The magic bullet, people, especially Americans are enamored
with the idea that there is a magic bullet that will fix everything. Need lower
gasoline prices, drill more. Need to lose weight, take a magic pill. Need to
get rich, check out the latest late night infomercial.

They approach lifestyle changes and hypnosis in the same
manner. They believe that it can magically get you to quit smoking, to lose
weight, to be healthier, happier and wealthier. Can it do these things? Yes,
within reason.

If the individual wants to make a change in their life,
hypnosis is a very effective means of facilitating the change. It allows the
individual to remove any limiting beliefs and replace them with empowering
beliefs. And, best of all, it does it quickly.

However, hypnosis has one limitation in common with every
other technique that is used to improve someone’s life. The person has to want
to change. This is the key, without this, hypnosis, just like every change
process will have limited success.

Why, because hypnosis cannot force anyone to do anything.
You’re not a robot blindly responding to the instructions of the hypnotist. You
have the ability to reject a suggestion at anytime while in hypnosis.

So, if your goal is losing weight and while in hypnosis you
continue to reject suggestions to eat properly, exercise more, and practice a
healthy lifestyle then you will continue to hold on to the weight.

The same is true for smokers. You’ve decided to quit so
that your spouse will stop nagging you (external motivation). You really don’t
want to quit smoking you only want to stop the nagging. Therefore, you have no
strong internal motivation. Without internal motivation, your subconscious is
more likely reject any suggestions that reference quitting smoking. As a
result, you continue to smoke and assume that hypnosis doesn’t work.

On the other hand, if you have strong internal reasons to
quit smoking or lose weight or get rid of an anchor that is holding you back
then hypnosis is quit effective. It can be the “magic bullet”. When you have a
strong desire and motivation to change, the subconscious readily accepts
suggestions that move you in a positive direction. Accept the suggestions into
the subconscious and the miraculous process of change begins.

Back to the original question, “Is hypnosis the magic
bullet?” Yes, in a sense, hypnosis can be the “magic bullet” if and only if you
are internally motivated to make a change in your life.

So, the next time you want to change your life for the
better, check out a professional hypnotist. You’ll be a better person for it.