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Hypnosis to Reduce the Consumption of Alcohol · 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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  about alcohol reduction. And sometimes I work with people
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  who they just want to go cold Turkey, they want to quit
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  alcohol for good, they never want to see it again.
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  And that's fine. But my outcome as a
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  hypnotherapist is to help my clients achieve whatever their
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  goals are. And this particular client felt
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  that they were drinking too much and too frequently.
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  And the goal wasn't to stop drinking altogether, but to find
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  an element of balance of moderation.
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  They wanted to not drink during the week, to drink on weekends,
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  but not drink too much. And what was interesting is that
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  the area of their life where they felt like they had that
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  kind of balance was when it came to coffee.
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  So they would have one or two very nice cups of coffee, but
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  they would only have it in the morning, never after midday.
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  And they wouldn't have any more than two cups of coffee.
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  So they got the balance just right.
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  They got the upside of this high quality coffee, but without it
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  negatively affecting the quality of their life, like sleep or
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  some people get fidgety or triggered or, you know, a little
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  bit on edge if they have too much caffeine.
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  So for them, they found a way that one or two cups was just
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  right. And it's highly likely that one
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  or two glasses of wine on a Friday or Saturday would be just
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  right for alcohol. So we do an element of a
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  metaphor, sowing the seed of priming.
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  There's a lovely phrase that I like in psychology, which is
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  neural networks that fire together, wire together.
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  So we want to activate the coffee neural network before we
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  talk about alcohol. So the brain knows how to map
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  those strategies across. And then there's an element of
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  disassociated timelines. So seeing what happens if
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  nothing changes, seeing what happens if something does
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  change, and then connecting to the emotion of that change.
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  Feeling how good it feels to experience more of a glow, more
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  vitality, more health, more confidence, and all of these
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  things. And a lot of the time, by the
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  way, alcohol, because it is something that people habituate
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  and become dependent on. Actually, when you have less,
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  actually it's highly likely that their body will recalibrate so
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  that when they do have just one or two glasses, that has the
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  same impact as if they were have 3 or 4 glasses.
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  If they're drinking less because their body isn't sensitized and
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  habituated to it. So it's not even that they're
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  going to enjoy the alcohol less, it's probably they're going to
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  enjoy it more because of all the other upsides that they're
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  getting. Obviously, this client just
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  wanted to reduce alcohol. They didn't want to remove it.
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  Your goals might be different. It might be that you don't want
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  to change anything about alcohol, but there's another
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  area of your life that you want to reduce.
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  Again, it's always good to think of what change do you want to
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  make before listening to the hypnosis session so that it it
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  links across to that positive intention.
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  And of course, if you do want a private session with me to work
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  on a specific area in your life that might not relate to alcohol
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  at all, there will be a link in the show notes where you can
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  schedule that free consultation call.
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  For now, though, find a quiet, comfortable place where you
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  won't be disturbed. Relax and enjoy the session.
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  Take a deep breath in and as you breathe in, breathe in a slow,
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  long, relaxing breath and as you exhale, that's it.
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  Just allow your eyelids to close, and as they close, notice
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  a sense of relaxation rippling from your eyelids all the way
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  down your face down into your body, as you give yourself
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  permission in this moment to just let go, to release any
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  tension and worries. So as you breathe in, imagine
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  breathing in a feeling of resourceful relaxation.
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  Imagine it going into your nose, into your lungs, and as you
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  exhale, just feel like tension is leaving your body.
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  Breathing in what your body needs and exhaling anything that
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  might be affecting your mood or your ability to manage emotions.
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  That's it. And notice that the deeper you
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  breathe, the more relaxed you become, and the more relaxed you
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  become, the deeper you breathe. As your body relaxes, your
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  imagination awakens and I want you to imagine what it would be
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  like to walk towards a balcony. Not just any balcony, a specific
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  balcony with views over a mountain range, orange and
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  almond Groves, blue skies and sunshine.
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  I don't want you to imagine how good it would feel to be on that
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  balcony, in a comfortable chair, looking out across a wonderful
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  view, connecting with that feeling of calm, tranquility or
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  relaxation. And maybe there's certain things
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  you notice there in that place, Maybe the warmth of the sun on
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  your skin, or perhaps a gentle breeze.
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  Or maybe it's just that your breathing changes when you feel
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  relaxed in that place. Slower, longer breaths.
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  I want you to get a sense then. You're feeling a form of mental
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  escapism, a wonderful feeling of pure relaxation, and I want you
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  to imagine there is a smell of fresh coffee brewing nearby.
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  I want you to get a sense then the smell of that coffee reminds
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  you of what it's like to have balance, to not overindulge but
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  not deprive, to get the balance just right.
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  When you think about that coffee, I want you to get a
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  sense that the the enjoyment comes from discernment and
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  boundaries. You are discerning with the type
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  of coffee that you have when you drink it, how quickly you drink
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  it, and when you choose to no longer drink.
