FEAR (CONTINUED)
This was not the first time Megan felt nervous and frightened. In fact, she had felt this way most of her life.
In Megan's situation, these patterns went back into childhood when her father had some serious health problems. She remembered he stayed in a bed in the middle of the living room. Doctors would come and go. Her mother would cry. Megan recalled feeling really scared, since she didn't know what to do or what would happen. She was afraid he was going to die. Megan's initial subconscious link went like this: "Dad might die and I feel scared. I don't know what to expect."
This was the first occurrence of her fear. This pattern got triggered and repeated and was reinforced each time she felt this way. From the moment she'd awaken to the brink of sleep, the impression of her ailing father along with her fears were with her. Sometimes she'd even have nightmares about it. The daily occurrence of these events made a deep subconscious impression since they were continuous for four months. It felt like an eternity. Fortunately, Megan's father recovered and life went on.
Many years later, Megan's father had some heart problems, and on several occasions Megan had to be the one to rush him to the emergency room. Each time she witnessed her father's own panicked state, she experienced a fear of death, for her ailing father. Each of these experiences served to reinforce her earlier ones.
Megan's father died of a heart attack at the age of sixty-three. After her father's passing, the build-up of fear inside of Megan grew even stronger. She knew she had a fear about death but considered this to be how most people felt. Eventually, Megan experienced her first panic attack, which happened to take place on an airplane.
Her subconscious link was: "I don't know what to expect therefore, I feel scared. (sitting on plane)...I feel scared. Someone else might die." (like dad)
Flying and feeling panicked became a new association, a way for the suppressed anxiety energy to find release. As these memories were reviewed, Megan learned to control the fear chemicals created in her own body. She went to her family reunion and stayed calm while flying.
With these examples you can see these kinds of associations occur naturally through the neural network our body based on our experiences. This automatic part of learning determines what we believe to be true and how we then perceive and respond to life. When we explore these subconscious interpretations they can be understood and changed. New associations release different chemicals into the body which creates new feelings and new behaviors. Rather than relying on medications to mask the fearful feelings, hypnotherapy deals with the cause behind the problem often creating results that are life affirming and permanent.
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