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Harnessing Your Imagination - Hypnosis to Control and Channel Excessive Maladaptive Daydreaming · The Hypnotist

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Welcome to The Hypnotist, the show that gives you inside
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access to cutting edge hypnosis with real clients facing
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genuine. Issues.
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Brought to you by The Hypnotherapist, demanded by
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celebrities, CEOs and even royalty, Adam Cox.
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These recordings took place live from Evans Clinic in London's
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world famous Harley Street. So get yourself comfortable and
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enjoy today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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Do you ever find yourself daydreaming a little bit too
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much? Maybe you take yourself off into
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a world where the problems of your life don't exist, and maybe
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things you didn't get to do in your life, you get to do in this
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imaginary world. It's Adam here and I was working
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with a client that felt quite isolated and they felt that they
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would drift off into not just daydreaming, but daydreaming
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where they were the hero in their own story.
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And part of this came from just a natural reaction from their
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circumstances. Work was quite repetitive or
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mundane and they felt quite isolated and this would give
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them a. Lot of their.
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Key emotional needs. And the client originally felt
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that they had a problem and that problem was they were
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maladaptive daydreaming. They were daydreaming to excess
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and it was becoming a real problem and there was an element
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of truth to that. Because they were.
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Dreaming or daydreaming for hours on end at the expense of
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doing other things in their life, that's when it becomes a
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problem. But the actual nature of
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daydreaming, I think in can be a very powerful thing.
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So the essence of this hypnosis session is to frame daydreaming
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as actually just a very useful recreational activity that can
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actually give a lot of value in small amounts daydreaming.
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And I use the parallel in this hypnosis session of reading a
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book. If you read a fiction book, for
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example, that is in many cases exactly the same thing.
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You're just creating your imagination around the narrative
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and the story. Of the book.
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And if someone reads a book for two hours a day, nobody has an
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issue with that. But if they read the book for 12
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hours a day, and that means they spend less time with family and
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they can't get their work done and it starts interrupting their
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sleep, well then even reading a book can be a problem.
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So what it gives? A positive frame.
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It gives a metaphor of moderation and balance.
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And then finally, we add this element of harnessing.
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And I said to the client during the session, how much time do
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you think JK Rowling spent, you know, daydreaming about the
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Harry Potter universe? And she smiled and she said
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hours, probably. Days, weeks, months, like in
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that place. And of course, she must have
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done in order to create a story like, yeah, that you have to
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spend a lot of time in that world, but she became the
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world's. Best selling.
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Fiction writer directly. As a result.
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Spending a lot of time in their imagination.
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Therefore, the final part of this is having the suggestion
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that they can harness their imagination.
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That they can start brain dumping and writing down what
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they daydreamed about. Because who knows, that might
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turn into. Stories or ideas or things?
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That could help other people. If you have maladaptive
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daydreaming, I would say there is two circumstances where it
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becomes an issue that makes sense to work on.
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Otherwise, you know, there's no harm.
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If you're doing it to excess. That it starts affecting your
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day-to-day life, then it becomes a problem.
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And secondly, if you're starting to not be able to distinguish
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between reality and what you're daydreaming, if they start
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blurring into two, then it makes sense to get help.
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But if you're just daydreaming and it's just a fun thing that
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you do and it kind of is a mild form of escapism, who cares?
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Just do that so long as it doesn't interrupt or affect your
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life. This was created for an
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individual client, so if you do like the idea of working with me
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directly to help with whatever your situation is, there will be
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a link in the description to do that.
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For now though, find a quiet, comfortable place where you
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won't be disturbed. Relax and enjoy the session.
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Take a deep breath in and as you breathe in, breathe in a
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wonderful feeling of calm and as you exhale, give permission to
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release any tensions, stress, worries of the day.
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Just allow it to leave your body as you breathe out, breathing in
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that resourceful relaxation, and scan your body for any clues or
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echoes of tension and give permission to release them,
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feeling what it would feel like to feel that tension leaving
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your body in that outward breath.
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I don't want you to become aware of any tension in your forehead,
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jaw, neck, or shoulders. And as you breathe in, allow
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that relaxation to melt away that tension.
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And as you breathe out, become increasingly aware of that
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tension being released. Start to imagine your head like
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it's a helium balloon, effortlessly floating just there
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on a string. No need for muscle tension to
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keep your head in that position as you feel a ripple of
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relaxation starting from the top of your head and going down down
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your forehead, your eyelids, your cheeks and your jaw, down
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into your neck and your shoulders.
