The Hypnotist
Unbreakable Mindset - Hypnosis for Athletes Returning from Injury Stronger Than Ever
12 May 2026
Chapter 1: What is the focus of the hypnosis session for athletes?
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. Now this is a hypnosis session about the psychological strength and resilience, the mindset required to come back from an injury. And I was working with a very talented and ambitious young client who really wanted to make it big in college football, American football.
but they had a brutal injury and they were in the rehabilitation phase but they knew that things like scholarships were dependent on them doing well in the next season and therefore they couldn't afford to be tentative and hold back during this process so they wanted
a really strong mindset connected to this idea that they can recover quickly, they can do the training, they have that mental strength, they don't need to kind of limit themselves or be worried about injuries, that they could take on the role models of people from the past that had come back stronger after injuries and had that mental strength and
but also the idea that study is also important, that these scholarships required certain averages in their grades as well as performance on the field. And it uses levels of disassociation. One of the key recruitment techniques is the showreel video. So they imagine seeing their performances, seeing their training, and even seeing their future on a screen.
And this particular client would see their video online on a laptop, a MacBook, and they would look at that on the screen. So we use that integrated within this. And I filmed this when I was out in Dubai, so I don't have my normal microphone. But at its core, it's quite a thorough session that is useful, broadly speaking, for people coming back after injury. It's a rehabilitation session.
Now everything I do is bespoke to the clients that I work with. This was American football. It was a particular type of injury based around the knee and the legs. What they needed to do and their motives were getting into a college and getting a scholarship and eating more protein. that might not be your goal.
So if you like the idea of something created for you and bespoke and customized, have a look in the description, the show notes for this episode, and you'll see various ways of working with me. 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 resourceful feeling of calm and relaxation and as you exhale just allow your eyelids to close And as your eyes close, that's it. Just release any tension in your jaw, your neck, your shoulders. Breathing in that feeling of calm relaxation.
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Chapter 2: How can athletes develop a strong mindset after an injury?
And then focus your attention on your legs. And maybe you can imagine muscle fibers, the structure of your skeleton, the stability that's already there. And then just bring your awareness into your knees. Not analysing, just noticing. And I want you to get a sense, a feeling of gratitude or perspective. That these knees have recovered. And are recovering, they are adapted and adapting.
Rebuilt and rebuilding. Rebuilding. is you connect with the idea that your body doesn't go backwards. Breathing and relaxation, exhaling tension and accepting that your body learns, it strengthens and it improves. And the more you notice that, the more a quiet confidence begins to build. And I want you to think. Think of a time when you were stepping onto the field.
Not a future game, and it doesn't even have to be a past game, just the feeling of stepping out onto the field. The sounds, the space, the sense of focus. And maybe you can notice how your attention naturally narrows. That when it's time to play, there's less thinking and more reacting. Almost like your body knows what to do.
Like everything slows down just enough for you to read, respond, act and decide. And I want you to think when you were in that state, the best that it's ever been. Maybe we can call it a performance state, a flow state. Maybe you can remember where you were and what you were doing at that point in time where you had all of the resources you needed. It just seemed to flow.
And the more you think about that state, the more you realize that your mind already knows how to access it. And I want you to imagine somewhere just off that field is a small room. Maybe a room that doesn't exist, but it does in your imagination. And I want you to imagine walking into that room and seeing a MacBook there on a table. And I want you to imagine opening the MacBook
And it's either your password or your fingerprint that opens it. And I want you to imagine you're seeing a video on that screen. You know it's not reality. You know it's just a recording. And on that screen I want you to see a recording of the injury. Maybe you're seeing the drill, the exercise. But you're seeing it like a camera recorded it. You're not in your body.
And I want you to imagine that you could change things on this screen. I want you to imagine turning it from color into black and white. And just notice how that turns down the intensity. You can observe what happened without needing to experience what happened. I want you to imagine then shrinking it down, making it small. It's a struggle to even see what was happening.
But I want you to get a sense that it is now small, distant, black and white. And you can extract all the wisdom from that injury. All of the things you would do differently in preparation. In the actual event itself. And in the days and weeks that followed. And I want you to get a sense that this is all your mind needs to know about that injury. No need to replay it.
No need to be back in your body. Just knowing the memory is there is enough. to extract all the value and that's enough. And as you watch it, you can rewind, play it forward. You notice that perhaps when you fell, maybe on that left side, that moment is over. It was in the past. finished, complete. No need to go back to that memory anymore. And what remains is not danger.
