Hypnosis Downloads.com.

At $12.95 for an instant download (with a 90 day full refund if you are not happy with it), you can begin the process straight away.

I’m very comfortable with recommending products from Hypnosis Downloads.com as they are always of a very high quality and this one is no exception. Marks starts of by speaking about the benefits of having a positive attitude for about 5 minutes before beginning the blissful process of relaxing you just enough that his suggestions and ideas will tap into your unconscious mind and help you without you having to do a thing !

“Hypnosis can transform your outlook from negative to positive

But if you are of a pessimistic bent, either by nature or because your circumstances or social influences have molded you that way, how can you set about training in developing and maintaining a new, dynamic, realistic, mind-set that focuses on the positive?

Positive attitude is an audio hypnosis session which combines the powerful effects of hypnotic suggestion with carefully researched psychological insights to help you create and instill the mind-set that will best serve you in life. It will tap into your unconscious mind and allow you to bring about a complete transformation in your outlook.”

Sports Psychology

Change Your Mind !!!

These downloads from hypnosisdownloads.com are fantastic.
They are from their Sports Psychology section.
I use all of their golf ones and can thoroughly recommend them !

Lucid dreaming is the ability to wake up “inside” your dreams. You’re a character, alive in this special world – where you can do literally ANYTHING you WANT to do!

You can go SAILING or go FLYING, ride WHITE WATER RAPIDS or go DEEP SEA DIVING.

Meet your favourite actor.

Act out your WILDEST FANTASIES.

If you’ve ever experienced lucid dreaming, you’ll know EXACTLY what I’m talking about.

BUT, did you know you can enjoy experiences like this EVERY SINGLE NIGHT ?

Bradley Thompson has just finished creating his own unique collection of Lucid Dreaming Adventures,
each one is designed to lead you into a deeply relaxed state – and to help you to enjoy a SPECIFIC ADVENTURE every single night!

From enjoying the thrills of the world’s largest roller coaster to taking a well-earned vacation.

From chatting with Einstein to traveling through time.

From getting rid of stage fright to spending a passionate night with the person of your dreams!

Can YOU imagine enjoying adventures like these WHENEVER YOU WANT?

Do you want to learn lucid dreaming?

Been wanting to know how to have lucid dreams?

Well, that’s what Bradley Thompson GUARANTEES — when you try out one of NEW Lucid Dreaming Adventure CDs.

Want to learn more?

Here’s the official website.

I strongly recommend you check it out. HIGHLY recommended and LOTS of FUN !!!

Best wishes,

Alex

YOU CAN:
Fly among the clouds, swooping down into cities – FREE like a bird!

Meet absolutely ANY hero of yours – even if they’re no longer living!

Travel into the PAST and discover its secrets – or head for the FUTURE!

Brainstorm your PROBLEMS with Einstein, Da Vinci or Bill Gates!
Improve your GOLF HANDICAP, with expert training from Tiger Woods!

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I’m a qualified hypnotherapist andNLP practitioner and I use downloadable hypnosis products all the time for both personal use and client recommendations. There are so many really good, professional companies who develop excellent products that are effective for many problems and issues that occur during our daily lives.

However, there are many out there who are just looking to make a quick buck online and the presentation and development is not up to standard and can often do more harm than good ! The Internet is awash with web sites which offer hypnosis products and services that have not been created by qualified professionals, nor are they based on current research-based practices. Some of these programs are of limited or no use, while others may do more harm than good. The company I recommend and use for myself and clients work within strict ethical guidelines to ensure that every program meets the highest professional standards, based on current research and knowledge.

The company I use daily for myself, my family and my clients is Hypnosis Downloads.

They are probably the largest and most successful of the many Hypnosis Download Sites that are out there on the internet. I only deal with the ones I can personally recommend and I find to be professional, reliable and efficient to deal with.

Their site is very large and easy to navigate with PLENTY of information of their multitude of hypnosis downloads and scripts. They have over 540 hypnosis downloads which include CDs, DVDs and MP3s.

Hypnosis Downloads is part of a professional psychology training organization based near London, England. The parent company, Uncommon Knowledge, runs professional-level training courses for hypnotherapy practitioners, as well as courses and services for the general public.

