| speaking to friend recently who told me that as we | | | | Use your imagination to control those oncoming |
| were experiencing the hottest month of April on | | | | sensations and move them away from you, let them |
| record and Summer was drawing ever closer, she | | | | abate, imagine them easing off. Like you are stopping |
| could feel her hay fever coming earlier than usual this | | | | them at the root, at their genesis. |
| year. She was bunged up, sniffing and snuffling along | | | | Practice doing this for a little while… Be in |
| as she spoke. | | | | control of the symptoms - Feel these precursors, |
| Without giving too much thought to it, as the | | | | senses, or signals of old allergic symptoms and then |
| conversation went on I made a few unusual | | | | pushing them away is teaching your mind how to be |
| references to things… chatting about when | | | | in control of that old allergic reaction, isn’t it? |
| we were at school together: | | | | Do this step for as much time as you feel you need |
| “I can remember my parents old house when | | | | to really get it mastered. |
| we were first starting at secondary school, I would | | | | Step Three: With this step, you want to use your |
| open the front door into a large uncongested hallway | | | | imagination and suggestions to yourself for changing |
| and I remember always seeing the curtains at the far | | | | your perception of the substances or situations that |
| end flapping and expanding from a strong breeze | | | | used to trigger your allergic reaction. Naturally, we |
| that was blowing in through an open window, my | | | | want to change the way you react to these triggers. |
| Mum used to love having the windows open… | | | | For example, you can change your perception of |
| whenever I want to feel relaxed, I often remind | | | | shaggy dogs to short haired, tidier looking dogs. |
| myself of how I can feel less congested, more open, | | | | Maybe you imagine dried, cut grass turning into |
| like a breeze flowing through me, whenever I | | | | shredded paper. Or how about dust turning into fresh |
| remember how I used to feel then. Do you | | | | water spray? |
| remember that house? …..” | | | | In this receptive state, you want your brain and |
| The idea was that while my friend was receptive to | | | | body to respond to the old reactive thing that you |
| me during our conversation, I wanted to get all kinds | | | | used to have a allergy of - in the same way that it |
| of imagery into her mind that was going to be a | | | | responds to things that you are at ease being |
| relief from the expected and anticipated negative | | | | around. |
| notion that she was getting her hay fever symptoms | | | | While in this receptive, relaxed state, you might |
| earlier this year. When she left me, she was sniffing | | | | imagine a particular type of flower and then see it |
| a lot less! | | | | change—just as the seasons can |
| Self-hypnosis and hypnotherapy are not necessarily | | | | change—into a different plant. It may turn into |
| always an all-out cure for allergies, though I have | | | | a different flower or it may transform into pieces of |
| seen some amazing things happen with their use. Of | | | | tissue paper. Change it into anything that frees you |
| course, first of all, I recommend seeing a doctor and | | | | from the old allergic response. Practice with new |
| taking a conventional treatment route – you | | | | perceptions, new colours, calming more than tensing, |
| know I have to say that. | | | | and relaxing more than ever. |
| I have found that when dealing with an allergy of any | | | | Spend a few minutes working on these kinds of |
| kind, when you get your imagination working for you | | | | suggestions and imagery to successfully begin the |
| for the better, then you are more likely to start | | | | process of decoding in your mind. |
| taking control of your symptoms. | | | | What you are doing here is getting to work on |
| I want to share with you a really good technique to | | | | preventing allergic reactions to substances by |
| help you with the process of using your mind to | | | | creating new triggers of your own – ones |
| overcome allergies. | | | | that you can use in the future when you encounter |
| Follow these few simple steps: | | | | those substances. So that your brain and body react |
| Step One: First up then, be in a place where you are | | | | to those old things in a new way! . |
| not going to be disturbed, get yourself relaxed and | | | | Step Four: Finally, just go through everything that |
| concentrate on your breathing. Use any technique | | | | you have done again. Recap everything during this |
| that you can to get yourself relaxed and then into a | | | | period of time you have spent inside your mind. |
| receptive trance-like state. Ideally, go and get a copy | | | | Imagine that by thinking it all through again, you |
| of my self-hypnosis book and learn how to really get | | | | reinforce the changes inside your mind. |
| yourself into a deep state. Tune in to your breathing, | | | | Then, once you are sure that you have absorbed all |
| engage in the moment and become aware of what | | | | you need from this session, take a nice deep breath, |
| you notice – by that, I mean notice the | | | | open your eyes and go about your business, |
| thoughts you are thinking, sense your sensations and | | | | whatever that might be. I recommend that you go |
| just observe yourself in this moment. Then imagine | | | | and do some different activity straight away. The |
| drifting deep inside your mind. | | | | content of this time inside your mind is going to be |
| Step Two: Having spent a good period of time to | | | | far more effective if you don’t try to |
| get yourself at ease and receptive of mind, imagine | | | | consciously analyse it. Allow your unconscious mind to |
| now that your mind is scanning through your body. | | | | process what it has done at the deeper level and |
| Heighten your awareness of your body. | | | | you can simply enjoy the results. |
| Especially become aware of areas that that are | | | | You may notice feeling more calm and feeling more |
| always free from allergy. Notice the qualities of those | | | | control over your old allergies in the first few weeks |
| areas, how do they feel and seem to you? What are | | | | of daily practice. Remember to set reasonable goals |
| the qualities of these parts of you? Then examine | | | | for yourself. A long suffered problem often takes |
| parts that are or have been affected by allergies | | | | time to correct. |
| currently or in the past. Make a contrastive analysis | | | | Remember that your progress will depend on your |
| of the two. Compare them as much as you can ands | | | | motivation to practice, the severity of your old |
| of course become as acutely aware of the | | | | allergic reaction and the level of belief you have in |
| differences in those parts. | | | | yourself. |
| Think about the tiniest of changes that used to | | | | Be patient with yourself. Nurture and encourage |
| happen when you were experiencing your allergy. | | | | yourself regularly – the same way you would |
| This might sound a bit crazy… Do your best | | | | nurture and encourage a loved one. People that have |
| to simulate or imagine in your mind the feeling or | | | | had allergies have possibly suffered with it for a long |
| signal of your old allergy symptoms coming on. | | | | time, they often expect it to carry on happening in |
| Examine the imagined feelings of those allergy | | | | the same way and so it does… just carry on |
| symptoms beginning, then feel it recede. Capturing | | | | happening the same way. That is a lot of |
| the sense of, or prelude to, an oncoming allergy | | | | programming to overcome. You are now investing in |
| symptom is a self-hypnosis technique that is far | | | | long-term relief and exploring the amazing power that |
| more useful than the kinds of things many people do | | | | you truly have when you learn to use your mind. |
| when they first sense them – like | | | | Often, the longer someone has endured an allergic |
| acknowledging the symptoms and then expecting to | | | | reaction, the more embedded the allergic reaction |
| have a Summer full of a stuffed up nose and watery | | | | may have become. It takes time for some to erase |
| eyes, like my friend that I mentioned earlier for | | | | this pattern—but it is not indelible. |
| example. | | | | |