"Hey, I didn't put that there" - HypnoThoughts.com

I am at about Week 6 of my hypnotherapy course. I've put a couple of fellow students into trance (and returned the favor) and learned a little bit here and there about what hypnosis can be used for, NLP (very cursory intro), etc.

I've found out more about various types of inductions here on Hypnothoughts than I have in the course. I guess that's to be expected: you don't want to overwhelm the students. I can't wait to try some of them out, though.

One of the things I have really enjoyed about previous hypnotic experiences is the stuff that I didn't put into the picture. For example, when I picture a relaxing place, I'm well aware that I am putting the grass THERE and I've put some trees over THERE and it's up to me how blue the sky is. When something shows up in my visualization that I didn't intentionally put there, I get a little "hit" that makes me really want to do hypnosis again. That is the feeling I really enjoy about trance. For example, during one session my fellow student told me to walk to a glade in the forest (okay) and sit by the bank of a river (okay)...when suddenly a small, brightly-colored paper sailboat floated down the stream (whoa!).?

I can't seem to make this experience happen. When I've listened to sessions that purport to introduce me to my inner self, I either go into somnabulism (and remember nothing) or absolutely nothing happens with the visualization. I follow all of the steps, and I never get any of the things happening that the guiding voice tells me is supposed to happen.?

Likewise, I have not yet had anything remotely like the little sailboat happen when I do self-hypnosis. (I'm practicing self-hypnosis about 5 times a day -- it's frustrating because I know what being in trance feels like, I really like the feeling, and yet I can't induce it on command. Each self-hypnosis session for myself takes at least 10 minutes, and I have to tell myself to relax, to walk down steps, to really visualize my special place, etc.)?

Is there a term for "the thing I didn't put there" in hypnosis? Hallucination doesn't seem correct.?

Is there anything I should be doing to improve my experience of self-hypnosis? I know that John Cleesattel (and others) say that this experience is one you're supposed to allow and can't make happen, but certainly I'm showing up expecting to go into trance and it seems to be a tough sell regardless.?

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