All of the downloads at HypnosisDownloads.com have been created by Roger Elliott and Mark Tyrrell, the directors of Uncommon Knowledge, with occasional contributions from course trainers.

They offer a 100% 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee so if your hypnosis downloads don’t give you the results you are hoping for, simply let them know within 90 days and they’ll refund you in full. No questions asked.

I’ve used so many of their hypnosis products with great success and I’m very comfortable with my recommendation for any of their products.

The term ‘paralysed by fear’ took on a new meaning for me today when I suddenly came into the same situation that used to trigger panic attacks while driving on motorways or highways.

I have been fighting against panic attacks while driving for several years now ( see my original story at www.fear-go.com).

Yesterday, I was driving up to North Wales on the M6 ( for those who don’t know it, a very busy highway in the UK ) now, I hadn’t had a panic attack for several months since I started working with a well known driving fear programme. However, this one came totally out of the blue!

I was driving in the slow lane of the three lane motorway travelling at normal speed feeling totally confident when suddenly I noticed there were roadworks coming up, “Fine I thought, I don’t have motorway claustrophobia issues any more”.

Picture the scene, three lanes of traffic, speed reduced to a safe 50 miles an hour, me in the slow lane, a truck in front and another truck behind, cars to the right of me and a long, long line of taffic cones of my left , soon followed by a metal barrier that seemed to stretch for miles!

This was the nightmare scenario that previously used to trigger panic attacks as a feeling of total claustrophia and of being trapped would rush over me and I would become light headed and was convinced I would faint while driving and cause a horrendous accident.

I’ve worked hard to deal with these issues using hypnotherapy and following a brilliant driving fear program and I really felt I had left it far, far behind me so, where this came from yesterday I just don’t know.

FIGHT YOUR DRIVING FEAR WITH THE  ” DRIVING FEAR PROGRAMME “

Yesterday, there was no getting out of it, I couldn’t stop and I couldn’t pull over , I just had to keep driving. I could feel myself becoming very light headed and very tense, it rapidly turned into the worst panic attack I had ever experienced, I could feel my hands tightening around the steering wheel, I tried to shake them out and loosen them up but my fingers were turning rigid, almost like a giant cramp beginning to work through me.

I remembered the exercises I had learned on my driving fear programme, keep breathing, deeply and slowly, although people FEEL like they will faint, they never do, you can breathe right through it.

I focussed so hard on breathing, breathe, drive, breathe, drive, I had opened my window to let in some cool area, I can’t imagine what the person in the car beside me must have thought as there I was, turning white,breathing deeply, in and out, the same breathing exercises I had used when dealing with labour pains !

I kept on focussing and breathing until the roadworks cleared and traffic started spreading out and moving again.

I had got through it safely. This was the first time in all my panic attacks that I had not been able to pull over or stop and the best, most amazing thing of the whole experience is that I have now learned that I can deal with it, I can focus and breathe my way through the worst ever panic attack and keep on driving.

Soon after the roadworks cleared, I was able to pull over into a motorway cafe. I was shaking from head to toe, I literally had to peel my fingers off the steering wheel, I got out of the car to stretch my legs not even sure if my shaking legs could hold me up.

Of course they did, and I got over it and I’m still here to tell the tale but it certainly came to mind that this was exactly how it feels to be ‘rigid with fear’ or ‘paralysed with fear’.

The best part of this story and the reason why I write about it, is that after I had taken a break and my heart had stopped racing and my body felt relaxed and normal again , what did I do?

Armed with my new confidence that I could actually breathe my way through and take control of my emotions , I jumped right back on the motorway again to continue my journey, expecting that there would NOT be any more roadworks that would be quite as long !!

How wrong can you be !!

About an hour later I started to see roadwork signs again but instead if panicking, knowing that I could breathe my way through and control my emotions I just laughed and yelled to myself “BRING IT ON”!

Sure enough, the cones were there, the metal barriers were there the trucks and the traffic were there, the EXACT SAME SCENARIO, but, GUESS WHAT??

NOT the same me!

This was the new me that knows how to take steps to deal with the paralysing fear had just experienced.

