When booking a holiday, there is so much planning and attention to detail about the experience we want to have, where we want to stay, what the journey is going to look like, what we will take with us. Something that is very common when clients start their therapeutic journey is how unclear they may feel about what they would like to experience and maybe where they envisage themselves ending up, including what they want to feel.
It may feel enough to bring focus to just not wanting to feel uncomfortable feelings anymore, however, interestingly the subconscious mind responds much better to what we want rather than what we don't want any longer. For example, rather than saying "I don't want to feel anxious any longer", it is more powerful to state clearly what we do want; "I want to feel confident and empowered". What can be interesting is a lot of clients haven't usually thought about this in depth. Maybe they know what they would like as a generic end result ie to feel happier, more relaxed but what changes to their lifestyle and how they can start to see the benefits remain often neglected. Assigning clear direction to the desired effect is so helpful for the brain to build new neural pathways to lead there. Creating definition is important.
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