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Ketamine Preparation Hypnosis for Post-COVID Fatigue Recovery · 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 Adam's 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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  Hi, it's Adam here. And you're about to listen to a
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  hypnosis session specifically for a client with post COVID
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  fatigue, which was very negatively affecting the quality
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  of their life. Exhaustion, brain fog, lots of
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  horrible symptoms that made it very difficult to live their
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  life in the way that they did in the in the past.
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  But they were about to embark on ketamine infusion therapy as a
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  form of treatment to enhance neuroplasticity and to have
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  elements of symptom alleviation. And what this hypnosis session
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  is all about is about giving clear suggestions about hope,
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  optimism and a frame of setting the intention.
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  To look for. Progress rather than have this
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  feeling of very high expectations that if they're not
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  met, could feel like an emotional rug pull.
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  So at its core, this is really about enhancing what was about
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  to be a form of therapy that could be useful.
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  Now. Ketamine was originally known as
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  a horse tranquilizer. Some people used it as a
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  recreational drug. But if you go on Google Scholar
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  and you look at ketamine treatment, what you'll actually
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  see is that really there is lots and lots of studies now about
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  using ketamine for neuroplasticity and cognitive
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  elements that can help with things like severe anxiety and
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  depression and fatigue. And so therefore, this isn't
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  encouraging people to use ketamine, you know, let's say
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  illegally or just kind of on the fly.
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  This client was using it as part of therapeutic treatment under
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  very experienced supervision. And the hypnosis is designed to
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  complement that. So if you are embarking on
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  ketamine therapy, maybe this session is useful, but it might
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  not be the case that you have post COVID fatigue, maybe you
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  have a different condition. I would say it might be helpful
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  if you are embarking on ketamine therapy and you want to believe
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  that it's going to have good results for you.
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  And this session also might be useful if you have long COVID or
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  post COVID fatigue and you want to have more hope and to notice
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  more progress and to feel less disempowered.
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  If you have these kind of setbacks and and kind of moments
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  of really severe fatigue, then it might be useful.
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  But if you're listening to this, not all of the suggestions are
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  going to be relevant for you because it was created for an
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  individual client with very specific symptoms and and
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  circumstances. So if you like the idea of
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  something a bit more bespoke, if you click the more about the
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  show link or description or show notes, it will expand and you'll
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  see various resources on there, free courses, free downloads,
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  but also the ability to schedule a completely free consultation
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  call to explore working with me. We'll do that on Zoom.
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  We'll have a chat, I can learn more about what your situation
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  is and what you are looking to achieve and I can maybe share
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  some experiences with other clients that might give you a
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  sense of clarity as to what I can do and how many sessions it
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  may take. So if that's useful, check out
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  that in the show notes or you can visit my website, which is.
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  Adam Cox dot. Co.uk because I'm UK based, so
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  you can explore that as well. Now the other thing to mention
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  is that even though I'm UK based, most of my clients aren't
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  in the UK. This client, for example, was
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  not UK based. Most of my clients these days
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  are not in the UK. So some people think because
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  they hear my British accent that if they're, let's say, in the
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  States, Australia, Canada or somewhere else in the world,
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  they're not going to be able to work with me.
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  What's worth you knowing is that most of the sessions you hear on
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  this podcast are me working with clients where I'm in the UK and
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  they're in a different part of the world.
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  So certainly that's a possibility even if you're not
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  based in the UK. Some people that are based in
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  the UK actually want to see me in person.
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  And this studio here, if you're seeing the video version of
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  this, they sit just to my left here and we do the session in
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  person, but most clients take place remotely where I'm in my
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  recording studio there normally in their own home.
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  And we do the session that way. So if that's of interest,
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  certainly check out that consultation call.
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  We'll have a chat. I can explain the process.
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  For now, though, you might get some value from this session.
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  So find a quiet, comfortable place, ideally in the kind of
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  environment where you're not going to be distracted or
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  disturbed. Relax and enjoy the session.