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  I want you to get a sands then. If this discernment and
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  boundaries weren't there, then coffee would no longer enrich
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  your life. I want you to get a sands then.
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  The same coffee at a different time may affect your sleep.
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  The same coffee in more quantities might affect your
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  anxiety or make you jittery. I want you to get a sense that
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  when it comes to coffee, just like Goldilocks, you found
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  something that was just right. So allow that part of your mind,
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  the part that gets it just right with coffee to be activated and
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  start to wonder what your life would be like if it was just
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  right. When it comes to alcohol, allow
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  a seed to be planted in your subconscious mind.
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  Some things or better with boundaries.
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  Sometimes less is more. Sometimes it's quality over
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  quantity to allow these seeds to be planted.
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  As you imagine looking out over that balcony, seeing those
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  orange Groves, perhaps blossoming almond Groves, and
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  just allow your body to feel like it's going deeper and
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  deeper, relaxed. I'm going to countdown from
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  12:50 and in your imagination, I want you to imagine there is a
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  staircase. A staircase that leads to your
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  own private cinema. But with each step down the
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  staircase, you will imagine that you're drifting towards your
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  subconscious mind deeper and deeper to a place where change
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  can happen easily. Standing at the top of that
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  staircase, taking that first step, 10, feeling a wave of
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  relaxation in your forehead. Nine, feeling that relaxation
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  now going into your jaw. That's it.
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  Letting go of any tension. 8 As you breathe in and breathe out,
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  just feel a sense of freedom. The breathing is effortless.
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  And then seven, feel that relaxation going down into your
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  neck and your shoulders, each time taking another step down
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  the staircase towards your own private cinema.
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  Neck and shoulders relaxing now and then six, just imagine your
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  arms feeling so limp and loose and relaxed, almost like they
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  were just floating on water. And then and five.
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  Just imagine your internal organs all relaxing at exactly
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  the same time. Your lungs relax, your heart
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  relaxes your stomach. And then five becomes four.
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  And just imagine your gut releasing any echoes of anxiety,
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  any tension. Feel it completely relaxing now
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  is you give yourself permission to let go of any pent up stress,
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  worries, frustrations. Just allow it to leave your body
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  in that outward breath. And then three, just imagine
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  your legs feeling limp, loose and heavy, so relaxed. 2 down to
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  your calf muscles. Notice you're getting towards
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  the bottom of that staircase, a staircase to your own private
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  cinema one, feeling that relaxation in your toes and then
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  rippling all the way up to the top of your head and then back
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  down to your fingertips. That's it, zero.
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  Now on the bottom of the staircase and make your way to a
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  comfy chair, looking into your own private cinema screen.
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  I want you to get a sense that first of all, you're going to
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  play memories of your past. I want you to see memory after
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  memory of the negative consequences of too much
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  alcohol. I want you to see those times
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  where there was big hangovers, how it led to food choices that
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  were less than beneficial. I want you to see those times
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  where you were sluggish, all those things you missed out on
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  that you could have done if you either weren't drunk or
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  hangover. I want you to get a sense that
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  this is a trajectory, and I want you to follow this trajectory
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  into your future. If nothing changes, you need to
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  see perhaps more weight gain, more sluggishness, more bad
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  choices, more missed opportunities.
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  And if you get a sense then that future is just not desirable.
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  Knowing what you now know, let me know by nodding your head.
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  But I want you to step into this future 1st 10 years from now of
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  drinking in this way. Step into that version of you 10
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  years from now, drinking most nights, drinking during the
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  week, drinking to excess, waking up with hangovers, missed
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  opportunities and bad choices, and imagine staring in a full
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  length mirror. Perhaps you could imagine
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  yourself naked or in a swimming costume and just see what 10
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  more years of drinking in this way.
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  What impact it would have on your body, your emotions, your
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  confidence. I want you to get a sense that
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  maybe this version of you is even more sluggish, more
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  overweight, less vitality. And if this feels that this
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  should has become a must and you get to go back in time and make
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  a change so this future never happens, just let me know about
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  nodding your head. Just imagine being in that body
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  and rewinding everything all the way back to the present moment
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  so the future has never happened.
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  And then imagine being in that private personal cinema looking
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  at the screen. And I want you to see a version
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  of you that makes decisions with alcohol in a very similar way to
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  the decisions you make with coffee.
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  There is a boundary with coffee, you only drink at a certain time
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  of the day. So imagine seeing yourself on
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  that screen, only drinking alcohol perhaps on a Friday
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  evening or on a weekend, and already you can see that version
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  of you that is more in control. I want you to get a sense that
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  this version of you not only reduces when they drink, they
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  reduce how much they drink. I want you to see a version of
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  you that even if it is a Friday or a weekend with just one or
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  two glasses spread over a nice long time, like a whole evening
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  or a day. And because you're drinking
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  less, I want you to see that version of you savouring the
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  wine. Noticing the taste, the aroma,
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  the subtlety is that maybe before you've missed.
