The Skeptical Hypnotist

Hi,

Another teleseminar with Master Hypnotist Mark Cunningham has been scheduled for this Tuesday January 12, 2010.   I will be hosting a teleseminar on the anatomy of beliefs and belief change.  It will be in a question and answer format, and I’d like your help.Go here to sign up:

http://www.hypnoticstate.com/hypnosis/beliefchange.html

Please go to the webpage to ask your most pressing questions about beliefs.  Ask how to identify, change, what they are, all and any of your questions will be addressed during this Q and A with Legendary Renegade Hypnotist Mark Cunningham.  Sign up now before you forget.  If you can’t get to listen during it’s original time you will get to listen to the replay, but only if you reserve your spot now.  Go here to reserve your spot for this important and exciting event:

http://www.hypnoticstate.com/hypnosis/beliefchange.html

Thanks,

Marc Carlin
The NYC Hypnotist

P.S.  Your questions are important for you as well as for all the other attendees, so please ask at least your most pressing question about beliefs, limiting beliefs, and changing beliefs.  Go here now:

http://www.hypnoticstate.com/hypnosis/beliefchange.html

I recently read a post by Chris Morris who wrote about his refusal to accept the commonly accepted notion that there is both a conscious and unconscious/subconscious mind.  You can read his article here:

http://www.chrismorris.com/blog/

The science of the human mind and the human body is not an exact science.  It is not like metallurgy where, if you perform a certain experiment you will be able to expect an exact result every time.  Much of what we do and know in medicine and the science of the mind is based upon theories and models.  The concept of two minds is one of those models.  There are a few models of the mind, some divide the mind into more than the common 2 minds mentioned here.

So don’t get caught up in the model.  Find a solution to your challenges that works for you and continue on to study something like metallurgy if you need something more precise.  And look for a hypnotist that can be flexible and use whatever challenges you present to help you move toward a desireable result.

Well, Serena Williams was knocked out of the U.S. Open before she had an opportunity to be defeated or bounce back from a hard played match.

The only thing that prevented her from winning that match in fine style was her emotional state. It was her emotional state that got in the
way of a better performance.

It was her emotional state that got in the way of handling a horrible call from the line judge.

Serena Williams was absolutely right in her outrage at the bad judgement of a person who is paid to call these matches.

There is no excuse for
the type of mistake that this judge made in even making that kind of call in such a high level match.

She obviously forgot where she was and
should never be allowed back into that type of arena again.

Perhaps calling the matches at Kissena Park or Queens College would be better suited
for this judge.

Or perhaps this judge needs some kind of sensitivity training on the Howard Stern show where she will learn the language of normal
people.

However, none of that excuses Serena for losing her cool at this juncture of her career.

It was a silly slip to allow her emotions to get
the better of her.

Any athlete that I have worked with learns state control. Other mental trainers that I’m aware of teach state control.

This is a simple
process where your body is taught how to quickly place you into the correct mental state. And this has to be done on an individual basis.

You cannot just give an athlete a trigger to be calm under pressure.

Most athletes don’t perform best when they are calm. There is a certain amount
of stress that needs to be experienced to allow a trained athlete to achieve greatness.

That’s exactly why the best athletes break records under the most
stressful conditions.

The stress increases their accomplishments, it doesn’t interfere with it. So proper state control is of the utmost importance!
And coincidentally it would’ve also come in handy in the case of a moronic lapse of judgement by the line judge.

There has been much in the news about how to stop smoking. Top on the list of the most effective stop smoking modalities is going to see a smoking hypnotist.  And the question comes up, does a hypnotist stop you from smoking cigarettes?

First let’s address what hypnosis is and isn’t.  Hypnosis is a naturally occurring state of increased suggestibility where we humans are more receptive to accepting information.  This information can be from ourselves and from others as well.  This state is accessed quite a number of times each day without our willful intent of achieving this trance.  It is not a state where we are bound to follow any suggestion that comes our way.  It is not a state where we become powerless and become subjugated to the will of others.  So there is nothing that you need to fear of your naturally occurring hypnotic trance state, even when guided there by your hypnotist.

So now we know that we can easily go into trance, in fact we enter this state daily without any help.  So what about smoking cessation hypnosis, will the hypnotist make you stop smoking?  Well the short answer to that is, yes, and no.  You will stop smoking cigarettes when you visit a smoking hypnotist but the hypnotist will not make you stop smoking.  The hypnotist will be able to change the way you respond to cigarettes.  And you will be the one who makes you stop smoking.

Think about this for a moment.  There are plenty of things that you allow yourself to do.  Some of these things are similar to what others around you do as well.  It could be as simple as allowing yourself to eat certain foods, and removing other foods as even a consideration of food choices.

In certain cultures it’s more acceptable to eat certain foods than others.  You see this all around you with the different choices of ethnic food restaurants around your area.  Chinese food is different from Mexican food and that is different from Thai food, or Italian food, right?   Sometimes the first time we are presented with a food that is foreign to us, we reject the food because it’s unfamiliar.  Sometimes it’s culturally unacceptable to eat.  Some cultures eat dog while in the western cultures the thought of eating your pet would turn your stomach.

And that’s what changing perceptions is all about.  If every time you were presented with the choice of a cigarette, when your perceptions had changed by working with a hypnotist, your response would be as if it was some kind of foreign substance.  Not even something that you would consider inputting into your body.  And when that happens, you become familiar with being a non smoker.  Someone who no longer associates smoking with the normal everyday activities that you participate in.

This becomes a very powerful shift in your perceptions that will help you to become a non smoker for the rest of your life.  And that’s why when you visit a smoking hypnotist for a smoking cessation hypnosis session you are able to leave the office becoming a non smoker very rapidly and without withdrawal of any kind.  Allowing you the opportunity to then re-build the habits of a non smoker.

People are always interested in how much it costs to see a smoking hypnotist to help them to stop smoking cigarettes.  And in these times more than any other people are concerned with the cost of any stop smoking program.  It usually makes me smile when I hear someone ask that question, because it often means that they are ready to spend some money to help them solve their problem, and that’s what I’m here for.

One of the primary things that brings a smoker to my office is the desire to stop smoking because they are tired of being a slave to a behavior that is no longer giving them any benefit.  They are doing something that they are not in control of.  It is also costing them a substantial amount of money every day, week, month and year that they continue to smoke, not to mention how much they have already spent on cigarettes.  And the costs don’t end with the dollars and cents outlay for cigarettes.

There are real costs associated with the increased financial burden placed on the smoker and their families because of increased colds, and viruses contracted meaning lost work days, higher medical bills, higher insurance costs.  There are even places that won’t allow you to rent places to live or stay if you are a smoker.  (This has spoiled quite a few people’s retirement plans).

So when you ask what it costs for smoking cessation hypnosis, it’s wise to compare it to what it costs to continue to smoke.  The good news is that it shouldn’t cost more than what you already spend on cigarettes for the next few weeks.  And since you still have quite a few years of life left in you, you’ll probably be saving enough each year to take a nice vacation, upgrade to a nicer car, or even be able to take in more movies or shows each month.  I’m happy to report that those few people (10% of the population reportedly make buying decisions on price alone) usually self select as people who don’t respond well to this stop smoking process.

Stopping smoking is about investing in your health and well being.  It’s a great feeling to be back in control of the things you do.  You already know what you’re willing to spend to continue making yourself unhealthy, the question is what are you willing to invest in making yourself well and in control?  Scheduling a session with a smoking hypnotist now is a smart investment to make.