Solution Focused Therapy (Self-Hypnosis) Author Cathal O’Briain

When conflict has its origin in the subconscious, the solution can be most likely found there too. Solution-focused therapy includes a number of techniques and interventions, all of which are implemented in order to bring about a complete lasting solution. It encourages you to put into effect what is already working and the aim is to utilize solutions that bring about positive life changes rather than dwelling on problems the mind has already exhausted. The solution must be desired and imagined first. By working out a personalized plan of therapy to be practiced on a daily basis, a foundation can be laid for a new behavioural program to develop through imagination.

Solution-focused therapy makes full use of the existing skills and resources already within you. However, a shift in thinking is required, especially for the person who is problem-focused by nature. You must ask the question, “What changes do I want and how soon do I want them?” If your wish is to have greater self-confidence, your subconscious must become aware of this intention and the time frame in which you will achieve it. Set about incorporating the ideas and techniques you learn in this book, so that after a short time they become second nature to you. The mind adapts quickly providing there is willingness to change and this process is speeded up where there is a belief in your own skills and self-hypnotic capabilities. Throughout the day special attention must always be given to the breath, suggestion, and imagination.

The notion of one step forward and two steps back is a misconception of how reality actually unfolds. If you encounter a setback on the road to good health, consider it a call to action and revert back to self-hypnosis and solution-focused self-therapy. Setbacks are to be viewed as learning experiences from which you gain better insight into yourself. When the subconscious has learnt that it can recover from a setback, you are then in a much better position to face whatever life may throw you, knowing that you will always recover. A relaxed mind is better able to find solutions. When the mind learns to be still, creativity and positive emotional response to imagination is heightened. Now your focus is on desired objects, and that is what attracts them to you. But in order to be in tune with your emotions and capabilities, you must remind yourself daily not to become complacent about doing such basic things as maintaining a good self-image.