Does anyone else watch the hypnosis videos on YouTube?

[sweetjohnnylat]

I don't know for how long but I've watched a lot of the videos on there hoping that they would work. Has anyone else watched any of them? Am I being foolish for wishing that they would work on me? I'm sorry I just had to put this out there. I'm so glad for all the other videos on how to transition. I'm trying to research where I live on how to start transitioning but I'm still new to the area and I have never been a big doctor person so when I google how to find a dr I feel it leads me in circles. I'm originally from Minnesota and currently live in Greenville SC. I don't want to keep spinning my wheels I've waited so long and desire to make an effort to start sooner than later. Thank you for your time.


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What hypnosis videos?

[Dena]

Google two things "Greenville SC gender therapist" and "Greenville SC LGBT". The second one may turn up a center with a list of local medical provider. Not all of the names that turn up are well qualified so examine their experience before selecting a doctor.

[Undead Cat]

The ones with subliminal audios and biokineses (change body parts throughout the power of mind and meditation and audio) that everybody is talking heads about lately.

Like this. ..

I tried for 1 month and it didn't work, maybe it didn't work because I don't believe in this kind of hypnosis.

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The ones with subliminal audios and biokineses (change body parts throughout the power of mind and meditation and audio) that everybody is talking heads about lately.

I tried for 1 month and it didn't work, maybe it didn't work because I don't believe in this kind of hypnosis.

I couldn't take more than 2 minutes, and now I feel like blood should be trickling from my ears. How on earth did you make it for a month?

[judithlynn]

I don't watch them, but I found hypnosis very good when I  transitioned the first time in my early 30's. I went to a female hypnotist in  Leighton Buzzard for a series of sessions that helped me enormously to come to terms of understanding my transition.

Basically hypnosis helped me understand that I was a woman, had been a woman all my life and effectively had been cross dressing as a man. My female hypnotist recorded some remedial tapes for me which I used every day of the week to re-live my life growing up as a girl. She recorded a tape of my early childhood from 4-12, then one of my teen years 13-16 going through puberty as a young girl, then a tape of age 17-21 and finally one of my life as a young woman from 22-30. Then she had tapes of various things like fashion, beauty regimes, make-up and socialising as a woman with a man.  I used one them daily each day. The initial 10 minutes put me into the trance, then the next 40 minutes was the soft spoken messages and finally over 10 minutes she brought me out of the trance. The important thing for her was that after the first couple of sessions, she told me I should stop presenting as a man and revert to my true self and henceforth I should always present as a woman for each session. Over time she added compliments into the sessions with me praising me for my femininity, dress sense and overall presentation.


They really did help as I was able in conversation with other cis females able to recall incidents (admittedly learnt through hypnosis) of growing up as a young woman. My first kiss, my first boyfriend, my first sexual encounter etc.

Each evening taking a different tape, I first had a really warm bath with some lighted candles, some scented perfume for the bath, I then  applied moisturiser over my body after my bath, put on a silky nightdress then sat in a comfy chair and put up my feet, then  putting some headphones on, I listened to the daily tape. After each season I would head to bed.

So hypnosis when properly applied really does work.
Best JudithLynn

[Bari Jo]

I was totally cringing thinking this was going into less than wholesome hypno videos out there...  thank goodness it didn't!

Bari Jo

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I was totally cringing thinking this was going into less than wholesome hypno videos out there...  thank goodness it didn't!

Bari Jo

Yeah, you couldn't tell in text of course, but my eyes were narrowing suspiciously as I asked "what hypnosis videos?" (I don't need any training in respect to those particular videos! )

[Sinead]

I thought I was the only one. I watched one Sunday night, I felt it helped, I woke up the next morning feeling more like a woman (even though I'm pre-anything and haven't even dressed female yet)

[Nevoxia]

With regard to videos and audio files that supposedly encourage your brain to adapt to self-love and self-acceptance and embracing femininity and hopefully letting go of masculine thought processes... I have watched a few, and I have ripped the audio from the video and try to play it while sleeping. I have also used hypnosis, subliminal, binaural, isochronic tones and stuff like primarily while sleeping but occasionally in the day when I'm alone.

The only effect I have ever really noticed is that they do help me sleep. Whether they actually penetrate into my subconscious and subtly affect my behavior, I don't have any evidence to support that. However the claim is that it does affect your subconscious, and your subconscious is just that, SUBconscious. So you would never know what was going on anyway. Who knows if it really does affect the way I think after having exposed myself to all that stuff. But I will say, that since I started doing that, I have been more and more proactive in seeking change, more and more obsessive about it.  But that could just be a natural result of the gaining momentum that any activity would bring.

But supposedly there is science behind it. It's not just made-up nonsense, at least not originally. How would we know if the people who made these videos even know what they are doing. The scientific principle might be very real, but the execution may be completely false. What I would like to do is get one of those "mind machines"  because supposedly the isochronic tone type of stuff works much better if it is in sync with visual stimuli, which you cannot get from a computer monitor. Something to do with the refresh rate.

[CarlyMcx]

I tried that one you posted for two minutes.  I didn't feel anything, other than now I'm having a little difficulty getting my eyes to focus on things around the room.  I think I'll stick with my weekly estrogen shots. 

