Hygeia - Hypnotherapy Esteem, Self-worth and Confidence

Enhancing Esteem, Self-worth and Confidence

Hypnotherapy can enhancement of feelings of esteem, self-worth and confidence and has been found to be a powerful tool in working with a great diversity of clients and problems such as: depression, low self-esteem, over emotionality, substance abuse, posttraumatic stress disorder and victimization; clients with developmental deficits, anxiety and phobic disorders, grief reactions, coping with chronic illness; athletes, business executives, students, children, and clients with eating and habit disorders.

Hypnotherapy offers an abundance of other options for enhancing self-esteem and self-worth:

Exploration and working through of the roots of self-image problems at the subconscious level;

Obtaining subconscious commitments from the client; Positively-focused age regression to successful and happy life experiences;

Age progression and mental rehearsal; hypnotic conditioning techniques (e.g., the clenched fist technique);

Symbolic imagery techniques;

Methods for altering imprinted ideas (Cellular Release Therapy);

Procedures to allow the client to experience the power of his/her own mind and inner potentials;

Hypnotic reinforcement and facilitation through posthypnotic suggestions of positive internal dialogue and self-talk.

The use of hypnotic ego-strengthening suggestions to increase the client's confidence and belief in him or herself, to enhance coping abilities, to minimize anxiety and worrying, to reinforce self-reliance and a positive self-image. Teaching the client to have the expectation and confidence of being able to cope successfully with various situations. Individuals with high self-worth perceive themselves as being in control. Creating personalized self-hypnosis tapes to provide regular reinforcement of suggestions. Learning self-hypnosis as a self-management skill for coping with anxiety, anger or other emotions.

Pause for a moment to reflect on your own self-esteem,
as a child and as an adult.
Over the years have you had your ups and downs.
What were the causes?

LOW SELF-ESTEEM COMES FROM...

	rejection
	conditional love or no love at all
	lack of attention, being ignored, neglect
	not being taken seriously; not being listened to
	disrespect
	emotional abuse, e.g., put-downs, name-calling, ridicule, sarcasm, blaming, humiliation, criticism, threats
	needs not being met
	prejudice comparison, perfectionism, always looking for what's wrong
	focusing on externals (appearances, behavior, performance)
	expectations that are too high or too low
	resentment
	physical and sexual abuse/exploitation

On the other hand, HIGH SELF-ESTEEM COMES FROM...

	acceptance, respect, love attention/being taken seriously and listened a feeling of connectedness/belonging/bonding
	honesty (with tact and sensitivity)
	having needs taken seriously and met honoring uniqueness
	authentic expression of feelings
	encouragement, support, appreciation, believing in . safety/security
	high and reasonable expectations
	authentic expression of feelings
	a sense of personal power/having choices
	being responsible; competence
	affectionate and appropriate touch
	forgiveness/allowing and learning from mistakes
	having meaning in life, a sense of purpose
	laughter and play.

As children observe and experience the positive influences in their lives, they conclude: "I'm . okay." "Mom/dad/the teacher thinks I'm important. I must matter." "I'm worthwhile." "I'm loved." And their self-esteem soars.

If you stop doing those things that lower self-esteem and do more and more of the things that raise self-esteem, you will notice marked improvements in your life.

Hypnotherapy can be use for many other things,

the possibilities are unlimited.