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FORBES ROBBINS BLAIRCopyright © 2004 by Forbes Robbins Blair Cover and internal design © 2004 by Sourcebooks, Inc. Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems—except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articlesor reviews—without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the servicesof a competent professional person should be sought.—From a Declaration of Principles Jointly Adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations Published by Sourcebooks, Inc. P.O. Box 4410, Naperville, Illinois 60567-4410 (630) 961-3900 FAX: (630) 961-2168 www.sourcebooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Blair, ForbesRobbins. Instant self-hypnosis : how to hypnotize yourself with your eyes open / Forbes Robbins Blair. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-2959-6 ISBN 1-4022-0269-5 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-4022-2959-3 1. Autogenic training. I. Title. RC499.A8B56 2004 615.8'5122—dc22 2003027757

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Acknowledgments
Grateful acknowledgement is made to thefollowing people and organizations: Deb Werksman, editor, and the staff of Sourcebooks—for the vision to take on this project. Carole Abel, literary agent—for helping me navigate unfamiliar territory. Deb Leopold, President of First Class, Inc.—for allowing me to teach and refine the techniques of Instant Self-Hypnosis. Robert Morrison, best friend—for his constant assistance, technical expertise,and support. Luann Fulbright, friend and fellow seeker, for her help and enthusiasm. Dr. Christopher Morrison and the American Institute of Hypnotherapy—for introducing hypnotherapy to me and changing the course of my professional life. Kristin Blair Cooper, sister and attorney—for her legal counsel and her manifestation abilities. My mother, Hilma R. Blair, who encouraged my interest in hypnosiswhen I was a boy by taking me to the library so I could learn more about it.

Table of Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Introduction: A Breakthrough in Self-Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Part One
Chapter 1: It’s All in Your Mind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 2: What You Should Know about Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Chapter 3: How I Discovered Instant Self-Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter 4: Experiencing Instant Self-Hypnosis for Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 The Master Induction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Part Two
Chapter 5: Thirty-five Instant Self-Hypnosis Scripts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 The Instant Self-Hypnosis Reader’s Induction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Stop Stressing Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 More Fun at Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....