Why can’t I change?

We all have something we want to change. Maybe we want to exercise more, floss more, eat healthier, get more sleep, do more of this or less of that. But when it comes down to it, we just can’t make the change.

How many times have you given up on a New Year’s resolution a week into the new year? Why can’t we make those changes? We’ve been taught it’s because we don’t have enough will power.

The good news is, that’s not the case. The decision making part of our mind is in the conscious part of our mind. Here’s the thing, the conscious part of the mind is only 12% (some say less!) of our mind. The other 88% of the mind is the subconscious. The subconscious parts of our mind is like our programming. From the moment we are born we start being programmed. (This is starting to sound like a sci-fi movie but I assure you that is not my intent.) We learn through associations. We touch a stove and we learn it is hot and we shouldn’t touch stoves. If we are given a piece of cake as a reward, or because we had a bad day, we associate sweets with rewards and comfort. As we grow into adults, we take these associations with us. We try to stay away from hot stoves, and when we have a bad day we crave sugar.

So when we decide to make a change, for example, “I’m going to eat less sugar,” we are making that decision with the conscious part of our mind. But remember, that is only 12% of the mind. The other 88% of the mind is filled with positive associations around sweets. It holds memories of birthday cake at parties, and lollipops for going to the doctor, and a cookie after falling down, and eating a pint of ice cream after a breakup. So 12% of the mind is saying you need less sugar but 88% is saying sugar is a reward, and a comfort. I imagine I don’t have to tell you that 88 is much bigger than 12, so no wonder the subconscious mind keeps winning. It isn’t your fault! Let that be a relief. Now that you know that, you may be wondering, how do you make that change? You can make changes, by accessing the subconscious mind through hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy isn’t some kind of magical mind control. If it was, I’d have convinced you to give me a pony by now. Hypnosis bypasses the critical mind, and goes straight to the subconscious mind. When you’re there, you can access those positive associations with sugar (or whatever you are working on) and replace them with something else. For example, instead of rewarding yourself with chocolate cake you might say, “every time I do something good, I will reward myself by telling myself ‘You rock!’ and giving myself a mental high five”. So the good news is, you don’t need more of that elusive will power, you only need to access your subconscious mind through hypnosis.

Get started today by going to hypnoticsolutionsnow.com or contacting us at kami@hypnoticsolutionsnow.com. If you’ve ever wondered why you continue to attract the same kind of negative relationships, check out our next article.