subject: Build Confidence With Self Hypnosis [print this page] Self confidence is a mental and emotional state of mind which responds to a person's need for self-acceptance and peer recognition. It is one of the oldest and most discussed ideas in psychology. It describes a positive albeit adequate perception somebody has of himself or herself and of his or her abilities. Hence, self-confident people frequently have a better knowledge of the things they can achieve and will be more apt to be successful in what they attempt. They are also more likely to accept and understand their errors.
Contrarily, a lack of confidence may deter you from trusting that your actions or decisions will finally turn out the way you had planned. It can thus prevent the buildup of executive skills, strategic and managerial capacities all of which are fundamental and required aptitudes in the business world of today. The pre-occupation with other people's judgment of your work can also cause you to become overly self-critical, which will distract you from jobs you would have otherwise been perfectly able to perform.
Low levels of confidence will also have an impact your social life, because individuals with low self-confidence tend to stay in their "comfort zone" and fear the risk of being rejected. This is called social phobia and has a high level of co-morbidity with low self confidence, but also other mental afflictions like depression. People with low levels of confidence are afraid of being judged by others and will avoid meeting new people, which can consequently lead to isolation and even less self confidence causing a vicious cycle that is difficult to break.
On the other hand, because they believe in their own abilities, self-confident people can do what they feel is right and don't feel the need for the approval of others. Their boss, employees, customers, friends or relatives are more likely to believe in them or in the things they are telling them.
Numerous experiences can contribute to a lack of confidence. New research indicates that parenting style has a major impact on the development of self-confidence in a child. Bodily and mental abuses during childhood are for example the worse for a person's self-confidence, as well as divorce and family conflicts. Overprotective parents may also be a reason for a child's social phobia and inhibit the independence that is necessary to develop confidence and self esteem. Failures and successes, for example at school or in one's professional life, also play a significant role: failing a class or losing a job are some of the different experiences that will have a negative impact on the way that you feel about yourself.
There are however ways to overcome those bad experiences and increase feelings of self worth. The first step would be to learn to know yourself and your strengths. Recognizing that you are allowed to be imperfect and cannot be the best in all that you do will help you imporve. Accepting yourself as you are is the key to gaining self-confidence. But in order to improve you also have to start taking risks and giving yourself credit for your accomplishments. This is very basic advice that will help you build self-confidence. You may also find plenty of books that will tell you how to improve yourself, but not all of them are reliable.
A lot people are only able to gain confidence in one or a certain number of areas of their lives because they constantly look for other people's approval and are afraid that they could fail. Several factors, for example childhood traumas, can explain why some people can't have the wholesome life of a confident individual. Such people also don't always know how to gain self confidence. However improving can now easily and effectively be done through hypnosis and NLP.
As we have seen before, fear and doubt and social phobia can be caused by traumas or unconscious fears which can be difficult to overcome with sheer self persuasion. Confidence hypnosis and NLP by contrast can reach the unconscious part of our mind and change belief systems to boost your self-image. They are powerful tools that will help you address your fears and believe in yourself.
Self Hypnosis for building self-confidence has been in use for many years and has shown significant results. In a hypnotized state, reaching unconscious thoughts is a lot easier and, thanks to hypnotic suggestion, it is possible to replace your negative thought patterns with positive ones.
