Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 5, Special Issue, 15 June 2021 | Page 19

awareness , allowing you the opportunity to choose your desired response to that feeling . Once you understand the true meaning of those signals ( keep reading for that info ), you take action automatically . Your time is now .
2 The Drool ( or any automatic action )
 Those dogs drooled ( took action ) because of their association between the bell ( stimulus ) and the food ( reward ). This is where hypnotic suggestions and written affirmations come into play , because you ' d better believe that in the past you ' ve had some associations with that old feeling that weren ' t doing you much good ! That ' s about to change .
 You see , your mind doesn ' t do anything unless it believes you ' ll benefit from it . So let ' s check out the benefits of that feeling , and how suggestions and affirmations transform that old dread & fear into your desired outcome .
 The first one is easy : If it isn ' t important to you , do you care whether or not you take action on it ? No ! So that feeling is the very thing that lets you know that something ' s important .
 Suggestion / Affirmation : " Every time I feel that old feeling , I ' m doing something truly important ."
 The second one is easier : Studies show that humans feel that feeling most powerfully when you are on the verge of a breakthrough . If you were truly afraid , they theorize , you wouldn ' t let yourself even think about actually doing something great .
 Suggestion / Affirmation : " Every time I feel that old feeling , I ' m ready for a breakthrough ."
 The third one is easiest : That feeling reminds you that when you learn a response , you ' re very good at doing it ( for example , you weren ' t born procrastinating , you learned to do it . . . and rather well , it seems ).
 Suggestion / Affirmation : " Every time I feel that old feeling , I ' m reminded that when I learn to do something I do it very well ."
 So you recognize now that old feeling is your trigger , your bell . And your new associations are important actions , profound breakthroughs , and positive affirmations . Without reinforcement , however , these incredibly powerful new learnings fade over time . Again , hypnosis can help . Keep reading , and know that your time is now .