Have you tried Hypnosis?

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.