ch has been
left open too much. You can, of course, get up and close the window, but
it becomes a matter of expending too much energy. Instead, you choose to
endure the discomfort or suggest that your spouse close the window.

For the following three tests, you give yourself the suggestions as
outlined in the previous tests. It should be pointed out again that at
the conclusion of the test, you give yourself a suggestion that you will
feel normal in every respect.

Test No. 13 is the "music" test. This test involves creating an auditory
hallucination. Give yourself the suggestion that at a specific count you
will hear your favorite song. It will last for one minute and then fade
out.

Test No. 14 is the "dream" test. It is incorporated in a great deal of
hypnotherapy. The subject is told that as the hypnotist counts to three,
the subject will have a dream lasting for several minutes which he will
remember. This dream, furthermore, will call his attention to an
important incident that he has long forgotten, yet which will be
relevant to his problem. In self-hypnosis, you suggest to yourself that
at a specific count you will have a very pleasant dream lasting for
several minutes, at the end of which time you will awaken feeling
refreshed. For those readers further interested in producing dreams, I
can highly recommend a very fascinating book called _The Experimental
Production of Dreams During Hypnosis_ by Professor David Ballin Klein.

Test No. 15 is the "anesthesia" test. This is conducted by telling
yourself that you will not feel the pain associated with the act of
pinching yourself. You suggest that you will feel the pressure of your
fingers but will not feel the pain involved. _I urge the reader not to
stick pins in himself to test the anesthesia. This can be dangerous,
lead to infection and cause other harmful results._ You should also not
dig your nails into your skin to make sure that you don't feel pain.

Chapter 10

A New Approach to Self-Hypnosis When All Else Fails

Let us assume that you have tried diligently to learn self-hypnosis for
a month or more but have failed. You have worked faithfully following
the instructions outlined in this book and other books on self-hypnosis,
but somehow the state of hypnosis eludes you. Should you give up in
despair, or is there still hope for you? Let me assure you that you can
still become an excellent subject. Let us examine several areas of this
problem