Somewhere , in my subconscious, all the hypnosis sessions that I had previously taken jumped in and helped me through my ‘crisis’ but , more importantly, the lessons I had learned from the Driving Fear Programme all came into effect in the most spectacular way.

I know there are many people out there who like the ‘old me’ suffer from debilitating fear while driving so please, take the steps to help yourself, it CAN be done, I’m living proof that you can fight your fear, help is out there that WILL see you though the worst of your driving fears!

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Mark Tyrrell Director Uncommon Knowledge Hypnosis Downloads

Review: Putt Like a Pro Hypnosis Download
20 minutes long, UK accent.

You know what it’s like – you’re on the green, you’re doing your best to relax, the putt doesn’t look too bad…then your arms do something stupid, the ball contact feels all wrong and the putt is missed.

The best golfers in the world have off days on the green, but most of the time, their putting works.
So what do they know that the rest of us don’t?

They know how to lay down ‘perfect play blueprints’ in their mind before they play. The act of powerfully rehearsing the desired movements in your mind ‘grooves out’ the mental path, so when it comes to taking that putt, your brain knows exactly what to do.

To putt reliably, you need to train your instincts to feel automatically relaxed and ‘in the zone’ every time you putt. Hypnosis is the optimum training tool because every putt can be perfect
when you practice hypnotically. When you use ‘Putt like a pro’ you will program your instincts to relax on the green and deliver your best putt every time.

This golf putting hypnosis download session f rom Hypnosis Downloads is spoken by Mark Tyrrell who has a very calming and relaxing British accent.

He starts by talking a little about staying ‘in the moment’ so that all thoughts of the shot you just hit and what might happen AFTER you hit the shot just disappear and there is ONLY THE PRESENT. You MUST stay ‘IN THE NOW’ and the fantastic or lousy shot you just hit does not exist once you have played it.’

Did you know that positive thinking can be just as bad for your golf as negative thinking?

Studies on ‘state of flow’ have shown that during periods of peak performance, sportsmen and women have exceedingly low levels of corticol in their brains which means, that when athletes are ‘in the zone’ they just don’t ‘think’ at all.

To play your sport well, you need to become totally focussed and totally at one with what you are doing.

The hypnosis download ‘Putt Like a Pro‘ will help you to become ‘one with your putt’ and is going to become a natural part of the way you play golf every time.

Mark begins the breathing and relaxation stage, I always love this bit and the more you get used to letting your body relax so deeply the easier it becomes each time. As soon as the lovely trance-like stage is reached, Mark starts making the suggestions that will help your subconscious to make lasting changes to your putting technique and will definitely help to reduce your handicap. Being in a semi hypnotised state is just like daydreaming or being in that stage just after you wake up, before you start moving to get out of bed.

Mark begins the suggestion stage: “Begin to dream a dream, get the sense of how your putter feels when you hold it. Imagine setting up for a medium to long putt, almost like in a dream, you are going to become one with the putt, become with the hole and your mind will be empty of all reality, present, past or future. After each shot, its going to be like coming out of trance again. Your mind is empty so your instincts are going to take care of how you putt. You, the club, the action of putting and the hole are as one. ”

Mark continues:” This time, you are going to perform a supreme, zen like 6′ putt and you are going to be one with the movement, notice becoming one with this putt, as all else fades from your mind as you make your stroke, the sensation in your hands as your club face caresses the ball, the ball rolling confidently, knowingly towards the hole and dropping gently in it, with that sweet, sweet sound !”

He speaks more about different length putts and ” how it feels to make them which helps to develop your instinct and feel for the stroke, feeling that you become ‘one with your putt’, becoming incredibly peacefully, solidly focussed on the ball and the hole as you make your putt with beautiful smoothness and watch in a semi interested way as the ball makes its way to the hole. ”

I really enjoyed this putting hypnosis download and it made me feel so confident about putting that I can’t wait to get out on the course again.

It’s a great habit to get into that will drastically help your putting, once you have developed the mental technique of imagining your putts, you can build on it at any time, when you have a nap, just before you go to sleep or in that lovely peaceful time just after you wake up. Just keep your eyes closed and see and feel a few different putts on different greens, different lengths, practise feeling the calmnesss, picture your perfect technique so that putting comes naturally and easily for you and you can relax into your putts.