[MaryT]

I've watched some.  I think that I was hoping that they might give me the courage to come out to more people.  Some responses on Youtube claim that they can bring about physical changes, but I don't believe that.  I think that I might try playing some audio ones while I sleep.

[Jenntrans]

Either you are or you aren't.

Hypnosis does not work that way.

All that crap about like clucking like a chicken in a sideshow is not real.

Hypnosis is a powerful tool but the person has to want it. Sort of like wanting to beat a nicotine habit or any other habit or addiction.

But even under hypnosis you are in charge. If you are transgender then your are transgender. You don't need a video for that. But if you do then....

[Lucy Ross]

Awesome, instant femininity via a still frame of a kaleidoscope and a 3 second long loop from an old Vangelis LP.   

[Jenntrans]

Look, its kind of like the finger thing. You can't judge being trans or wishing to be trans through hypnosis. Again, you either are or your not. Chances are if you are a physical male wanting to be a female then you are trans. No amount of hypnosis other than in a clinical sense will make the decision for you. Hypnosis may work under clinical conditions to know yourself on a deeper level of consciousness.

I hope this helps a little but those vids that you find with the frequencies and subliminal messages probably won't help much. It is a little deeper than that which you may find on youtube and chances are that you already know anyway.

Now physical changes? I don't think that is how it works. It may trigger some more femininity inside you but not grow breasts and hips.

[Nevoxia]

Now physical changes? I don't think that is how it works. It may trigger some more femininity inside you but not grow breasts and hips.

Mind over matter is a real thing, to an extent. It also depends on whose mind it is. Not all of us are equally capable of controlling our body with our mind. If you are familiar with the placebo effect, it shouldn't be too much of a stretch to imagine that your mind can affect your body in a variety of ways. Some talented and very practiced individuals have developed the ability to control different things consciously and voluntarily that most people cannot. There are individuals who can voluntarily control their heartbeat and even their body temperature. Those are just examples of Mind Over Matter that I include to create a starting point that is not too fantastic for most to accept.


As a starting point, we can accept that the unconscious mind as well as conscious mind is capable of doing more things than most people give it credit for. And it has been clinically demonstrated in the past that hypnosis can produce breast enlargement, but this has, to my knowledge, only been successful in genetic women because they have the organs that are most capable for producing the required hormones. Of course I'm not talking about YouTube hypnosis videos. I suspect those are more for entertainment than anything else. But I do wonder if real clinical hypnosis could produce that effect in men. Since we know that men do produce estrogen, just in lower amounts than women. I wonder if those organs are even physically capable of producing hormones in such high amounts. Or, which seems significantly harder to believe, it may even work based on mental imagery rather than alteration of hormones.

http://www.mindfithypnosis.com/can-hypnosis-enlarge-breast-size/
The author may have a conflict of interest.
However, the author cites his/her sources so you don't have to take his/her word for it.

If this is possible then I assume that a variety of other things would be possible. With obvious physical limitations; you aren't going to change a Y chromosome into an X chromosome. The easiest and most likely changeable thing would be perception, I think.

I've seen too many documentaries to recall which one, but I once saw one that said 90%+ of our thoughts are subconscious, and we are only conscious of the tip of the iceberg. Meaning our subconscious is in control over 90% of what goes on in our mind. If you change your subconscious mind, it can make changes that you aren't even aware of. Hypnosis is supposed to work off of changes to the subconscious.
I think this might be the one about the subconscious mind ( not necessarily about hypnosis) :
I tried to post a YouTube link but it didn't work for some reason. It appears that they whole documentary is available on YouTube. It is called
Automatic Brain: The Magic of the Unconscious Mind

I just rewatched it to see if it was actually the right one. It's an interesting documentary, but it is not the one I was thinking of. It is not specifically about how your unconscious mind makes all your decisions for you, before you think you have. It's more about perception in the present moment. And it's also free on Amazon Prime video, if you'd rather use that than YouTube.

[Avinia]

I used to watch them a lot when I was younger. I also used to pray every night that I would wake up as a girl. I think I watched them mostly because I knew that at that point, coming out and pursuing HRT wasn't realistic, I really did not have the confidence or knowledge on how to go about that, so it was a nice way to try and feel like I had some control. I think it did encourage me to work on my voice and mannerisms, but overall I just realized that they weren't actually working, at least for me.

I still listen to binaural beats sometimes because I like how they sound, and I am just weird.

[sweetjohnnylat]

Thank you all for the input and advice. I know I am transgender. I apologize if I offended anyone by bringing up the subject of the videos. On a lighter note last Saturday I had the courage to go out in public dressed up the way I truly feel. I had feared doing this for so long and I was relieved that I could face my fear and be myself.


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[Briah]

I am replying from two perspectives.  First (at least chronologically) I am a practicing therapist who has used hypnosis extensively in my practice.  Second I am a trans woman pre pretty much everything other than a recognition that I am trans and out to three people (wife and two friends).

