What would you say if it
was possible to comfortably shift your approach
and response to what scares you most? In short
order you could easily transition from white
knuckle stress to pleasant memories of your
carefree childhood anytime you chose. You have
remarkable abilities to profoundly change how
you view the world and to control the effect it
has on you.
“It’s okay to fly, I
know I can fly.”
No matter how many times you repeat these words
you still can’t imagine yourself ever getting on
another airplane again. You know all the
statistics. You know flying is 29 times safer
than driving. Since the tragic events of
September 11th airport security is
better now than anytime in our history. “It’s
okay to fly, I know I can fly.” Nothing
changes you still can’t do it.
President Bush continues
to urge us all to get on with your lives. You
consciously understand that the economy depends
on us to resume traveling and return to living
your lives as free Americans. You intellectually
know the importance of not giving in to fear and
letting the bad guys win. However things have
changed and you just can’t get beyond your
primal fear of flying.
In a short period of time
this fearful message has been deeply planted
into your subconscious mind. Messages go from
our conscious to subconscious minds all the
time. The conscious mind decides and evaluates
what gets stored. Once a value is accepted and
sent back it can grow and become a pattern for
life.
The repeated viewing of
airplanes flying into buildings was intense
enough to send this fearful message on a direct
express route to your subconscious mind. This
warning message saying: “NOT ME, NO WAY,
NOT NOW, NOT EVER!” With each passing
day this message was reinforced every time you
turned on a television. No matter how hard you
try you know in your heart it will never be the
same.
The subconscious mind is
like a greenhouse. It gets a delivery from the
conscious mind and its job is to store, nurture
and grow. In a greenhouse you can easily grow
beautiful roses or poison ivy with the same
level of success. If the conscious mind delivers
some bad information it is still received with
open arms. Messages like: “Smoking is cool
and sexy,” or “Burgers and fries are good
for my body,” or “ If I fly again I will surely
perish.”
Not only have you endured
the recent tragic events in New York, Washington
and Pennsylvania but you also learn that this
new fear of flying is rooted deeply in your
subconscious mind and is with you for life.
People routinely try to
consciously make changes in their lives with
issues like smoking, weight loss, public
speaking and athletic performance. Results are
inconsistent at best. It‘s like weeding your
garden by clipping the weeds off at ground
level. It looks good for a while but they always
grow back.
Hypnotherapy is the only
way to get to the root of the pattern, pull it
out and replace it with healthy positive
solutions. With hypnotherapy you relax your body
and conscious mind while opening your
subconscious. Once in the subconscious you can
rearrange the furniture and put your house back
in order.
A hypnotherapist creates
this deep relaxation, offers suggestions and
affirmations which support your rational
thought, creates a way for you to instantly
relieve stress at anytime and maybe even takes
you on an imaginary flight which has you
composed, comfortable and in control.
Once this blueprint for
your flying success has been laid out the rest
is up to you. Your fear of flying became a
pattern because of your repeated acceptance of
this suggestion. If habits are born out of
repetition so are solutions. A good
hypnotherapist will make an audiotape of your
session and teach you the importance of
reinforcing these new values. Many people report
instant relief with hypnosis but by reinforcing
the positive messages daily for about a month
you position yourself for long term success.
Hypnosis is not new; the
AMA accepted it in 1958. It is used in
hospitals, clinics, in professional sports and
fortune 500 corporations. It has no side
effects, it feels good, there are no
prescriptions, no interactions and once you know
how to do it, it’s free.
The impact of September 11th
may have forever changed how we view the world.
By focusing and absorbing the news of each day
we may create new irrational limitations with
how we live our lives. There is helpful relief
to your fears and concerns. You have the ability
to create order and peace in your life. You can
take back control and keep it.