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  And as you breathe in, breathe in that calm, relaxing breath.
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  And as you exhale, feel a feeling of release and relief,
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  as if tension, stress, any worries or fatigue is gently
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  starting to leave your body in each and every outward breath,
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  breathing in relaxation, exhaling tension.
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  Each breath takes you deeper and deeper, relaxed.
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  In fact, the deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you feel.
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  And the more relaxed you feel the deeper you breathe.
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  So just allow your body to settle.
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  If you need to adjust yourself to feel even more comfortable,
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  just allow that to happen now. And notice with your eyes closed
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  how much easier it becomes to focus on my words, their
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  meanings, and any interpretations.
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  And you may begin to notice your breath slowing down, deepening,
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  and not just breathing from the chest, but as you exhale
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  completely, notice your breath gets lower, deeper down toward
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  your diaphragm. Notice that rhythm of rising and
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  falling like waves on a quiet riverbank.
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  And what if each breath is a message to your body that you
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  are safe, that you are supported and you can really rest and
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  relax? Now the world can pause for a
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  moment so that your nervous system can settle, so your body
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  can really relax, and your mind can be open to wonderful
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  possibilities. With each exhale, allow it to
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  last a little longer and that you bring you to release a
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  little bit more of whatever you're holding onto, allowing
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  your muscles to melt away any tension to allow your thoughts
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  to slow down now, allowing the space around you to become
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  quieter, calmer, safer. Right here, right now.
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  This is your sanctuary, a place where healing begins simply
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  through stillness. And as you relax, allow your
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  imagination to take you back to a stream you've imagined before.
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  You know the one. The one with stepping stones and
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  that bridge arching across the water.
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  And what if this place feels familiar now, like an internal
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  landscape inside you, A place that represents your healing
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  journey, sometimes slow and sometimes surprising.
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  But in the long term, imagine the trend is moving forward and
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  I wonder if you can imagine yourself walking along a path
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  towards the steps that descend to the water's edge.
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  With each step that I count, allow yourself to drift deeper
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  into calm, deeper into trust, deeper into possibility. 10
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  Stepping down and nine. Feeling lighter 8.
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  Drifting inward 7. Each muscle relaxes a little bit
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  more 6 Sinking into a a deeper feeling of quietness five.
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  Halfway there and then four, your mind opening, and three,
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  peace and tranquility starting to spread there from your lungs
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  to every part of your body. And then two close to the edge
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  now, and one deeply calm now, when you've arrived beside the
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  stream, the water moving with a quiet, steady rhythm, not
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  rushing, not pushing, just flowing naturally forward, just
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  like you. And what if now, in this calm,
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  in a place you can bring to mind your upcoming therapy, not
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  talking therapy and not hypnotherapy?
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  I want you to think about ketamine infusion therapy.
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  And I want you to set the intention that you will embark
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  on this not with expectation, with a sense of appreciation for
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  the possibility that it offers. You don't have to predict
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  outcomes and you don't have to hope too hard or push too hard.
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  You can simply open a door inside you, a door that says
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  this could help me, this could ease my symptoms, this could
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  unlock new healing pathways in my mind and body.
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  And just as this stream flows naturally, your healing can
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  unfold naturally too, without pressure, without forcing,
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  without anything you need to do. I want you to get a sense that
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  you are a passenger on this journey.
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  You are open to new experiences, new ways of thinking, with a
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  sense of calm, curiosity. And when you think back to that
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  stream, what if the ketamine therapy becomes that bridge over
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  the water, A crossing point, a gentle support carrying you from
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  where you've been over the gap toward where you wish to go?
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  The chance for your nervous system to reset and calibrate
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  old patterns, to calm inflammation, to restore clarity
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  and help your body remember vitality again.
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  I want you to get a sense that across a year there are certain
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  seasons, or a seed planted in soil is more likely to take root
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  and turn into that plant. I want you to get a sense that
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  after each session of ketamine, your mind is fertile ground for
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  new ideas, new ways of thinking, open to affirmations, ideas.
