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Do memories appear instantly during regression?

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rachael

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I've been practicing with a Brian Weiss regression CD and sometimes I feel my mind is slower than his pace. I've noticed this with other guided meditations too. Sometimes it takes a few moments for something to emerge in my mind. On the CD, he counts down and then says "be there!" in the memory but sometimes I'm like "wait, I'm not there yet"! I've paused it a few times to let something happen-a feeling, image to emerge, etc. It's like something is percolating right below the surface, I know something is happening and I'm like come on, you can do it! Then it appears.

Do others have this same problem? Or am I just slow? LOL Do your memories appear super fast? If they take longer and I'm waiting for something, are they real memories or is my brain trying to make something up?? It's not like 10 minutes or something just takes some moments longer to get something.

Even when I'm remembering something in this current life, sometimes it takes me a minute to let the memory emerge. Maybe it's just how my brain operates.
 
This is normal for beginners. The more you do, the less of a problem it will be. Your mind has to get use to pulling these up in the conscious state.
 
I was just mentioning to some folks the other day how, when I was regressed once, I wondered if I was under 'enough'. I had doubts because I seemed really conscious of my answers (some of the stuff I didn't want to say to the hypnotherapist). I also was irritated that my regressionist kept talking to me, asking me questions (you know, doing her job!) when I just wanted to take my time and really soak in what I was seeing. I was young when I had my regression...if I had it now, 20 years of life experience later, I'd probably tell her to quiet down and give me more time.


So, like you, I was wondering if I was just making stuff up and really needing more time than the regressionist was giving me. The feedback I got from my reincarnation friends was that it just takes practice (what Argonne and Tanguerra said, too) and that it gets easier.


As a side note, it always seemed that when I would hear about people being regressed, they had these amazing experiences and it all just appeared really effortless. Mine wasn't like that at all, and I always gauged what I experienced to these. However, I think a lot of us start out really doubting what we saw, we don't always have these smooth experiences, and pretty much everyone I have talked to stated that they wondered if they were just making stuff up at one point, too. So don't worry: I think what you're experiencing is totally normal.


I think it may be difficult to practice using a CD that just rushes you, though. You don't want to force images within some time limit, or else you'll always doubt what you're seeing, right? Is there something else you can do to get more accustomed and your mind flexible with bringing up images and feelings? Maybe you can work more with basic meditation techniques and then move to these sorts of CDs? Or, even better, go to a hypnotherapist IRL who will be able to work with you and can see what's going on?
 
Hi Rachel,


Though most of my regressions are spontaneous, I find that I struggle when using audio CDs too. It depends how interested I feel in the time period it takes me to. If I feel there is nothing there, I ignore the CD and take myself to a time that I do feel something for. Or, if I become really engrossed in a moment, I might ignore the CDs instructions to move on to the next period, so I can remain a little longer where I am.


Having said that, with the feelings I get with regards to particular time frames, I do not always receive specific memories.... just a 'feeling' that there is something there. In that case, I use my imagination and try to 'feed' myself into that time frame.


The memories themselves may then come to me some time after the actual regression.
 
inhaltslos said:
I was just mentioning to some folks the other day how, when I was regressed once, I wondered if I was under 'enough'. I had doubts because I seemed really conscious of my answers (some of the stuff I didn't want to say to the hypnotherapist). I also was irritated that my regressionist kept talking to me, asking me questions (you know, doing her job!) when I just wanted to take my time and really soak in what I was seeing. I was young when I had my regression...if I had it now, 20 years of life experience later, I'd probably tell her to quiet down and give me more time.
So, like you, I was wondering if I was just making stuff up and really needing more time than the regressionist was giving me. The feedback I got from my reincarnation friends was that it just takes practice (what Argonne and Tanguerra said, too) and that it gets easier.


As a side note, it always seemed that when I would hear about people being regressed, they had these amazing experiences and it all just appeared really effortless. Mine wasn't like that at all, and I always gauged what I experienced to these. However, I think a lot of us start out really doubting what we saw, we don't always have these smooth experiences, and pretty much everyone I have talked to stated that they wondered if they were just making stuff up at one point, too. So don't worry: I think what you're experiencing is totally normal.


I think it may be difficult to practice using a CD that just rushes you, though. You don't want to force images within some time limit, or else you'll always doubt what you're seeing, right? Is there something else you can do to get more accustomed and your mind flexible with bringing up images and feelings? Maybe you can work more with basic meditation techniques and then move to these sorts of CDs? Or, even better, go to a hypnotherapist IRL who will be able to work with you and can see what's going on?
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I would only go to hypnotherapist is they were board


qualified etc, in the field of regression therapy.


Not just person you find in phone book


that does parties. Regression therapy needs to be


handled differently that getting over fear of frogs


or color red.
 
I love his book and have recommended it to others who are interested in learning their past lives. I do not listen to cd's because it is hard for me to get through the session in one setting, but I have had better luck getting past lives in my sleep.
 
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