March 2014 – 121Hypnosis

Get Thin! But not too fast!

Here’s a nice example of how magazines like this are written to feed off your shame levels. As if the covers weren’t bad enough, once you see whats inside then your shame levels will be manipulated even more so you buy the shit that’s being advertised.

“I don’t know what came over me” – well maybe it was your shame-induced lizard brain

I don’t need to tell you that people can absolutely change in a second when put under extreme anxious pressure – I’m sure you can remember your own experiences of this. Decent people can do incredibly bad things when their fear levels reach certain heights and protective mechanisms kick in. Here’s why…

Shame anxiety shouldn’t be trivialized

The anxious effects of feeling threatened and “not good enough” are very human, and they really don’t deserve the added feelings of being “broken” that more ignorant people are quick to suggest. “Pull yourself together!” “Get over it!” “Life’s too short!” Such impatience and lack of empathy is more often than not coming from a…

Learning from Mr Benn

I was having a conversation with my brother about something we call the hidden handbrake, that feeling of something holding you back despite your best efforts. He had this great idea that we’d touched on before – an idea that was perfectly illustrated by the awesome Mr Benn.

Do You Have a Hidden Handbrake Too?

You know that feeling where no matter how hard you try and push forward in life, you feel like something is holding you back and you get nowhere? I’ve talked about this with a few different people – those feelings of being held back. Sometimes the conversation is just a case of “hidden barriers”, or…

We’re all alone in this together