Using HypnosisTo Reprogram
The Mind
Using HypnosisTo Reprogram The Mind. Hypnosis is looked on
with skepticism by some, who take it as no more than some
gesturing and hocus pocus.
However, that could not be further from the truth. There is
nothing magical about hypnosis you can go into a trance-like
state throughout your regular day.
The only difference between this and self hypnosis is that
self hypnosis is a conscious decision, and you decide ahead of
time where and when to focus your attention, instead of
randomly as you would naturally.
Some areas of hypnosis have become quite popular in recent
years especially its use in weight management and stopping
smoking. However, this is quite limited, as there are infinite
possibilities that hypnosis can be used for.
These include, but are not limited to:
- pain control,
- habit disorders,
- addictions,
- stress,
- self-esteem issues,
- sports enhancement,
- improving memory and concentration,
- and controlling symptoms from diseases.
Self hypnosis has the potential to be a health tool that
allows a person to manage their own health of body and mind at
optimum levels. They could heal changes brought on by daily
stressors, and accelerate their learning and goals beyond what
they are currently capable of.
How the mind works is quite amazing. It is like a recorder
where our thoughts and experiences become tapes to play over
and over again. Unfortunately, many of us play the negative
experiences over and over, visualize negative outcomes to
present situations, or revisit memories that stir up anxiety
and depression.
It is also common for people to speak internally to
themselves in ways that are quite critical. When we replay
these mental tapes, we pout ourselves into a trance state and
become preoccupied and internally focused, and our own
thoughts, imagination, and internal dialogue become destructive
towards our real goals.
Common Food CuresHypnosis is no longer considered just a form of entertainment
The art of the stage entertainer that puts his audience under a spell is still main stream entertainment, but in a sign of a ever growing trend of using it in treatment, people like the British hypnotist Paul McKenna who started as an entertainer have re-invented himself as a self help guru.
As published in the Western Medical Journal in October 2001, there is medical evidence that hypnosis can help with anxiety, insomnia, phobias and obesity. Not the absence of evidence that it can help cure smoking. The stop smoking programs help by working on the stress triggers and the eating triggers so can still be effective.
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When we reprogram our subconscious mind for the positive, we
can ask to be made aware of these unproductive states and
behaviors so that we can choose to change them. This can be as
simple as erasing a negative thought pattern, or covering it up
with a new goal, so that our subconscious has a new message to
work with. While it sounds easy, it is actually a very powerful
tool. Self hypnosis allows us to do this.
When you use your imagination, you stir up feelings and
these can alter behaviors and attitudes. As you change how
you think from a negative to a positive, your feelings and
behavior change to mimic this as well. Since you can see
what is possible, the mind can set up new suggestions on
how to achieve it maybe suggestions that you had not
thought of before.
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You can not be hypnotised against your
will. You have to feel relaxed, motivated
and concentrate on what is being
suggested.
If you don't want to be hypnotised your
motivation would not be there, and so a
hypnotist would not be able to hypnotise
you.
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Since the mind works backwards from the goal through the
steps you need to achieve it, seeing that goal clearly can
make it that much easier to come up with a plan of action.
Sometimes all your mind needs is a little tweaking through
self hypnosis in order to visualize the goal in detail.
Once that happens, the rest will often just fall into place
and you will find yourself achieving goals that once seemed
impossible.
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