3 Reasons Why Hypnosis Will Help You Succeed in 2017

New Jersey Hypnosis for Weight Loss and Smoking Cessation

On the surface positive change seems like it should be fairly simple. Just make rational decisions based on logic and reason. Easy right? Yet as the old saying goes, "if it's such a great idea, why aren't I doing it already?"

The primary reason is that most of our behavior is automatic and subconscious. The deeper parts of the mind run habit patterns whether they are good, bad or neutral.

Hypnosis is a process that uses a naturally altered state of consciousness to introduce helpful suggestions to the subconscious mind, to give it a new direction.

Here are three ways hypnosis can support your healthy decisions:

Create positive expectation: there is a psychological phenomena called learned helplessness. Experience enough adversity and frustration and you may come to expect that is how things will continue to be in the future and that there really is no use in trying. But what would you be capable of if you knew you couldn't fail? Your drive and determination would be unstoppable. With hypnosis you get to vividly experience your future success which can be a tremendous motivator-learning to "keep you inner eye on the prize."

Deactivating subconscious cues: you may have heard of Pavlov and his famous experiments where he conditioned dogs to salivate by sound. Initially he would ring a bell and then feed the animals meat powder . Eventually a neurological connection formed where the sound alone triggered the response. These kinds of subconscious mental associations happen with humans too. Unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and overeating are often triggered by cues in our daily lives that we are scarcely aware of. Hypnosis offers some very helpful tools to release these patterns.

Controlling stress- it is well known that ongoing stress has a negative impact on the body. Yet also can have a negative impact on our decision making process. A stressed mind is not creative and will revert to its prior conditioning.  Hypnosis is an incredibly effective way of learning how to relax deeply, something many people seldom if ever do.

If you have any questions, I am here to help. A free, confidential phone consultation is available, call (732)714-7040 to learn more.

Are You Suffering from a Vitamin U Deficiency?

NJ Hypnotist for Stress and Bad Habit Release

Some of the most popular reasons why people come to the private and small group hypnosis programs I offer include:

• Stop smoking.
• Promoting healthy weight loss.
• Overcoming unhealthy fears.
• Learning to cope better with ongoing health challenges such as tinnitus, chronic pain and IBS.

But do you know what all these issues have in common?

Something I call a "Vitamin U (you) deficiency": the faulty perception that you are incapable of positive change. 

Contrary to the popular portrayal in countless books and movies, a hypnotist like myself does not have any special powers.

Rather we reconnect people like yourself with their natural ability to learn, heal, grow and reach worthwhile goals. 

Think about this: between birth and age 5 you:

• Mastered the complex motor coordination required for walking, eating and drinking.
• Learned how speak a foreign language and probably began to read and write it as well.
• Developed enough "social engineering" capability so that you figured out how to live with a group of complete strangers.

Does a young child doubt their ability to learn these necessary life skills? Of course not, it was simply trial and error until you figured out how to make these things happen.

Yet somewhere along the way "trance" of self-doubt creeps in and we become convinced we are incapable of doing things we can in fact do.

Do you ever catch yourself making statement that begin with, "I am just not capable of..." ?

Then you are practicing negative self-hypnosis and programming yourself for failure!

My suspicion is that part of the problem is that culturally we are encouraged to look for external answers for most of life's problems in the form of more stuff or a pill for every ill.  Yet these solutions often fall short, do they not?

"By your own efforts, waken yourself, watch yourself. And live joyfully. You are the master"-Buddha.

A hypnosis program can help you move from helpless to hopeful, from stuck to stellar. It happens all the time and its a wonderful thing to witness. 

If you need to increase your RDA of "Vitamin U" I would be honored to help you. Call (732) 714-7040 for a free, confidential phone consultation or visit http://www.njhypno.com 

P.S. Free self-help hint: I find using the phrase, "I can choose to..." very helpful in challenging situations. Examples:

• "I can choose to deal with this problem calmly, creatively and effectively," 
• "I can choose to make this a great day."
• "I can choose to stay on track with healthy eating even though there are temptations present." 
• "I can choose to remain calm in spite of having this discomfort."

Remembering that in most instances you do indeed have the power of choice gives your Vitamin U levels a nice bump.

The Real Cost of Smoking?

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What is the real cost of smoking in New Jersey?  Depending on the brand and where you buy them it seems that the price range right now is anywhere from $8 to $12. But is that the only cost?

I bring that question up because you should consider all the facts when making an important decision, right?

