A Conspiracy in Your Own Mind

Before I begin explaining my thoughts about the contrary voices in our minds that can lead to utter confusion, let me first be clear about the difference between Multiple Personality Disorder (DID) and a normal mind with many past emotional imprints, interfering with present thoughts. 

Multiple Personality Disorder: Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD), is a mental disorder characterized by the maintenance of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. The disorder is accompanied by memory gaps beyond what would be explained by ordinary forgetfulness.

A Conspiracy in Your Own Mind

A normal mind that has not been diagnosed with a dissociative disorder is likely to have negative thinking that impedes and impacts its ability to move forward positively every day. I call this part of the mind—tattooed with past experiences and PTSD moments—the Monkey Mind.  

My Experience with A Conspiracy in Your Own Mind

I have had many narcissistic people in my life imprinting on my brain for the long term. I could stop there and most of you would understand where I’m going with this. But, for the rest of you: As a result of this negative imprinting, I have had many experiences when there were at least two contrary feelings and internal dialogues stopping me from moving forward with a decision, a relationship, or any real business challenge.

IFS or Internal Family Systems has a great theory about this normal patterning of old thoughts. The psychological theory shows (I’m paraphrasing) that through hypnosis, we can distinguish the voices in our heads, give them names, decide if they are characters in our minds that we have constructed to protect us, encourage us, or simply parrot something terrible that has been said about us. 

The point, however, is that you get in touch with these voices in your mind and question them. You may realize that one or more of the characters need to be released from your daily thinking and dismiss them formally from your family. You may realize that an internal voice that is contradicting all of your great ideas and positive energy is pure subterfuge and pushing you away from your goals. 

The greatest part of this theory, my favorite, is that you have internal family meetings with the cast of characters that support and distort your thinking. Even if you don’t believe in the theory, this places you back where you belong in your mind—at the helm of decision making. 

With hypnosis and way better boundaries, you’ll be more compassionate, loving toward these characters who have supported you, in good and bad ways, your entire life.   

Personally, one of my special internal characters is called Bobby. Bobby represents the young boy who would hide in the closet from his narcissistic and angry father. I had to rescue this character and teach it that I would support its ideas, because ultimately I didn’t let him grow up at all. Instead, I still listened to the voices that never gave him any feeling of security or hope. I kept Bobby safe, but I never let him grow up or honor his terrified feelings. In IFS therapy, I was able to help little Bobby out of the closet and rescue him from his terrors. 

As a result, I was able to sleep better, had more confidence. Now I am able to listen to this inner child’s voice of reason as I forge forward into unlimited good with all the power of the One Infinite Love. 

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The purpose of this blog is to realize that the stories in the brain are impulses from Spirit to help us heal, if we are willing to take the time to understand our own pain. Most of us want to avoid it. But, if you are tired of reliving your stories over and over again, try learning to become the observer of your mind. Restore and Renew Your Mind. Change the Conspiracy in Your Own Mind.

 GIVE IT A TRY.

With 31 years of experience and a new, great office in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Hypnosis on Las Olas creates a clear path to health and prosperity for many people in South Florida. I will help put you on the road to peace of mind and keep you there, so that you may rewrite your prosperous story daily and learn the True Meaning of Healing: “Your New Story, Your New Life.”

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