Three Powerful Ways to Overcome Addiction Using Hypnosis
Addiction can come in many forms and can affect people in many different ways. While there’s no ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to treating addiction, there are certain tried-and-tested techniques that can be incredibly helpful in managing addictive behaviours.
With its ability to shift our subconscious minds and adjust our behaviours, hypnosis can be extremely effective in overcoming addiction. From smoking to alcohol, gambling to substance abuse, it is possible to break free of the destructive cycle of addiction.
In this article, I’m sharing three amazing hypnosis techniques that have helped many people gain control over their addictive behaviours and live happier, healthier lives.
Overcoming Addiction Using Hypnosis - Tip 1: Getting your subconscious on board
If you’re trying to fight an addiction without the support of your subconscious mind, you’ll be facing a losing battle. When I refer to ‘getting your subconscious on board’, what I mean is, shifting your inner beliefs so you can free yourself from what’s holding you back (i.e. the addictive behaviour).
In many cases of addiction, there’s actually a positive intention hiding somewhere beneath the layers of negative behaviours. For example, a gambling addict may be desperate to provide for his family - yet his behaviour is having a detrimental effect.
One hypnosis technique that can be useful in overcoming addiction is to ask the subconscious whether there’s another way we can meet the underlying positive intention. In the case of our gambling addict, for example, this might lead to finding other methods of making his family happy.
By using hypnosis to shift our behaviours by getting our subconscious mind on board, we can successfully establish new, healthier patterns and move away from the addictive behaviour.
Overcoming Addiction Using Hypnosis - Tip 2: Growing your self-confidence and self-worth
One thing I’ve discovered in my years of helping people overcome their addictions is that addiction can affect just about anyone. That person you see who appears to be confident, smart and successful may very well be struggling with an addiction.
Developing real and lasting self-confidence and self-worth is key to overcoming addiction. Once you feel truly in control of your life and see yourself for the fabulous, powerful and unstoppable person you are, you’ll have the inner confidence you need to reach your goals.
Hypnosis can be an incredibly effective tool in growing your self-confidence and self-worth in order to improve your ability to move on from addiction. For example, we might ask you to imagine a series of successful moments in your life, then contrast these with how you feel when you’re engaging in addictive behaviours - those moments when you’re hiding your habit in shame or losing control.
By vividly picturing these contrasting moments in your life, hypnosis can help you gain clarity into your behaviour and put you on a path of embracing your self-confidence and self-worth so you can live free of your addiction.
Overcoming Addiction Using Hypnosis - Tip 3: The surprising secret to moderation
One of the sticking points for people with certain types of addictions - particularly with alcohol - is the thought of having to go cold turkey or being tee-total forever. Rather than cut alcohol out altogether, many people would love to simply be able to drink less and enjoy doing so in moderation.
Well, I’ve got some good news for you! It is possible to reduce your alcohol intake and be in control of your drinking without having to cut it out completely. And a particular hypnosis technique can help you achieve exactly that.
The idea with this technique lies in delayed satisfaction - the fact that the longer you wait between drinks, the more pleasurable the experience will be when you finally have it. You might start by waiting a while between each sip of your drink - then, before long, you’ll be waiting for longer and longer periods of time between drinks, just so you can enjoy the full pleasure that comes when you finally have one.
By employing this technique, you’ll no longer rush to finish your drink and quickly move on to the next. Instead, you’ll actively want to take it slow and you may not even feel the need to finish the entire drink. In this way, you’ll reduce your alcohol intake, enjoy the experience more, and won’t find yourself constantly reaching for the next drink and the next one and the next one.