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Summary of Transcript:
In this YouTube video, Dr. David Spiegel discusses hypnosis and its relationship to therapy. Hypnosis is a state of highly focused attention that many people have and underutilize. It is not a therapy but a style of concentration that can help with treatment. Ibrain Hypnosis can help with pain and stress management, allowing people to take on different perspectives and approach problems in new ways. It can also be used to relive traumatic events and restructure them from a unique point of view. In a hypnotic state, three things happen: activity in the anterior cingulate cortex is turned down, the default mode network is deactivated, and there is more excellent communication between different brain parts.
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Summary of Description:
The article discusses the release of Lisa’s new book “Radical Confidence,” which provides readers with 10 no-BS life lessons to become the hero of their own life and take massive action to achieve their potential. The article also mentions a free workshop available for those lacking motivation or unsure how to achieve their goals. Dr. David Spiegel, a hypnotherapy specialist, discusses the benefits of self-hypnosis as a drug-free and effective means of gaining control and increasing focus. The article includes quotes from Dr. David Spiegel and links to his website and Twitter account. It ends with a discussion of Tom’s experience with hypnosis.
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Radical Confidence: The Book to Help You Achieve Your Potential
Lisa is a talented author and has recently published her new book, Radical Confidence. The book offers readers the opportunity to gain ten life lessons that will help them become the hero of their own lives. It is aimed at those who feel they lack motivation or are unsure how to achieve their goals. When it comes to global crises and stress, this book offers a solution.
Are you interested in tapping into the authors’ perspective? Visit https://www.radicalconfidence.com to make your preorder and receive the accompanying bonuses.
Unblocking Mental Obstacles with Cognitive Restructuring through Hypnotherapy
Stress is a part of life and is triggered when one’s internal resources are insufficient to cope. Dr. David Spiegel specializes in hypnotherapy and cognitive flexibility to enable better problem-solving to improve focus and mental control. The doctor joins Tom in exploring cognitive restructuring through hypnotherapy to unblock mental obstacles that cause stress.
In the podcast, Dr. David Spiegel covers different topics related to hypnotherapy. These include hypnosis, the hypnotized brain, physical control in hypnosis, and how hypnosis can help people. He emphasizes that hypnotherapy is not about losing control but instead gaining control.
To maximize results, being open, accepting, and then concentrating intently is a good learning strategy. Once in the hypnotic state, the body becomes highly focused, and the executive control network enhances. The result is a mental environment that helps ease stress and anxiety.
Toward the show’s end, Tom gets hypnotized, and his experience highlights how therapeutic it can be. David shares that emotional support helps with stress coping, and hypnotherapy is as powerful as medication.
Overall, hypnotherapy is an innovative way to help people gain control over their thoughts and ease the stress that inhibits progress.
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Source Description
My amazing and talented wife Lisa is releasing her new book Radical Confidence, which you can preorder – and get the bonuses she’s created for you – at https://www.radicalconfidence.com. When you read this book, Lisa will teach you 10 No-BS Life Lessons to become the hero of your own life and take MASSIVE bold action to achieve your potential!
Do you feel you lack motivation or are unsure how to achieve your goals? Then head on over to https://unstuck.impacttheory.com. There you can register and get access to a free workshop.
When you consider the amount of stress and global crises, there’s no wonder why people are stressed, overly anxious, and struggling with confidence. Whether you experience physical or mental and emotional pain, you’re looking for relief and a way to find peace and mental equilibrium while crushing your goals in life.
Self-hypnosis is a drug-free, highly effective “style of concentration, not a therapy,” says Dr. David Spiegel. It’s about cognitive flexibility that allows you to solve problems in a way that helps you gain control and maximize your focus and concentration. Dr. Spiegel is the Director of the Center on Stress and Health and specializes in hypnotherapy. He’s joining Tom and discussing cognitive restructuring through the lens of hypnotherapy.
Still not sure about hypnosis? Witness Tom get hypnotized and describe his experience.
“If you can measure it, it’s science; everything else is poetry.”
-Dr. David Spiegel
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 | Introduction Dr. David Spiegel
1:03 | What is Hypnosis?
6:50 | The Hypnotized Brain
11:32 | Physical Control in Hypnosis
18:44 | How the Hypnotic State Works
23:06 | Narrow Your Focus
27:33 | How Hypnosis Helps You
39:30 | Are You Hypnotizable?
51:00 | Tom Gets Hypnotized
QUOTES:
“People make a big mistake about hypnosis because they think it’s about losing control. It’s a powerful means to gain control.” [3:00]
“You’re worrying less about what else you might be thinking about, and you’re allowing your executive control network to more strongly connect with your body. So, it’s a state of highly focused attention…” [8:11]
“You may not be able to control what’s making you anxious, but you can control how your body’s feeling; you can control how your body is reacting to the stressor.” [18:11]
“We don’t see medication as necessarily being bad in the same way that we have with hypnosis […], but it’s still around because there’s something powerful and helpful about it.” [22:51]
“Being open and accepting [and] concentrating very intently is a good learning strategy.” [26:44]
“Providing intense emotional support can help people help their bodies cope with even a severe illness.” [50:51]
Follow Dr. David Spiegel:
Website: https://www.reveri.com/hypnosis
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dspiegeldavid
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