Have you ever heard someone say, "A part of me wants to travel, but another part of me can't be bothered."

Or, "It's like I have voices in my head. One says, 'eat more' and the other says 'STOP!'"?

Or, "It's like I am one person at work, and I turn into this other person at home."

Are these different parts of the mind?

In hypnosis we call these different parts with different agendas 'Ego States'.

Working with Ego States in Hypnosis is referred to as Ego State Therapy, a therapy which works with the different parts of the mind that drive us to do, feel and achieve things. This includes all things whether 'good' or 'bad', but then that's up to your "judgemental part" to decide.

At the core of whether you achieve your goals, stop smoking, eat right and exercise or make any change for the better is the motivation behind these parts. If the part that wants to stop smoking, for example, is in control, then you will. But if the part that likes smoking takes over, you will begin to smoke, or that part that likes to eat will make you eat etc. In order to change what you do, in hypnosis, the various parts of the unconscious mind with competing agendas can be convinced to work together. Then you will be able to make the changes you wish to make. For example, if the part that likes to binge eat decides in hypnosis that it won't any more, then the binge eating ceases.

So, the next time you feel pulled in different directions because of your inner mind, you might ask yourself, "Are these different ego state trying to achieve different things?"

 

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Email: jeremy@clinicalhypnotherapy.net.au