Flying
Freedom
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.
Paul
Gustafson RN, BSN, CH runs Healthy Hypnosis of Burlington, Massachusetts. He has ten years of nursing experience and eight
years specializing in the field of hospice nursing. His medical
and hospice experience offers a solid foundation supporting his clinical
approach to hypnotherapy. Healthy Hypnosis is www.myhypno.com