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  I want to see a version of you mindfully drinking, but I also
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  want you to see that this version of you knows when enough
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  is enough. I want you to see yourself
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  calmly, confidently saying no thanks when offered a refill or
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  another glass, and notice how it makes you feel to see that
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  version of you in control. I want you to see that version
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  of you where quality is more important than quantity.
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  Maybe because you're drinking less, you're drinking better
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  quality than ever before. And notice that version of you
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  doesn't feel like you're missing out on anything.
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  You get to drink nice wine and still have all the energy you
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  would want the next day. I want you to see this version
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  of you waking up hangover free because there's no hangover.
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  The energy levels are there. This version of you doesn't need
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  starchy carbs and processed food for energy.
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  See yourself already with energy.
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  I want you to see this version of you on a weekday, maybe a
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  Tuesday or Wednesday. And I want you to see that
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  version of you having a cool drink of maybe good quality
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  bottled water, perhaps iced tea or maybe a cold alcohol free
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  lager. See that you can enjoy that and
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  it's enough that there is no need to drink alcohol during a
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  weekday. Or maybe you see yourself making
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  a herbal tea to maybe even imagine that version of you is
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  having a fresh juice or a smoothie.
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  The kind of things that would make you glow, make your eyes
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  sparkle and your skin beam with energy and vitality.
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  I want you to see that this version of you is not missing
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  out on anything. This version of you gets the
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  balance just right, and as time goes on, I want you to see
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  yourself with a sober glow. Imagine it like everything about
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  you is glowing. You're smiling more, spring in
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  your stab, bright eye energy levels.
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  See yourself being more active, whichever country you happen to
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  be. See yourself with more energy,
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  more of a lust for life, a desire to live life to the full
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  and knowing you can do that because the less alcohol you
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  drink, the better your quality of life becomes.
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  See that version of you looking slimmer, healthier, brimming
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  with confidence, glowing with energy.
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  And if this future seems desirable, let me know by
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  nodding your head. And then step into that version
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  of you feel. Maybe it's a year or two from
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  now. You've been like this way for a
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  while. And I want you to imagine it's
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  some random weekday, like a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
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  And it has been stressful. There has been something that
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  has triggered you in some way and yet feel no desire to drink
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  alcohol. Because after doing this for a
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  year or two, you now know that alcohol is not needed to manage
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  your emotions. Maybe it can be good for social
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  situations on a weekend, but you don't need it during the week.
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  And in doing so, feel that sense of self-control, self-care, sky
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  high self esteem, but more importantly, feel this glow of
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  energy and vitality that comes from getting the balance just
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  right. I want you to mentally rehearse
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  that if you were to ask someone to go and get you some wine,
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  they would just remind you that that's not you anymore.
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  They would look at you like you're out of character, you
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  know? And they know the drinking one
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  or two glasses on a Friday or Saturday or a Sunday lunch is
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  totally fine. But drinking more than that not
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  only comes with diminishing returns, but triggers your body
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  into feeling sluggish and lousy. And you're too smart for that.
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  You don't want that anymore. So if this future version of you
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  feels desirable, appealing, the kind of future that a few small
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  changes can lead to this place, let me know by nodding your
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  head. Feel like you're returning to
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  the present and start to think about what you will do
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  immediately. A letter you will write to
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  yourself, or a message you will record, or a conversation with
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  someone important that used to facilitate alcohol during the
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  week, and you want to turn them into an ally, not an enabler.
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  Imagine doing those things. Imagine how good it would feel
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  on a Sunday evening to pour any leftover wine away, knowing that
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  this solidifies this new identity, the version of you
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  that simply glows. And if you get a sense of what
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  not you could do next, but you will do next, let me know by
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  nodding your head. It's time to leave this cinema.
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  But you leave with a clear pathway, knowing that you could
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  choose to carry on as you have been, but knowing it takes you
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  to a place where you don't want to go, to feel like you've laid
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  the tracks for a new path, that the train is already in motion.
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  It's just about turning a thought into a behaviour that
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  you do for the first time. And the more you do it, the more
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  it builds a habit that takes your life into a healthy future
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  of vitality and a lovely glow. So as you leave the cinema, get
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  a glimpse of that version of you in the future, glowing with
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  energy, vitality, slim and confident, knowing that you did
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  that. So imagine walking up a
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  staircase, a staircase that leads to a balcony, and imagine
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  being on that balcony, looking out over a wonderful view,
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  knowing that now is the time to return to the present, but with
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  a change that takes your life in a wonderful direction.
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  So take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your
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  nose. Just wiggle your fingers and
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  wiggle your toes. Connect fully into the here and
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  the now as I now count from 1:00 to 10:00 to awaken you.
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  You will awaken feeling resolute in your intention to be the
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  healthiest, happiest, glowing version of 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 Wide awake,
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  Wide awake. Wide awake.
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