A lot of people have asked me this question. It seems appealing to avoid the cost of consulting a hypnotist and simply apply self-hypnosis to the problem. Even though there are simple techniques for self-hypnosis, you will have to acquire some skill before being able to succesfully use self-hypnosis. There is no doubt that self-hypnosis can be used to benefit you in many parts of your life, but if you only need the self-hypnosis for a single problem that is currently limiting for you, you should consider consulting a hypnotist.

As an economist by education, I would argue that the time you will have to spend, to acquire the needed skill in self-hypnosis, will exceed the cost of consulting a hypnotist. I have read many books about hypnosis and this have had a number of positive results for me: I have previously suffered from migraines, I don't anymore. I am never nervous about going to an exam. I am never nervous when teaching statistics to new students, and so I could go on with positive benefits. If I had used the time it took to study hypnosis to work at a regular hourly salary, I would have earned a substantial amount of money. My point is, that you should learn self hypnosis for all the positive effects it could have on your life, not because you want to save some money.

You also have to consider, that when you consult a hypnotist, that person will have a great deal of knowledge about hypnosis and hypnotic techniques. It is also likely that this person has a lot of experience regarding the particular problem you have. While self hypnosis can do you a lot of good, doing "therapeutic" work on yourself is not that easy, and I would suggest you don't attempt this. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis, but when you yourself are the hypnotist, you don't have the same amount of knowledge about hypnosis, than a professional hypnotist would, so after this explanation I would say, consulting a hypnotist is your best bet, certainly if you have no previous experience with hypnosis.