Q: There are a number of ways to start off a session of analytical therapy (also known as imagination therapy), but getting the subject into a receptive state is essential.  Try having them lay on a comfortable couch/sofa and close their eyes. They are not to go to sleep at any point. Use a soft, relaxing tone at all times when speaking to the subject. You can attempt to have them count down slowly from 100. For more tense patients, you can have them intentionally and systematically tense, hold, and then release each of their muscles. Controlled breathing also can work. The subject places their hands on their chest and belly--sometimes the hypnotist can do this part--while the subject breathes slowly in through the nose and out through the mouth. Once your subject is in a receptive state, you need to narrow the sets of imagery you focus on.  You can try some interesting experiments as long as you are careful. Select positive images like a holiday party, a graduation, a wedding, or a combination of multiple images in sequence to draw a correspondingly positive response out of the subject. If they need to relax, you may help them "construct" the images out of features the subject associates with positive emotions and memories. If you are helping a case of trauma, you may have them search for pleasant images to supplant horrific ones. There is a great deal of flexibility here, so this needs to be tailored to your subject's needs and perhaps discussed before the session.  With so much range, you can make the mode of expression part of the experiment. Maybe having your subject drive their images around in a vehicle, or make a movie of their happiest memories would be something you can attempt. Perhaps having the subject going on an adventure within their own images could be quite an experience to try. Find a creative way to discard negative images in a symbolic way that allows the positive images to remain in place. Consider something literal like tossing the bad images in a trash can or projecting them on a screen so there is room in the mind for the pleasant imagery. Your subject is in a receptive state, but not asleep. You are guiding them.  Steer the subject's images in a positive direction, but observe their responses carefully in case they are resisting. Maintain the calm steady tone of voice throughout the session. Suggest imagery that mixes positively with their existing responses. Be prepared to bring them out of the hypnotic state in the case of an adverse physical reaction. For experimental situations, you may take some time to find what techniques and images work best with the subject. And neither hypnotist nor subject should expect an instant cure, especially in trauma cases or when dealing with prolonged pain suffering.  Establish from the outset that the hypnotic technique can take many sessions. Schedule a regular time/interval for the sessions. Both parties should bring up issues if they feel the sessions are not working as they expect.
A: Use a relaxation technique. Target the visuals you want to use. Choose how you want these visuals expressed. Talk your subject through the process. Use multiple sessions.

Q: One easy way to discover someone’s birthday is to look them up on Facebook. If you have an account of your own, log in and type their name into the search bar at the top of the screen. Once you get to their profile, you should see their date of birth displayed in the info box below their profile picture.  If the person has a private account, you’ll need to become friends with them to view their info. Tap or click the “Add Friend” button next to their name to send them a friend request. If their date of birth isn’t listed in their infobox, try scanning their timeline to see if their other friends wished them a happy birthday the previous year. Just scroll down the page until you come to a group of birthday posts made on the same day. If you’re on Instagram, you may be able to learn when someone’s birthday is looking through their photos. Visit their profile page, or that of one of their good friends, and review their posts from the past year. It’s not uncommon for people to post pictures of themselves on their birthdays, so chances are good that something will turn up.  If you’re still not having any luck, try scouring a mutual friends’ posts to look for pictures of them with the person you’re looking for. Keep in mind that if the person’s page is private, you’ll have to send them a follow request and wait for them to approve it before you can access their posts. Snapchat displays a birthday cake emoji by users’ names on the birthday they specify in their info. If you’re friends with the person on Snapchat, type their name into your friend's list and see if a cake shows up next to it. You may need to do this daily for a little while if you only have a vague idea of when their birthday is.  To get a better idea of when someone’s birthday is from their Snapchat profile, check to see if they have their zodiac sign listed on their info panel. Their sign will appear as a small purple box emoji with 1 of 12 symbols inside.  If you don’t know anything about astrology, you can look up which dates of birth the person’s sign corresponds to by visiting http://snapchatemojis.com/birthdays/. Like other social media platforms, Twitter allows users to add their birthday to their info section. If the person has entered their birthday, it will appear in the upper left-hand side of their page. When their actual birthday arrives, there will be a neon balloon overlay applied to any posts they make on that day. Including your date of birth on your profile page is optional, so if the person opted not to enter theirs, you’ll have no choice but to find it out some other way.
A: Pull up the person’s Facebook profile to view their info. Follow the person on Instagram and search for birthday-related posts. Look for a birthday cake emoji to appear beside their name on Snapchat. Check their Twitter profile page or look for balloons on their tweets.

Q: Most cotton mattress pads can go right in the washing machine, but you should check the care label first to make sure. The tag will tell you if there are special care needs for your mattress pad. Pour a mild laundry detergent into the washing machine. You should use whatever amount is listed on your laundry detergent for a medium/large load. Set the water temperature to warm or cool and add the mattress pad. If you can dry your mattress pad in the dryer, throw a few tennis or rubber balls to the dryer. Letting them bounce around the dryer with your mattress pad will maintain the fluffiness of the pad.
A: Check the care label. Put the mattress pad in the washing machine. Dry in the dryer.

Q: A digital electric meter records the amount of electricity your household is using electronically. Thus, a digital electric meter is much simpler to read than a traditional meter because it has fewer readings to decipher. Unlike traditional analog electric meters, many digital meters transmit your meter reading wirelessly to the electric company via radio frequencies. This means that you will not have a meter reader come to your house to read your meter. If you prefer to keep your traditional meter, it may be possible in some municipalities to avoid having a new "smart" meter installed. Your meter should have a digital readout that gives you one long series of numbers. The exact configuration on this readout will vary depending on the manufacturer and the readout could include .  Contact your electric company to get information about your meter if you cannot figure out how to read it on your own. Your electric meter may have a few other numbers displayed, including power status for the meter and reference numbers for the electric company. Remember to only pay attention to the large central string of numbers when trying to figure out your electric usage. Digital electric meters do not reset after every reading. This means that in order to calculate the number of kilowatt hours you have used, you need to keep track of consecutive readings. Subtract the current reading from the last reading you were billed for to get the most recent kilowatt hours used.
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Understand the different parts of your meter. Read the numbers on your meter. Calculate the kilowatt hours you have used.