Are you suffering from stress?Have you a problem with addiction? Do you have a problem getting your beauty sleep at night?Do you want to quit smoking or lose weight?Or maybe you suffer from a lack of concentration which prevents you from getting the success you deserve. If any of these challenges are the ones you are dealing with then this book is for you. This book takes your hand and guides you step by step in the right direction to program your own subconscious mind in overcoming many of the issues you may face in your life. You will know how to hypnotize yourself and how to test whether you are in hypnosis. You will be learning the use of self-hypnosis in different applications. You will be learning a revolutionary way to hypnotize yourself even with your eyes open.We all like to assume that our actions and reactions are a result of our rational thought process, yet the fact is that suggestions affect our way of thinking a lot more than our logic. Our feeling about virtually everything both consciously and unconsciously is greatly determined by existing opinions and attitudes created by the communication of mass media. All of our decisions are influenced by the suggestions we encounter in our daily life, on TV, in newspapers and other forms of media. These suggestions have a great impact on the way we act from buying a candy bar to the type of clothes we wear. No judgment passed, most of us have more confidence in what "other people" say than what we have through our own power of reasoning. This is one of the main reasons why we have a shortage of psychiatrists. We mistrust our normal mental processes and we want someone else i.e. an expert to tell us what to feel or to think.In spite of the fact that we have the tendency of adapting to the attitudes of others, man has been to a lesser extent aware that he can influence his very own destiny by changing his thoughts and attitudes and directing them into constructive channels. To some extent he has always known that his mind can have a powerful influence on his body and his thoughts can also have harmful or helpful effects on his physical and emotional health. The ancient rituals to expel evil spirits out of the body were attempts to affect the body through the mind.The sales of inspirational books and literature confirm that countless people recognize the usefulness of positive thinking. The one thing most people do not recognize is that they have the ability to implant these useful and beneficial thoughts in their own heads without the need for any other external aid. You can achieve this through self-hypnosis.In modern societies, we have many faiths, religions, and cults which have mental practices in their methodologies. The best example is the use of a medicine for mind and body, so-called psychosomatic medicine. This medicine deals with cases of physical or mental illnesses with no known causes. The rapid growth of hypnosis and the uses of hypnosis and consequently self-hypnosis in different areas is another example of the use of mental practices in modern times.Both hypnosis by a hypnotist and self-hypnosis should be performed responsibly. The effects and results gained by self-hypnosis depend on several factors. The intelligent and correct use of the suggestions, strong motivation, and careful and persistent effort are some of these factors.I am not suggesting that hypnosis or self-hypnosis can replace all forms of psychotherapy. I recommend it as a complementary practice to therapeutic intervention. When it is used properly it can contribute vastly to the physical and emotional well-being and happiness of individuals in a short period of time.