🚫 Bad Habits 😞

Every bad habit is just a micro-trance, a repetitive, unconscious state triggered by familiar cues.
The body kicks in, the thought loop starts running, and suddenly your client is cleaning the junk drawer instead of working on their dream.

Procrastination isn’t laziness.
It is a defense mechanism.
It often stems from fear, perfectionism, overwhelm, or unresolved emotional pain.

So when your client says “I just need to get motivated,” what they really need is to feel safe enough to move forward.

Use trance to explore the three core components of the habit:

Trigger: What’s happening right before the behavior?
Behavior: What is the client actually doing?
Payoff: What hidden benefit are they getting from it?

Example:
Trigger: Feeling anxious about work
Behavior: Endless scrolling
Payoff: Temporary escape from fear of failure

Once you uncover the loop, you can help the client install a new pattern that meets the same need in a more productive way.

Never leave a vacuum. If you pull out a bad habit without replacing it, the subconscious will fill the gap, and usually not with something helpful.

Use language like:

“You now respond to stress by taking a breath and resetting your focus.”
“You can begin small tasks with ease, knowing that progress is better than perfection.”
“Your body knows the difference between panic and readiness, and you choose readiness.”

Give your client a new response that feels safe, effective, and empowering.

Sometimes the part of the client that “wants to stop” is in a power struggle with the part that is scared of change.

Ask questions like:

“Can I speak to the part of you that avoids this task?”
“What would happen if you completed it?”
“What belief is holding you back?”

This creates space for understanding and integration, instead of internal criticism.

Don’t stop at symptom relief. Give your client a chance to rehearse success in trance.

Try suggestions like:

“See yourself completing the task easily.”
“Feel the confidence as you check it off your list.”
“Notice how your body holds pride instead of pressure.”

This gives the brain a preview of what success feels like, which increases the chance of it happening outside of session.

We cover habit loops, subconscious resistance, and behavioral rewiring inside the Trauma Focused Hypnotherapy course.
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