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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
welcome to the hypnotist the show that gives you inside access to cutting-edge hypnosis with real clients facing genuine issues brought to you by the hypnotherapist demanded by celebrities ceos and even royalty adam cox these recordings took place live from adams clinic in london's world-famous harley street so get yourself comfortable and enjoy today's episode of the hypnotist
Hi, it's Adam here, and this is a hypnosis session all about calling fears bluff. And there are some fears which are credible and true and useful. So if I got afraid at the idea of flying a helicopter all by myself with no training, that's a very good, useful fear. Or if I had fear at the idea of jumping into a bear enclosure in a zoo, that's probably a good fear.
But there are lots of fears which are unfounded. There are lots of fears where you can think of fear as the acronym, false evidence that appears real. that nothing bad would happen, but you still feel that anxiety anyway. And those kinds of fears, the best way to handle them is to get yourself in a high resourceful state and to do the thing that you would be afraid to do.
Chapter 2: How can we differentiate between credible and unfounded fears?
Now, the problem with that is that it requires courage and bravery, but why are courage and bravery so highly regarded in our culture and society? It's because they're difficult. But by being brave, by being courageous, it means that you face the very thing that you're afraid of.
And in doing so, most of the time the fear disappears, your comfort zone expands, and the possibilities within your life also expand. And I've shared this story before and I talk about it at the beginning of a webinar that I've recently recorded. And that's available in the links by the way, as to how I started being a therapist.
And I started not by trying to be a therapist to other people, but trying to fix myself because I had severe social anxiety and I started avoiding more and more people until I became a recluse. And I went to a library late at night to try and find a solution for me. And when I started doing the things that I was avoiding, then actually my confidence grew.
Chapter 3: What strategies can help us face our fears?
And it grew way beyond where it originally started because I started facing the fear and calling the bluff of fear rather than believing that the fear was real. So if any of these things resonate with you, I think you'll get some value from this session. But to really get value, I would encourage you to think about What are your biggest fears?
Not the credible fears, but the fears that are haunting you and they're not really real. Things that nothing really bad could happen. It might be the disapproval of other people or rejection or something like that, where actually if you just did it, in an audacious, confident, courageous way, actually you would go beyond the fear and that just wouldn't bother you anymore.
And I'll share this with you because I now do a podcast daily. I'm regularly on conferences and things like that.
Chapter 4: How did Adam overcome his own fears and anxiety?
But I remember the very first time I was on radio and I called in to win a prize on my local radio station and it was a small radio station. And I got so nervous at the idea of just being on radio and that there was other people listening. And it was at six o'clock in the morning before my paper round, like nobody was listening anyway. And I got so, so nervous.
And now I broadcast to thousands of people every single day. It doesn't bother me at all. So when you face the fear, the fear disappears a lot of the time. So I'd encourage you, think about your fears. What would calling the bluff of that fear feel like and be like? And then you'll get some more value from this session.
Chapter 5: What role does courage play in expanding our comfort zones?
And if you like the idea of checking out that website where I talk about, sorry, the webinar where I talk about working with me and why I'm a therapist to begin with, have a look in the description for that. And there's lots of other resources there as well, completely free. For now, though, find a quiet, comfortable place where you won't be distracted or disturbed. Relax and enjoy the session.
Take a deep breath in. And as you breathe in, breathe in that wonderful feeling of calm and relaxation. And as you exhale, give permission to release any emotions, any sensations, any feelings that aren't useful for you right now. Tension isn't needed, stress isn't needed, so just allow anything unuseful to feel like it's melting away and leaving your body in your outward breath.
And when you breathe in, breathe in deeper than you normally would.
Chapter 6: How does the concept of 'calling fear's bluff' work?
And as you exhale, just allow that outward breath to elongate, to keep on going and going. Maybe twice as long as a normal outward breath. And each breath allows you to drift deeper and deeper. And with your eyes closed, notice how much easier it is to focus on the sound of my words, the rhythm of my voice. And I wonder if you can notice how the world outside can simply wait
Because, this time, this space, belongs entirely to you. And you might become aware of the weight of your body, the places where you are supported, the chair or surface holding you, doing all the work. so you don't have to.
And with each breath, without forcing anything, just allowing, you can feel something beginning to settle, like a snow globe that's been shaken, and is now settling into stillness.
Chapter 7: What is the significance of facing challenges in personal growth?
Your unconscious mind is always listening, always learning, and it already knows so much more than your conscious mind gives it credit for, and that's perfectly fine. And I wonder if you could imagine a trail, a road, or a pathway Your pathway. Stretching out before you. Perhaps through a forest or nature with the light filters through the leaves. In that particular way that it does.
Where every step takes you somewhere quieter. Somewhere more you. And as you walk, you might notice... the sounds around you have a quality of distance now, that the mind's usual chatter, becoming like birdsong in the far trees, present but peaceful and not requiring your attention at all.
Chapter 8: How can we apply these insights to improve our lives?
Take steps there on the path through the forest, Ten steps deeper, nine and then eight. Each step doubles your relaxation. Seven, six, five, the ground beneath. Feel solid, real, you are safe. Four, three, two, and one. And maybe there's a clearing in the forest.
And here you are, in this place of deep knowing, where your unconscious mind can receive, and where something important is already beginning to shift. And there is a story, a very old story, that every human lives out, without perhaps realizing it. And your unconscious mind knows this story well. Once there was a person who lived in a world that felt just manageable.
A world with edges, edges that felt safe. edges that felt known. And within those edges, life was predictable. It had its rhythms, its routines, its familiar shapes. And sometimes, in certain situations, when the world felt too large or too watchful, a sensation would arrive. a tightening, a quickening, something the mind called danger, even when there was no danger at all.
And for a long time, the instinct was to step back from that edge, to find safety in this smaller space. The mind learns early that if you avoid the thing that frightens you, that horrible feeling goes away. But here's what your unconscious already suspects, or perhaps already certain of. Avoidance doesn't shrink the fear, it feeds it, it enlarges it.
It is a room that grows with the darkness you feed it, and shrinks very naturally when light or action is brought in. And now, something has shifted Hasn't it? Because you already know this at some level. You've already begun to answer a call. A call that comes not from outside, but from somewhere deeper than thought. And that call sounds like this.
What if the very thing I've been avoiding is the thing that will set me free? Your body, in its wisdom, has been preparing you all along. That quickening you feel before a challenge, those sensations you once called anxiety, is the body summoning its resources, calling in its reserves, getting ready.
An athlete before a race, an actor there on the edge of the stage, a speaker before hundreds of people, they all feel it. That aliveness, that readiness. The body saying, I know this matters. I am here and nothing will deter me. And what if from this moment, you could meet that sensation? Not with resistance, but with recognition. Ah, there you are. I know what you are. You are my preparation.
You are the edge of my comfort zone. You are my body getting ready to be brilliant. F-E-A-R. Fear. False evidence that appears real. There's something important to understand about this guardian at the gate, this sensation that stands on the border of your edges of your comfort zone.
Imagine for a moment, you are walking through a dark room, and in the shadows something looms, something large, something that feels threatening. The mind says, danger. The body braces. But then you reach out. You find the light switch. And what you thought was a monster or a villain is a coat on a chair. What was scary, enormous, dangerous is ordinary. What felt real
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