Some people insist that they love the smoking habit. Still others are less passionate and classify it more as a like. I have heard many people say they cling to the smoking habit because of the need for relaxation and enjoyment-which are important human needs.

Reflect on the amount of relaxation and enjoyment you are receiving from this deal you have made with the smoking habit. Most smokers will report at best this totals up to about 30 minutes a day as there are usually 4 to 6 cigarettes that seem enjoyable. The rest are smoked out of pure habit. So ask yourself whether that half hour a day is a fair trade for:

• About $3,000 of your money each year (not counting additional cleaning, medical  and insurance expenses)
• Shortening your life expectancy by about 10 years.
• Damage to your skin and teeth, making you look older than you are.
• Deepening of the voice (in women).
• Loss of sexual virility (men).
• The sense that you have to smoke even when you don't want to.
• The inconvenience of the smoking habit (example: having to go outside to smoke in cold or rainy weather, being afraid of running out, etc.)

Only you can decide whether the cost to benefit ratio is worth it or not. If the answer is yes, continue as you are since I am not in the business of making people do things they don't want to do-but please keep me in mind if and when that changes.

If your answer is no, that smoking is no longer worth what it is really costing you, then its time to act. Please connect to discover how you can become more relaxed and comfortable as a healthy non-smoker for life as so many others have.

Call (732) 714-7040 for a free, confidential phone consultation.

Hypnotic Halloween Memes

Below are some fun Halloween themed memes I came up with recently. Feel free to share them if you like on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites.

Rewind Technique and You

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In one of my previous postings we looked at how the allostatic response of some individuals, which is the ability to calm and rebalance after stress, can become impaired and that this often leads to a wide array of physical and emotional discomforts.

One risk factor in allostatic dysfunction is when toxic memories have not been processed correctly. Some authorities estimate up to 30% of people exposed to a traumatic event will have lingering symptoms as a result and this includes 5% of men and 10% of women in the general population.

Fearful and upsetting situations activate the body's fight or flight response and the emotions take precedent over thinking so that you will take decisive action. Careful contemplation is not a good idea when being chased by a wild dog!

For some time afterwards the sights, sounds, smells or sensations associated with the hazard may for a time trigger fear.  An example, someone exposed to an explosion may panic when they hear fireworks or a car backfire.

Under ideal circumstances, eventually the memories lose their emotional charge and become part of what is known as narrative memory. You remember what happened, but it no longer bothers you that much and the memory is not readily triggered.

However for some the memories do not get past the emotional part of the brain and sort of remained trapped there.

One sign that a memory has not undergone the healing transformation is that it will seem more fresh and vivid than other recollections from that time. Maybe years or decades have passed yet it seems like the event happened yesterday or last week.

During the past year I was fortunate enough to complete a training on what is known as the Rewind Technique, which enables people to move past the effect of toxic memories rather quickly.

Although the basic premise for the method has been around for a long time, recent refinements have been made that enable it to not only rapidly resolve upsetting memories quickly but comfortably as well. In fact, a basic premise is that if the client is experiencing stress or discomfort during the Rewind Technique, the practitioner is not doing it right.

So far I have seen very positive results by integrating this method into my practice and welcome any questions you may have about it. You can connect by calling me directly at (732) 714-7040

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The Hourglass

Have you ever watched an old time hourglass when you flipped it and the sand flowed from top to bottom?

Unlike modern timepieces that operate with a very consistent rhythm, the sand in an hourglass moves very slowly at first and then picks up speed near the end.

If you tried to push down on the sand at the beginning in order to speed things up, your pressure would actually cause the sand to jam in the narrow neck and its flow would grind to a halt.

In my travels I have heard how this can be a metaphor for why it is not a good idea to try to rush the things we are trying to accomplish.

Often  our initial progress towards a worthwhile goal or creating a new habit can be slower than we like, but this is all part of the process.

For example, trying to lose weight can be a very frustrating process yet most of the so-called shortcuts I have heard of over the years are ineffective in the long run and there have been certain potions, pills and extreme diet/exercise regimens that turned out to be quite harmful.

Nothing has been proven to work better than consistent healthy eating and regular physical activity.

It can be a slow go at times but with a bit of faith and persistence momentum will eventually kick in.

This holds true with anything worthwhile you intend to accomplish. It's great to be excited about a reaching a goal, but often it is a marathon rather than a sprint towards the finish line, pace yourself.

If you need some help getting in the flow of things, I am here to help. A free, confidential phone consultation is available by calling (732) 714-7040 or you can connect at http://www.njhypno.com.

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