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  Any psychotherapy sessions become a safe space where new
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  insights, new connections, new emotional freedoms can take
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  shape and grow. And I want you to get a feeling
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  that you're not relying on any one thing.
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  What if there's a combination of things that each enhance the
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  other? And together these holistic,
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  complementary treatments form a path, not a promise, but a
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  possibility. A possibility worth
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  appreciating, worth welcoming, worth noticing.
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  Find yourself there, on the edge of that stream, but in addition
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  to the stepping stones and the bridge, you notice something new
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  that wasn't there before. A strong, sturdy rope hanging
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  from a tall branch overhead. It's wings out across the water
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  toward the other side and that far bank that represents the
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  future where life is easier, more manageable, less fatigue,
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  and more energy is all there on the other side.
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  And sometimes in the past, you felt like you were hanging in
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  that state, perhaps feeling powerless, just hoping that that
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  feeling will go away. And I want you to imagine
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  hanging on that rope over the stream.
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  And in the future, whenever you feel that sensation of just
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  hanging in that state, your unconscious will give you just
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  enough energy to be able to swing.
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  And you remember as a child being on one of those swings in
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  a playground, just by moving your legs forward and pulling
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  your body back, you started to swing.
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  And now imagine doing that on the rope you started hanging,
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  and then you began to swing until you could swing far enough
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  to comfortably get to the other side.
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  I want you to get a feeling that every now and then, even if you
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  do have feelings that feel like a set back, you will consider it
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  a dip. A temporary dip.
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  It won't last very long. A dip is temporary.
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  Hanging can feel longer. But if a dip never turns into
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  hanging, and hanging never turns to a crash.
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  You will find less moments of exhaustion and more feelings of
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  hope, optimism, a sense that things are getting better.
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  I want you to feel that. The rope swing, the stepping
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  stones, and even the bridge even then aren't the only ways to
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  cross the stream and you might notice new ideas forming in your
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  mind. Other ways to get across that
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  stream, Big boots that are waterproof and you can just wade
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  across, or perhaps a big stick like a pole vault and you can
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  just leap across or maybe something else.
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  Your mind is open to all of the possibilities, possibilities to
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  make progress and feel. When that neuroplasticity is
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  awakened, he will notice more progress.
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  And each time you notice progress, he will feel a wave of
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  gratitude. I want you to get a feeling.
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  Then once you've crossed to the other side, even if every now
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  and then you go back, you know how to cross again, The stepping
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  stones, the bridge, the swing. So many ways that you can get
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  across and we need to get a sand.
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  Then fatigue does not trap you, it only slows you, and you can
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  still swing to the next part of your journey.
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  Whenever you feel stuck, whenever you feel fatigued,
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  whenever recovery feels far away, your mind will remember
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  this rope not as a metaphor for hanging, but a metaphor for
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  swinging and the feeling of movement returning even when
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  your body is tired. And now I want you to imagine
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  you've just received a certain amount of that ketamine.
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  I want you to imagine that your mind now is in this window of
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  enhanced neuroplasticity and the inflammation is reduced.
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  Your mind is primed and ready for new ideas.
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  And as you imagine standing beside the stream, allow
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  yourself to release any pressure about outcomes or guarantees.
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  Instead, shift into a state of appreciation, a wiser state than
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  expectation. Expectation says this will work,
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  it must work. But appreciation says I'll
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  notice any progress and be grateful for it because
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  sometimes expectation creates tension.
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  It can lead to disappointment. Appreciation creates openness, a
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  willingness, a calm optimism to choose to be intentional and
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  release any expectations. You choose small, subtle clues
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  that healing is happening. You will notice the progress and
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  imagine that your subconscious mind is becoming finely tuned to
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  notice even the smallest improvements.
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  A shorter recovery time, a mind that loses some of that constant
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  chatter, a moment of clarity, ideas that feel doable, a
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  symptom that doesn't last as long as it did before.
