Gratitude is important as Christmas is gone and the New Year is coming~
And so I decided to do a lookback at the past few years
Yes, I have been in this profession for close to 7 years now (at the time of this writing)
Crazy!~
I mean seriously, who in their right mind will start a hypnosis trade?
HAHAHAAHHA
Especially when the general misconception of hypnosis isn’t good in the first place
And I say misconception because a lot of people don’t understand or know enough about hypnosis, and they labelled it as a bad thing
Even the idea of mental health awareness, while it is improving…
Honestly, to me it isn’t enough
People can say “mental health is important” but do they do anything to promote and share the right stuff with other people?
Or even apply it themselves?
I don’t know about you, so you tell me
With so many things against hypnotism, sounds like it’s going to be rough
Yet I started this trade anyway
And for the record, it wasn’t like I felt drawn to it like a calling or I felt it was my life purpose
Heck I don’t know whether hypnosis is my life purpose, truthfully!!
It’s because I want to help people
You, for example, reading this
Might know someone who needs help resolving their anxiety, or phobia
Or dealing with depression or OCD
And if you don’t know this yet
Yes, I’ve been through my own mental health issues
You can read more details in the link above
I gone through my own trauma, anxiety, and depression
I had OCD, I had to deal with grief and guilt
Even suicidal thoughts
I suffered in silence
And then, well I ended up learning NLP and hypnosis
And used it on myself
Shrug
I didn’t trust the other students since we are all learning from the beginning and I was dealing with issues surrounding death and me nearly dying
So I didn’t want them to screw up my mind, or worse
Give them a trauma if I had an abreaction
Whereas if I do on myself, I’m taking ownership of what might go right or wrong
And trust me, you don’t want an amateur if you are dealing with deep rooted issues with raw emotion
Just a word of caution
When I started my trade, partly because I hypnotized myself to cure my mental health issues
I could handle quite a number of issues for my clients already
In fact, as time and the years go by, the issues get deeper, and rawer (if there’s such a word)
Honestly, the issues that clients bring to the table for me to work with are… more complicated than before
Which also shows how much I am growing and learning from them
I love my clients (ok fine I love the whole world hahahahaah)
And I want to help them as much as they allow
Because you can refuse help and advice and guidance
Quite a number of people suffer in silence, and because I used to experience that
I started this to help them
And it’s quite a number
Check out some of the testimonials they gave me
For the record, I don’t ask everyone for a testimonial
Because some people want privacy
Which makes sense right?
If they were suffering in silence, then even after resolving their issues, they want to maintain a certain level of anonymity
That’s fair
Some give of their own accord, and some I asked because we kept in touch after months and they are still updating me how much things have change for them in such a positive way~
Like this lady, she gave her testimonial after 2-3 years!!
Can you imagine how 1 session of hypnosis cured her depression, saved her from suicide, and her marriage?
And even though we didn’t contact much in those years (I was reminded how she initially wanted to divorce her husband) so I decided to check on her
And presto!
They reconciled and he stopped abusing her
Wow~!
After all those years, then and only then, she gave her testimonial
That’s how powerful your mind can be, in changing your life for the better
And I say it’s your mind because I’m more like a tool, or a guide
To help you through hypnosis, for you to heal yourself
Which is why I will caution a few things like, it wouldn’t work if the client themselves do not want to change or heal certain issues
And so on
Of course, seeing how their body language shifts during and after the hypnosis is astounding
It’s absolutely amazing!
They are suddenly free
Light
Happy
It’s so heart warming to see their face light up
And some cry tears of joy
Recently, I did a hypnosis session with a lady on zoom and when she opened her eyes, she kept crying
She was amazed that the world looked brighter and more colorful, vibrant!
This is because when one is in depression, one might see the world in shades of grey
Hence, when we resolve something like depression, the “shades of grey” is also resolved, and thus color come back
Interestingly enough, she even said her chocolate taste more flavorful!!
I won’t be asking a testimonial from her until some time has passed hehhee
Of course, not everything is smooth sailing
I had my fair share of clients who are not… good…
One client was taking her time drinking coffee with a guy (no idea who but I can guess) and she was late for her appointment with me for 30 minutes already
When she didn’t reply me, I was concerned whether she got lost (it was a minute walk tops) so I went over
And she stormed out of the cafe and scolded me on the streets!
I was smiling throughout and she told me to “take that stupid grin off your face” but I kept smiling throughout because I chose not to be affected by her outburst
Maybe she had an argument with her boyfriend (or I just caught her cheating shrug)
Naturally, we didn’t continue
Another guy called and urgently wanted to book an appointment for the next day, and he was a no-show too
When I called him, he said he was at home and thought the appointment was cancelled
His reasoning was, other clinics do this to him (apparently), cancelling on him or not booking him for the slot
Of course, it sounds odd on why he want to do the same to me, I did wonder whether he wanted “revenge” so he do this to other clinics
Shrug
I just find it interesting really
How their minds operate
Because what I see is that their lives will repeat their patterns
And you can see or even guess that those patterns are largely negative
I once had a guy who “forced” his daughter to do hypnosis with me, and he didn’t want to pay later on
I say “forced” cause I can see the daughter didn’t think she had a problem, nor want the hypnosis anyway
Another lady claimed she going overseas and no money to pay me after the session
She said she could pay and dragged for a couple of months before claiming the above
And even after going through such things, I still trust my clients
I still see good in people
Why?
Well, because I only accept payment after the hypnosis
And I don’t charge for a chat
I just want to help people
That kept me going all these years~
Some of my clients want to show their appreciation (technically you don’t have to since you paid for the hypnosis hahaha)
But I guess it’s because they save more money in the long run through just a session or two with me
A lady, whose 21 year old son had depression and suicidal, was so thankful that a session of hypnosis got her son healed and happy
She said she will be willing to pay $500 for saving her son’s life and told me to increase this much!!!
At this time of writing, I am not charging that amount ok? XD
And years later, she still want to treat me to a lunch (which I accepted and we had a chat and caught up with each other lives too)
Another lady bought me sake (well I think it was her mom who bought) after helping her cure her panic attacks and PTSD in one session
This year Chinese New Year, I received love letters from another female client, who came to resolve her anxiety and period cramps
Eh wait love letters biscuits ah… kuih kapit!!!
Other than food, some clients want to introduce their friends to me too
Like they see their girl friends as potential girlfriend for me
HAHAHAAH
There’s a lot I’m skipping over, like media features, awards, events etc
I’m so thankful that I got to serve such wonderful clients
Who love me as much as I love them
Who were open to learning and growing for themselves
Open to healing and that slight bit of magic 😉
I hope that everyone had a jolly Merry Christmas, even in this time where it’s still relatively unknown
(The New Covid Variant)
Because hey, a rainbow usually appears after a storm 🙂
Have a Happy 2022 and may the New Year bring more peace and love, happiness and joy, to you, my readers, my clients, my friends and family, and to your families as well!! <3
