Patterns of behaviour
Practice makes permanent
So many of our thought patterns and behaviours are driven by subconscious programming.
The more we repeat the thought pattern or behaviour, the deeper ingrained it becomes and the harder it becomes to break the resulting habit or addiction.
People can develop habits and addictions to all kinds of things.
Often when we think about habits and addictions, we think of being dependent on alcohol, smoking, gambling or drugs.
However, there are so many other things that we can form habits and addictions to, such as; nail biting, skin picking, food, hair pulling, overspending, overworking, people pleasing, procrastination, self-criticism, gaming, social media, and so much more.
All of these can cause stress and embarrassment and can have a harmful impact on your day-to-day life, including your health, well-being, relationships, and work. You may find that your judgement becomes impaired and you find it hard to make healthy decisions.
Have I got a habit or an addiction?
A habit is a repetitive pattern of behaviour that starts with a trigger, which then kicks off a behaviour pattern, which results in a rewarding feeling. An example could be that when you get home from work (trigger), you pour yourself a drink (pattern), and the drink helps you to relax (reward). It quickly becomes the only way that you relax after work. The good news is that habits can be easily changed by awareness and rewiring your subconscious and conscious thoughts and behaviour patterns.
An addiction goes further than a habit. It rewires the brain’s reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry, causing compulsive behaviour despite negative consequences. To break an addiction, it requires a deeper level of help and life-long support to keep on top of cravings and triggers.
Use hypnotherapy and coaching to help you break your unwanted habits and addictions and create new helpful habits and behaviours.
- Access your subconscious mind to identify the root cause/s of your habit/addiction and develop a customised plan to help you overcome it.
- Work with your subconscious to change the way you feel and behave when experiencing the trigger for your habit/addiction.
- Reprogram your thoughts and behaviours to help you break free from the cycle of your habit/addiction.
- Create new strategies and routines to help support you, set accountability, and build self-trust.
- Learn practical steps to ensure these new strategies and routines can be applied to your day-to-day life and be helpful as ongoing support after our time together has finished.
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