My Hypnotherapy Journey - Week 5 & 6
I am now in my 6th week of hypnotherapy with George and I am feeling all together more positive about going as I am starting to see change, small change but change none the less.
I am heading into a deep trance very quickly now after I get on the bed, where everything becomes a blur of colour, sounds and pure calm. Its very comforting and this could be because my trust in George has grown massively since starting.
One of the things we touched on this week was the idea of shame, and how I am realising my fears and anxieties seem to start there.
Shame = guilt, something we feel naturally as humans. Shame is a powerful emotion that can cause people to feel defective, unacceptable, even damaged beyond repair. When you feel guilty about the wrong thing you did, you can take steps to make up for it and put it behind you. But feeling convinced that you are the thing that's wrong offers no clear-cut way to "come back" to feeling more positive about yourself. Depression & anxiety are often accompanied by a debilitating feeling of shame
The feeling of shame for me stems back to what people think of me, I have put so much pressure on myself to be seen a certain way my whole life that the anxiety I have created has me feeling inadequate and underserving. I have become over sensitive to criticism, even when there is none. I can feel rejected easily and then this results in me feeling worthless-ness.
For many, they don’t see the connection of shame can drive negative behaviour like eating disorders and even suicide. Anyone who has struggled with depression or anxiety, has probably struggled with shame as well. Shame is what makes a depressed person feel too worthless to get out of bed in the morning or causes an anxious person to avoid social gatherings for fear of drawing undue attention to one’s perceived flaws.
This past week I have been able to relax, something I don’t normally successively do. This is because I get guilt that I SHOULD be doing something. When Cassi is napping, I get to cleaning instead of using that time to recharge but this week I did. I left the washing and watched a movie while he slept, and I didn’t feel one bit of guilt for doing so. I didn’t even think about it until I started to discuss my week with George. I normally would have worried that I wasn’t doing a good job because I hadn’t done all my “jobs” for the day – pressure I had put on myself, no one else. It felt good and I also didn’t feel bad for feeling good…if that makes sense.
So, there you go, I have made a mini break through after only 6 weeks of Hypnotherapy - its all about making the small steps, the small changes and I can see this. I now look forward to the future to see what else comes up.
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