Sleep Better With Self Hypnosis

I believe there’s a close correlation between being under hypnosis and being asleep. If you have ever been under hypnosis you’ll know just how close it feels to being in the early stages of sleep. This is why hypnotherapy is so useful in helping people get a night of quality sleep.

The problems and the cause of the problems that cause sleep deprivation can vary greatly.  Going through a particularly stressful period might only allow you to be abe to sleep three or four hours a night, or perhaps you sleep ten hours but wake up feeling like you’ve had no sleep at all. Or, perhaps just going to sleep can be a problem.

Have you ever experienced any of these situations?

Adults needs to get seven to eight hours of quality sleep a night in most cases. Any less and you will feel tired, find it hard to concentrate, struggle to make decisions and heighten the risk of suffering from depression. If you get too much sleep (more than seven to eight hours) a night can also cause problems, leaving you lethargic throughout the day.

Here’s a little background on the types of sleep and why they’re important:

Non-REM
During non-REM sleep, the brain is quiet and peaceful. The body repairs itself and releases hormones into the bloodstream, preparing itself for the day ahead. There are four stages to Non-REM sleep.
1. Pre-sleep – The muscles relax, body temperature drops and the heart beat slows.
2. Light-sleep – You can be easily awoken without feelings of confusion.
3. Slow wave sleep – Your blood pressure begins to fall.
4. Deep slow wave sleep – You are very hard to waken, when you do, you will awaken confused and groggy.

REM
REM is the deepest state of sleep and makes up for a fifth of your sleep time. During the REM stage your brain becomes very active, your body very relaxed and your eyes move around quickly. This is the sleep stage in which dreams become more vivid and easier to remember.

If you’ve ever watched someone sleeping and see their eyes moving or fluttering quickly, this shows that they’re in REM sleep.

During a night of sleep you will move between Non-REM and REM sleep around five times.

How Hypnosis Helps Where Pills Fail

I personally feel that using drugs or pills to aid in sleep isn’t a wise thing to do. It’s a short term solution to and unerlying problem and they can have pretty nasty side effects and become addictive. There is a better way. And that is the use of self hypnosis.

Hypnosis is a natural way to create deep, relaxing REM sleep and has no side affects or addictive concerns. Hypnosis can also be used to discover the problems causing sleep deprivation and help in dealing with what you discover.

How Hypnosis Works

The first thing you do is relax. Relax your body and allow your mind to be quiet. While your conscious mind is relaxed, you will then begin making suggestions to your unconscious mind instructing it to accept positive commands such as, “your eyes feel heavy”. Once this is achieved sleep will follow.

Here’ our article on How To Do Self Hypnosis It’s a step-by-step self hypnosis guide and how-to video.

The bottom line is, if you’re not getting enough sleep and you (wisely) don’t want to resort to pills or drugs, self hypnosis could be your ticket. You have nothing to lose in trying it and much to gain if you do it successfully.