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Your Guide to Guilt Free Holidays

Posted by neurosol on November 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Do you leave Thanksgiving gatherings feeling bad about the way the day went?  Are you mentally kicking yourself as you travel home?  If so you might be suffering from an unhealthy case of holiday guilt.

Following are some ways to get rid of the guilt and enjoy the holidays more.

1. Get into your subconscious mind. Figure out what is the cause of your guilt.  When it becomes conscious you can much more easily deal with it.

2. Don’t buy into it. In other words you don’t have to feel guilty, it is a choice. You can and do choose the thoughts you have on a daily basis.  Don’t let someone make you feel bad.

3.Increase self confidence. By feeling more confident you can avoid  taking on unnecessary guilt. Remember all the things you do for others and let go of what you can’t control.

4. Practice forgiveness. If you can forgive others, you can also forgive yourself.

5. Mentally prepare to be consciously positive. Notice if the conversation is headed to something negative and redirect it to something more positive.  I have found that you can redirect conversation fairly easily if you are prepared with some subjects that everyone can relate to and enjoy.

6. Feel grateful. This is what defines Thanksgiving and the holiday season. By practicing gratitude and being thankful we connect to all our positive experiences and feel good in the process.

I work with many people during the holiday’s who have negative feelings that decrease their enjoyment. By changing the way you think you change your perception and therefore your feelings.  Soon you feel better and everyone enjoys the holidays much more.

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Anxiety and Stress

Posted by site admin on July 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

 Anxiety and stress are major problems today. These emotional conditions are intrinsically related. Stress is a major cause of Anxiety and Anxiety creates more stress in a life already filled with enough stressors.

Fear is the base emotion that creates these feelings.   Fear of the future, fear of the unknown underlies most anxiety. The thoughts that create the anxiety are often on a subconscious level but they still produce increased levels of stress hormones which then create a cascade of negative mental and physical reactions.  Perceived problems in the future create major problems now. 
Researchers have demonstrated that we have approximately 150-300 words per minute that flow through our minds creating the thoughts that then create our behaviors.  They estimate that on average 40% of these thoughts are negative and self critical.   Negativity and fear create anxiety and stress. So it’s pretty obvious that if you can change the way you think you will change your life! .
Fear and anxiety stop us from taking action. The fear in essence creates more of the very things we are afraid of in life.  hypnosis is the key to taking back control of your thoughts. By creating a new way of thinking and feeling you will begin to feel more confident and relaxed. Everything changes when you make this shift and the power is yours.
Another aspect of fear and anxiety is phobias. These are very strong reactions to a perceived threat. Phobias are irrational fears and because of this fact we don’t need them. They can be released usually by reprogramming the fear that is attached to a particular trigger. Things like fear of flying, spiders, heights, elevators are all effectively relieved through hypnotherapy and NLP.

Why not harness the power you already have within, your subconscious mind? Call Inga Chamberlain for more information at 770-560-4861 and author. Her book “The Power of Choice” is expected to be out in late 2010.

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