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HypnoSOS Episode 22 – Self Esteem

Sit down or lie down… it really doesn’t matter which you do… as long as you can be comfortable… if you lie down lie on your back and you can breathe easily… if you sit down, make sure your feet rest on the floor and your hands rest on your lap… but other than that, all you need to do is close your eyes… let them close… and… with your eyes comfortably closed… focusing in on your breathing… aware of your chest rising and falling… I’d like you to… take three deep even breaths… deep even breaths… and as you please, deeply and evenly… allow any thoughts to wander into your mind and then wander out again… for these moments… in these moments… there is nothing else for you to do except relax…all the way through… relax.

Take a moment now… to notice that… in these moments… nothing else matters… if any thoughts that bother or disturb you float into your mind you can on your next out breath… breath them out… blow them away… put yourself at a distance from… and in a few moments in time… in a few moments in time… you can take control of the process itself by silently and mentally counting down from 10 to 1… and with each descending number… each descending number between 10 and 1… you can let go of a tenth of any unnecessary nervous tension… with each descending number you feel lighter and more relaxed… your muscles resting… your thoughts clearing… so begin whenever you want if you haven’t already… and all the while in the background… you can be aware of the sound of my voice… simply the sound of my voice… which will help to carry you into an ever deepening state… of physical as well as mental state… of deep… deep… peace… deep… deep… peace… and you can and you will go ever deeper… ever deeper… ever deeper… ever deeper relaxed… no longer any need to listen hard to the words that I say… for simply the sound of my voice… simply the sound of my voice… helping you to relax… all the way through… relax… and as you continue to listen to the sound of my voice… I want you to know that… breathing deeply and easily… breathing freely… you can find there may be moments when you feel as if you are drifting… floating… and yet completely supported… feeling light and at peace…

And if you find during this process… you take more deep breaths… all you’re doing is releasing any more unnecessary nervous tension… letting it go… These things have no need for a name… just allow your muscles to release the tension… and the thoughts and the feelings that created them will drift… will be breathed out… giving you distance… allowing you to feel better… and more optimistic too… because it is very important that you recognise… that you are stronger than you think… it is very important that you recognise… that you are more able than you might feel right now… it is very important that you remember that you have achieved many things in your life… and… regardless of how you feel right now… there are times when you have been very strong… believing in yourself… able to express yourself clearly… able to deal with anything… anybody… and any situation that you have to deal with… you have control… and… as you sit there or lie there… deep down comfortable and relaxed… I want you to know that you can allow yourself to believe in yourself… there may be times when it doesn’t feel so easy… but it’s time to give yourself suggestions… positive suggestions… and the main suggestion is… ‘I believe in me’… and if perhaps you can’t quite say that yourself yet… you can say ‘I believe in my abilities’… and you can… you are… more capable than you thought… just take a moment… and remember that you are strong.

And in a few moments in time… in a few moments in time… you will hear me count from 1 to 10… and at the count of eight your eyes will naturally and easily open… and at the count of 10 you will be fully wide awake… all normal, healthy and appropriate sensations and responses will be back with you in the present… and I want you to wake with a smile… I want you to allow your face to show some joy… I want you to remember that even by putting a smile on your face when you don’t feel like it… you will feel better… and so will others around you… as they start to reflect… reflect that you look better… you seem better… and you can and you will… and you are… because you can believe in yourself… so ready… I’m going to wake you… counting from 1 to 10… at the count of 8 your eyes will open… at the count of 10 you’ll be fully wide awake… all normal healthy sensations responses will be back with you… and you will wake feeling better… believing more in yourself and your abilities… stronger… more in control… 1… 2… 3… more aware… 4… 5… 6… more alert… 7… 8… eyes open… wide open… wider… 9… and 10… fully alert… fully engaged… fully wide awake… stretch for a moment… and rest before you continue with your day.

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