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  What you focus on expands. When you focus on the progress,
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  expect more clues of more progress, because those small
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  clues are evidence of progress, evidence of healing, evidence of
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  your body restoring itself one bit at a time.
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  And you can feel grateful for every little sign.
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  Each one is like a stepping stone, bringing you closer to
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  the other side of the stream. And I want you to imagine
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  looking across the water to the other side.
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  Maybe that side represents a future where fatigue has faded
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  into memory, where life feels more normal again, where your
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  energy is steadier, your thoughts clearer, your emotions
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  calmer, and your world bigger. And I want you to cross the
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  stream in whichever way feels right for where you are now.
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  The stepping stones, the rope swing, perhaps even the bridge.
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  Not pretend that this is your reality now.
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  I want you to feel that you are giving a destination to your
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  unconscious mind so that whenever neuroplasticity is
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  enhanced, it knows where you're trying to get to.
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  The clearer you are on your future, the easier it will
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  become the neural pathways to form to get you to that place.
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  This future is not an expectation, but it is an
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  intention. This is where you are intending
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  to get to, and the more clarity you have, the more you are
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  priming every neuron in your brain to help get you to that
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  place. So think about what you would
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  love to be doing months or even a year from now, if you had the
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  energy, if old symptoms were no longer there.
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  To raise expectations but to set a pathway, to be intentional, to
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  give signposts so any progress takes you in exactly the right
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  direction. Imagine that place where life
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  feels more normal again, where your energy feels more stable,
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  where your thoughts are clearer, your emotions calmer, and you
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  feel you can do things without having a hangover of fatigue and
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  exhaustion. I want you to get a feeling that
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  you are planting seeds in your mind of where you intend to be,
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  and you feel a sense of trust now that sooner or later,
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  whether from the bridge, the rope swing, the stepping stones,
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  or something else, sooner or later you will get to that other
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  side. Because healing is like a
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  stream. It never stays still.
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  It moves even when you don't see it on the surface.
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  The current flows and even when you rest, feel that your healing
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  is carrying you forward, even when progress is more subtle.
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  I want you to imagine going forward now, 10 years in your
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  life, looking through a photo album of all the wonderful
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  things you did that give you evidence that you made the
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  progress you were looking for. Photos of tasks that would be
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  difficult now, but doable when you're on the other side.
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  More choices, more freedom, living life.
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  Images of you smiling, and not because everything is perfect,
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  but you made so much progress. Life just got better and better
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  and better in those windows of neuroplasticity.
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  Your intentions guided the normal pathways to find a way to
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  make it work. And that future version of you
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  can feel pride, gratitude, a sense that in the end it all
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  worked out fine. Because this is the direction
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  you're heading, the future you're approaching.
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  Step by step, breath by breath, session by session, swing by
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  swing. I want you to get a feeling that
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  your intention is that every infusion of ketamine will lead
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  to clues of progress. Each clue will lead to
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  gratitude. Each feeling of gratitude will
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  give you feelings of optimism and hope.
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  And I want you to imagine when you feel good, more of those
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  positive neurotransmitters, serotonin, oxytocin, are
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  released into your blood, which help calm your nervous system
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  even more. Because for a while, you've been
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  in a cycle that's working against you.
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  But imagine the tide is about to turn in that same cycle.
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  Working against you will now be working for you, and the clues
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  will be progress. And you will notice the progress
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  when you experience it. It's time to leave that stream.
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  Go back up that path, taking you back to your present, taking all
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  of these thoughts and changes with you.
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  Take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your
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  nose. Just wiggle your fingers.
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  Wiggle your toes. Connect and calibrate into the
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  here and the now as I now count from 1:00 to 10:00 to awaken
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  you. 123 Starting to wake. 456 More alert. 7-8 Open your eyes.
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  Open your eyes. 910 Wide awake. Wide awake.
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  Wide awake. Thank you so much for joining me
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  on today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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