Within our mind we contain a personality. This personality is composed of all the belief models that we use in our life to go from point A to point Z. Our belief models are made up of reference experiences that progress from an opinion, to a full fledged conviction. We build this belief model by: Action, Belief and Consequences. An action occurs, we categorize it in accordance with our belief boiler plate system of categorization. In accordance with all our other reference experiences. And then we take appropriate action. Or at least, what we feel is appropriate action. Which could be an emotional response. And the cycle starts all over again.

The crises occurs when something happens to us that is outside our boiler plate belief system. IAW, it doesn't fit the pattern of what we normally accept as part of our reference experiences. This more often than not, leaves us feeling dumbfounded and vulnerable. If we're not able to adapt fast enough, it promotes a fight or flight response. Worse yet, if we can't fight or fly away, we're left feeling suicidal.

Fine speech! Now what you ask?

By becoming aware of this mechanism within ourselves, we empower ourselves. We start recognizing that we don't have to follow the same boiler plate belief model. We can expand beyond it. In fact, we need to expand beyond it to avoid boredom and frustration.

In photography, the professors tells us to "Break our eye!" That is to say, change how you look at things! See it in a way that you've never seen it before. We can take this method to the nth degree and use this with all of our senses.
The input we receive from our senses determines how we model the world around us. Each person has their own unique way of modeling their world using a boiler plate belief system. We can even take the challenge to our belief system and perspective by crossing the senses in a synaesthesia. Which means: A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.

Why do all this when everything seems to be working fine?

In Hypnotherapy, we call this hanging onto Homeostasis! This means hanging onto your comfort zone. Even if that comfort zone is painful and full of lack and frustration.
Are you truly happy? Are you in the best health you could be? Are you getting the wealth you'd like to have? Are you with the person you'd like to be with for the rest of your life here? Are you the person you'd like to be friends with?

You have the power to change for the fantastic. Using self-hypnosis as well as hetro-hypnosis (hypnosis induced by another), you can be the person you want to be!

Across whatever distance, I send my love!

:D

Mike
M.CMHt, M.NLPt, M.HWAt, C.EFTt