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Confidence Through Self-Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming |
Written by Alan B. Densky, CH
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
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Self-Confidence is an emotional and psychological mindset which responds to a person's need for peer recognition and self-acceptance. It is among the oldest and most studied ideas in psychology. It describes a positive but also adequate perception of oneself and one's abilities. Thus, self-confident persons frequently have a better idea of the things they can do and will be more likely to succeed in their projects. They will also more readily admit and learn from their failures. On the contrary, a lack of confidence might deter you from believing what you do and decide will finally work out the way you would have liked to. It can thus hamper the buildup of decision-making aptitudes, planning and management strength all of which are basic and mandatory aptitudes in the business world of today. The pre-occupation with other people's judgment of your work may also make you become too self-critical, which is something that can distract you from tasks you would have otherwise been perfectly able to perform. Low self confidence will also affect your social life, because individuals with low self confidence tend to remain in their "comfort zone" and are scared of being rejected. This is called social phobia and presents a high level of co-morbidity with low self confidence, as well as other psychological diseases like depression. People with low self confidence fear the judgment of others and will avoid talking to new people, which can in turn lead to isolation and even less self confidence. Low self confidence is a vicious cycle that is difficult to break. On the other hand, because they are able to trust their own abilities, self-confident persons can do what they feel is appropriate and do not feel the need for the approval of their peers. They also trigger confidence: your customers, employees, boss, relatives or friends will be more likely to trust you or the things you are saying when you look self-confident. Various experiences can contribute to low self confidence. New research indicates that parenting style has a critical effect on the development of the self confidence of a child. Bodily and mental abuses in childhood are for instance the most damaging to a person's self confidence, as well as family conflicts and divorce. Overprotective parents may also be a reason for a child's social phobia and deter the independence required to develop self confidence. Successes and failures, for instance at school or in one's professional life, also play a decisive role: failing a class or losing a job are among the different experiences that will have a negative impact your self confidence. It is however, possible to overcome such experiences and gain confidence. The first step to develop self confidence is to learn to know yourself and your strengths. Acknowledging the fact that you cannot be perfect and cannot be the best in everything you do will help you gain self confidence. Accepting yourself as you are is the key to gaining self confidence. But improving self confidence also requires that you start taking risks and giving yourself credit for your achievements. This is very basic advice that will help you develop self confidence. You may also find plenty of books that will claim they can help you improve self confidence, but not all of them are reliable. A great number of people suffer from low self confidence or are only able to gain self confidence in one or a certain number of areas of their lives because they always look for other people's approval and are scared that they could fail. Several factors, like childhood traumas, can explain why some people cannot have the wholesome life a self confident person could have. Those persons also do not always know how to gain self confidence. However improving self confidence can now readily and effectively be done through hypnosis and NLP. As we have seen before low self confidence and social phobia can be caused by bad experiences or unconscious fears which may be difficult to overcome through sheer self persuasion. Confidence hypnosis and NLP on the contrary can reach the unconscious part of the mind and alter belief systems to boost self confidence. They are powerful tools that will help you face your fears and trust yourself to develop self confidence. Self Hypnosis for building self confidence has been used for several decades and has shown significant results in building self confidence. In a hypnotic state, getting to unconscious thoughts is much easier and, thanks to hypnotic suggestion, it is possible to replace your negative thought patterns with positive ones to gain self-confidence. Article Source: http://www.ArticleBlast.com |
About The Author:
Alan B. Densky is a hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. He offers hypnotherapy CD's for confidence and social phobias. His hypnosis for confidence CD's were independently reviewed in the UK. Visit his Neuro-VISION hypnosis site and watch free hypnosis videos.
Alan B. Densky is a hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. He offers hypnotherapy CD's for confidence and social phobias. His hypnosis for confidence CD's were independently reviewed in the UK. Visit his Neuro-VISION hypnosis site and watch free hypnosis videos. You are welcome to publish this article free of charge on your website, newsletter, or e-zine, provided:
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