Bantam Press I Can Make You Sleep

The CD has worked so well for me, I haven't even read the book. I am in amazement at the change in my sleeping habits. Menopause hormone changes were causing me to lay awake for hours every night unless I took a sleeping pill which I loathe doing. Now I listen to the CD and rarely make it to the end. It's very relaxing and I love Pauls English accent. Plan on buying more of his books soon!

I was won over by Paul McKenna a few years back when I started using his Instant Confidence book and CD. I've had trouble sleeping for as long as I can remember, and bought this as a last resort a few weeks ago after being told by my doctor that it could be months before I could see a sleep specialist. For the last few months my sleeping has been particularly bad - despite my best efforts I was unable to get to sleep until about 5 or 6am, I would wake up several times, and finally give up at around 10am, even without an alarm. I imagine a lot of people reading this might be new to Paul McKenna's cds (and books), so the first thing to note is that the cds do not actually make you lose consciousness. It's a good idea to try and pay attention to what he's saying throughout the cd, but it also doesn't matter if you lose the thread for a while - I don't think I've ever managed to actively listen to a whole cd (they're about 25 mins long), but it hasn't stopped them working. When I first listened to this cd, I went to bed hours earlier than usual and expected a miracle, so I was disappointed when I still felt pretty awake at the end of the cd. I picked up a book and started reading (which normally starts to take effect after a few hours), but within 10 minutes I just felt like I was falling asleep. I rolled over, closed my eyes, and awoke 9 glorious hours later. I've listened 3 nights in a row now, and every night I have slept from within half an hour of the cd, until 8 or 9 hours later. I have /no idea/ how these cds work - the things he says aren't ground-breaking, he just tells you to relax, that sleep is a natural process, and that you will be able to sleep. I was a complete sceptic when I tried his first cd, but luckily that doesn't seem to matter. I'm sure this won't work for everyone - there's a good chance that I'm more easily influenced than the average listener, but it really has helped me. I play this out loud on my phone, and my boyfriend (who has always slept well anyway) says he is sleeping more deeply - although this might be just be because I'm lying still for a change! As for the book, I haven't read so much as the back page yet - I'll add to this review when I have. For now, I'll just say that it's well worth buying for the cd alone. * Update - 29.09.10 Over a month on, and I am still sleeping very well - I had one night of poor sleep, and this was after a day of excess coffee consumption! I can usually get to sleep without the cd these days, but I listen to it if I lie awake for more than half an hour - 9 times out of 10, I am asleep before it ends.

Er hat's halt einfach drauf mit der Hypnose....und eine tolle und ideal eingesetzte Stimme noch dazu. Aber bloss nicht die deutsche Version mit deutscher Stimme kaufen...die können das alle nicht richtig! Muss original von Mc Kenna sein!

Boring..We already knew the information written on this book.

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.