If you've ever thought about having hypnosis done, you may have wondered just exactly how a hypnosis tape or CD works. Such products are a great way to experience hypnosis in the comfort and privacy of your own home. No driving across town to a therapist's office, and no having to work in yet another appointment in your already busy schedule. Just pop in a hypnosis tape or CD, sit back, and relax.

A hypnosis tape or CD works in one of three ways, or in a combination. They use something to engage your mind, such as a metaphorical story or guided imagery. These work to relax your mind. Next is the hypnosis. This can come in the form of either direct suggestions or non-directed, general suggestions that allow your mind to interpret and make whatever it wants to out of the suggestions it receives. And finally, a hypnosis tape or CD may include embedded suggestions.

For the first couple of weeks, you will probably want to listen to each tape or CD for thirty to forty minutes every day. This will help you make the most of hypnosis experience. It will probably take about a week or tow for you to begin to see any changes, and after three or four weeks, you should see differences in how you think, feel, and act. These changes will feel very natural to you, not forced at all. Don't rush yourself, though, because the bigger hurry you are in, the more your mind will resist.