To minimize risk of
exposure to and spread of the COVID-19 virus and COVID-19 variants, I am
continuing to suspend in-person hypnotherapy sessions with me in my office.
Meanwhile, phone, and Zoom consultations ARE and WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE!
(This blog was originally posted on April 12, 2014)
Some days
vibrate with so much energy in the environment it is literally impossible to
sit or stand still. We are enthusiastic about everything going on around us and
can’t wait to get in on the action, ourselves. In our enthusiasm, we accept
requests to take on new projects or tasks. Our mojo is so strong, we are
confident that we can—we will—accomplish
even Herculean feats, and we do just that. Indeed, as Sir Isaac Newton’s Law of
Motion states, “An object in rest tends to stay in rest and an object in motion
tends to stay in motion.” The same is true of human behavior, too. You have
probably heard or know of the expression, “Ask a busy person” to do a task.
This law applies here because someone who is already active, even frenetically
busy, can somehow always find a way to do one more thing.
And then there
are other days when it seems like
nothing can motivate or inspire us to do anything, at all. We sit at our desk
at work shuffling papers, organizing the filing cabinet, checking e-mail and
re-reading the first paragraph of the document that’s been sitting on our desk
since the morning. We take repeated treks to the break room to get another cup
of Joe, hoping that a not-so-brisk walk down the hall and more coffee just
might kick-start our energy enough to do something productive. It doesn’t.
The problem is,
when you are rewarded in some way for not doing a behavior, the subconscious
mind may create a new mental script to support this new known (source of pleasure or comfort) in your life. The reward may be
inferred, such as your boss didn’t yell at you to get back to work; or maybe
your employer just accepted your subpar-quality project without comment. If you
already follow a subconscious mental script that is programmed for you to
always do your best work, you may breathe a sigh of relief that you got away
with it today but get back to working hard tomorrow. Conversely, if you
generally have difficulty motivating yourself and did not suffer any negative
consequences not working so hard today, you may conclude that this behavior is
really okay. The more times you are able to avoid doing a task or project, or
get away with producing an inadequate product, you will reinforce this behavior
and ultimately create a new mental script that compels you to not do something. (For more information
about this process and John Kappas,
Ph.D.’s Theory of Mind, read my blog titled, Why Being Uncomfortable Feels Comfortable.
Following are
some suggestions to help you get moving when you find yourself “stuck” in
motivational inertia:
- “Chunk” it down. This Neuro-Linguistic Programming technique is very effective because it enables you to break down whatever you are working on into manageable tasks that can easily be accomplished.
- Use the Emotional Freedom Technique to break through the conscious blocks that are preventing you from settling down to or focusing on your work.
- Take a brisk walk around the block. Consistent with Newton’s Law of Motion, once you start moving your body, it is easier to keep it (and your mind) active. Ten or fifteen minutes’ of exercise is a great way to raise your energy so you can be and feel more alert when you get back to work. Not only are you likely to discover that you are better able to focus on your job but this productive time spent away from your desk has even inspired some new ideas as well as your motivation.
- Watch what you eat. When your blood-sugar level drops, you are vulnerable to experiencing physiological symptoms such as headache, nausea and weakness, as well as increased levels of anxiety and irritability. Furthermore, in his work with people who developed phobias, Dr. Kappas observed that low blood-sugar levels could trigger a phobic response and increase the person’s suggestibility. If you are already stressed out because you have a lot of work to catch up on, have a healthy snack or meal that includes some form of protein, which will help to mediate your mood. Also, avoid caffeine, which can exacerbate those symptoms and increase anxiety.
- Hypnotherapy! Hypnosis and therapeutic guided imagery are effective, natural and drug-free modalities with which to motivate you (or re-learn how it feels to be motivated to do what you want and need to get done.
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Hi, there. I am Tom Neil and I want to describe how life had been for my younger brother living with schizophrenia and how he had been permanently able to overcome this debilitating illness via a naturopathic, herbal method.
ReplyDeleteMaicon - my kid brother was twenty years old when he was brought to the emergency room by the campus police of the college from which he had been suspended several months ago. A professor had called and reported that he had walked into his classroom, accused him of taking his tuition money, and refused to leave.
Although he had much academic success as a teenager, his behavior had become increasingly odd during the past year. He quit seeing his friends and no longer seemed to care about his appearance or social pursuits. He began wearing the same clothes each day and seldom bathed. He lived with several family members but rarely spoke to any of them. When he did talk to them, he said he had found clues that his college was just a front for an organized crime operation. He had been suspended from college because of missing many classes. My sister said that she had often seen him mumbling quietly to himself and at times he seemed to be talking to people who were not there. He would emerge from my room and ask my family to be quiet even when they were not making any noise.
My father and sister told the staff that Maicon's great-grandmother had had a serious illness and had lived for 30 years in a state hospital, which they believed was a mental hospital. Our mother left the family when Maicon was very young. She has been out of touch with us, and they thought she might have been treated for mental health problems.
Maicon agreed to sign himself into the psychiatric unit for treatment. The whole family except I had agreed to have Maicon transferred to a mental asylum. I knew inwardly there was still some plausible means by which my kid brother could overcome this condition. I knew botanical means of treatment will be more favorable than any other type of treatment, and as such, I had taken a keen interest in the research of naturopathic alternative measures suitable for the treatment of schizophrenia. I had pleaded for some little patience from the family in the delay of the transfer, I was looking forward to proving a point to the entire family, of a positive botanical remedy for this condition.
It was during my ceaseless search on the internet I had been fortunate enough to come across Dr. Utu Herbal Cure: an African herbalist and witch doctor whose professional works had majored on the eradication of certain viral conditions, especially schizophrenia, ( improving the memory capacity positively), via a traditional, naturopathic process and distinguished diet plan. It was by the administration of this herbal specialist that my brother had been able to improve his condition for better.
Before the naturopathic remedy - Maicon's story had reflected a common case, in which a high-functioning young adult goes through a major decline in day-to-day skills. Although family and friends may feel this is a loss of the person they knew, the illness can be treated and a good outcome is possible.
My brother Maicon is just like many other patients out there suffering from this disease. Although he was able to overcome this condition via a naturopathic herbal remedy administered by this African herbal physician and saved completely thus, rekindling the lost joy which had been experienced by the family members.
I wish to use this opportunity to reach across to anyone who may happen to be diagnosed with this disastrous condition to spread the hope of an everlasting herbal remedy that is capable of imposing a permanent end to this disease.
For more information concerning this naturopathic herbal remedy, feel free to contact this African herbal practitioner via email:
drutuherbalcure@gmail.com