Friday, March 30, 2012

Confidence Now.


People often say to themselves, "I need something…..I feel deprived of something….."
This message is usually formed in the unconscious mind outside of our normal everyday awareness.
Consciously we begin to feel something is not quite right. We feel unease.
So the brain extensively searches through all the pathways of memory, beliefs and sensations, rummaging through your neurology seeking that elusive something that is missing.
This in turn motivates us to do something to change our state.
At this point our choices are many and varied.
We could go for a pleasurable walk alone or with friends, read a book, take a shower , watch tv , surf the internet, ride a bike, go to the gym and so on..
You get the picture, the list is as long as your imagination…

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Pain Relief.


pain reliefPain is only a signal…a signal that must be processed and interpreted in the brain …before it can be realised as physical discomfort.
Pain is an awareness … created by the brain.. in order to make you conscious of that physical discomfort.
Once pain is experienced… so too is a memory connection made associated with that experience.
Just a signal from the mind-body to yourself telling you to be aware…that something is happening physically.
Because of this.. hypnosis is perfectly suited to help you break that memory pattern and learn to ignore the signal or learn to reinterpret it as something else instead.
When people are absorbed in an activity involving pleasure or comfort the discomfort of pain can vanish from consciousness…

Daydreaming.


Hypnosis is just like daydreaming….
You may have found yourself sitting engrossed watching television or reading a book or listening to music when someone has said something to you …you hear their voice but you don´t here what they have said…..because you are in a hypnotic trance ….focused inner awareness.
When driving a car on a motorway you can suddenly be aware that your mind has been elsewhere and have not noticed the last few miles passing by…..you are experiencing a natural hypnotic trance.
In childhood we have all had that experience of daydreaming with a fixed gaze outside of our classroom window, miles away, while a teacher has been talking in a monotone voice to the class…..this is your mind wandering off into a hypnotic trance.

These are just a few of the forms of everyday hypnotic trance states we experience from day to day.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Weight Loss.


Helping people to successfully lose unwanted pounds over the years has shown me that no amount of information as to the serious dangers and health risks of being overweight such as, the risks of high blood pressure , high blood sugar ,aches and pains from the increased stress on muscles, risk of type 2 diabetes or risk of coronary artery disease  and strokes, has made the slightest bit of difference towards motivating positive change.
Obviously not all people who want to lose weight are clinically obese and in danger of having serious issues with their health.
There are people who just feel uncomfortable with their weight gain at present,  and would sensibly like to lose a few pounds and keep their weight in check but find it hard to achieve their goals.
Whichever group people belong to, if they do the work by listening to the lose weight now downloads and follow the instructions, there can be changes.
Keeping in mind to always be realistic and sensible in what you want.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Life's Highway.


When travelling along life’s highway you have choices of different routes you can take to reach your chosen destination.
Some of these routes can take you there faster but may not be so rewarding as you may miss some interesting sights on the way.
Other routes can be so difficult to follow, that you may get lost along the way, often stopping momentarily to ask someone for direction.
Finding your way to old well worn destinations can be easy as you have travelled that road many times before and follow your own internal navigation system.
However this old repeated journey can be so tedious and boring…leading to nowhere of interest any more.
It is so easy to hypnotise yourself into a repetitive pattern of behaviour, so that you’re no longer aware of where you really want to go.
On a long trip it is often useful to break up the journey, making it easier to deal with the complexities of travelling far away, allowing you to effectively discover the best route to take.
Sometimes a diversion on a journey you know so well can lead you to discover new and suprising things you have never encountered before you took that detour away from the familiar.
We are born with the desire to learn and grow through experience…
Always moving forward in time towards new horizons ahead of you, now. 

Stop Smoking Now.


Somebody once came to see me in order to stop smoking.
So I asked them where did they make the picture in their mind just before they felt the need to take a cigarette
Because I explained that before every action we take there has to be some internal representation of that act.
Just like a rehearsal in your mind.
So in order to know when and how to take a cigarette , a picture of you doing that will appear somewhere in your mind.
And I wonder what that picture looks like?
Is it in colour or black and white…is it moving or still…does it have a frame around it…is it clear or out of focus?
Interesting is it not .
And if you wanted to make a picture in your head of yourself as a non smoker with absolutely no interest in that old habitual behaviour now, how would that look.
Is it in colour or black and white…is it moving or still…does it have a frame around it…is it clear or out of focus?
Interesting is it not , how you don’t smoke when you sleep at night. 

Negative Habits.


Think about the basic elements of habits.
Habits are a learned behaviour tending to operate outside of our conscious awareness.
Habit involves the repetition of this learned behaviour and the more you repeat this behaviour the more it reinforces itself leading to a continual habitual cycle.
Once a habit is established any attempt to stop it or alter it meets with resistance.
Resistance to change is a normal human response.
We are all aware of our own comfort zone and find change challenging.
Obviously a lot of positive habitual behaviour is necessary for our survival and well being in our world today, however negative habits which destroy our health, block our growth and create conflict are undesirable.
Many clients when they first see me tell me they wish they had more willpower, in order to change their habits.
I tell them willpower involves resistance and trying to fight the habit. To illustrate this, I ask them to think of a time when they have had an itch they were not supposed to scratch. Can they remember the more they tell themselves that they must not scratch that itch, whatever they do they must not scratch it ,the more powerful their need to scratch that itch becomes.
If I tell you now not to think of a pink elephant…what comes to mind.  Because in order not to think of a pink elephant you have to access in your mind an image of a pick elephant so you can follow my suggestions,not to think of a pink elephant.
Willpower is redundant when you learn to trust and utilise the power of your unconscious mind.

This is why hypnosis and neuro linguistic programming are so effective in helping you change for the better and overcome negative habits.