The Hypnotist
The Light Within - Hypnosis to Help with Low Mood or Feelings of Depression
26 Apr 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the purpose of this hypnosis session for low mood?
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 Adam's 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 slightly more serious hypnosis session in the sense that it was created for a client that had symptoms of depression. And I'd encourage you to make a big, big distinction between the identity of being depressed
and feeling low mood or feeling sad or feeling hopeless because all emotions are temporary nobody's felt a single emotion forever and therefore the world and life itself is a palette of lots of different colors But this particular client was feeling in a low mood and they were kind of feeling disconnected.
And therefore it uses certain metaphors that are quite good to inspire feelings of hope and joy. while still addressing that it's okay to feel sad sometimes. It uses a weather metaphor, you know, unless you live in certain parts of the world where it's sunny all the time. I'm in England and it certainly isn't like that. You have good sunny days, blue skies, and then you have gray skies.
Chapter 2: How can we differentiate between feeling sad and being clinically depressed?
And that's quite a good metaphor to kind of highlight mood sometimes. In fact, in cartoons and comic strips, someone depressed quite often has a dark rain cloud following them around wherever they go. So this is a cultural metaphor. But here's the thing. The weather is always temporary. Moods are always temporary. And what if the
rather than relying on external things to make you feel happy, there's something intrinsic. So this is based on this idea of an internal light within. So there's very powerful metaphors here. Now, this isn't a substitute for qualified medical advice. If you think you might be suicidal, if you think you might be clinically depressed, it's not right for you to make that diagnosis yourself.
And certainly going online isn't going to be enough for that. I would encourage you to check out a doctor, your doctor, make an appointment and let them know specifically and then even then ask for a second opinion or a more specialist, you know, kind of to kind of look at your specific situation.
Chapter 3: What metaphors are used to inspire hope in this session?
And even if they do say that you are clinically depressed, I would encourage you to look at that as that is a temporary statement. I've worked with people that they were told over a decade ago, not even they're depressed, they were just given a prescription for antidepressants. And then they took on the identity, a permanent label of, I'm depressed.
and it made sense of their world for that moment but then it became an identity that carried with them so even if you are diagnosed with depression consider it for the time being you know use any resources that you can but really focus on things within your control as well eating well sleeping well good connections and friends hobbies and things that make you feel stimulated and you're learning something
It's not just the situation of you're depressed and therefore you have antidepressants. And a lot of research has looked at this idea of depression being a chemical imbalance as faulty research. But most people know that if you're in low mood, you're going to have different neurotransmitters firing than if you feel amazing. You're going to have less serotonin,
and oxytocin so if you think you might be depressed get yourself checked out there are lots of helplines for anyone feeling suicidal this is not a substitute for this but if you are in low mood this session might help to lift your spirits and to find something within and to give it a framework which is empowering so i would encourage you to find a quiet comfortable place where you won't be distracted or disturbed relax and see if you can find some enjoyment in this session
take a deep breath in, and as you breathe in, breathe in a wonderful feeling of calm, a relaxing sensation, and as you exhale, feel a sense of release, that any emotions you're holding onto that aren't that useful. It can be detached, released, and you can let go and feel it flow in your outward breath. And I want you to imagine that if hope had a color, what color would hope be?
some people would think of a bright yellow, a warm blue, a pastel orange, but whatever color comes up for you, embrace it, acknowledge it, and as you breathe in, imagine breathing in that wonderful feeling, color and sensation of hope,
just imagine because it's a warm color it can melt away any thoughts beliefs and stories of hopelessness the hopelessness melt away and is replaced by a feeling of warm hope and as you exhale just imagine a dark shadowy color leaving your body in your outward breath
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Chapter 4: How does the metaphor of weather relate to mood changes?
That's it. Consider this an emotional transfusion. Breathing in the resources that are useful and exhaling any emotions that aren't useful right now. Breathing in what you need, exhaling what you don't. That's it. And I want you to imagine there is something within you that is hopeful, smiling, energetic, and creative, but it's trapped in a block of ice. And as you breathe in, just imagine
That positive version of you is seeing the ice slowly melt. Each breath of warm hope is melting away the prison of that ice. And slowly but surely, you're starting to free that version of you. Not immediately,
but each breath thaws the ice a bit more and you've seen icicles melting on a spring day you've seen sunshine beaming down on snow and you know what it looks like to see snow or ice melt and just imagine
that prison of ice trapping that version of you is slowly melting with every breath and maybe you're 100 or 200 breaths away from freeing that creative, positive, energetic version of you each breath contributes to the melting of that ice And as your body relaxes, your imagination awakens. And I want you to imagine a forest on a sunny day.
