A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Melvin Powers PhD Paperback

This book literally saved my life. Many years ago, I had a debilitating stuttering problem that was crushing my then nascent legal career. A psychiatrist, the late Dr. Frank S. Caprio, suggested that I study it and learn to hypnotize myself. I read Melvin Powers 130 or so page book and became excited. I then read it several more times. After that, I studied the "how to" chapters (Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, in particular), and I began to apply them diligently, practicing giving myself self-hypnosis treatments in 20 minute increments. I gave myself these treatments (1) before going to sleep at night, (2) before arising in the morning and (3) one or more times during the day, when I could get to a quite place. I was diligent. I became so good at "putting myself under" that I could do so (and did) while standing on a bus while holding the overhead hand-strap. I became able to put myself under for very specific time periods (20, 15, 10 or even just 5 minutes), and I would come out of hypnosis almost to the second of my targeted time. There are levels or degrees, of course, of hypnotic state. If "1" is normal consciousness and "10" is being total hypnotized, I probably reached a "7" or "8" at my peak, but I found ALL levels, even a 1 or 2, were beneficial. I cured 90% of my stuttering problem within months and I cured the rest of it slowly over a several year period. I haven't stuttered in decades. I continue to use self-hypnosis to manage depression, boredom, anxiety, memory-loss and it even helps with pain-suppression. I owe Melvin Powers an enormous debt of gratitude. Long before Amazon began selling this book, I used to buy dozens at a time from Mr. Powers company in California, and I gave them away to friends and family. I continue to do that. I even pay my grandkids to read this book. If you have any problems with your attitude and in controlling your feelings and thoughts, this book will teach you how to hypnotize yourself and handle those problems. As the psychiatrist who recommended this book to me said, "Hypnosis and self-hypnosis are not scary; hypnosis is nothing more than a heightened state of relaxation, and, when you're 'under', you are not in danger; you will always awaken to normal stimuli." Anyway, this book literally saved my legal career, by enabling me to conquer stuttering and continue to practice law, and that saved my life. It's short, sweet and user-friendly. Do yourself a favor: Buy this book, study it and MASTER it. It will save your life, too. BookAWeekMan leeglovett.com

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