Stop Negative Thinking

It can be called avoidance, compartmentalizing, repressing, or numbing. But it all means the same thing. Something happened and you haven’t processed it yet, so you put it away. Sometimes we have the intention to come back to later, when you are better able to deal with it, and sometimes we shove it back so that we don’t have to deal with it at all.

But what happens when that closet overflows into your life? What happens when all those emotions come rushing back into the room?

“Pay Attention to Me!”

All those things that you have been hiding away don’t just sit there quietly. They are all uncomfortable being stuffed in a closet, and they are all trying to get your attention with intrusive negative thoughts and emotional outbursts. Whenever they see an opportunity to be heard, they take advantage of it and fill you with negative self-talk and negative ideas.

Have you ever noticed that sometimes you have a difficult time letting go of a negative emotion? We know that self talk will reinforce any negative ideas you might have about yourself, and lead to more negative thinking.

When we feel upset, we have a tendency to say “I am upset.” To our subconscious mind, (that part of us that’s in charge of your emotions) you are giving yourself a very powerful suggestion. The subconscious mind follows the instructions that we give it. So, by saying “I am upset” you are giving the subconscious mind an instruction, and it will respond by influencing your emotions and actions to maintain this state.

Some part of you doesn’t want to let go of the meaning of the event that caused the feeling, because it validates and justifies having the feeling.  The meaning you gave to the event justifies and validates your feelings. The feeling feels like a part of who you are, because thinking or saying it gave a clear instruction to your subconscious mind. So some part of you wants to hold on to the meaning, to remain in harmony with what your subconscious believes you are.

Letting Go

Your mind is always doing its best to keep you from discomfort, which is why it is so much more appealing to hide away from our embarrassment, remorse, grief, stress, anxiety, and anger - rather than process those emotions.

Putting off the experience of these uncomfortable feelings creates a state of long-term distress, filling up that closet more and more. We end up suffering far longer and far deeper because we pushed away those emotions, events, and feelings instead of working through them.

Dump Those Negative Thoughts

An easy and powerful way to let go of those negative thoughts is to dump them. Practice this exercise as often as you like for even better results. In a safe, quiet place close your eyes and take a few deep breaths. Allow yourself to think about all the what-ifs, doubts, and negative thinking that has held you back. Imagine that you are gathering them up in your mind like a big pile of leaves. When you’ve got them all there, find a way, your way, of dumping those negative thoughts. Maybe you imagine burning them or burying them, tossing them out a window or into the trash. Just find a way - your way - of dumping all those negative thoughts.

Good. Now that they’re gone, create in your mind an image of you, how you want things to be. Maybe that you is more positive, calmer, more confident - just create an image in your mind of how you want things to be, and make it really bright, and vivid. Tell yourself that any time you have any of those negative, unhelpful thoughts, you’ll immediately become aware that you’re thinking negatively and dump them - replacing them with this image of you, so calm, confident and relaxed.

How Hypnosis Helps

One of the most amazing things about using hypnosis is that you don’t have to re-live painful or traumatic events in order to allow yourself to process them. The subconscious mind has very effective systems in place for moving through emotions, and we are able to use those systems more efficiently in the hypnotic state.

For example, when working with clients with suppressed emotions that are causing their current problems, we create a space in the mind where the client is protected and relaxed. From there, we can begin to look at past events from new perspectives, from different angles, until they become less threatening, less negative, and less scary.

You may have been afraid of the dark when you were young. For me, it was a fear of whatever was in the closet. I’ll bet that you aren’t as afraid of the dark anymore. That is because your perspective and understanding changed. The dark didn’t change. Closets haven’t changed, but the way we think about them has.

We can create those same changes in hypnosis, without having to use the conscious mind to go through the trauma again. This works with your average everyday negative thinking, with self-defeating behaviors and attitudes, and even with PTSD.

Like I tell my clients, you have far more control over how you think and feel than you ever thought possible!🍥

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