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And then imagine what it would feel like for your arms to just
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let go of any feeling of tension or stress.
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Almost like your arms are the limbs of a puppet with no
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strings. Limp, loose, heavy.
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Allow your breathing to slow down now as you breathe in for
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longer and exhale for longer, each breath taking you deeper
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and deeper. Relaxed now, and I wonder if you
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can awaken the part of your imagination that lights to
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Daydream. And I want you to Daydream that
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you're back there in a childhood home with endless books to
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choose from. And I want you to imagine there
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is a book that describes a forest with lots of soft Moss
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there on the floor of the forest.
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And I want you to imagine, as you turn the pages and read the
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words, that your imagination can teleport you into whatever
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you're reading. Because that's how it was.
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Books became a portal into your 4 dimensional imagination
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experiencing world. That didn't existed.
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And going on adventures as if they were your own, as you
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imagine reading about that forest with the soft bed of Moss
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on the floor. Imagine you're there in that
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forest, wearing whatever clothing is appropriate to be
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exploring that forest. That's it.
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And there will be clues, of course.
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A forest like that has a distinctive smell.
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The sounds, breeze through the leaves.
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Forest animals, they're in the distance, the occasional beam of
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sunshine going through the canopy of the forest.
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But I want you to imagine discovering a place within the
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forest, less trees and more Moss, like a clearing.
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And I want you to imagine, instead of just the Moss being
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there on the ground, imagine that soft Moss forming what
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looks remarkably like a bed, a bed of soft Moss.
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As you approach the bed, imagine being barefooted, feeling how
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soft the Moss is beneath your feet.
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That's cool, refreshing. And just imagine what it would
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feel like to lie down on that bed of soft Moss there in the
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forest, the forest, within your imagination, within a book, also
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within your imagination. That's it.
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Feeling deeper and deeper, relaxed.
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And very soon I will count from 12:50 while you're lying on that
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bed of soft Moss, and you will drift even deeper into your
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imagination to a place where change happens naturally. 10
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Feeling your muscles loosen. 9 Your thoughts slowing down, 8
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feeling safe, and 7 peaceful. 6 awakening curiosity. 5 Feeling
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relaxed now, and as you continue you drift through 432 and 1
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deeply relaxed now, eyes closed in the forest, feeling safe,
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protected and aligned, open to a new way of relating to your
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imagination. And in this calm place within
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your mind, I want you to drift off into a dream.
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A world of pure imagination, maybe a familiar world that
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you've been to many times. Your world shaped by creativity,
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curiosity, and emotion. A place where stories are born,
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where dreams become real, and where inspiration and insight
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live. And this is an infinite world
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that may seem like reality but doesn't become bound by the laws
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of reality. Time can move faster or slower.
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Here you can take your own perspective, but also someone
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else's. You can create multiple
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timelines, different versions of you experiencing different
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connotations. Iterations explore every
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decision and all its possibilities.
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And this world is powerful, just like sunlight.
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It can help things grow, but too much sunlight for too long can
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dry the earth and turn once forests into deserts.
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And I want you to turn what you already know into a feeling that
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balance is the key. Your mind knows how to dream, to
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explore, to create and even escape.
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But what if your unconscious is learning to harness that ability
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to guide it, To make your powerful imagination your ally
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rather than your escape? And just as reading a wonderful
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fiction book can teleport you to another world, it's best enjoyed
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in healthy portions. And while two hours of reading
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may enrich your life, 12 hours a day could mean missing out on
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life itself. And I wonder what would happen
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if you decided to create a boundary to give yourself a gift
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of two sacred hours of daydreaming each day.
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You decide when but two hours to explore, to imagine, to live
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within your inner worlds. What if this time becomes your
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creative playground, recreational time for your
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imagination? And you get to decide how you do
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this. Maybe resting on your bed or
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pacing around your home, allowing your thoughts to drift
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like clouds, knowing that after those two hours, you get to
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return to your outer world refreshed, recharged and even
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more connected to life around you.
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Daydreaming enhances your life, does not replace or substitute
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it. Because your imagination is a
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gift. And like all gifts, it can
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become more valuable when shared.
