Hypnotherapy helps develop the resilience defined in the quote:
Resilience (or resiliency) is our ability to adapt and bounce back when things don’t go as planned. Resilient people don’t wallow or dwell on failures; they acknowledge the situation, learn from their mistakes, then move forward. (Mind)
Resiliency provides the bounce-ability we need to have in the rough and tumble of life. Resilience helps in the sport, business, work, relationship arenas.
The best place to start with resiliency is to look were we already have resiliency in our lives. We could not have got to where we are without a level of resilience. We might have displayed resilience when following a goal or dealing with difficult life situations. It might be in the work context or socially or in relationships. We are often forced to be resilient because of the circumstance or the fear of failure. Being resilient in those circumstances can be draining and have an impact on our bodies and health.
It is helpful to have some level of stress, but even more helpful and healthy to attach our resilience in a more positive direction. We can do this by seeing life’s situations as an engaging and interesting challenges, i.e. where we move towards what we want to have rather than what we do not want.
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Now imagine having a positive resilient mindset. How you access it is up to you, you may draw on examples in your own life, or maybe from people who you admire that have that quality. Allow that imagined positive resilience to seep into all areas of your life, even in situations that have caused you to give up in the past, or made you feel inadequate or overwhelmed. Imagine resilience in situations such as financial difficulties, or unexpected illness, or unreasonable work timelines, or unexpected events such as floods, or family problems. What difference would that positive resilient mindset make?
Also imagine having it in situations where performance is critical, for example in the sports or business arena. A focused, motivated and committed mindset is needed in these arenas. A mindset that is focused on what is going well and what needs to happen to make it even better. What would that be like?
Imagination is one of our abilities which help us see beyond the difficulties, without imagination we would be victims of circumstance. Imagination helps us design and create a different circumstance. Like the saying goes “People don’t come to therapy to change their past, but their future. (Milton Erikson)“.
The GOOD news is that Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can help with developing that positive resilient mind by developing our use of our imagination.
During the hypnotherapy process you the client will be encouraged to look to a perspective beyond the problem to the solution. Remember we are not encouraging a problem solving mindset but a solution finding mindset. A solution focused mindset is one that focuses beyond the problem to a compelling and engaging outcome.
In addition to redirecting your attention to what you would rather have, SFHT can help lessen any distracting and limiting anxiety ( i.e. through relaxation and hypnosis). It can also deal with negative thinking as well as raise our general well-being. Well-being is a key component of resilience, when we have wellbeing we make better decisions and are braver.
