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McDougall offers us an illuminating comment : "If I meet an angry bear in the woods and take to my heels in fear, it would be true to say that the energy which sustains my efforts comes from within my organism, and is not in any sense supplied by the bear; the bear merely releases this energy within me. But it would not be true or useful to say that my fear was self-inspired and that the bear had nothing to do with the case or played but a secondary role in the drama."Once we comprehend this nature of the mechanism of suggestion, it is not difficult to infer that what is known as auto-suggestion can be used apart from somebody inspiring the subject only in exceptional cases. Ordinarily, it should not be practiced without the assistance of a qualified practician. A specialist is required not only to supervise, but also to inspire the subject, However, once the prestige-and-faith relationship is established and sufficiently strengthened, a mere recollection of the hypnotist's recommendations may be enough to stimulate the subject's autonomic system to action, again and again. Here lies the practical significance of, Outline of Abnormal Psychology, the method of auto-suggestion in its post-hypnotic application.