Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume 7, Special Annual Issue, 15 June 2023 | Page 133

Go back to a time where you felt fully joyful . It may have been with a new love , a time with a child , or a satisfied feeling of accomplishment .
Re-live the situation . Imagine as many details as you can . Notice the sights , sounds , smells and textures . Take as much time to stay with this picture as you can . Notice the feelings of joy that you associate with this time . Let these feelings get as big as they want to . Notice how you feel . Stay with that feeling as long as you like . When you are ready , come back to the present .
Now we are gong to do the opposite . We are going to find a time of extreme distress . A time when we were extremely jealous , cheated or hurt by someone we love . Now ! same
out of habits that served you earlier in life but don ' t serve your trading career ? How is your joy of life and the state of your relationships ?
If necessary , you can pick yourself up off of the floor as most of us did , and start building better legs . Joy
Background
As children , few of us were rewarded and loved for our joyful nature . For many , this joy can be reclaimed .
Purpose
To give us the power to create stories that is the foundation for our feelings .
Homework
Please read these instructions until you become familiar with the exercise . Then put this paper aside , and experience your journey . What you are gong to do ?
Go back to a time where you felt fully joyful . It may have been with a new love , a time with a child , or a satisfied feeling of accomplishment .
Re-live the situation . Imagine as many details as you can . Notice the sights , sounds , smells and textures . Take as much time to stay with this picture as you can . Notice the feelings of joy that you associate with this time . Let these feelings get as big as they want to . Notice how you feel . Stay with that feeling as long as you like . When you are ready , come back to the present .
Now we are gong to do the opposite . We are going to find a time of extreme distress . A time when we were extremely jealous , cheated or hurt by someone we love . Now ! same