Hypnosis is in fact a very powerful tool.  Is it going to give you instant (at least in a universal time frame) change of physical characteristics?  No!  Will it give you a way to consolidate your view of yourself?  Absolutely. 

Hypnosis and self hypnosis can help you to develop your femenine or masculine persona.  It can help you to be more comfortable in your own skin.  It can help you to make changes in our attitude and presentation, giving you more confidence as you transition.  It may even help make HRT more effective.  There is a lot of research into the biological effects that can be brought about with hypnosis. 

I have listened to several of the videos on youtube.  Frankly I believe that they are lost leaders to get you to buy the tapes that are also most likely to not be especially valuable but are expensive.  They are not tailored to the individual.  Do they help with sleep—yep.  If you want them to work you will likely get some positive change in attitude as your self belief gets stronger.

Of course the other tapes that are out there are specifically for sexual arrousal.  Do they work?  Sure if you want to listen to them.  Do they make you a woman?  Nope.  They are more geared toward the person who gets sexual arrousal from cross dressing. 

If you want to try hypnosis I would suggest going to a therapist who is also a trained hypnotherapist.  They can spend some time working with you to decide what exactly you want from your experience and tailor the hypnotic experience to your specific needs and wants. 

One word of caution.  In many states and places around the world it is legal to practice hypnosis with minimal training and experience.  Some of these people are quite skilled but don't have the training to deal with some of the issues that we have that are often deep seated and long term.  Please find a qualified therapist, a gender therapist if possible, that is also qualified as a hypnotherapist.

Another note, there are hypnotists.  They hypnotize people and can do many things like changing habits.  They are not qualified to deal with significant life issues in most cases.  Hypnotherapist are therapists that also use hypnosis as a tool to help the client.

[Jenntrans]

Mind over matter is a real thing, to an extent. It also depends on whose mind it is. Not all of us are equally capable of controlling our body with our mind. If you are familiar with the placebo effect, it shouldn't be too much of a stretch to imagine that your mind can affect your body in a variety of ways. Some talented and very practiced individuals have developed the ability to control different things consciously and voluntarily that most people cannot. There are individuals who can voluntarily control their heartbeat and even their body temperature. Those are just examples of Mind Over Matter that I include to create a starting point that is not too fantastic for most to accept.


As a starting point, we can accept that the unconscious mind as well as conscious mind is capable of doing more things than most people give it credit for. And it has been clinically demonstrated in the past that hypnosis can produce breast enlargement, but this has, to my knowledge, only been successful in genetic women because they have the organs that are most capable for producing the required hormones. Of course I'm not talking about YouTube hypnosis videos. I suspect those are more for entertainment than anything else. But I do wonder if real clinical hypnosis could produce that effect in men. Since we know that men do produce estrogen, just in lower amounts than women. I wonder if those organs are even physically capable of producing hormones in such high amounts. Or, which seems significantly harder to believe, it may even work based on mental imagery rather than alteration of hormones.

http://www.mindfithypnosis.com/can-hypnosis-enlarge-breast-size/
The author may have a conflict of interest.
However, the author cites his/her sources so you don't have to take his/her word for it.

If this is possible then I assume that a variety of other things would be possible. With obvious physical limitations; you aren't going to change a Y chromosome into an X chromosome. The easiest and most likely changeable thing would be perception, I think.

I've seen too many documentaries to recall which one, but I once saw one that said 90%+ of our thoughts are subconscious, and we are only conscious of the tip of the iceberg. Meaning our subconscious is in control over 90% of what goes on in our mind. If you change your subconscious mind, it can make changes that you aren't even aware of. Hypnosis is supposed to work off of changes to the subconscious.
I think this might be the one about the subconscious mind ( not necessarily about hypnosis) :
I tried to post a YouTube link but it didn't work for some reason. It appears that they whole documentary is available on YouTube. It is called
Automatic Brain: The Magic of the Unconscious Mind

I just rewatched it to see if it was actually the right one. It's an interesting documentary, but it is not the one I was thinking of. It is not specifically about how your unconscious mind makes all your decisions for you, before you think you have. It's more about perception in the present moment. And it's also free on Amazon Prime video, if you'd rather use that than YouTube.

Not so much about mind over matter. Maybe in the future.

I got lucky though. I grew boobs and my hands are more femme than masculine and I wear a 9 1/2 size in women's shoes. People call me Ma'am on the phone and even on radios but that isn't mind over matter though. That is because I was just screwed and "F"ed up physiologically.

But yeah hypnosis is real. But you have to be willing to accept it. In other words Hypnosis will not instill anything that is not in your mind to begin with. IN short, if you are not trans then no hypnosis will work to make you trans. If you are trans then it just instills what you already know but may be afraid to face and give you a little more courage to explore it deeper.

Hypnosis is a funny thing. You have to want to conform to it. It is not a magical cure. It is the same with overeating and losing weight or stopping smoking. That desire needs to be in you subconscious from the get go or it will not work. There is no magic because either you are or you aren't in the case of trans or you want to stop or not with cessation hypnosis such as smoking, losing weight and so on.

But there is a difference between the unconscious mind and subconscious mind. Unconscious means you are totally out but subconscious means that is where deeper wants and needs lie.