Chapter 5: What internal resources can help in overcoming low mood?
And just imagine what it would feel like to have the warmth of the sun on your skin, under blue skies, exploring and foraging around a forest, looking for mushrooms, You're developing an eye for where they may be, the color, the texture. And maybe there's a dog running around helping you. And just imagine floating into that version of you, feeling what you would feel like to feel.
the energy of walking around, breathing in fresh air sunshine on your skin, surrounded by nature and just connect with that ever increasing positive feeling that's it and just allow your breath to continue being deep continuing to thaw that ice within And I want you to know that wherever you are right now, whatever you're carrying, there is no need to put it down or pretend it isn't there.
You can bring it with you into this space. This space is large enough to hold all of it. And sometimes the heaviest thing is the effort of appearing fine, of coping, of managing, of holding everything together for everyone else. But right here, and right now, you don't have to do any of that. Just breathe. Not a special breath.
just the breath that's already happening, the one that's been keeping you going, that quiet, faithful thing that has carried you through every difficult day you've ever had, and there have been some difficult ones, and you are still here, evidence of your resilience, inner strength,
a part within you that still has hope so notice the weight of your body the places where you are held and supported feel the sensation of that material beneath you the clothes on your skin but feel supported
and just for now you don't have to carry yourself you can just relax and the world outside can simply wait wait because it will still be there and you will meet it again but not yet not quite yet I'd like you to imagine that forest, the weather changes.
I want you to imagine that rather than sunshine, you're seeing heavy clouds, one of those gray flat days where the sky seems to press down, where the light feels thin and the world feels muted. And I want you to think about something about that sky. Is the sun gone on those days? The days of heavy cloud? Or does the sun still exist? It's just simply obscured. It's there, even if you can't see it.
And you know the sun is there. It's not stopped burning, it's not moved. It's precisely where it always is. The cloud simply sits between you and it. And clouds, no matter how heavy, no matter how long they've been there, are always temporary. Clouds aren't permanent.
emotions and moods aren't permanent and the part of you that feels joy the part of you that feels creative the part of you that can get lost in your own imagination when walking in a forest or doing something creative the part of you that smiles when people think about you and plan something special
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Chapter 6: How do small actions impact mood improvement?
The part that has plans and ideas and a particular way of seeing things that is uniquely yours. That part has not gone anywhere. It's just temporarily behind the clouds. Exactly where it has always been. Patient. Waiting. Intact. And as you breathe in that hope, you could imagine going deeper. Not deeper into the heaviness, but deeper through it. Down through the cloud layer.
Down toward the part of you the weather cannot touch. I'll count down from ten to one and you will imagine going beyond the clouds. 10, 9, 8, going gently deeper, 7, 6, 5, heaviness becoming lighter as you descend through it rather than sitting beneath it, 4, 3, 2, and 1. And now as you imagine the forest, it's back to sunshine. There is a quality of light softer than sunshine, but steady.
The light that is simply yours and has always been yours. And we're going to spend some time here with this light. everyone feels different emotions, different times everyone can feel low and sad sometimes there's a particular kind of darkness and one of the features of being in that mood is the way the brain starts to edit and change memory and possibility
can make it difficult to remember feeling well, and difficult to imagine feeling differently. It narrows the view to the immediate and the difficult, and whispers that this is simply how things are. And because right now I know that your unconscious is listening, I will say, directly,
that what you are experiencing is real the sadness, emptiness, heaviness is real low energy is real the feeling of not being good enough is real and though it's not accurate it's still real emotions there is an important difference between those two things
something can feel completely true and still be a symptom rather than a fact there was perhaps a moment in your childhood thinking of Santa Claus or two fairies or something else magical and the excitement and the joy was real even if the belief behind it was false
and you've had times when you've had a fever and you felt cold even when it was warm or the way that grief makes the future feel impossible even when it's not you are not broken and you are not beyond help you are not a burden
you are someone whose nervous system has been running on empty for long enough that it has begun to send distress signals and those signals are asking for something not announcing a permanent state and what if what you feel right now is real and also not the whole truth what if both things are true at the same time?
and if there's a particular thought even if it's only fleetingly popped up any idea that people you love might somehow be better off without you I want you to sit with that thought just for a moment not to dismiss it
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Chapter 7: What role do past experiences play in shaping current beliefs about self-worth?
