Living in the past causes negative thoughts that not only affect your mind but also your health. They can lead to stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, obesity, and anorexia. You feel tired all the time and you are not able to stay productive at work and enjoy all those little happy things life offers you.
If you are struggling with letting go of past pain or regret, you can feel trapped by the situation(s) and unable to move forward in you life. Feeling unable to let go of the past can lead to clinical depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), or even suicide. It has been shown that traumatic experiences are associated with both behavioral health and chronic physical health conditions, especially those traumatic events that occur during childhood. Substance use, mental health conditions, and other risky behaviors have been linked with traumatic experiences.
Focusing on the past and putting yourself down for ruminating might reinforce negative thinking and increase your distress. You may not be able to change what happened in your past, but you can create new experiences from this second on. Going over what you did or didn’t do right, or reliving an experience that happened to you, won’t change anything.
Your past does not define your future, but it certainly helps shape it, whether consciously or subconsciously. This is because we often get hung up on the things that didn’t come to fruition, happened precisely as intended, or missed opportunities.
It has been found that when emotional pain prevents you from healing from a situation, it’s a sign that you aren’t moving forward in a growth-oriented way. One of the best ways to heal from hurts is to learn lessons from the situation and use those to focus on growth and forward momentum.
You can change your life at any age, but it rarely happens overnight. With some planning and self-awareness, you absolutely can make significant changes. There’s no limit to how much you can grow, learn, and become a better person.
Does this sound like you…
- Do you live in the past because you do not want to deal with the present, or maybe you have a fear of what may come in the future.
- Do you live in the past because you are finding it too difficult to acknowledge and accept your past, which means you keep reliving it day-after-day, believing you do not deserve better.
- Are you holding onto your well-established routines, familiar places, and the daily mask you choose to wear, because it seems easier that way.
- Are you afraid to grow, live in your truth and speak of who you truly are deep down at your core, in fear of what others might say, so choose to live in the comfort zones / pretend life you have made for yourself and just do not want things to change.
Hypnotherapy is particularly useful in helping survivors restructure their actual memories of abuse to give them a greater sense of control, and in addressing painful feelings such as self-blame. Hypnosis is most powerful when focused on creating positive changes to thoughts, feelings, and behaviors for the future. Hypnotherapy induces a state of deep relaxation, which may be useful for healing you from trauma. Trauma is a universal human experience. A traumatic event may involve anything from interpersonal abuse to a natural disaster to the sudden death of a loved one. By tapping into the subconscious mind hypnotherapy can aid you in accessing and processing your traumatic experiences. This can lead to improved mental health, better emotional regulation, and a renewed sense of inner peace. Hypnotherapy can “refile,” so to speak, the traumatic memory safely, thus helping reduce your PTSD symptoms.
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Past life regression is a therapeutic technique for accessing and re-experiencing your past lives or incarnations. Based on the theory that your reactions and the way you respond to problems are based on the past. Past life regression is a holistic therapy that works with you as a whole – not only the body and mind but your emotions and spirit, too.
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If you would like to learn more about Hypnotherapy, Past Life Regression, or any of the other modalities I offer, please do not hesitate to contact me for an informal, fully confidential discussion.
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