Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 7, Issue - 12, 1 June 2023 | Page 37

Hypnotherapy Strategy
Big Payoff
Worrying about how events will go is yet another pitfall of the perfectionist . The goal of excellence enables a person to worry less and thus experience less of the anxiety or stress that worrying creates . An unfortunate attitude that some perfectionists adopt is , that they “ have to be right .” They don ’ t realise that when they have to be right ( at any cost ) they make others have to be wrong . This is not a productive way to handle business or personal relationships and can create disharmony . The goal of excellence enables one to not always “ have to be right .”

Hypnotherapy Strategy

Hypnotherapy is an excellent modality to help the perfectionist replace that goal with a more realistic goal , excellence , that is achievable daily . The hypnotherapist guides the client into hypnosis ( a hyper-suggestable state of mind ), while also guiding the client to relax their body . Then it is suggested to the client that they will replace the old goal with the goal of excellence , resulting in the experience of less anxiety , frustration and disappointment . This process enables the client to experience the change must faster than merely thinking about creating a change .

Big Payoff

The really big payoff of letting go of perfectionism and adopting excellence as a life goal is that a person will become generally happier . Let ’ s remember that generally happier people who operate with peace of mind live longer , experience less stress and anxiety , and are more successful in their relationships and other endeavours .
Marc Gravelle 
 Clinical hypnotherapist
Tarzana , CA , US