If you read my articles about hypnosis you will see that I like to inject a little humor when possible. My mind sometimes makes interesting observations and correlations that I’m sure wouldn’t be obvious to others, and I admit, occasionally leaves loved ones just shaking their heads. Hypnotherapy is about “how we think”, accessing the subconscious mind and integrating information in a way that clears up concepts that may be clouded by a view that has simply been accepted without question.
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Hypnotic Regression—How Can You Prove It’s Real? By R.D. Cooper
A skeptical woman (Patti) asked me yesterday how I could prove to her that a hypnotic regression to any earlier time in life was not just a story that the mind manufactured. I asked if she had a particular story in mind that she was questioning, and she did. She had heard that a friend of a friend, had been hypnotically regressed, remembering things in her childhood, and then in a past life. Patti doesn’t believe in reincarnation, and isn’t sure she believes in hypnosis.
Hypnosis, Icebergs, Flora, Fauna, And You By R.D. Cooper
What’s so special about hypnosis, and what the heck does flora and fauna have to do with it? Glad you asked! Could it be that we take our brain for granted? Surely you’ve heard the explanations that we use only a small fraction of our brain. That’s correct. The “iceberg analogy” is a good one. Our conscious brain function is like the visible part of an iceberg, but that’s less than 10% with the vast majority submerged or subconscious.
Hypnosis, Your Waistline, and More by R.D. Cooper
As we consider our new year’s resolutions, let’s do a quick review of those resolutions we made. If I were going to hypnotize somebody, to be successful I should start with a good intention for my client’s success. My intention would have been merged with my client’s clear intent for what they would like to accomplish with the assistance of hypnotherapy. The same is true for resolutions—there must be intent and resolve. It takes honest commitment to a plan since most resolutions require some modified behaviors.
Put Yourself First by Roy Cooper
“You are so selfish. You’re always thinking of yourself first.” Has anyone ever said that to you? And what is the first word that comes to mind, that expresses how you feel after hearing that? Do you feel Guilty? How old were you when you heard that for the first time? What are the automatic-images that form in your mind? Did your parents ever tell you that? How about your friends? Many of us also learned in church that we shouldn’t think of ourselves first. So who wouldn’t feel guilty if it appeared to somebody else that we were “only thinking of ourselves” and they told us so.