Subliminal CDs

This is really a two headed coin, while part of me wants to say not it does not, the other part is screaming out yet it does. Ok let me qualify that sentence. From my years of being a hypnotist, I would have to say yes. I have seen too much over the years to deny its power. However from a different point of view I would say no, there is not a lot of prove to say that it does work. Let me put it this way, the old saying "A picture paints a thousands words" it is very true and works well with the sub-conscious mind. If you have ever been to see a hypnotist for any reason, be it on stage or in a clinic, what does he tell you to do? Yes that's right he tells you to imagine you are somewhere or doing something, he is painting a picture for your sub-conscious mind.

When we try to relate that to a subliminal CD or tape we are left with a problem. How do we paint pictures with short sentences, I have my doubts that we can. All subliminal messages I have had anything to do with, fall short when it comes to pictures. Do not get me wrong, I am not against subliminal messaging at all, I just question the validity of such a medium without pictures. They all consist of messages recorded at just below the conscious minds ability to hear, while the belief that the subconscious mind can in fact pickup the messages and set to carrying out the affirmation etc. I have a lot of doubts that it really works with affirmations alone. Why do we need pictures to reinforce the affirmations? We use pictures in the field of hypnosis to reinforce what is being said by the hypnotist, this creates a certain pull towards the subconscious mind.

I assume that everybody reading this does know what the subconscious mind is, and at least has a little working knowledge of its power. The title posed a question that deserves an answer, in short I think they do work albeit not very well. Why? You might ask. Because of a number of variables. Firstly the CDs and tape you buy through a catalog or in a music type shop are very genetic. They are designed to be a fix all, because it is simply not viable to record many different ones for a certain type of problem or person. Once the recipient has a CD or Tape all loaded to go, the only affirmation that come out of the music are themselves generic. All the tracks on a certain CD or tape are usually recorded by the one person. What happens if you don't like his or her voice? Certainly you do not hear in the conscious mind and I doubt that the subconscious mind can work with a voice it does not like.
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Subliminal persuasion is not a medium of communication that everyone is aware of. Yet it is a form of communication that virtually everyone has experienced knowingly or otherwise.

A Natural Form of Subliminal Communication
Here is an example that you might be able to relate to of subliminal communication.

Have you ever had the experience of being in a group of people and listening to the conversation? You may participate from time to time in the conversation by offering your opinion or relating examples of your experiences to the others.

Then you say something to the group, only for one of the other members of the group to declare "I have just said that"! You realise that you have repeated what someone else has just said. To cover your embarrassment you might add that you didn't hear it being said at the time.

Another very similar example of subliminal communication is when someone does the above to you. On this occasion you say something to the group and then someone else a second or two later says the exact same thing. They also protest saying that they never heard you say those words.

What has actually happened here? In those two examples both people, you and the other person explained that they never heard the other say the words that were then repeated. This "not hearing" reason is true on a certain level.

It is true from the point of view of consciously hearing something. You see none of them consciously registered what was said. In fact both of you, it could be argued, were deep in thought, daydreaming or in a trance. A hypnotherapist would suggest that you were in hypnosis.

Whatever your opinion is, it is true that those words were not heard by the conscious mind. However they were heard by the subconscious mind. Later on when the conscious mind was thinking of something to say the subconscious mind delivered forward the words that had just been uttered by someone else.

Now because those words were relevant to the topic of conversation the conscious mind took them and used them in the form of speech.

This is a great example of how the conscious mind can be by-passed and how the subconscious mind can take on information and even suggestions. This in effect what a hypnotherapist aims for with their suggestions. To bypass the conscious mind and to get suggestions in the part of the mind that needs to make a change, which is the subconscious mind.
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Affirmations are a very healthy and natural way to bring happiness in our lives. An affirmation is a thought we think or words we say to our self. These thoughts and sayings are directly linked to our sub-consciousness which guides our consciousness in a certain direction. These directions can either lead to a positive or negative change. By listening to affirmations on CD, you can create positive change in your life every day through the use of the subliminal messaging power that the affirmations on CD can create.

Everyday we have thousands of thoughts and many of which we repeat over and over again. Everyone wants these affirmations to work positively for them but with our busy lives we are not able to give much thought to them or are not able to perform an affirmation technique successfully. For this reason many affirmation CDs are created and are easily available in the market.

Different affirmation CDs cover many areas of life, such as self-esteem problems, general positive affirmations, spiritual awareness, helping with a weight problem, gaining a healthy life, for happiness and many more are easily available. These discs are available from many online retailers, and many local hypnotists can also create a customized versions for you.

The price of these items on the internet is around $20. However, you can create your own affirmations on CD quickly and easily if you use special software to record your own voice. This is not anywhere near as difficult as it sounds. Once you have the software and understand the basics of writing positive affirmations, you can create a powerful disc in less than one hour. And, the best part of using your own software is that you can create custom subliminal messages to deal with your own particular problems, and you can make as many products as you would like.

To achieve your goals with these products, you need to listen to them many times a day. For example, when you get up in the morning, play the music while getting ready for work, school or any place you are planning to go. Also try listening to it while you are in your car, when you are a little bit distracted by the message. Listen to it during later part of the day as well and even before going to bed. While you work, play an affirmation CDs in the background as your subconscious listens to everything that plays around you. It is even suggested that if you listen to affirmation CD's while you sleep, it also helps you achieve your goal as your subconscious listens to it while your mind is at rest.

The idea with affirmations on CD is to allow the messages to pervade your unconscious mind, which is best done when you are not concentrating on the music or the message itself. When you are distracted, you operate on autopilot, and that is when the unconscious mind is best able to be influenced. This is similar to what happens when you get a song stuck in your head; the song was likely heard on the radio when you were driving, or playing in the background when you were talking with your friend. Sometimes we don't know exactly when the message will sink in, or even if it is happening. With subliminal messages and affirmations, there is a time delay. For the majority of people, change may not happen immediately, but it will happen over time. For others, they will notice a change right away.source