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You can tell this was written by a neurodivergent person because I can actually follow the damn instructions

The Hyperfixation Method

-By ZeeTheQueer

Hey all!

So this is the method I said I wanted to make. It's tailored towards my fellow neurodiverce shifters. I have ADHD and can find calming my brain to focus on just affirmations or similar for a lot of methods either hard, or it results in falling asleep to quickly for even an asleep method! So I wanted to create a method that could be used on it's own, or easily combined with other methods as well.

Before you start this method, we've got one 'pre-method' thing to do. Saturate your brain with stuff about your DR. Watch or read content that exists in this reality of the one you're shifting to. Until it's basically all you can focus on. Then you're ready to start the main part of the method!

Get into a comfortable position. Laying down for sleep method, sitting up for awake. You could also start with sitting up and lay down during the method.

Next close your eyes.

Start thinking about your DR. Whatever first comes to mind works, but I recommend starting with thinking about what you're doing when you first are conscious of that reality.

Start going through what all you'll be doing, every detail you can picture. If visualization is hard for you, focus on telling yourself what you're doing and seeing as if you're actively doing it in the moment.

I recommend using what are technically affirmations while doing the previous step. Things like 'I have a lot to do', ' I wanna go see my friends', 'I have to meet up with (person from DR) to go (random activity)'. Anything you'd normally say to yourself to keep your focus on what you're doing and need to do.

Continue to do this as long as you like or are able to focus your thoughts on it.

When your thoughts start to drift to something else from your DR, let it happen. Dive head first into the new thought and fixate on it. You don't have to stay focused on the moment you're going to gain consciousness there. You and the universe already know. Allow the changes in your thoughts. Fixate on each new one as they come.

If something not related to your DR comes up, twist it to fit your DR. That idiot driver who cut you off comes back to mind? Well now you're telling your s/o or friends about them and they're reacting to the situation.

Continue doing this until you fall asleep or shift.

And that's the Hyperfixation Method.

Petition to change the shifting lexicon

Oh my god the s/o choosing you thing really struck a chord with me. Early in my shifting journey when I thought I was close I had a dream about one of my s/os finding me and carrying me out of this house I was hiding in. And while I was in his arms he said something like, "You're not ready for me yet."

Before that happened I had been SO SURE that I was ready to shift. That night I deliberately tried to make myself dream about him – thinking I'd see him, realise it was a dream, and then be able to shift from a lucid dream. But frankly, I embarrassed myself that day.

I spent that whole dream scared and running away from things and hiding and it made me realise that he was right. I probably wasn't ready to shift yet. Or, at the very least, I wasn't ready to shift THERE yet.

Fast forward a year or so and I've been getting all these signs and dreams again and it's right after I've gotten this newfound confidence in myself and rediscovered my inner strength. So I'm honestly glad my s/o showed up in that dream and went, "Girl, no. It's not time yet." Because I would rather go into that reality being a total badass than running and hiding and being a scared little victim all the time.

Permashifting the fuck outta here.

Things ain’t going great and I’m tired. Tired of it all. Time to live the reality I want to live

So it's actually been surprisingly easy to remember to practise throughout the day. I think it might be because lately I keep noticing a lot of angel numbers, so because I knew I was already checking the clock a lot I told myself, "Every time I look at the time I'll remember to say, 'I shifted!' and do my visualising."

The visualisations have NOT been clear at all, but I'm hoping that telling myself a little story about what I'm up to right now in my DR and just thinking about the fun and frustrations of everyday life will be enough to get my subconscious working on the problem. I've definitely thought more about my DR in a single day than I have probably ever.

pov: you’re me in my dr

I like how more people liked my update post than the original instructions on what I was actually doing 🤷‍♀️

Because shifting is my destiny

I'm about to tell you something wild about Tumblr that will blow your mind:

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It's YOUR blog.

