Those Uncomfortable Emotions

When you were little, you may have been told that nice girls don’t show anger, or real boys don’t cry or act afraid. And so you learned to suppress certain feelings because they were “unacceptable.” You probably learned to suppress other emotions—guilt, loneliness,  inadequacy—because they didn’t feel good.

Now, you may suppress emotions so well that you aren’t even aware of having them. And that can lead to depression...which is really suppression of your feelings. Or, one or more of these uncomfortable feelings may be “in your face,” screaming for resolution.

Uncomfortable emotions aren’t bad. They originate in your subconscious mind for a reason: to motivate you to fulfill a need or desire.  Behind every emotion is a perception, or belief.  For example, anger arises from the perception of unfairness—either against you or those you care about. If the American colonists hadn’t been incensed by taxation without representation in the 1770s, the United States might still be under the British crown. Their anger was a call to action.

But what if the perception triggering your anger or fear or guilt (a major unrecognized emotional issue) or any other uncomfortable feeling is buried in your past?  It’s far too late to take any action to fulfill that need or desire. Now, that old, useless anger is only hurting you—physically, mentally and emotionally...or that blanket of guilt is robbing you of joy...or those feelings of inadequacy are preventing you from making your unique contribution to society.  All of these uncomfortable feelings produce stress that ultimately can lead to a myriad of physical dis-eases.

Stress is a strong message that you need to manage your time and your life better. But what if that stress is being fed by old fears or feelings of inadequacy or anger or...? Did you know that fear...or the feeling of insecurity in its lighter version...underlies all uncomfortable feelings?  It prompts you to take some action to feel safe or secure. But what if the threat has long since passed, and your actions are now compulsive or obsessive?  Or, what if old traumas now manifest as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

It’s time to shift your old perception and quiet the harmful feelings it generates.  Hypnotherapy works directly with the subconscious mind—the generator of all emotions and the vault where the perceptions that generate those uncomfortable emotions is stored.

I use a combination of techniques to help you locate the root cause of the emotions and the beliefs behind them that no longer serve you. We move through any unpleasant events quickly and gently as you rewrite your perception and release the uncomfortable emotions FOR GOOD.  

Remember, there are as many ways of perceiving your earlier experiences as there are people on Earth. That’s why your view of your childhood may be very different from that of your siblings. You committed to your view of yourself and of life way back when you didn’t realize you had options.  I guide you back to the time before you committed to that limited view so you can shift to a wiser, more supportive view of your choosing.

Note: If you are in treatment for an emotional issue, I require a referral from your doctor or therapist to give her/him an opportunity to provide any input deemed helpful or necessary.

How many sessions? One session is usually enough to remove a simple phobia. Other issues may take longer...two to four sessions.