As a practicing Buddhist since the 60s, my orientation towards my hypnotherapy practice has always been within the context of the extraordinary insights about how the mind works – insights that are readily available in the Buddhist teachings.
Anxious thinking can become such a familiar part of our inner dialogue, that we can end up believing it’s natural. “What’s going to happen to me?”
My wife recently showed me a quote by Seth Godin: “Anxiety is nothing but repeatedly re-experiencing failure in advance. What a waste.” Well said, Seth. It can be very helpful to recognize more precisely how anxiety is accomplished.
"There is nothing that will not reveal its secrets if you love it enough." ~George Washington Carver When someone asks you, "How are you doing?" Do you (out of habit or intant reflex) say, "Fine"? That could be all right if it's the grocery cashier asking the question, but if it's a friend, you might want to go a bit deeper. New research shows a link between our personal happiness and the number of substantial conversations we engage in.
Last week I made an error in judgment that I thought would have a significant negative impact our my finances. Right away the stress started: I got annoyed with myself and my inner dialogue became very strident. Ironically I discovered my mistake while researching some of my own past Finding True Magic Hypno Tips newsletters. In the midst of gnashing my teeth (not good for you) I kept trying to work. So I opened one of my old newsletters and read the following:
Have you ever gotten to around 5:00 PM feeling like you were having a pretty good day, then you turn on the news and everything seems terrible?
eople who suffer with chronic pain due to injury or illness can begin to feel at the mercy of their body’s nerve responses. This may sound strange, but with hypnosis and hypnotherapy you can actually “talk” to the part of you that is creating your pain. Once you have its attention, you can then discover the purpose of the pain and get it to dramatically reduce, and often stop, sending "hurt signals" to your brain.
Wouldn't it be great to be able to access your own inner power anytime, anywhere? Self Hypnosis is a key to the treasure chest of that inner power. The techniques of self hypnosis help you gain ready access to the extremely powerful healing abilities of your subconscious mind. BBC News recently revealed a "best kept secret" -- that it's possible to overcome the effects of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with hypnosis. The effectiveness of hypnosis also has been touted in Newsweek ("Altered States") and in Discover Magazine ("Hypnosis Works") as being effective in overcoming anxiety, chronic pain, diarrhea, and a host of other health problems.