n. The practice of suggesting thoughts to oneself.
n. An instance of suggesting a thought to oneself.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming from another, especially in hypnotism. Autosuggestion is characteristic of certain mental conditions in which expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function of one or more organs.
n. hypnosis induced by oneself.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In psychology, self-suggestion, especially the voluntary arousal and fixation of the idea that one will fall into the hypnotic sleep.
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n. a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
n. a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s
Word Usage
"To “prime” the mind to function in this way, it is helpful to study such subjects as metaphysics, self-hypnosis also known as autosuggestion, the psychic sciences, and positive affirmation."