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Before we start with this process today, think of someone who always wants the best for you, perhaps someone who loves you and even someone who encourages you and supports you unconditionally. 

If you are really struggling to come up with anyone, then create and imagine what it would be like.

Also have a think about a typical situation where you tend to be critical of yourself, or where your internal dialogue tends to talk you out of taking action or where it effects you detrimentally in some way.  

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Once you have induced hypnosis, move on to step two.

As you notice the old unwanted criticising voice, start to build that voice a body or a character of some kind... Maybe it is an animal or a beast or famous person, or even an object... Just start to create in your mind a physical presence of some kind that you think and believe best suits your internal dialogue. 

Fashion the voice with a body, a face of some kind and start to create a very particular physical presence and representation inside your head that represents your internal dialogue. You choose, you imagine, you create. Make it detailed and spend all the time necessary to get this in your mind.

  As that becomes fashioned and created, also now get a sense of what the underlying meaning or hidden benefit of this inner critic might be, start to frame it in a way that it could be seen as being progressive or positive in some way. 

If you feel that the words or sentiments of the voice, the critical voice were just harmful and had no positive intention at all, then that Is fine, there does not have to be... When you have done that, then move on to the next step.

This is the fun part of the process... Start to morph the critic into the person who you thought of prior to step one. The encouraging and supportive person (or the imaginary person).

Imagine the change happening in the features, in the details of how they look and the colours updating. Notice the sound of the voice beginning to change, the tonality and pace of what is being said. Notice how it makes you feel to see this person. 

Really create the change, I love this part because of my penchant for sci-fi and fantasy films where this happens a great deal! Once you have got the old critic transformed into the new person, then move on to the next step.

If there was some kind of positive intention behind the critic's previous dialogue, then now is the time to refer to it and let the new voice start to encourage you and support you with the same positive intention. If there was no positive intention that you could decipher, then let the new person start to encourage and support you - let it say the words to you that are undeniably convincing that they mean well, that you belief unconditionally and let them be words that make sure you take action, or that change how you respond to that situation, or that empower you, or that really put a smile on your face.

You'll know what is most useful for you in this situation, so let that start to happen.  Let that be said. 

Start to notice the words of encouragement are dominating your mind, filling your mind with progressive sentiments in that situation and notice the words beginning to appear in written form, in bright colours and with more pronounced sounds.

As you focus on the progressive words repeating themselves in your mind, let them effect your feelings. Notice the good feelings growing and developing and even imagine them spreading through your body in some way.

Take all the time you need to spread relaxing and enjoyably good feelings throughout your body while the encouraging, positive dialogue persists in your mind, then move on to the next step.

Now imagine a time in the future when you'll be in a similar situation. Really be there in that place and in that scenario. Then start to let the positive, progressive internal dialogue start to play inside your mind. Mentally rehearse the new voice dominating your mind in that situation. 

Notice how this changes things for you. Notice how you behave as a result of the internal dialogue, how you take action, how you feel good - notice what is different.

Tell yourself that this is how you communicate with yourself in the future and that each time you practice this process you become more naturally inclined to let go of the old unwanted critic and enjoy the new, progressive encouraging internal dialogue.

With that completed, move on to the final step.

Exit hypnosis with a couple of deep breaths, wiggle your fingers and toes and open your eyes. Remind yourself of the new, progressive internal dialogue and think about going and putting yourself in that situation where you can become encouraged by it.

 Then that is it... Enjoy it, practice it a few times and then let that voice inspire you, motivate you, drive you and support you.

Hahaha... I really enjoyed that one,

Thanks to all of you who send the jokes in, I love getting them.