Appendix SCRIPT FOR INDUCTION OF RELAXATION WITH SAMPLES OF AFFIRMATIONS

(The diagonal slashes indicate natural pauses.) "You are now preparing for Taped Affirmation./ You are seated in a comfortable chair./ Your feet are flat on the floor/ or out in front of you resting easily./ Your hands are on your lap but not touching each other/ just resting comfortably across your legs./ Now/ close your eyes./ Taped affirmation is a process of progressive relaxation./ You simply let yourself relax/ as I talk to your subconscious mind./ Do not consciously try to relax/ just let it happen easily./ You will find that as I count slowly from one to twenty/ your subconscious mind will gradually relax your muscles./ You will feel a wonderful sense of peace and tranquility./ Do not be concerned about what depth you are reaching./ Instead of testing to see what depth you have reached/ let your mind dwell on the peaceful feeling of relaxation you are experiencing/ let yourself go./ With each count/ the relaxed feeling will deepen/ until at the count of twenty you will be in a deep state of relaxation/ and ready for affirmations./ Now/ take a deep breath/ hold it/ and as you hold it you will notice the tensions in your body./ Now/ exhale/ and as you do/ the tensions seem to drain from you/ and you feel relaxed./ All the tensions are draining out/ just as the tightness goes out of a balloon/ when the air goes out./ Now/ let your breathing be relaxed./ One:/ the feeling of relaxation is spreading through your whole body.../ a wonderful feeling of relaxation spreading throughout your body./ Two:/ your legs and arms feel very relaxed and good/ and a pleasurable feeling of relaxation spreads up through your legs/ and up through your arms/ and into your body./ Three:/ your face is relaxing more and more now./ All tension is draining from you./ The relaxed feeling is spreading/ spreading through your body./ All the tensions are draining out./
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Appendix Four:/ you are letting yourself relax all over/ just letting yourself go/ easily/ slowly/ relaxed and light./ Five:/ a wonderful feeling of peace and quiet is slowly coming over you/ a wonderful peaceful feeling./ Six:/ your entire body now feels very deeply relaxed./ The soft/ relaxed feeling is deepening with every word that I speak./ Very relaxed./ Seven:/ you can feel yourself becoming more and more relaxed./ You are letting yourself relax more deeply./ Eight:/ this is a very enjoyable feeling/ relaxing deeper and deeper/ and as I count further the relaxed feeling spreads more and more./ Nine:/ now/ as I continue to count toward twenty/ you will become more and more relaxed with each word I speak/ with each breath you take/ you will become more and more deeply relaxed./ Ten:/ very relaxed/ feeling very good./ Eleven:/ more and more/ and more relaxed./ Twelve:/ deeper and deeper./ Thirteen:/ peacefully/ softly/ relaxed./ Fourteen:/ relaxed and light./ Fifteen:/ very/ very/ light./ Sixteen:/ more and more deeply relaxed./ Very peaceful./ Seventeen:/ wonderfully relaxed./ Eighteen:/ completely limp and relaxed./ Nineteen:/ very deeply relaxed./

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Appendix Twenty:/ you are now in a state of deep relaxation./ Very/ very relaxed./ Each time that you use this tape/ it becomes easier for you to relax./ The affirmations have a stronger/ and stronger effect upon you./ Now/ listen to your affirmations." (Each affirmation should be repeated for 30 seconds. It is helpful to say, "I agree," or "that's true," silently after the first of each of the affirmations. Remember, do not visualize, repeat the words to yourself, or consciously focus on the words as they are played. Just let your attention wander as you relax and allow the affirmations to go through to your subconscious mind.) 5X 1. YOU LIKE YOURSELF UNCONDITIONALLY: YOU REALLY LIKE YOURSELF. YOU ALWAYS SPEAK IN POSITIVE TERMS ABOUT YOURSELF AND OTHERS. YOU ENJOY AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE YOU MEET; YOU LIKE THEM AND THEY LIKE YOU. YOU ALWAYS DECIDE FOR YOURSELF WHAT IS BEST FOR YOU, AND YOU ALLOW OTHERS THE SAME RIGHT. YOU ACCEPT COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LIFE AND FOR ALL OF YOUR REACTIONS TO ALL SITUATIONS. YOU ENJOY EXCELLENT HEALTH AND YOU ARE EASILY ABLE TO RELAX AT ANY TIME. YOU ARE ALWAYS CALM, CONFIDENT AND SELF-ASSURED IN YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHERS, WITH GROUPS AS WELL AS WITH INDIVIDUALS. YOU ARE VERY CREATIVE IN ALL AREAS OF YOUR LIFE, ALWAYS TAPPING MORE AND MORE INTO YOUR SUPERCONSCIOUS MIND. YOU HAVE AN EXCELLENT MEMORY AND YOU EASILY RECALL NAMES, NUMBERS, FACTS, AND INFORMATION.

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Appendix 5X 10. YOU ARE A TOTAL WINNER AND ARE COMPLETELY SUCCESSFUL AT EVERYTHING YOU UNDERTAKE TO DO.

Coming back to Alertness: "Now/ as I count back toward zero/ you will slowly return to full alertness./ Let the tensions of the day leave./ You do not need them and when I reach the count of zero/ you will be alert/ fully rested/ and you will feel wonderful/ both physically/ and mentally./ Nineteen/ eighteen/ seventeen/ sixteen/ fifteen./ You will let your tensions flow away/ as you return to full alertness you maintain a very relaxed attitude without tension./ Fourteen/ thirteen/ twelve/ eleven/ ten./ You are slowly returning to full alertness./ Nine/ eight/ seven/ six./ Now as I count from five to zero/ you will have a wonderful feeling of well being./ You will feel energy flowing through and through you./ When I reach zero, your eyes will open/ you will be smiling and happy./ You will feel wonderful./ All of your tensions/ all of the pressures of the day have gone./ You will feel wonderfully energetic/ and ready to meet any challenge./ five/ four/ three/ two/ one/ zero./ Very alert!/ and feeling WONDERFUL!/ Stand up/ and stretch/ or move around."

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