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Have you Been in a Trance? A hypnotic trance induced by a skilled hypnotherapist is a somewhat unique state. However, we all have experienced trances. For example, have you: - Driven a familiar road and not remembered part of the ride?
- Been so immersed in a
film, TV program, or hobby that you lost track of time?
- Been on the edge of sleep and felt you
would need special effort to move?
- Meditated deeply?
If you
answered "yes" to any of these questions, you have been in a trance. This is a normal part of our lives. When you
are in a trance, your subconscious is accessible. This increases your creativity (great for artists) and provides access to
knowledge and experiences that are often not available to your conscious mind. Have you ever forgotten someone's name, or the name
of a song or actor, only to remember it later when you weren't thinking about it? That information was stored in your
subconscious, and when you stopped trying to remember consciously, your subconscious answered the question for you. It just
popped into your mind!
The Subconscious and Hypnosis Your subconscous is a storehouse of information, experiences and emotions. It also controls
many of your automatic body functions. In fact, while we tend to think of our conscious mind as running our life, the truth
is much of our behavior is determined by our subconscious. What
happens when the conscious and subconscious minds disagree? The subconscious always wins! Want proof? Have you, or anyone
you know, knowingly done something they regretted? Have you done something that was not good for others or not good for you?
Or, was there something you couldn't force yourself to do--even though it should have been easy? For example, have you
struggled with: - Obesity
- Depression
- Relationship
issues
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- Sexual issues
- Anxiety
- Setting boundaries and saying "no"
- Poor
eating habits and nutrition
- Lack of exercise
- Fear of flying or
public speaking
The truth is, the ability of our conscious mind to change
our behavior is more limited than we like to think. If you are like most people, you break your New Year's resolutions
before February. Yet, your conscious mind believed that adhering to those resolutions would have improved or lengthened your
life, or both. When people "lack the willpower," more often than not what is really
happening is the subconscious mind is running the show. You want to do something or stop doing something . . . but you can't.
The decision and behaviors aren't rational or conscious, and aren't in your best interest. You are being sabotaged
by emotions, motivations and long-forgotten painful experiences that are stored in your subconscious.
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