UPDATE January 8, 2016
I haven't had any prescription sleep medication for two weeks, and this hypnosis CD is the way that I was able to stop these medications. It would have been much, much harder for me to stop the medications without this CD. One way the CD worked is it allowed me to not be uptight during the first three nights after quitting the meds, when I had some insomnia. I just thought, oh well, I'm awake, and I listened to the CD again, and if I still didn't get to sleep, I listened to music, or read a book, or worked on a craft project. After the first three nights, I was able to sleep, using the hypnosis CD. I also use supplements like melatonin and valerian.
MY ORIGINAL POST (December 2015):
The CD definitely works to put me to sleep. I firmly believe that this is helping me to reduce my doses of prescription medication for insomnia.
If you have insomnia you might want to try this book/CD - you might find it helps you, too.
I've had this book and CD since the spring of 2015. I was looking for CD's to play to help me go to sleep, and this appeared in my Amazon search results. The CD is a hypnosis CD. I didn't know much about hypnosis, so I did some research on the internet. It is my understanding that hypnosis is a valid, useful and effective technique. There is good information on Wikipedia about hypnosis.
I use the CD in this way: I get ready for bed. I get out my small portable CD player with my ear buds. I light a small battery candle that is on my night-table. (The battery candle is so I can see to turn off the CD player when I'm done using it - so I don't have to turn on the bigger light and maybe wake myself up.) I get in bed and get comfortable. Then I start the CD. The hypnosis session lasts about 20 minutes. I usually get very drowsy well before the end. I usually find I'm turning off the CD player at the end when I'm more than half asleep. Then I go to sleep. If I wake up during the night I'm usually able to go back to sleep.
I keep the volume very low so that I can just about hear it.
There are some places on the CD where the two tracks are playing different words at the same time. The intention is that your conscious mind is not hearing these words, but your unconscious mind is hearing the words. I have seen some reviewers ask the question, "what is being said in these parts where I can't hear what is being said?" I've listened (not at bedtime) to almost all of the two tracks separately (using one ear bud at a time) and I am confident that there is nothing harmful there. At some point later, I might listen and transcribe both tracks, and then write an update to this review to relate what I've found.
I backed up the CD to my computer and my MP3 player because I'd hate to lose the original and then be without it.
When I first got the book/CD, I used the CD every night for 3 months. I stopped using it for a few months, but then I went back to using it. I hadn't slept as well during the "break" from the CD and I'm sleeping better now that I'm back to using it.
A couple points about the book: On page 22 of the book the author states, "a number of medical conditions can interfere with sleeping patterns." On page 23 he states, "you should always consult your doctor if you have any concerns about your medications..."
In the book, the author presents many useful and helpful suggestions. I don't agree 100% with everything, but I apply the philosophy, take what you like and leave the rest.
I'm very grateful to Dr. McKenna for this book/CD. Thanks to Amazon for the great search engine, and thanks to Amazon reviewers for your helpful reviews.
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Book “includes guided hypnosis CD” yet it’s not there!! I am returning!!
