Hypnotize Me!

When I was in my early 20s, I met with a hypnotherapist.

He started our professional relationship by giving me a questionnaire with prompts about my dreams and goals and who I wanted to become.  

He understood that I had come for help to resolve some difficult issues in my past, and yet he led with what I wanted to create in my future.  

So, when the opportunity to certify as an Integrative Change Worker, which included learning light trance hypnosis, it was a no-brainer for me. 

Here’s the deal, we hypnotize ourselves all the time. 

We do this by telling ourselves stories, then backing them up with emotions and experiences until we can no longer imagine that they might not be true. 

Extreme example:  

Prior to the 2002 Olympics being held in Utah, there was a lot of freeway construction going on to prepare for all the visitors.  

One afternoon I was driving downtown to a friend’s wedding. The 72^nd south 2-15 off-ramp I planned to take was no longer where it used to be. In its place was a solid concrete barrier. Immediately I felt closed in and claustrophobic and everything went white. 

Panicked, I intuitively rolled down my window to get some fresh air on my face and felt huge relief as I saw a new off-ramp open up.

This experience was emotionally intense, and it affected me deeply.  

In fact, I thought about it every day and talked about my “scary” experience, replaying the emotions over and over again. I added to it by telling myself stories about all of the other things that could go wrong. This eventually led to me not driving on the freeway altogether. This was how I hypnotized myself.  

Another example: 

My cute neighbor Alia was only seven years old when she noticed that not all kids had warm coats and accessories to endure the cold winters in Utah and decided she could help.  

She acted quickly and asked our community to donate winter coats, boots, gloves, or money to purchase them. She helped at least 30 kids stay warm that winter. 

The next year she found a school that had children in need of backpacks and school supplies. She easily pooled enough resources to deliver over 100 fully stocked backpacks for these kids in need. 

She believed she could make a difference and that others wanted to help her do it. That is how Alia "hypnotized" herself.

We can create almost anything we want on purpose. All we have to do is practice telling ourselves the stories we desire along with feeling the emotions that match. 

You can change your stories and rewire your nervous system with simple tools that I want to teach you.  

If you're interested in Integrative Change Work, ask about it in our next session. 

If you're not already working with me at this time I may have some 1:1 coaching spots available right now. 

AND if you'd like to get started for free, check out my mini-self-directed neuroplasticity videos on my website. 

XOXO~Jill