The answer is, is that yes, self hypnosis does work, and yes, it is safe. Now in terms of actually learning self hypnosis, there really isn't any great amount of texts or ebooks that you need to study thankfully, in fact, the process can be learned within the space of just a few minutes, which I shall teach you now.

All you need to do in order to enter into a trance (which is the state of hypnosis where you become hyper-suggestible), is to imagine yourself walking down a flight of stairs. Imagine that there are twenty or so steps, and as you walk down each step, you feel yourself becoming more and more relaxed, and more in tune with your subconscious. As you near the last step, say to yourself that when you step into the nothingness on the last step, you'll be entering into your subconscious. And as you make this final step, you'll feel your mind now become completely relaxed, and open to suggestion.

When you're in this relaxed state, you can make positive suggestions to yourself. Make these suggestions whatever you wish. You make choose to tell yourself that you will feel more confident in general, or you may give yourself suggestions to overcome a specific phobia. Don't make the suggestions too complex or long winded, as the subconscious is best at picking up short keywords and phrases. Repeat these suggestions to yourself a few times, and then allow them to seep deeply into your subconscious and become a fundamental part of the way you behave.

Once you've done that, simply imagine yourself walking back up the steps again, and as you approach the last step, imagine that you will become aware of your surroundings once again, and be fully alert and wide awake. And sure enough, as you take that step, you come out of the hypnotic trance.

Believe it or not, but what was explained above is essentially all self hypnosis is. You guide yourself into a state of trance, where you make certain suggestions, before you finally wake yourself out of hypnosis. These suggestions will have an effect on the way you think and behave in every day life, even if you're not consciously aware of them. This is because the suggestions will be stemming from your subconscious, which is the level of your mind that you were communicating with when you were in hypnosis.

I hope you found this online guide on how to learn self hypnosis to be useful, know that if you apply the principles of self hypnosis as required, you will be able to learn and use this unique technique to help overcome a number of fears and phobias.