Henderson has done many successful seminars and now offers it all via his website. This is one expert that has made his material user friendly. Joe Smith of Mind Gate holds seminars in Temple, Pennsylvania that cover stop smoking and weight loss. Joe Smith holds classes that will teach your everything you need to know about hypnosis and self hypnosis. Rising Above Pain by Susie Rotch is another great book to help you learn how to use self hypnosis to manage chronic pain. Both of the above books are great for even beginners who are looking to alleviate pain from their lives. But sometimes you may need more than just a book to read to help you use self hypnosis to manage your pain. Myth #1- I will be made to do silly and stupid things Well let me say that no you will not be made to do anything silly or stupid. Your subconscious mind will not allow for you to do anything that is out of character for you. Also with self hypnosis you are hypnotizing yourself, so why would you be at risk of doing anything silly or stupid? Dr. Braid would go on to discover the fixed gaze technique that could cause a sleeplike state of mind. Many more people would follow suit and in the twentieth century Milton Erickson would begin to use hypnosis in his psychiatric practice. From there it was in 1958 that the American Medical Association accepted hypnosis as a medical form of treatment. This information can be something told to us at work, a person s birthday or a very special event. It can be frustrating when we need to recall specific information and that information seems to elude us. Many people suffer from this problem on countless pieces of information. The good news is that by using self hypnosis you can improve your memory so that this information is more readily recalled when needed. It places us at risk of many health related problems. Also stress affects us socially in that it makes us cranky, short tempered and in an overall bad mood. Good news is that there are ways that you can reduce or eliminate the stress in your life. One such thing is self hypnosis. Self hypnosis is great in that it really is not difficult for people with physical limitation to do.