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Chapter 3: What techniques are used to visualize recovery and success?
Or maybe it's someone that's playing now in the NFL. I want you to imagine seeing. Seeing a montage. A short film. of them before, them getting injured, them rehabilitating and then coming back stronger. I want you to see how they moved. See how they were able to trust their body. And when you've got a clear idea and you can see them on screen after their recovery,
when they did indeed come back stronger, I want you to imagine seeing them at a level that they could never have been before the injury. And when you can see that version of them on the screen, let me know by nodding your head. That's it. And then imagine stepping into the screen and then beyond the screen into their body. I want you to imagine seeing through their eyes
But more importantly, I want you to connect with feeling that certainty. A sense of what it would be to feel that you're stronger because you experienced the injury and recovered from it. And I want you to imagine perhaps feeling that feeling in your body.
and imagine yourself on that field, but in your position and just feeling that sense of invincibility, a wonderful feeling of feeling unbreakable, that you've came back stronger. And I wonder if you can dial up self-trust, the ability to trust your body, trust your knees, trust your tendons, trust your muscles, with an idea that recovery and strength requires the right ingredients.
And as you appreciate your body's ability to rebuild, adapt, and come back stronger, I want you to feel a desire to make this your body to give it the right fuel to come back stronger. And I wonder if you can connect to an idea that there's a difference between trying to play well and being the kind of player who makes the big plays.
And from now on, I wonder if there is an identity that begins to form an identity of being an unbreakable playmaker. If the idea of being unbreakable is willing to be accepted by your unconscious mind, let me know by nodding your head. And it's the idea of that. Unbreakable is an identity. Bones may break and bones may heal. But feeling unbreakable gives you an edge. A viking mentality.
Fearless. No matter what and who is in front. But not just fear. Strength, power, resilience. I want you to embrace the creativity of a playmaker. The person who sees the opportunity, sees the possibilities, looking for that window of opportunity in which to make something happen. Not waiting, not hesitating. And certainly not holding back. I want you to connect to that identity.
The unbreakable playmaker.
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Chapter 4: How does disassociation help in the healing process?
That reads, reacts, commits. Because the playmakers don't think about the outcomes. They trust their training. Their intuition. And their ability to know that where they focus on. increases the probability of those self-fulfilling prophecies. Believing it can happen activates the resources to make it happen.
And if that feeling ever shows up, that feeling of trepidation, anxiety, a feeling of fear, I wonder if you can recognize it differently now. No longer as fear, but as readiness. Your body preparing you to move faster, react sharper. So instead of pulling back, you lean in. Because those same hormones linked to anxiety
adrenaline and cortisol actually are the very same hormones that give you the ability to have an edge when playing. Consider adrenaline the ability to continue playing through pain, to be more alert, to think two moves ahead. And the cortisol is just alertness. Consider it a win-win if you feel relaxed, you're in the flow state.
And if you feel that surge of alertness, then you're in the alert state. And trust that your body will utilize whatever state you're in to make the most of the resources that exist in that state. I want you to imagine drifting back into that room, seeing the laptop. And now imagine the next game. Not a practice game. The next major game. A key moment. Maybe you can imagine a play unfolding.
And observe yourself without hesitation. moving instinctively, decisively. And maybe it's a big tackle, an interception. Maybe it's something where you even surprise yourself. And as you see yourself on the screen, making those plays, I want you to get a sense that You are creating in advance the very plays that will end up in your showreel. I want you to create an idea.
You're not waiting for the right opportunity. You are making the right opportunity. And I want you to see how natural that looks on that version of you not holding back. See you more intense. See you more committed. And then repeat. Almost flicking to the three, four, five, six moments in the game which are all about you. And then another moment. And then another.
Each one building your highlight reel. And just as you're watching, I want you to imagine coaches are watching. Scouts are watching. Seeing you act with impact, not hesitation. And that's what stands out. There is an invincibility, an unbreakable resilience in that version of you. In your very next game. And as you think about the season, you realize there's only a limited number of games.
And within each game, only a limited number of opportunities. And each one matters. Not in a stressful way. But in a focused way. I want you to realize that you're not here to play safe. You're here to make it count. And alongside all of this. There's a deeper sense of trust. That when you prepare fully. you can let go and play freely, doing your part and trusting the rest.
And whether you think of it in terms of faith, God, your unconscious or your intuition, you realize that something has your back and that when you fully commit, you open up the resources required to turn a thought into an action, an action into a result. But before you leave that screen, I want you to also see, see how you study, study in the classroom, see how you study after school.
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