The Stairs Metaphor in Hypnosis

One of the most widely used and accepted metaphors to induce and deepen Trance State is a stairway.

A stairway is a powerful internal symbol. 

As you are given the suggestion to mentally descend down a staircase by your hypnotherapist  what naturally happens is that your subconscious reaches down into deeper and deeper feelings of relaxation and openness. 

Trance-State is nothing miraculous.  We slide in and out of trance daily.

A mundane chore such as doing the dishes can induce Trance.

The purpose of the hypnotherapist is to merely be a guide to your own natural ability for self hypnosis.  Some say that all hypnosis is really self- hypnosis. 

The guide uses his or her gently lulling voice and your own powers of imagination to take you to an inner place where you can effect changes for your benefit. The stairway metaphor is a soothing and wonderful way to accomplish this.

More on this theme in other articles. 

Thank you to my loving sister, a professional photographer, at:

https://www.lwebbshots.com/

for this gorgeous fall photo of a stairway. 

Addiction to Adrenaline and its withdrawal. How can I adjust my energy to this new calming?

Things are changing now and a new calming is near at hand.

Whether we have become aware of it or not, we have all been in a state of trauma. To some this may be extreme trauma.

Losing jobs, staying at home, fear of the unknown, fear of illness. (contracting Covid) and the unearthing of deeper inner issues triggered by this stress.

My trigger has been the heat of this summer.

 We had just experienced the longest, hottest consecutive days of over 100 degrees in the desert where I now live.

 For aprox 150 days I had been in extreme survival mode.

It is cooling now, finally, and I've had to ask myself why I'm feeling more tired than ever?

The answer came to me. I am experiencing adrenaline withdrawal. 

How can I go through this process in the best way?

How can I adjust to a new calming energy?

As stated before one very powerful tool in hypnosis is asking the question how.

The unconscious mind will always respond to a "How?" by subliminally seeking the answers.

I'm sitting outdoors, with my bare feet on the earth and writing this article.  I feel the grounding of the earth and the healing that journaling provides.  I also know that deep diaphragmatic breathing is helpful. 

Knowledge is power and knowing where this feeling of unease is coming from is of ultimate use to me.

Taking the higher Road or Path.

What "taking the higher road" means to me.

Be it a road, a path, a shift in my thoughts, a surge of energy, taking the higher path is changing the direction of my own inner dialogue. 

Paths could represent  neural pathways.

 In simple terms, we create pathways in our brains by our habit of thought. These roads lead to a higher or lower place on the vibrational scale. For example the well known expression "Everything happens for a reason." can help change the pathways  of a negative thought.

This expression can Open a Doorway to the possibility that whatever occurs in your life,  that may not at first seem positive, may have a higher purpose. 

There are many such uplifting expressions.Here is one by Dr. Suess:

“Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you’ve ever imagined.”