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Hypnosis for a Fear of Mice or Rodents · 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 genuine
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  issues. Brought to you by the
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  hypnotherapist, demanded by celebrities, CEOs and even
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  royalty. Adam Cox.
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  These recordings took place live from Adam's clinic in London's
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  world famous Harley Street. This podcast features powerful
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  hypnosis, so do not listen while driving or operating machinery.
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  This recording is not suitable for those with epilepsy or
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  severe mental health issues, so get yourself comfortable and
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  enjoy today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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  Hi, it's Adam here. And in today's episode of The
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  Hypnotist, you're going to be listening to a hypnosis session
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  that was created for a client that had a fear of rodents.
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  And in. Particular mice and they had an
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  apartment in the city, but they also had an apartment more in
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  the country and it was that particular home that they were
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  concerned about mice being in the property and how they would
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  handle that and what I tend to do when I'm working with clients
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  that have a fear. Is find the closest?
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  Thing to the fear that they are not afraid of, and this client
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  had a fear of mice so I asked the question is there anything
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  of a similar sized animal that they're not afraid of?
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  And for them. It was small birds, even though
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  they were both unpredictable, small, you know, quite fast
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  moving, they had No Fear of birds, but they did have a fear
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  of mice. And the reason I look for the
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  nearest comparable thing is because that demonstrates a
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  resource state very close to what would be very helpful in
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  the context of mice. So what you're going to hear in
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  this particular hypnosis session is an element of what's called
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  priming. You want to prime and activate
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  the resourceful state linked to the initial thing and then.
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  Map that across. To the thing where they
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  currently feel unresourceful and anxiety can be a resource state,
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  but in most cases it makes people feel unresourced for they
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  have that paradox, paradox of making people less prepared and
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  and less capable rather than more capable.
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  And it's interesting because I've worked with a lot of people
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  that had a fear of birds, but this client importantly didn't
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  have a fear of birds, but did have a fear of mice.
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  So that's what you're going to hear, an element of priming,
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  activating the resource state mapping across to the context of
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  mice and then the disassociated and associated future pacing so
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  that they could actually feel comfortable and confident around
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  mice. And they definitely.
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  Couldn't before. And the good test of this kind
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  of thing is because anxiety is linked to anticipation.
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  I asked the question at the end of the session, how do you now
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  feel about going to your home in the country?
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  And she was scanning for the anxiety but couldn't find it.
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  And that's normally a good clue that something has changed.
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  Because she did. Indeed, start thinking of mice a
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  lot like small birds. And therefore nothing.
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  To worry about. And that's, you know, quite a
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  good metric. The real proof of any kind of
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  change will be when she's next actually in that environment.
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  And she did have some humane mousetrap.
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  So if she does capture and release a mouse and feels calm
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  or doing it, that will be the nail in the coffin of that
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  particular phobia. Now, I appreciate you might have
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  stumbled across this particular hypnosis recording because you
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  have a fear of rodents. But it might be that your fear
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  is rats or your fear is, you know, something else.
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  It might be, you know, different types of rodents.
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  You know, and there are more than just kind of rats you've
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  got. Gerbils you've got.
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  Other small, you know, kind of creatures, different parts of
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  the world. You've got very large rodents,
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  so it doesn't necessarily need to be mice.
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  And it might be that you don't feel great around small birds
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  either. But just bear in mind that this
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  was for the original client. They felt fine with small birds.
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  But they didn't. For feel smart fine around mice
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  and that's why it was the session for them.
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  So if you do like the idea of having a hypnotherapy session
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  customized to you and your circumstances to enable a
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  breakthrough for you, there will be a link in the show notes
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  where you can schedule that free consultation call to explore
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  working with me. Because normally with phobias is
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  normally two or three sessions is is all it would take to
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  really kind of breakthrough a phobia so it doesn't come back
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  or to reduce the anxiety to such a low level.
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  That it doesn't. Really affect your quality of
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  life, so if that appeals to you, click the link in the show
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  notes. We'll have a completely free
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  chat over on Zoom and you can make the decision if I'm the
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  right therapist to work with you.
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  For now though. You might find some value in
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  this session even though it was created for someone else.
