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Imposter Syndrone
By Gillian Dalgliesh
I was watching a nature programme recently. It featured big cats – tigers, lions etc. I was watching a tiger as it walked. These big cats are unapologetic about their power. They’re enchanting because they put their full force into each and every step. These powerful beings are totally aligned with their present, their presence, their power, their purpose and their capacities. It gives them focus, peace and the confidence of success. They’re beautiful and what joy to witness!
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Wouldn’t it be AMAZING if we could all incorporate this into our daily lives for ourselves????
Unfortunately, many of us can’t actually align with this feeling and we doubt our abilities and feel like a fraud. It’s labelled Imposter Syndrome. Paradoxically, it disproportionately often affects high-achieving people, who find it difficult to accept their accomplishments. (Especially women). Many of us question whether we’re deserving of accolades.
From a hypnotherapist’s point of view, this is known as “Cognitive Dissonance” – the mental discomfort from holding 2 opposing points of view which results in conflicting beliefs, attitudes & behaviours: At a conscious level you know, from experience, that you are competent, able and have a history of success, however there are dissonant beliefs and cognitions at a sub-conscious level which override all of that and they cause you to experience self doubt, overthinking and discomfort.
Hypnotherapy can help you to shift those unnecessary, unhealthy & redundant beliefs, quickly & safely in order to align you with your own peace, belief and power. If you would like to have a free Discovery Call to find out more, then please call me. I’d be delighted to hear from you and to have a chat. See my ad for contact details.
By the way, Affirmations are a powerful way to reprogramme our minds – either positively or negatively. We often adversely programme ourselves simply by the words we keep repeating to ourselves. For example in regards to Imposter Syndrome: “I’m not good enough”, “I’m going to be found out!” “I’m scared!” “I feel panicky!”. If we repeat these words often enough we identify with them, even though they’re the OPPOSITE of what we rationally want to feel.
I’ve created a list of ’30 Daily Positive Affirmations’ to build our wellbeing. If you’d like your free copy, then hop onto my website to download it.
Are you struggling to deal with issues in your life?
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Phobias? Alcohol? Confidence? If so, then hypnotherapy may be the solution.