And that thought, however painful, is actually evidence of an enormous heart. Someone that cares, someone that loves. Because a person who didn't love their family couldn't have that thought. It requires love to generate it. And love, real love, cannot see clearly when it's turned inwards against itself. So your unconscious can hold this.
The thought of others being better off is simply love that has become misdirected. love that is trying to protect others, and what that love actually needs, it needs to be turned gently outward again, toward connection, toward the people you love the most, the people you'd love to have more time to be with, And these people don't just want you here, they need you here.
Not a version of you without struggle. And not a fixed or perfect or endlessly capable version. You. Imperfect and still valuable. Filled with creativity and warmth. generous spirit that is uniquely yours. You are not a burden to the people you love. You are someone they love, and the very essence of love needs you here. And allow your unconscious to search
The kind of search through, draw for something you know is there. The search for keys you've put somewhere and can't quite find them. And I want you to search not for something tangible, but a memory. It doesn't need to be a large or dramatic one. Just a moment where you felt genuinely like yourself. When something creative was flowing. When there was energy present.
When you felt warmth for the people around you and it moved freely rather than being blocked. Maybe you can recall a moment of doing something inspired with creativity.
and in that moment, sometimes when you're immersed in something creative time has a habit of disappearing in those moments the way the body feels different when it's engaged in making or creating something beautiful or maybe you visit a memory of real connection
laughing with someone feeling understood being fully present with another person without the effort of managing how you appear maybe it's a hug maybe it's something else just let that memory or that feeling return to your body not as an instruction to feel differently
just as a reminder that this quality of experience is yours it exists in you it is part of your nervous system's genuine repertoire and that sadness has made it harder to access but not impossible and when you relive that moment even if it's just the idea of it
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Chapter 8: How can listeners reconnect with their inner creativity and hope?
notice where in the body that memory lives sometimes intense memories come with a feeling maybe a warmth in the chest a lightness in the shoulders a particular quality in the breath let it be there, however faint because even a faint signal is a signal
and signals can be amplified and strengthened because the creative, loving, energetic part of you is not lost it is resting and it will return it has always returned and always will and what if there's something important to understand about how mood and action relate When you feel low, the brain tells a convincing lie about this. The lie sounds like this. When I feel better, I'll do things.
It presents itself as reasonable, as self-compassionate, as simply waiting for the right conditions. But the research And the real experiences of thousands of people who have come through this same darkness tells a different story. Paradoxically, the action comes first, and the mood follows the action, not the other way around. And it doesn't need to be large action.
it doesn't need to be a goal that will take months happening in days it doesn't require an immediate transformation or a fake smile but the pressure that pressure of becoming a different person isn't pressure if it's broken down into small manageable actions
because even the smallest possible action still counts as something whatever creativity is for you, a paintbrush, sketching, ideas, writing just doing that even for five minutes not because you feel like it, but because there is a part within you
that loves it and it's still there I want you to imagine a flower that's been deprived of sunshine and water imagine it wilted and if the flower waited to feel strong again before it had water or sunshine it would just get weaker and weaker but the moment that wilted flower gets sunshine and rainwater
within minutes it starts to strengthen, revitalize, and what if creativity or movement, connection is like sunshine and rainwater for you? it feeds the part within you that likes to feel hope and joy, happiness and connection
and something wonderful happens in the nervous system when we do even tiny things like this a small release of the chemicals that low mood starts to suppress a tiny signal sent to the brain that says I did a thing and the brain reliably responds to that signal not dramatically but still measurably and measurable is where we begin.
Your unconscious can make a note of this, not as a demand, but as an invitation, that when darkness or heaviness or lowness is present, the smallest creative act, the briefest moment of engagement with something or someone that is genuine
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