As a professional educator turned hypnotherapist, I tend to perceive and process everything in life as a lesson to be learned. Perhaps this is why I was drawn to hypnosis. The ability to “learn” is greatly enhanced through hypnosis. In fact, that’s what hypnosis is all about! Just imagine, as infants we have no experience with which to compare events; in other words, no CRITICAL FACULTY. The critical faculty acts as a filter between our conscious and subconscious minds. It compares new information with emotional links, memories and beliefs in order to protect us. Any information allowed past this aspect of our being is taken by the subconscious mind as absolute truth. Therefore, when we experience an event, our memories, emotional responses and beliefs interact to tell us what is good or bad; (whether it is in harmony with our existing programs and if we are safe or should respond with our fight or flight instinct). This explains why we don’t always do what is in our best interest. We almost always do what is familiar. This is how we avoid internal conflict and maintain a state of comfort. How do we change this? How do we get to the point of doing what IS in our best interest and still avoid internal conflict and maintain that state of comfort? This is accomplished by working with a skilled hypnotherapist. Yes, to realize significant change, we must alter the program at the subconscious level. To do this, we must bypass the critical faculty and access the subconscious mind where we can implement, through suggestion, the selective thinking which will allow us to achieve our goals and do what IS in our best interest each and everyday. We don’t “forget” the old ways of thinking, we learn to alter our perception of the meanings we gave them. Once you have learned that you CAN run your own life through changing your perceptions, you will be able to improve any and all aspects of your life and create your desired reality.
Tags: critical faculty, Hypnosis, improve, learning, memory, reality
Debbie Taylor
Portland Hypnosis Pro
Tracie Mahan
Robert Bury
Pam Jones
Bunni Sek
Chris
Sean @ panic away
Debbie, so many of us don’t realize that our minds are powerful tools of change! There’s that saying by Dr. Wayne Dyer, βIf you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.β This is the only philosophy to truly live by. I know some of us need more help than others, but I know that the subconscious mind can break pass the critical factor and implement the changes in perception. Hypnosis will help by teaching one self-hypnosis, ego-strengthening, releasing fears, and taking control of your life. It is by first going inside that we can then change our reality. And our reality is definitely shaped by how we choose to look at things.
Debbie and Bunni, this is truly the case. You two are making wonderful points about changing perceptions. How wonderful is it that we have the power to do this. All people have the power to change if they want to. It is important to have the desire to change as well. Stepping out of our box so to speak and making the changes necessary to improve our situations. It is a wonderful reality that we all need to embrace and take advantage of. Let the drama fall away and take charge of our lives. We all have the power to do it. Hypnosis, is again, a wonderful tool to tap into that power.
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