I can recommend the ” Putt Like a Pro Hypnosis Download“ from Mark Tyrrel of Hypnosisdownloads.com and I will definitely put this on my list of regular self hypnosis/relaxation sessions that I use to bring a sharper mental edge to my golf game.

I’m currently a 12 handicap golfer and I play my best golf in a match play situation, I ALWAYS finish strongly and I credit my improved mental edge to the several golfing hypnosis sessions that I do on a regular basis. You would AMAZED how often a ‘snippet’ from one of the sessions will just appear ‘out of nowhere’ to help me out mentally when the going gets tough out on the course.

Hypnosis really gives you the mental edge for your golf game!

You can download ‘Putt like a pro’ now and notice the difference on your very next round…

Hypnosis Downloads offer a 100% 90-Day Money-Back Guarantee so you really have NOTHING to lose, apart from the Yips!

I am almost 7 months pregnant, and I have tried many times to stop smoking. I am attempting once more. I get alot of pressure from my fiancee who also smokes. Also, he seems unwilling to even try to support me through this. My "friends" still light up right in fromt of me, to the fact where I have to leave the room just to not be around the smoke. Isit even possible to quit with all this going on? Any suggestions?

Isn’t it amazing how you can stop a 200 ton boat in it’s tracks by simply dropping an anchor into the sea?
Anchors are extremely powerful and useful when it comes to keeping things in place and preventing them from drifting away.

Well what if I told you there was a way to do this with your positive emotions?

We’ve all had times in our lives when we felt more confident, more powerful and more skilled in a certain area.
And we’ve all certainly had those times were we felt like no matter what we tried, nothing seemed to work.

Did you ever notice that in both positive and negative mind states, we seem to build momentum in both cases?

In other words, when we’re in a state of positivity, we just seem to build on that and enter what is known as the “zone”. And when we’re in a state of negativity, we feel like “when it rains, it pours”.

Let’s talk about positivity for a moment.

I can’t think of a better example of someone being in the “zone” then Reggie Miller in the game-winning performance that he put on during game five in the 1994 NBA playoffs against the New York Knicks.
Coming into the game, the Indiana Pacers had lost 11 straight games at Madison Square Garden; but this game would be different.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Reggie scored 25 of his total 39 points and nailed five 3 pointers leading his team to a 93 – 86 win. Keep in mind, the Pacers also came into this quarter down by 12 points.

This kind of positive momentum takes place in people’s lives all the time, the problem is that most people don’t know how to consciously make it happen whenever they want.
They know the feeling when they experience it and they know they’re in the zone but very few people can actually get into that state whenever they choose.

Today I want to share a really interesting article with you from Steve G. Jones, clinical hypnotherapist on an NLP technique called anchoring.

Anchoring will basically allow you to effectively achieve the positive mental state of being in the zone and then remain in that place just as an anchor holds a ship in place.
Anchoring is a very useful tool.

As the word implies, anchoring has to do with setting something up that will take firm hold in place.
What makes anchors so powerful is that you can use them to hold positive mental states in place including confidence, attraction, intelligence, humor, etc.
But you can also anchor states to you to prevent them from drifting away.

Anchors also relate to the concepts around you and when bringing all of these elements together, you can achieve things like making someone think you are funny even if you are generally not a funny person.

You can also anchor someone into thinking that you are extremely confident; here’s how:

Anchoring yourself with confidence happens alone. When you anchor someone to yourself, that happens with someone else.

Do not do this while driving, but what I would like you to do is to close your eyes and remember the time when you were confident. It can be anything.

Examples are a birthday party, walking across the road and doing a good dead or anything else even if basic that you can pick out that made you feel confident.

With your eyes closed, I’d like you to remember yourself in that situation.

Whatever was going on is going on now in your mind. Paint the scene; see the colors and the people, if there are any. Smell the scent in the air. Does it smell good or bad? Does it smell like you are indoors or outdoors, like something new or old? Perhaps you just smell the clean air? What do you hear? Are people applauding, talking? Are their other sounds like those of birds?
Most importantly, how do you feel? How does it feel emotionally? Pretty good?

Of course you do because you accomplished something and that feels good. It does not have to be an accomplishment; it can simply be that today I feel good.