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Allow your imagination to take you to a coffee shop somewhere
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in a city in Scotland. And I want you to see a lady by
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herself, and although she's typing into a laptop, you can
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tell from that glazed look in her eyes that she's actually
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somewhere else. I want you to imagine a talented
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author spending hours in imaginary worlds, but harnessing
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all of those thoughts, ideas, stories, and characters and
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turning them into a manuscript, not knowing that years later
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that private universe could evolve into something that
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inspired millions. And you can't help but feel that
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the very reason you're daydreaming is helping you means
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it could also help someone else. With 8 billion people in the
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world, there might be other people feeling that they are
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disconnected, certain childhood dreams no longer possible,
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certain realities of life monotonous or mundane.
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And what if you have a gift that you can harness your imagination
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to help other people that can't do what you can do intuitively
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and naturally? I want you to feel that you can
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experience your inner world, but you can also harness the power
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of those worlds and just imagine if after your daydreams, you
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give yourself a window of time to capture what you've
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experienced. Consider it a brain dump of
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inspiration, turning dreams into ideas, scenarios into a script,
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ideas into worlds, and maybe one day words into stories that
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touch the lives and impact others.
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And you're not doing this for any other reason.
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Then what if analysing, harnessing and writing down your
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daydreams enriches your daydreams?
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What if your reflections lead to new ideas that then take you on
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even more magnificent adventures?
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See, you have permission to write freely, with no pressure.
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A stream of consciousness, a flow from imagination to words
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on a page. And as you do, you're
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unconscious. Learn something powerful.
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What if imagination is not an escape from life, but a bridge
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between what is and what could be?
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Start to feel a sense of empowerment more.
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What if this is not maladaptive but simply adaptive, A
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realization that your imagination is your creation.
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You decide when to enter those worlds and when to return, and
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you decide how much time to spend there.
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And this decision gives you freedom, not restriction,
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allowing your daydreams to enrich your life, to add colour
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and meaning without ever draining your time or energy.
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But you are the creator and the custodian.
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You choose your boundaries, but also enforce them.
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And from this point forwards that part of you that seeks
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balance, that knows how to draw a line in the sand, when to do
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something and when not to. That discipline frees you to
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indulge in something without guilt, without judgement,
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without shame. Just pure escapism and
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imagination. Now I want you to imagine
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yourself in the days and weeks ahead, living with this New
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Balance. Imagine seeing yourself
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honouring those two hours of imaginative play each day.
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It may even be a time you look forward to, a time that
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energizes and uplifts you. And afterwards you sit down,
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perhaps pen in hand or fingers on the keyboard.
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Observe yourself with that stream of consciousness, letting
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your thoughts pour out freely, stories, fragments, feelings,
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insights, characters, situations, scenarios,
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transforming imagination into something real and useful.
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And you notice that version of you.
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It seems like your mind is clearer, your focus sharper,
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your relationships richer, and then see yourself further in the
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future, your work more meaningful and more impactful,
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because that future version of you has drawn a clear boundary,
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one that empowers you rather than restricts you.
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You've tamed the tiger and now you still get to gain adventure,
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excitement and escapism, but now in manageable doses.
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You may like chocolate or ice cream, but if that's the only
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thing you eat, life gets worse. So imagine that your inner world
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enhances your outer life in the right measures, and your outer
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life then feeds your imagination, a wonderful
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flywheel of never ending inspiration, a beautiful cycle
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of creativity, alignment and purpose.
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And you might smile as you imagine, perhaps months or even
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years from now, holding something that you've written, a
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story, a reflection, some kind of art that came from your
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imagination, a creation born from your daydreams.
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And imagine that that inspires someone else to explore their
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own imagination. Because when imagination is
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balanced, it doesn't just enrich your world, it can ripple
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through space and time and impact the world around you too.
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Imagine emerging from that dreamlike sleep there on the
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Moss, and then imagine walking out of the forest.
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And then imagine holding a book describing the forest.
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And then imagine floating all the way back to your present,
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taking this new frame, this new meaning, this new boundary, and
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this new realization with you. Take a deep breath in through
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your nose and out through your nose.
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Wiggle your fingers, wiggle your toes.
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Connect and calibrate into the here and the now as I now count
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from 1:00 to 10:00 to awaken you.
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Starting to count 123 waking up 456 more alert 7-8.
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Open your eyes. Open your eyes 910.
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Wide awake. Wide awake.
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