Do not worry about fumbling around learning self hypnosis and hurting yourself, you are completely safe during this time. If you do it right it will be successful, if you do it wrong it will not be successful. So no harm no foul. The above terms and definitions should help you to move along more smoothly while learning about self hypnosis and trying to successfully hypnotize yourself. From the self help audio tapes came trend of people actually trying to self hypnotize themselves to achieve the same results that a doctor or trained hypnotist would achieve. As with hypnosis there came much controversy and criticism over self hypnosis as there was in the past over hypnosis. Many in society believed these people to be weird and eccentric. This is another area where self hypnosis can help. Self hypnosis can reprogram the way that our mind reacts to situations. As it stands now our minds react to situations in a way that makes us back down and not take a stand. It holds us back by making us fear a confrontation. With self hypnosis we can program our minds to make us not fear this confrontation and allow us to be assertive. All of these images will imprint upon the subconscious mind during a self hypnosis session. By imprinting upon the subconscious mind, your body will begin to respond to what the subconscious mind is telling it. Before you go off and start using self hypnosis to enlarge your penis there are some things you need to do first. There are some great books out there that will give you a starting point and help you to expand on your knowledge of self hypnosis. Self-Change Hypnosis by Richard Mackenzie is a great book to help you get started in using hypnosis to rid yourself of negative thoughts and opinions of yourself. In his book he will break down what self hypnosis is so that even a beginner can understand and get started. This also saves you medical bills from cigarette related health problems. Self hypnosis can save you money if you are using it for pain management also. No more fees from pain killers and from doctor bills. Imagine being pain free and not having to fork over all that money to live such a pain free life.