I have some sunglasses on, my hair is fixed up just so and I am wearing certain clothes as I sit in a nice car. I feel good. It can be anything but you are there now, in your memory. At that time when you felt really good, you felt confident. Notice the calmness that comes with that. Once we accomplish something and feel good, we can relax and think that we are worthy and we are a good person. Just kind of soak that in now and feel how good that is.

I now want you to turn everything upside down a bit – The sounds, the smells and everything. Feel it more intensely and feel the clothes on your body. You notice how we are using the three major representational systems, auditory, visual and kinesthetic. Something to see, hear and feel inside and out.

Also, pay attention to the odors and any other senses that you want. Make everything intense now and especially that sense of feeling good. It feels good to be you right in this moment in your memory. Feel the moment more intensely.

Good. What I want you to do is make the OK sign with your right hand. That means touching the tip of your right index finger to the tip of your right thumb, as if you were saying ‘okay’ to someone.

I want you to also say the word ‘power’ and to do that now. Good. I want you to slowly open your eyes. What we’ve done is installed an anchor for confidence. The next time you feel the lack of power or confidence in any situation, all you have to do is make the okay sound with your right hand and say the word power. That feeling of confidence will come back to you.

Steve G. Jones
NLP Trainer

If you enjoyed this article, then perhaps you would like to learn more about NLP. It’s a powerful system of tools and techniques that can help you enhance your life and the lives of others. To learn more about Steve G. Jones’s NLP courses, approved by the American University of NLP, go here: Steve Jones NLP Training Courses

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how do you tell someone to stop smoking pot in a mean way ?
that will upset them.

What is the right way to stop smoking without any additional drugs.

Your answer should be clear with steps.

Ive been smoking marijuana for about 5 yrs. but it didnt get to be an every-day habbit until about 2 years ago. I wanna stop smoking mainly for health reasons and also im looking for a good job. What seems to be the most effective to stop smoking? Im looking for answers from former smokers (former pot-heads). Thanks.

Since smoking caused and aggravated diseases are a big chunk of the healthcare dollar especially among Medicare and Veteran health care beneficiaries, why doesn’t Obama just stop smoking and show he’s serious about what he preaches to everyone else about healthy habits.

Would you want your children around a President who smokes? Is that the right impression to give future generations?

Does playing occasional basketball overcome the smoking risk factors to cardiovascular disease in black males in their 40′s and 50′s? Anyone have data?

Seeing lots of people with a fear of flyng this season , always gratifying to show them how easily they can be helped http://bit.ly/9I6I4Y

I am 19 and I am terrified about the idea of flying. I would love to get over this fear as there are places I want to go to in life.

Also I might be in Africa for a a couple of months next year teaching children first aid so I know I need to get over this.

Does anyone have any tips.
Jerry:

Thank you for the advice.

I started a new job a month ago. I was so happy because I finally got decent pay and health insurance. Unfortunately, this was too good to be true. One of my coworkers smokes in the office. I have asthma and am allergic to cigarette smoke. Everytime she lights one up, I start smothering. I told my boss in person about my health condition and all he said he’d do is put up automatic door closers on the doors around her (she smokes in the doorway of the building so she can stay by the phone). Well, about 2 or 3 weeks went by, and he’d still not put anything up. I decided to email him and tell him again. I asked him if he could ban smoking indoors completely. Well, finally he decides to put those automatic door closers on there. But guess what, she props her door open! It’s terrible!

Anyway, have any of you dealt with smokers at work. How do you get someone to stop. The bad thing is, my boss is a smoker too! So he doesn’t care! If they don’t stop, I’m going to have to find another job!
Well, about speaking to her directly. She can be very mean. She was very ugly to me at first, and then someone talked to her for me, and now she’s nice. I don’t know how she’d react if I told her to stop.
The reason she smokes in the doorway is because she’s a dispatcher. If she goes outside completely, she’ll miss a call or something on the radio.
I did talk to my boss. He’s a smoker as well and does not care about my condition. Also, if I cause a big stink about this, everyone is going to dislike me because the majority of people there seem to smoke. The other non-smokers are medics and get to get away. I’m an office person and always have to be there. Eh, it sucks.