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Escape the Trap of the Past - Hypnosis for Resilience and Emotional Freedom · 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 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? Have painful memories from your
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  past. Maybe you were bullied.
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  Abused. Maybe you went through difficult
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  times. My name is Adam and in this
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  session I was working with a client that had a very, very
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  harsh childhood. In England.
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  We have boarding schools where people live there.
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  Basically throughout their childhood.
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  They go back home for holidays and and breaks and back.
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  At the time where this client who were in their 50s was there,
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  they were very violent places. There wasn't a lot of protection
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  for children and there was a lot of physical violence and abuse
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  and bullying and a lot of very horrible things.
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  I was working with this client and it shocked me the kind of
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  things that they went through. This hypnosis session is
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  designed. To really break free of.
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  Some of those things because they had developed coping
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  strategies that probably helped them pretty well when they were
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  a child in a very vulnerable situation, but they're now a
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  grown adult and has the ability to really look at things in a
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  very different way. So this element.
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  Is doing 2. Things really there's an element
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  of regression and in a child work or timeline therapy to
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  change those childhood associations, but also it uses a
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  metaphor and the client while we were doing the the element the
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  therapy element before the hypnotherapy was talking about
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  how they feel trapped or that they're in a.
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  Trap and what? I asked them what kind of trap
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  it would be if it was a physical trap.
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  They described it as a large mechanical bear trap.
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  You know the kind of the ones with the the metal teeth that
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  kind of spring shut. And that was.
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  Important because. I like to utilize the metaphors
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  that are already there in the mind of the client, because if
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  you feel trapped, then you have limited choices.
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  You feel stuck. It's difficult to move forward.
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  All of these things are going on, but a mechanical bear trap
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  means that it can be. Released you can.
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  Release that mechanical bear trap.
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  So we actually use that in the hypnosis session.
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  I would say the kind of people that would benefit most from
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  this session are people that have had historical abuse of
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  some kind and it really affects the quality of your life and the
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  feeling of worthiness that you have in your day-to-day life.
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  Now obviously some of the suggestions are very unique,
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  some of it does relate to regression, going back to
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  specific memories. So just ignore any suggestions
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  that aren't relevant, hone into the ones that feel useful and
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  empowering. And if you do like the idea of
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  working with me directly to have a bespoke session just for you,
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  then there will be a link right there in the show notes where
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  you can schedule a free consultation call that we can do
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  over Zoom that lasts about 30 minutes.
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  I'll answer any questions that you have and explain the process
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  and how many sessions I think we would need if we were to work
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  together. For now though, find a quiet,
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  comfortable place where you won't be disturbed.
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  Relax and. Enjoy the session.
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  Take a deep breath in, and as you breathe in, breathe in that
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  resourceful feeling of calm and relaxation.
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  And as you exhale, give permission to just release.
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  Release any tension, any worries, any unworthiness.
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  Just allow it, breath by breath, to feel like it's being released
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  as you exhale, breathing in relaxation, but also a sense of
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  worthiness, a feeling that you deserve good things, breathing
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  in that worthiness and exhaling any unworthiness.
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  That's it. And I want you to imagine that
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  if worthiness had a colour, a texture, a frequency, what that
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  would look like. Maybe a bright yellow buzzing
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  with electricity, a vibrant, perhaps even with a sound, or
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  maybe something else. Allow your unconscious mind to
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  choose for you what worthiness would be represented as.
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  And as you breathe in, imagine breathing in that colour, that
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  texture, that frequency, that sound almost like it's
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  recharging a battery but also melting away.
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  Something that was linked to a belief in your past.
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  I want you to think of a child that was told they're stupid,
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  they'll never amount to much, it's not even worth trying.
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  But if that child believed those things got older, they wouldn't
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  apply for high status jobs or exciting opportunities.
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  They wouldn't trust themselves to run their own business, not
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  because of what's possible, but because of what they believe.
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  So as you breathe in and breathe out, I want you to think of what
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  you were told as a child. What words could have taken root
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  that would lead you to feel unworthy and undeserving?
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  And just consider them seeds planted in fertile soil back
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  when your mind was looking to make sense of the world, to
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  figure out who you were and what you can expect To breathe in
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  that feeling of worthiness and continue to exhale any feelings
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  of unworthiness. And feel perhaps that those
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  seeds planted in childhood that perhaps have since grown into
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  big plants or trees, Just imagine that the roots are
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  loosening, weakening. What perhaps in the past would
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  be impossible to remove is now the kind of thing that can be
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  extracted. That's it.
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  And the deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you become.
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  And the more relaxed you become, the deeper you breathe, each
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  breath taking you deeper and deeper.
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  Relaxed. That's it, and I want you to
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  think back to your past with a new lens, a new way of looking
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  at things. And what if your past wasn't the
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  breaking of you, but the making of you?
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  What if certain qualities you have an abundance, even if you
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  don't realize just how capable you are?
