Self-Sabotage
The unconscious mind is a fascinating thing. I liken it to a BLACK BOX. You know the black box is there, you know that it is “doing stuff.” You may be aware of some of the “stuff” it does … such as running your heart, regulating your breathing, growing hair and skin. You may also be unaware of what the black box is doing … such as sabotaging your efforts to get skinny or keeping you at “just” a comfortable level of income, but never allowing you to “get ahead.”
Hmmmm.
How do you find out what’s in the BLACK BOX?
Wanting to find out is the first step.
I realized that “self-sabotage” was at work when I decided to use EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) as a tool to stop some of my eating habits. EFT can definitely stop “cravings” for goodies such as chocolate, ice cream, chips, or gooey, slurpy, crunchy, salty … (are you hungry yet?) in their tracks.
So why don’t I use EFT when I get a craving? I find myself forgetting until after I’ve indulged or even binged. That’s self-sabotage at its most creative and elegant. Too funny!
After a month, I finally “GOT” that I am into self-sabotage and I decided to do things differently.
I Become My Own Client
I realized that I was treating myself differently than I would a client who came to me for the same “problem.” When a client first comes to me I chat with them to find out what the problem is, what they want to change about it and the results they want to get from working with me.
Well …no brainer here. I am a BIG BLOB. I want to go from BIG BLOB to Slim, Trim, Strong, Fit and Maybe Even Downright Skinny!
The next step is for me to determine what “course of treatment” would best get the client from where they are to where they want to be.
When a client wants to quite smoking, it is actually quite an easy process. You can just Quit! You can actually go “cold turkey” with very few symptoms. There is VERY clear evidence that the hypnosis is working or that more work needs to be done … the smoker has either cut down or has stopped. Like I said, simple.