You can do whatever you want.

my proffesors wondering why i'm using my studio time to test the limits of green screen and why i'm trying to realistically edit myself into fake scenes from my desired reality 😔

ON A SERIOUS NOTE, is it socially acceptable on the tumblr side of life to post edits of your DRs or manips / scenes for motivation??

my goodness I met the coolest girl in college who is teaching me all about using your face to create AI renderings of your DRself and it is so so cool SHOULD I POST THEM DO PEOPLE DO THAT??

i've spent so long learning about ai in art classes and incorporating it into my life (logically and not letting ai do all of the work ‼️) and the results I have are SO COOL,, it has seriously pulled me out of my shifting slump bc seeing the process between green screen me and the edited end result IS CRAZY

I mostly just make these manips for personal motivation but idk it might be cool to recreate scenes or polaroids or moments from my desired realities ??

let me know what you guys think!! <3

Betty Erickson Self-Hypnosis Technique

Okay, because @moonwillow473737 (sorry, your account isn't showing up to tag) asked, and nobody ever asks me anything, I'm writing this step by step guide on one of the most famous (and misused) self-hypnosis techniques out there: The Betty Erickson Method, also known as the 54321 Method. It was invented by the wife of American psychologist and psychiatrist Milton Erickson and is widely renowned as one of the best, and easiest self hypnosis techniques out there.

Once we get into the steps, you might notice the technique sounds familiar to you, as many psychologists recommend a variation of it as a grounding technique, and some shifters have attempted to include it in their methods. HOWEVER, I will point out that most people are doing it wrong, so if you think you already know how it works, I invite you to read on anyway and check your technique.

The Steps

The basic technique is pretty straightforward:

It's recommended that you have a plan for what you're going to do once you're hypnotised. Come up with your affirmations/suggestions ahead of time and repeat them to yourself a few times so you know you'll remember them when you're a dopey hypnotised mess.

Get into a comfortable position somewhere you can relax without being interrupted.

Keeping your head and body still, look around your room for 5 things you can see.

Repeat with 5 things you can hear.

Repeat with 5 things you can feel.

Then repeat steps 3-5 with 4 things you can see, hear and feel. Then 3, 2, and finally 1.

What Most People Get Wrong

These are the most common ways I've seen people get this technique wrong before:

Bringing in extra senses

Taste and Smell are very difficult senses to work with, and trying to find MULTIPLE things you can taste at any one time is insane. They're great for enhancing a visualisation session, but they're not helpful here.

Not using repetition

The most common mistake I see is people going "5 things you can see, 4 things you can hear, 3 things you can feel" and so on, rather than the above method. Focusing on each sense multiple times is important, for multiple reasons:

It makes the technique last longer, giving your mind time to settle into the rhythm.

It slowly narrows in your focus. You start out being aware of 5 things for each sense, then 4, then 3 and so on, until you've phased them all out and are focused inwards.

Repetitive tasks lull your brain into a sleepy state, which is what we want when we're working with hypnotic suggestions.

Examples

The more specific you can make the things you're noticing, the better. So here are some examples to help you.

Sight

Shadows on the wall

Beams of light coming through the window

The movement of a fan blade

Leaves moving in the breeze

Hearing

Your breath leaving your lungs

The Inner Sound - often manifests as a high pitched ringing that only appears when you relax or try to meditate. (Note: This is NOT tinnitus. Tinnitus is present at all times, often very difficult to ignore, and does not go away as soon as you stop paying attention to it.)

Your bedroom fan, if you have one

The breeze

Cars going past on the street

Birds singing

Touch

The weight of your blanket

The texture of your mattress

The sensation of your chest moving as you breathe

Air moving around your room

The feeling of your clothes on your skin

The weight of your glasses on your face (if you're wearing any)

Finally

I had a few more things I was going to say but, honestly, this is plenty. If it doesn't work the first time, try again. If you think you can't do it because you have ADHD - you're wrong, because I have clinically diagnosed, combination type ADHD and I can do it.

Now, if you'll excuse me, me and my boyfriend are going to the zoo tomorrow and it took me 90 damn minutes to write this when it was supposed to be quick and now it's nearly midnight. Good luck and good night.