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  I want you to think back to that defiant part, the part that kept
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  going through sheer resilience, the determined part that refused
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  to give up. And with every breath, you can
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  allow your body to rest more deeply as your mind awakens to
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  the truth. And I wonder if you can use the
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  power of your imagination to imagine walking through a long
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  corridor and the walls aligned with pictures or movies of your
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  past. And some doors are open and some
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  are closed and some are sealed shut.
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  And behind those doors, the ability to re access memories
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  and moments. Some bright, some dark, and some
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  of those that once felt unbearable, but they're just
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  memories behind doors and references on photos and movies
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  on screens on the wall. And yet, as bad as that time
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  was, you gone through it. You're here in your future.
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  You made it, and you walked through storms that others would
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  never understand. And there's a part of you that
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  came out stronger. And each step you take in this
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  corridor is proof that pain did not break you.
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  It forged you. You are not fragile glass.
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  No one can chatter you because you are tempered steel.
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  And deep down, that defiance that was there in your childhood
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  has always been there and is still there now.
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  That part within you that thought that things weren't
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  fair, that knew that this isn't right, that decided you deserve
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  more than this. And what if that defines that
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  refusal to accept? Injustice was never your floor,
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  it was your superpower. And I want you to feel like a
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  superhero, strong, impenetrable, unbreakable.
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  As you continue to walk further down this corridor, there is a
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  particular door with a particular memory that
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  represents the very essence of that past.
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  But I want you to walk through that door as an adult now,
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  feeling with all of the strength and power of a superhero.
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  And maybe it was a painful memory, but you are now your
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  future self, going to rewrite that past by introducing your
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  future into the past and changing things.
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  As I count, from 5:00 to 1:00, you will imagine opening that
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  door, walking into the memory, and bringing justice to that
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  younger version of you that didn't have your resources. 5
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  putting your hand on the door hand or 4 turning the hand or
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  three opening the door. 2 Walking through the door, and
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  one closing the door behind you and finding yourself in the
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  memory at your current age and your current strength and seeing
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  perhaps that younger version of you in need.
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  Perhaps you can witness an injustice happening.
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  Imagine yourself like Batman, coming to the aid of someone
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  vulnerable. And I want you to feel
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  empowered, strong, courageous. And when you've changed things
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  to right that historical wrong, let me know by nodding your
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  head. That's it.
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  And then just remain you and the younger version of yourself,
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  because that younger version of yourself was starting to form
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  belief systems that were never true, that were just designed to
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  protect. And I want you to ask that child
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  what they are starting to believe about the world, about
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  people, and just listen, because that younger version of you
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  knows either what they believe or are about to believe.
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  And if they say anything that to you, with all of your experience
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  feels disempowering, offer them an alternative that would feel
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  more beneficial. If they think that people are
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  mean or cruel, you might correct them and say some people are,
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  but most people are good, most people are caring.
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  Or if they say that life in the world just isn't fair, maybe
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  you're replying. It can be very unfair, but it
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  can also be filled with wonderful, amazing
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  opportunities. I want you to listen to that
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  child, listen to the beliefs, and then offer them a more
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  empowering alternative. And when you've done that, let
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  me know about nodding your head. That's it.
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  I want you to give that child a resource that you have now that
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  you didn't have back then. You had defiance back then.
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  You had courage back then. You weren't willing to appease.
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  You weren't willing to just take unfairness, but I want you to
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  think of something you now have, and maybe it's more wisdom, more
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  experience, more physical strength.
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  And just imagine giving that resource that you now have to
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  that younger version of you. Imagine it as a glowing ball of
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  energy and that resource to them.
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  Feel and see them place it to their chest, absorbing that
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  quality, that resource, and feel it rippling through time all the
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  way to your present. You can feel the change in them
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  happening in you. And maybe you feel more
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  compassion for yourself, more love for yourself, more respect
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  for yourself, more trust for yourself.
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  I want you to imagine telling that child what they needed to
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  hear. They are important, they matter,
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  they are capable. And anything else you wanted to
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  hear back then but didn't. No ridicule, no insults.
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  What you really needed to hear back then.
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  Give that younger version of you a hug and and leave that door.
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  And somewhere in the corridor now almost looks like a
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  mechanical bear trap. Huge rusted metal jaws.
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  And imagine it clenched tightly around something precious.
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  And then you realize that precious thing is you.
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  You feel no pain, but you do feel the weight of the trap
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  stifling you, limiting you, impeding you.
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  And I wonder if we can give this trap a meaning.
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  And maybe it's more than one meaning.
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  Old associations or connections to the past, maybe guilt, shame,
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  confusion, sadness. At some level, this trap is the
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  most influential belief in your life still connected to your
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  past. That is disempowering and it's
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  difficult to live that liberated free life full of enthusiasm and
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  passion with this. A big trap attached to you.
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  It holds you back, it keeps you down.
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  And you get to decide what this belief is.
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  Maybe something as simple as you deserve bad things, you don't
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  deserve good things, people are out to get you.
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  There'll be 1 belief that resonates more than any other
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  and that represents the trap. But you already know that people
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  can believe things that aren't true.
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  When you were a small child, you believed in tooth fairies and
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  Father Christmas, and even as an adult you might know someone
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  that, with every fiber of their being, believes in a conspiracy
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  theory that you know isn't true. And if people can believe things
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  that aren't true, then so can you.
