Did your mind wander during self-hypnosis?
Perhaps you thought about work, noticed a sound, started planning dinner or became preoccupied with whether hypnosis was actually working.
That does not automatically mean you failed.
In this short video, I explain why attention naturally fluctuates, what to do the moment you notice you have become distracted—and why returning your attention is part of the skill rather than evidence that you are “bad at hypnosis”.
Watch to the end for a much more useful way to evaluate your next self-hypnosis session.
What most commonly steals your attention: thoughts, sounds, physical discomfort or checking whether hypnosis is working?
Want a deeper dive into this topic, read this article: My Mind Wanders During Self-Hypnosis, Am I Doing it Wrong?
You can learn my official, structured approach to self-hypnosis by visiting this page of my college website and downloading the self-hypnosis roadmap: Learn Self-Hypnosis Here… And you can take a look at the full list of Hypnosis Audios I offer here.
