by sandy82 » June 2nd, 2005, 6:52 pm
I agree with Jack: lots of questions. And questions are fine, even if some appear to be rooted in anxiety. Am I in trance yet? If so, how can I tell? If not, why not?
Have you ever listened to a CD, tape, or car radio...and you find yourself, several hours later, humming the last tune you heard? (If you were driving the car when you heard the tune, I hope you weren't in trance. :wink: ) The point is that the tune made an impression on your mind, and the impression stayed with you. Chances are that it was not the first time you had heard the tune.
If you haven't done the same thing with a theme/jingle from a McDonald's or Coke ad, Madison Avenue is wasting big bucks on advertising.
These tunes are having an impact on your mind, whether or not you are in trance. They are appealing, and they are repeated often. Likewise, the files--any of the files--will have an impact on your mind via repetition, whether you're in trance or not.
Listening to the files is not some sort of religious ritual that requires you to genuflect or cross yourself at precisely the right instant. If your mind wanders while you're listening to a file, so what. If your leg itches, so what. Listen enough and the files will have an effect.
Going into trance is like going to sleep. The quickest way to stay awake all night long is to lie in bed and keep asking yourself why you're not asleep yet.
Suppose you are one of the few unfortunate people that can never manage a trance. Ask yourself this question: is your life so indescribably horrible that it's not worth going on...unless you can enter a trance? I hope that the answer there is no. If the answer is yes, then you may need some heavy-duty help that no recording can give you.
Trust me. Life's not so bad, even if your mind wanders and you have an itch. Relax and enjoy listening to the files. They will have an effect.
But maybe not by 2:32 pm tomorrow afternoon. :wink:
PS to Psychomech: Go light on listening to hypnofiles at work. If you freaked out your co-worker, how many times might he tell the tale? And if you are asked by a supervisor why you were listening to the tapes during work hours, it may not be a wise move to tell him that the files relieve your at-work anxiety. What conclusions might an unimaginative supervisor draw from all that?
Best bet: leave the files at home.