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  And the trap is this belief holding you back, weighing you
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  down, stopping you from living the life that you desire.
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  The trap was never your fault. It was built by circumstances,
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  by people, by people that should have protected you but didn't.
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  By moments you didn't choose. And for a long time, this trap
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  has been holding you back and weighing you down, keeping you
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  small and keeping you stuck to make you believe you were
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  powerless. But as you look now at that
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  trap, older, wiser, bigger and stronger, you realize something
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  powerful. This trap is mechanical, and
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  mechanical things can be understood and escaped.
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  So imagine now, seeing the mechanism, how it clamps, how it
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  holds, how it deceives. But every mechanical trap has a
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  release switch. Bears don't know how to use it,
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  but humans do. And somewhere within you, the
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  superhero within you, that courageous, resilient, justice
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  driven part knows exactly what to do.
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  And imagine placing your hand on the spring mechanism and with
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  strength that feels like the strength of a superhero, you
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  press down on that spring mechanism and the trap begins to
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  open. The pressure releases.
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  This click is the sound of freedom as it fully opens.
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  You step back and imagine immediately healing from any
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  wounds from the trap. Just imagine feeling the weight
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  of that trap, heavy, made of iron or steel, and feel that you
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  don't need to carry this weight around with you anymore.
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  The trap has no power over you now.
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  It was never the metal that held you, it was the meaning.
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  And the moment you change the meaning, the trap disappeared.
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  What if your past didn't break you, but make you?
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  And what if, because of your courage, resilience, you are now
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  unbreakable? What if you now deserve
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  wonderful things because you always did?
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  You are free. And now, as you stand there, I
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  want you to feel you are harnessing all of that pain, all
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  of that injustice. It's transforming, alkalizing
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  into something powerful. I wonder if you could imagine
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  what it would feel like for your body to begin to glow, a
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  radiant, powerful energy coursing through you.
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  The strength of defiance becomes courage, the will to survive
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  becomes resilience, and the the passion for justice becomes
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  purpose. You are and always have been the
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  hero of your own story, and every superhero has an origin
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  story, moments of pain, loss or injustice that awaken something
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  extraordinary within them. And this was yours.
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  You are not broken, you are forged.
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  All of that pain refined, refined by struggle, and all of
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  those heavy emotions build something powerful within you to
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  make you unbreakable. And from this moment forward,
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  you no longer carry the past as a burden.
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  Consider it, if you consider it at all, a badge of honour.
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  But you don't have to dwell on the past.
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  You are now free to move on from it with a new lease of life, new
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  level of energy. All that was holding you back is
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  now springing you forward. The past does not define you, it
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  simply prepared you. And what if it was meant to
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  happen to reach this point? So now you can move forward with
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  a new sense of clarity, a new standard, a new level of living
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  with freedom at your core. And I want you to imagine
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  yourself now. At the end of a corridor is a
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  wide open space. And you can see your future and
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  perhaps you can imagine yourself in a few weeks, a few months,
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  even a year from now. And I want you to see you
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  navigating the world, your career, your family life as a
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  new version of you. And you can tell something has
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  shifted. Your posture is different.
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  Your facial expressions are different.
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  How you are in 1 to 1 interactions seems very
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  different. You seem relaxed, calm and
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  confident. Maybe you even seem like you
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  stand taller, breathe deeper, and the way you hold eye
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  contact, your facial expressions, your posture is
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  open, relaxed and confident. And that version of you in your
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  future is not arrogant, but it has that quiet pride filled with
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  resourcefulness, filled with dignity and integrity.
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  And looking at yourself, you smile because you know that the
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  world can be chaotic, unfair, unjust and unpredictable.
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  And yet you are unshaken and unbroken.
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  You've escaped the trap, and every day you live from now on
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  is an act of freedom. Because the past is a story, but
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  you've rewritten the narrative. It's no longer a prison that
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  you're connected to or live in, and you move forward now, away
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  from the corridor, away from the memories, towards joy and
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  passion, love and purpose, with a new standard.
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  You are not willing to accept anything that falls short of
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  what you truly deserve, and you deserve freedom, abundance,
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  travel and connection. And think back to those old
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  plants that came from those old seeds in childhood and consider
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  them changed. Now the seeds were replaced with
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  different seeds. Which of lead LED you to
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  different plants producing different fruit or other things?
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  And if the trees and plants are the beliefs in the fruit are
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  your experiences and how the beliefs have changed, so too
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  were your experiences, your thoughts and evaluations leading
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  you to more wonderful things in your future.
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  It's time to leave this place, but take back the feeling of
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  freedom that that belief trap has been escaped, left behind,
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  and you are now moving forward. So take a deep breath in through
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  your nose and down through your nose.
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  Just wiggle your fingers and 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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  Wide awake. Thank you so much for joining me
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  on today's episode of The Hypnotist.
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  please give it a five star rating and.
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  too. And if you would like to listen
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  to this episode where it's just the hypnosis.
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  No explanation, just the hypnosis and completely ad free.
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