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On the next two blogs I am going to talk about the power of our thoughts. There will be two parts on this topic. This month will talk about the effects of negative thoughts and on the next will cover the effects or power of positive thoughts.
It’s well known in the mental health field that negative statements from others can erode or affect our judgment of self-worth. In today’s society most of our children tend to internalize or believe negative statements said to them from adults, parents, older siblings or friends and they start to develop some sort of doubt about their self-concept when criticized on regular basis. Then these same people tell the children not to let others put them down. This kind of mental confusion makes us erode our sense of self-worth or self-concept and therefore limit our potential. That’s right our worst enemy is within us – our inner dialogue or negative thoughts can very much so increase the stress levels, put yourself down and create limitations.
For example, when your self-talk is negative, your perception of things tends to be even more stressful. If something is happening to you and you describe that as “unfair” or “impossible”, it will become more difficult and consequently more stressful to work on. On the other hand, if you consider or describe the situation as a “challenge” or “test” you see it as something workable or with a solution. As a hypnotist I am aware of how the subconscious mind can hurt you (or help you) when it believes the thoughts it “hears”. Why I am saying this? Well, because we create our own limitations or our own opportunities. The more you repeat “I can’t do this or that”, the more likely you won’t. You can limit your abilities by telling yourself you “can’t”, “won’t”, “it’s not for me”, “it’s too hard”, “it’s impossible”. It is very important for you to understand this because the minute you tell yourself you can’t do something, you more likely will not look for any solution or answer. Let’s take a look at the following scenario; you need to finish a work project and the computer does not turn on when you press the button. You might respond to this:
Ø “I don’t know anything about computer, I can’t finish my project so I will be fired …”
Ø “I don’t know anything about computer but let me see if I can figure this out…”
Take a look at these two responses, which response makes you feel more hopeful and can produce a solution or creativity? The second statement will motivate you to find a solution vs. the first one will make you to stop looking for one. Negative self-statements or thoughts have a tendency to be self-fulfilling prophecy!
Many people do not understand they are the authors of their own failure or they are responsible for not achieving their goals. For example, in my practice I have people coming to me wanting to lose weight or stop smoking. When I ask them why they have not been successful, they’ll say: “Because I can’t stop smoking", "No matter what I do, I can’t lose weight”, “Anybody else loses weight (stop smoking), except me”, “I don’t have the will power.” SEE THE POINT!
People believe that hypnosis is a magic wand and they will able to achieve anything without making any kind of effort. As long as people keep thinking negatively their mind will obey and not lose weight or stop smoking. The person needs to think positively in order to program his/her mind to achieve the goal. You will be amazed what you can do when you replace “I can’t” with “I can”. For instance, losing weight is not just about nutrition or diet, and exercise but is about to exercise or train your mind to think positively (“I can” statements) and believe you will achieve your goals. Doing this will help your brain to send the “right messages” to your body and therefore, lose weight.
On my next blog I will cover part 2 of this topic and will talk about the power of positive thoughts. If you have any questions about this topic, please do not hesitate to write your comments or questions. Also, feel free to share it and like it in Facebook.
Until next time and remember - Whatever your mind can think and believe, it can achieve!
On the next two blogs I am going to talk about the power of our thoughts. There will be two parts on this topic. This month will talk about the effects of negative thoughts and on the next will cover the effects or power of positive thoughts.
It’s well known in the mental health field that negative statements from others can erode or affect our judgment of self-worth. In today’s society most of our children tend to internalize or believe negative statements said to them from adults, parents, older siblings or friends and they start to develop some sort of doubt about their self-concept when criticized on regular basis. Then these same people tell the children not to let others put them down. This kind of mental confusion makes us erode our sense of self-worth or self-concept and therefore limit our potential. That’s right our worst enemy is within us – our inner dialogue or negative thoughts can very much so increase the stress levels, put yourself down and create limitations.
For example, when your self-talk is negative, your perception of things tends to be even more stressful. If something is happening to you and you describe that as “unfair” or “impossible”, it will become more difficult and consequently more stressful to work on. On the other hand, if you consider or describe the situation as a “challenge” or “test” you see it as something workable or with a solution. As a hypnotist I am aware of how the subconscious mind can hurt you (or help you) when it believes the thoughts it “hears”. Why I am saying this? Well, because we create our own limitations or our own opportunities. The more you repeat “I can’t do this or that”, the more likely you won’t. You can limit your abilities by telling yourself you “can’t”, “won’t”, “it’s not for me”, “it’s too hard”, “it’s impossible”. It is very important for you to understand this because the minute you tell yourself you can’t do something, you more likely will not look for any solution or answer. Let’s take a look at the following scenario; you need to finish a work project and the computer does not turn on when you press the button. You might respond to this:
Ø “I don’t know anything about computer, I can’t finish my project so I will be fired …”
Ø “I don’t know anything about computer but let me see if I can figure this out…”
Take a look at these two responses, which response makes you feel more hopeful and can produce a solution or creativity? The second statement will motivate you to find a solution vs. the first one will make you to stop looking for one. Negative self-statements or thoughts have a tendency to be self-fulfilling prophecy!
Many people do not understand they are the authors of their own failure or they are responsible for not achieving their goals. For example, in my practice I have people coming to me wanting to lose weight or stop smoking. When I ask them why they have not been successful, they’ll say: “Because I can’t stop smoking", "No matter what I do, I can’t lose weight”, “Anybody else loses weight (stop smoking), except me”, “I don’t have the will power.” SEE THE POINT!
People believe that hypnosis is a magic wand and they will able to achieve anything without making any kind of effort. As long as people keep thinking negatively their mind will obey and not lose weight or stop smoking. The person needs to think positively in order to program his/her mind to achieve the goal. You will be amazed what you can do when you replace “I can’t” with “I can”. For instance, losing weight is not just about nutrition or diet, and exercise but is about to exercise or train your mind to think positively (“I can” statements) and believe you will achieve your goals. Doing this will help your brain to send the “right messages” to your body and therefore, lose weight.
On my next blog I will cover part 2 of this topic and will talk about the power of positive thoughts. If you have any questions about this topic, please do not hesitate to write your comments or questions. Also, feel free to share it and like it in Facebook.
Until next time and remember - Whatever your mind can think and believe, it can achieve!