Yes, you really can think yourself happy!  Ok, let's first of all clarify that what we're talking about here is feeling a case of the blues, feeling a bit sad, or having a down day.  We're not talking about clinical depression.  That said, even clinical depression starts somewhere, and if it starts with an emotional jolt, yes there is a chance that the power of positive thought can help prevent it becoming a full blown bout of depression.

A recent email from a lady in USA explaining that she wouldn't download our free smoking cessation hypnosis session because she felt that hypnosis was dangerous, made me think.  I started wondering what made her think that hypnosis was dangerous and after a few email exchanges, I discovered that she had heard a story about a girl who died in her sleep after being hypnotised as part of a stage show.

I did some research and although i couldn't find any direct reports of the incident, I did find a couple of "hear-say" renditions of the story. 

For most people, procrastination is a minor irritation.  It's the interference in an otherwise crystal clear transmission, and one with which they can deal quite easily if they choose to do so.  For most people, procrastination is something we do when we have a particularly unenviable task to do, or something we really just don't enjoy.  So we put it off, and put it off until we can't hide from it any more, the deadline is looming, and it has to be done.

But for chronic procrastinators, life isn't quite so rosy... 

It's one of those things... everybody wants to see everybody else make a fool of themselves, but nobody wants to be the butt of the joke.  At a party recently, I was asked to hypnotise someone and effectively turn him into the evening's entertainment.  The trouble with parties is that people don't go along expecting to be hypnotised or to watch someone be hypnotised.  Part of the fun of going to see a stage hypnotist is the build up, the anticipation of what you hope is going to be a fantastic and hilarious experience.

So, on this occasion I decided to turn the tables and agreed to hypnotise the gentleman in question, provided the girl who made the request also agreed to be hypnotised. Not surprisingly, her enthusiasm was somewhat curbed. I was somewhat relieved, because not only was I not in the mood to "be on stage", but it's not really what I do.  Sure the techniques are pretty similar, and if u mess up it's ok because you're among friends, but I much prefer my one-on-one therapy sessions where I know I'm making a difference to somebody's life.