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  So just find a nice, quiet, comfortable place where you
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  won't be disturbed. Relax and.
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  Enjoy the session. Take a deep breath in, and as
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  you breathe in, position your body in a way that feels
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  comfortable, and as you exhale, release any tension around your
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  eyelids and just notice, but with your eyes closed, how much
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  easier it is to focus on the sound and the words of my voice.
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  Breathing in relaxation, exhaling tension, and just
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  getting a sense that every outward breath is releasing any
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  tension, any stress, any worries or feelings of anxiety, just
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  like a transfusion through breath.
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  Breathing in relaxation and confidence and exhaling tension
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  or anxiety. And maybe you can notice the
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  more relaxed you feel, the deeper and slower your breathing
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  becomes. Breathing in more of that
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  relaxation and exhaling more of any tension, creating a
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  wonderful snowball effect. The deeper you breathe, the more
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  relaxed you feel. And the more relaxed you feel,
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  the deeper you breathe and the longer you exhale, and the more
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  that anything disempowering, anything you don't need, is
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  leaving your body in that outward breath.
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  And you can feel a sense of calm spreading through your body,
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  like a soft breeze or a warm blanket.
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  And as you continue to relax, imagine yourself in a peaceful,
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  natural setting where you can see trees.
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  Maybe on a spring day, seeing the blossom, maybe you could
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  imagine sunlight finding its way through the canopy of the trees.
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  Or maybe you could imagine a quiet garden where you can hear
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  the gentle chirping of birds. I want you to notice the sound
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  of that bird chirping. Perhaps you could imagine seeing
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  a small bird on a tree branch, maybe a chickadee or a long
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  tailed tit. As you look at that tiny bird on
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  that branch, get a sense that it's vulnerable, delicate, maybe
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  even cute. As you notice it's tiny
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  movements, the way it flutters from branch to branch, soft
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  feathers, bright inquisitive eyes.
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  And as you see this small, delicate creature that needs
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  food and water and occasionally shelter from harsh rain or
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  storms, notice how there is no anxiety, but a feeling, perhaps
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  of empathy, understanding. This is a creature like you that
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  also has needs. That isn't malicious.
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  It's just a bird, a small animal.
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  And scan your body for any emotions, perhaps curiosity,
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  appreciation, maybe just warmth, or just a sense of ease around
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  this small bird. You come to the irrefutable
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  conclusion that it's just a small creature moving about its
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  world just as you move about yours.
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  And then notice that not far from these trees of this garden
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  is a home. A home from home that you
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  recognise. You're seeing it from the
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  outside. Notice the shape of the
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  building, the entrance, any features that make it unique.
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  Imagine walking into this home and imagine to your surprise
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  that one of those small birds has found its way inside and
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  maybe it came through an open window or slipped through a gap
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  in the door. You see it fluttering a little,
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  confused, trying to find its way back out.
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  There is no evaluation that it's doing something to annoy you,
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  cause an inconvenience to you. The evaluation is that it's here
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  through either bad luck, misfortune or an accident,
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  didn't mean to be here. And you feel a sense of empathy,
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  that you have a desire to help it leave as it wants to and
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  without hesitation. You move with a calm confidence.
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  You know exactly what to do. Maybe you gently guide it
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  towards the door, or open a window.
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  Or if it's tangled up in something like curtain netting,
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  you find a container or some gloves to help hold it and guide
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  it outside. You handle the situation with
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  ease, feeling in control, feeling a sense of pride that
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  you're helping this little creature return to where it
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  belongs. And as you observe the bird,
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  something interesting happens. At first it still looks like a
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  bird, but slowly, gradually, its features begin to shift.
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  The feathers smooth out, it's tiny beak softens, and soon it
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  has a little pink nose and whiskers.
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  Yet you feel somehow that it's still a bird.
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  It's delicate feet remain, but the wings seem to disappear, and
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  now it has tiny paws. And yet nothing has changed in
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  you. The same calm, capable feeling
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  remains, because this is still just a small, harmless creature
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  moving about in its own way. It's just.
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  Like a small bird, only dressed a little differently.
