Understanding Hypnosis
Hypnosis is not as mysterious as you might think. The movie industry portrays hypnosis as a great mystery, some type of magic or occult mystery. Some think of hypnosis as entertainment - the stage shows we see at night clubs. More importantly, hypnosis is a tool which allows a person to use his or her mind effectively to produce lasting changes in their life.
Hypnosis is simply a deep state of relaxation which quiets the body and opens the mind. When the body is relaxed, your subconscious mind is open to suggestions for achieving your goals.
So, how does hypnosis work?
Hypnosis is a tool to help you change your life to what you want it to be. Like your computer, you want to install software that meets your needs. Hypnosis helps remove the old software that no longer functions effectively and install new programs designed to help you create the life you choose.
Throughout your life, your subconscious mind receives and retains, neither accepting nor rejecting, all the messages you receive from your background, plus all the conflicts (little or big) that enter your life daily. The conscious mind deals with everyday living, logic, reason, etc.. When, for whatever reason, the conscious becomes overloaded, the subconscious prepares you for what it considers appropriate action. However, since the subconscious mind does not analyze, it accepts this action or message, even though it may not really be correct for you now.
Habits, such as:
- smoking
- food choices
- stresses
- anxieties
- attitudes
- perceived deficiencies
take root in the subconscious, creating unstable icons on your mental computer's desktop. To change these patterns, you have to uninstall the old software and icons and replace them with new links that are attached to the new programs designed to meet for your current goals and desires.
The subconscious is also the place where all memory is stored. Traumatic events can be buried or suppressed in the subconscious. Hypnotherapy can help to uncover and bring into the light of understanding the buried information or experience which may be the root cause of behaviors that you would like to change.
Hypnosis is a form of communication that coordinates your conscious and subconscious minds. Once you have agreement between the two parts of your mind, you can visualize and change your reality. It's like getting new custom designed software for your computer, software that is designed to help you quickly and easily achieve your dreams, goals and full potential.