Comments on: New years Resolutions and all that http://www.hypnotherapy-training.uncommon-knowledge.co.uk/new-years-resolutions-and-all-that/ Our hypnotherapy training: what's happening now Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:46:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: Chris http://www.hypnotherapy-training.uncommon-knowledge.co.uk/new-years-resolutions-and-all-that/#comment-242 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:47:01 +0000 http://www.hypnotherapy-training.uncommon-knowledge.co.uk/new-years-resolutions-and-all-that/#comment-242 I recently had a major insight into why hypnosis is not very effective for me. In fact, since I'm not getting the results I want it is completely inefective. Its because of my own self-sabotage. Even though I am trying very hard to focus on what I want during a session there is still a very strong tendancy to stop it from working. My mind starts to wander for example, just at the point when I need to focus the most. Or I simply fall asleep and miss everything. No matter how much I try and rationalise it away it persists. "Come on Chris, it clearly works for millions of people why not you." "The theory is sound and I know it to be true, so why can't I just trust the process" Every now and again I actually FEEL the power of imagination. I imagine doing something successfully, making a group of women laugh for example, while driving home in the car. It feels great and I feel motivated. I think "Yes! Why not use my mind this way all the time?". I realise now that in order for a hypnosis session to be successful one must really FEEL and consequently BELIEVE in what they are imagining for it to be successful. It's just that getting to the point of ACCEPTANCE seems hard for me. Any tips for getting around this or do I just keep practicing and have faith? Perhaps that is my problem - I lack faith. If I could somehow 'just have faith' I recently had a major insight into why hypnosis is not very effective for me. In fact, since I’m not getting the results I want it is completely inefective.

Its because of my own self-sabotage. Even though I am trying very hard to focus on what I want during a session there is still a very strong tendancy to stop it from working. My mind starts to wander for example, just at the point when I need to focus the most. Or I simply fall asleep and miss everything.

No matter how much I try and rationalise it away it persists.

“Come on Chris, it clearly works for millions of people why not you.”
“The theory is sound and I know it to be true, so why can’t I just trust the process”

Every now and again I actually FEEL the power of imagination. I imagine doing something successfully, making a group of women laugh for example, while driving home in the car. It feels great and I feel motivated. I think “Yes! Why not use my mind this way all the time?”.

I realise now that in order for a hypnosis session to be successful one must really FEEL and consequently BELIEVE in what they are imagining for it to be successful. It’s just that getting to the point of ACCEPTANCE seems hard for me.

Any tips for getting around this or do I just keep practicing and have faith? Perhaps that is my problem - I lack faith. If I could somehow ‘just have faith’

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