This episode is about turning a compulsion into a revulsion. Its theme draws an analogy to show how the drug cocaine is parasitic: how it exploits the host to take much more than it gives, thereby taking control. The challenge is, how to dispense with a parasite that has taken hold? Adam Cox helps to show the way ..
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If you've started losing weight but are now finding that all that eating control and exercise is not generating as much of a result as you'd expect, this episode will provide some help and reassurance to move off that plateau. It uses the metaphor of a travelator moving the wrong way, as if to make you mark time but not progress, and Adam Cox helps you to look forward to re-establishing that momentum of weight loss that you've started.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
For those for whom the urge to smoke is not just a habit or addiction but to some extent driven by emotions — anger, boredom, excitement — this episode could provide a welcome release. It's always good to find ways to reduce smoking, but this could be a different approach to help you on that journey.
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Adam Cox draws a link back to the Paleolithic period, going back 15,000 — 20,000 years when humans had to be hunter-gatherers in order to eat. There was then lots of movement and lots of gaps between eating, in contrast with today's snacking society. Building a mix of hypnosis with weight loss strategy can be an effective way of controlling excess body fat.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
Here's an intriguing episode — following the medical resolution of a client's serious brain aneurism, Adam Cox seeks to help someone experiencing recurrent side effects of spells of dizziness: albeit very temporary in contrast to their original problem. He seeks to reframe these experiences by positioning them as cheeky rascals, more playful than destructive, in order to limit their ability to disrupt life going forward.
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This episode is all about love, intimacy and connection, and lifting them to new levels in order to reverse the drifting that can occur with familarity. Reaching back into those early memories and refreshing them can help you find that same harmony and passion going forward.
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Last week we tackled emotional drinking; this week it's the turn of emotional eating. This is when you're not hungry or in need of nutrition, but you're just coping with stress or anxiety by constantly nibbling away at certain foods which 'make you feel safe'. However these are often processed foods which are anything but safe in the long run. The episode seeks to help with a 'reframe' in order to give up mindless snacking.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
This episode is not about social or celebratory drinking, but it's focused on those times when you just drink on autopilot (for example, while watching television) or to calm your nerves at times of emotional stress ('dutch courage'). Adam Cox estimates that these types of mindless drinking could account for 70-80% of alcohol intake, and that they form the foundation of an addictive loop. So it's useful for those who, while they don't want to become teetotal, would rather prefer to keep their alcohol drinking for enjoyable occasions.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
This is an episode created for someone feeling out of their comfort zone after ending a long-term relationship: a situation where anxiety, fear and trepidation are commonplace. It tracks back (regresses) to very different memories as a young adult: oozing with confidence, charisma and freeness. Adam Cox then finds a trigger to harness that mindset for future-pacing into today's circumstances.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
The law of dominant effect means you can't experience two emotions at the same time. So if you have a specific fear — in this case, of pigeons — look for disassociation to tackle the anxiety, perhaps in order to replace it by humour and curiosity. Adam Cox explains how that transition can be achieved.
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