hypnotherapy stress management[1]

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Dr. Ong Gua PakMBA(Hull, UK), MBA(UKM), PhD(UPM)

Strategic Management & Negotiation ProgrammeLeadership and Management Center

National Institute of Public AdministrationINTAN Bukit Kiara


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Equals 12% of the total physical volume of thebrain

Controls the nervous system and thevoluntary actions of the muscles

It rejects or accepts anything at will based onits own reasoning power which is built fromproven knowledge, education, deductions or

evidence of its own senses


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Equals 88% of the brains capacity Controls the Automatic Nervous System,

involuntary muscles, organs, glands, etc.

No reasoning power: it cannot argue with orreject anything that it receives

It will believe all things told to it


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WORRY thoughts trigger changes in the stomachthat, in time can lead to ulcers

ANGER thoughts stimulate our adrenal glands & theincreased adrenalin level in the blood streamcauses many changes

ANXIETY & FEAR thoughts affect our pulse rate


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Our physical health largely depends upon our

mental expectancy. The expected tends to berealised


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Reason is easily overruled by imagination

We easily see that people who lose theirsavings in quick rich scheme have allowedtheir imagination to overcome their reason

We are often blinded by our ownsuperstitions, prejudices and unreasonablebeliefs

Any idea accompanied by a strong emotionsuch as anger, hatred, love or our politicaland religious beliefs usually cannot bemodified through the use of reason


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Many people try to hold opposing ideas

simultaneously. A man might believe in honesty andexpect his children to be honest. Yet he engages

daily in slightly dishonest business practices. Hemay try to justify these by saying all of mycompetitors do it, its an accepted practice.However, he cannot escape the conflict and itseffect upon his nervous system that is caused by

trying to hold opposing ideas


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Once an ideas has been accepted, it tends toremain. The longer it is held, the more it tend tobecome a fixed habit of thinking. This is how habits

of action are formed. First there is the thought andthen the action

We have habits of thinking as well as habits ofaction but the thought comes first. Hence it isobvious if we wish to change our actions, we mustbegin by changing our thoughts


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It has been acknowledged by medical practitioners

that more than 70% of human ailments arefunctional rather than organic. This means that thefunction of an organ of the body has beendisturbed by the reaction of the nervous system to

negative ideas held in subconscious mind.


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Once a habit is formed it becomes easier to followand more difficult to break. In other words, once a

self-suggestion has been accepted by oursubconscious mind, it becomes easier for additionalsuggestions to be accepted and acted upon.Therefore, start with simple suggestion first.


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If we have insomnia, we have learnt, the harder we

try to go to sleep, the more wide awake we become.The rule is: when dealing with subconscious mind, take it easy. This means we must work to developa positive mental expectancy that our problem can

be and will be solved.


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I am calm and relaxed (mental condition)

Each day, my leg grows stronger and healthier(physical condition)

Next Thursday, when I stand to speak at publicspeaking session, I am calm, poised and relaxed


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Eliminate any possible negative word. Do notmention what you are trying to move away from,rather create a word picture of what you wish to

move toward I like people

I enjoy the company of people

When I am with new people, I am calm and poised

and relaxed


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I sleep deeply, soundly, all night long (right)I do not toss and turn for hours before going to

sleep (wrong)

I am poised and calm and in complete control of any

situation (right)I am not afraid. I am not nervous. I am not self-

conscious (wrong)

I am filled with energy (right)

I am not tired all the time (wrong)


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Choose one specific area for self improvement andconfine our suggestion to that one area ofimprovement

Do not give ourselves suggestions for 2 or 3problems at the same time


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I like people. I enjoy being with people. People are

aware that I like them and they return the feeling. Iespecially enjoy talking to people. When I standbefore an audience, I am filled with friendly feelingsfor them. I want to do things for them. I feel awareof friendship and understanding flowing from everymember of the audience to me. As I beginspeaking, my lips are flexible. My mouth is moist.My leg are strong beneath me. My hands are poisedand calm. The gesture flow spontaneously and

freely.


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I have the undivided attention of theaudience and it makes me feel secure andconfident. There is a smile in my heart whichcome to my lips at the proper time. I speakeasily freely and confidently. I speak with afull release of my knowledge, skill and ability.When my talk is concluded I am warm andgratified by the applause.

I will be an excellent public speaker (wrong)


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Simple words have the greatest energy

Avoid long technical words and phrases orpsychological terms.


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Be sure to get excitement and feeling into ouraffirmations

Our subconscious is our feeling mind

Use words such as: Vibrant, Sparkling, thrilling, wonderful, powerful,

radiant, loving, generous, abundant, exciting,delightful, beautiful, joyous, bliss


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Let our suggestion describes our action, ourbehavior, not an ability

My family and friends co-operate with me because I

am interested in their welfare (right)I have the ability to understand others (wrong)


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If the desired result is the one which can bemeasured, such as weight, darts score, bowlingscore, suggest the exact improvement we wish toachieve. Do not try to fool our subconscious by

suggesting that we will continue to lose weight untilwe reach 50 kg when our ideal weight is 58 kg. Tellour subconscious exactly what we want


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There are circumstances where it is wrong to try tosuggest perfection

I always organise my time perfectly is an

impossible goal for a mother of 5 lively children


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Structure our suggestions to change ourselves, ourattitudes, and our actions. Do not suggest a changein others.

My children always respect and obey me.

I take a sincere and enthusiastic interest in mychildren, their activities and their friends and

understand their point of view. I express love andapproval of my children. It is easy for me to expressmy love for them.


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Find a word to symbolise the feeling. Correctsymbol is extremely important.

Overcoming feeling of inferiority the symbol mightbe dynamic self confidence

Overcoming insomnia- symbol might be easyslumber, or sleep like a baby or mountain air

To lose weight- Might use size 10 or slender andsexy or sweet seventeen


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Write out your suggestion following the rules

Symbolise your suggestion

Read/rewrite the suggestion aloud threetimes before starting to hypnotise your self

Hypnotise your self As soon as you feel the onset of deep

relaxation, think of the symbol

Do not try to remember the wording of your

suggestion


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Relaxation phase (Induction) Implant suggestions

Out of the process


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