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  And you realize that if you choose, you could even imagine
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  little mice with tiny wings folded against their backs, or
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  mice wearing fluffy feathered coats, blending the two ideas
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  together. And the more you think of this,
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  the truer it becomes that there's no reason not to feel.
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  The way you feel about birds is becoming the way you feel about
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  mice. And with this new way of seeing
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  things, you realise something profound.
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  The way you handle the bird is the same way you can handle the
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  mouse. Empathy, assistance,
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  understanding. I want you to get a sense that
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  there was a time that mice triggered a feeling in you, but
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  that's. The past now.
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  Now they feel just like small birds without any wings, where
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  the beak is now a tiny nose. And the tiny.
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  Teeth struggle to open something like a sunflower seed.
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  They're harmless to you. And now imagine a future moment,
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  but this time see yourself like you're someone else, and that
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  version of you notices a small movement in the corner of A
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  room, and that version of you sees a little mouse safely
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  trapped in a humane mousetrap. But notice there's something
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  different about that future version of you moving and acting
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  the same way with that little bird.
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  See that version of you steady, in control, just as you were
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  with that little bird? See that version of you picking
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  up the trap? See that version of you feeling
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  resourceful, capable, and calm? See that version of you carrying
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  it outside, walking with confidence or driving it
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  somewhere further afield, but looking completely at ease?
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  See that version of you finding the perfect spot?
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  Maybe a quiet wooded area or somewhere far off in a garden
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  where it can scamper away freely?
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  And observe how you place the trap down, waiting for it to
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  calm down at the right time, opening the trap so that when
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  it's ready, it can freely escape and go where it chooses.
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  When the time is right, the mouse eventually moves away,
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  finding its way back into the ideal environment.
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  In nature, mice have existed for millions of years, way before
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  towns and cities and houses. A mouse doesn't want to be in a
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  house, it just wants occasional shelter and food.
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  And if food is hard to find, it doesn't want to be there.
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  And if you've seen yourself handle the situation the way you
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  would like, then rewind that thought and now step into it and
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  feel like you're the one seeing the mouse and the humane trap.
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  You're the one picking it up with that same sense of calm you
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  would do if it was a trapped bird.
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  You're the one walking with it or driving away to somewhere
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  that it would want to be, waiting for it to calm down,
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  opening the trap and waiting for it to go away when it's ready,
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  and then taking the empty trap back and maybe giving it a wash
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  and resetting it only if it's needed.
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  And get a sense then if you can do this in your imagination, you
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  can do it in reality, you can do that.
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  Handle it with ease, be calm, resourceful, in control.
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  And from now on, anytime you encounter a mouse, you will
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  treat it like a little bird, helping it to find its way to
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  where it wants to be because you've changed the way you see
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  them. And just as you are completely
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  at ease with small birds, you are now completely at ease with
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  mice. And that first once or twice
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  occasion where you take them somewhere safe, any anxiety, are
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  just echoes of the past, nothing real but giving you a firm
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  belief that now you can remove them whenever you desire, but
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  probably won't need to. You will see mice as just tiny,
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  harmless creatures, a little different in shape, but not in
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  their essence. Delicate, vulnerable,
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  unpredictable, but harmless. And because you've already seen
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  yourself succeed, your mind and body know exactly how to handle
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  this in the real world. If necessary, you are planting a
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  seed of an idea. But because you've changed the
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  way you think about mice, anxiety is no longer needed.
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  And the more you think of that, the truer it becomes.
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  And if it. Feels like a shift has taken
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  place. Feeling more confident in your
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  future? Let me know by nodding your
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  head. And now it's time to return,
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  away from the trees or the house or the garden or the branches,
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  back to the here and now. So take.
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  A deep breath in, through your nose and out.
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  Through your nose. Just wiggle your fingers and
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  wiggle your toes starting to connect and calibrate with the
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  here and now as I now count from 1:00 to 10:00 to awaken you.
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  You will awaken feeling resourceful, calm and confident,
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  with an expectation that from this point forwards you are
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  completely fine with mice, just as you are with small birds
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  starting to count to awaken you. 123 Waking up. 456 More alert. 7
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  eights. Open your eyes.
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  Open your eyes. 910 Wide awake, wide awake, wide awake.
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