I am the sum of my experiences. Period.
My early formative years laid the foundation for the decades to
follow. And we are all similar. Now the curious thing about human development
is that we rarely, if ever, have any say or control over our formative
years. That falls solely on our parents
and the society to which we are exposed.
And it is this programming that ultimately determines our life path. That is unless we learn new programming. So if we want to go in a different direction
than we are currently headed, we need to re-learn some of the things that we
were taught in our childhood. This is
difficult in so many areas because all of the programming is linked together. So the challenge is to change enough of the
programming to support your new goals.
There are many forms of reprogramming available. One of the most severe forms of reprogramming
is military training and even this has its limits due to time constraints. Basic training in the military can change our
thought patterns about certain things and even bring about real change in
actions and outcomes. But if you are
willing, and capable, of taking the next step by going into some sort of
Special-Forces group like the Rangers, or the Seals, or the Green Berets the
training is specifically designed to reprogram your thoughts, actions, and
beliefs. It is called conditioning, or
brain-washing and it is highly effective.
A more accessible and less punishing path is hypnosis. Hypnosis dives into the subconscious and
reprograms areas that you decide need
to be reprogrammed. On the more notable
side there is smoking cessation and weight control which cause behavioral
changes and allows you to be successful in stopping that destructive
behavior. But it is not limited to
that. Hypnosis can begin to remold the
brain’s responses with unlimited applications for your life.
Here is a simple illustration:
As a
young child your parents handed you an apple.
They told you that it was an orange.
And they reinforced it each time you were given one. So as you grew older you recognized it as an
orange. Now no parent that I know of
would do such a thing, but let’s look at that from another perspective. Your parents are afraid of you being taken by
a predator, so they tell you to never talk to strangers. When the doorbell rings at home you are not
allowed anywhere near the door, only an adult can go to the door, because the
stranger might look to do you harm.
So what does that imprint on your subconscious? People
coming to the door could possibly be dangerous.
Avoid people at the door. Now
some of you may think that is ridiculous, but we all have something that has
been taught to us that affects us negatively.
It may be programming about our voice, our smile, our beauty, our
gender, or our ability to be successful, but we all have something.
Maybe it is associated with financial success. Perhaps you were taught that money is the
root of all evil. Or that a life of service comes with a limit to material
possessions. Or that a diagnosis of ADHD means that you are broken.
So the question is:
have you discovered something about yourself that you would like to
revamp? Something that you would like to
do better? Or even something that you would like to stop doing entirely, or
something that you have never done but would like to accomplish? Hypnosis is a great place to begin.
However, there are some of you that have already said, “there
is no way I am letting someone into my brain to scramble it!” Okay, I get it. But what if I told you that there is nothing
that a hypnotherapist can make you do.
And that all hypnosis is self-hypnosis.
It’s true. People that go up on
stage and cluck like a chicken would likely already do it without hypnotic
suggestion. Hypnosis merely removes the
inhibitions and allows them to express something they would typically be afraid
to otherwise. If you have ever been to a
stage hypnotist you will notice that not everyone that they bring on stage
stays on stage. They are very adept at
weeding out the “non-believers.” But the
ones that submit to the idea that change can come through a change in
programming will experience change.
You want to be a better golfer? Hypnosis!
You want to watch less television and write more? Hypnosis!
Do you want to run a marathon, but keep getting stuck at the twelve mile
mark? Hypnosis! Basically if you can think it then it can be
improved or implemented by hypnosis.
Research
even shows that it can help you through surgery, at the dentist, and even heal more
quickly.
There is even a form of hypnosis called Regression Therapy
where you can attain access to forgotten memories. And if you are really adventurous you could
consult a hypnotherapist about Past Life Regression Therapy. Now it is not for everyone, but some amazing
things can happen and you can even heal present day ills that may have had
their creation in a previous lifetime.
Not all therapists practice all the different modalities so
you will have to ask questions and find the one that can meet your needs.
Hypnosis may have once been seen as a parlor trick, but I
assure you that it is a valuable therapy for everything ranging from thumb
sucking to PTSD, test taking to world class acting.
If there is something that you continue to struggle with,
then start doing your research, seek out a professional Hypnotherapist. You can achieve great results for even the
toughest challenges.
