Negative self-hypnosis

A review of recent developments in psychotherapeutic methods of cognitive behavior therapy leads to the conclusion that negative self-hypnosis (NSH) is operative in problematic behavior. NSH is elucidated, and a counteractive, five-stage approach of self-hypnosis is proposed to effectively deal with NSH.The author acknowledges with gratitude the critical comments made by Drs. Theodore X. Barber, Albert Ellis, Brian O'Flanagan and Daniel Lutzker in the preparation of this article.