Good habits? Bad Habits?

Habits, we all have them good or bad. But how are they created?

A habit is created when we do something enough times consciously that it becomes embedded into our unconscious mind and we become unaware of the behaviour. Research shows that on average an action is transformed into a habit after it is performed 21 times.

How many times have you wanted a cup of tea and found yourself in the kitchen flicking the kettle switch? That’s an ingrained habit.

So how can we change a bad habit? The best and most powerful way is to use Hypnosis as I can bypass the conscious protection mechanism of your habit to create a different behaviour or you can try this exercise?

Firstly become aware of what other role this habit can be replaced with that is positive for you, e.g. if you were biting your nails, you may wish to chew gum, or if you were drinking too many sugary drinks you could drink water.

Once you have a replacement, more appropriate behaviour, the first thing is to notice the process that happens and relax. So if you were biting your nails, notice what you were thinking and feeling inside and be specific! Take a couple of nice breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth, relax your posture. Were there pictures, were you saying something to yourself, where was the feeling, in your stomach, chest, head shoulders, what did it feel like, tight, heavy, warm, cold?

Once you have the awareness of the process you will be able, not only to stop it more quickly but have a greater awareness of your unconscious impulses. It’s like a train, if you try to stop it after it has moved a few yards it’s easier to stop, but once it builds up speed, it becomes almost impossible to stop.

So each time you notice this habit a little sooner you begin to build greater and greater control over it, until you have created a new positive habit after repeating the new behaviour 21 times.

I recognise there are those of you that have their reasons for not having the patience to do this, so if you want me to help stop your train, call me now on 024 7667 5520.