Help Clients View Their Hypochondriac Imaginings more Objectively with the Overcome Hypochondria Hypnosis Script

Hypochondria is a condition characterized by an unhealthy preoccupation with one's health and body. Hypochondriacs tend to examine themselves frequently, spend lots of time researching diseases, and immediately assume the worst whenever they identify a symptom.

The Overcome Hypochondria Hypnosis Script from The Script Collection was developed to help clients see their catastrophic thought patterns more objectively, and to start to move towards a calmer, clearer view of their health.

The pre-talk sympathizes with how hypochondria can make it hard for people to relax and enjoy their lives. It breaks down how hypochondria works - that is, by filling the mind with negative, frightening what-ifs until these extremely unlikely scenarios become indistinguishable from reality. The client is reassured, however, that through hypnosis they can start to reprogram these thought patterns to take a more balanced approach to their health.

The induction starts off by making an analogy between the hypochondriac mind and a hypervigilant castle guard, who sees every visitor as an enemy despite the fact that almost all of them come in peace. It suggests that as well-intentioned as this behavior might be, it is ultimately unprofessional. Instead, guards should be calmly observant. This simple analogy sets the scene perfectly for subconscious change.

Now the focus turns to promoting deep relaxation, assuring the client that their body knows how to relax and helping them experience that relaxation as a glowing light, bestowing deeper comfort, both physical and mental, with every breath.

The client is encouraged to dissociate from themselves, to observe their imagination and recognize it as being separate from reality, as repeated embedded commands instruct them to relax ever deeper.

The client's imaginings are likened to the deceitful and even ridiculous 'what-ifs' of a travelling salesman or a frightened child. As a calm, objective adult, they are encouraged to take a measured perspective of such imaginings, leaving behind their childlike black-and-white thought patterns and allowing the shades of gray to shine through.

With future pacing, the client can begin to experience what it will be like to be able to achieve this kind of detachment more readily and more naturally. The acknowledgement that the old negative imaginings won't simply disappear takes away any sense of pressure. Rather, the client will be able to recognize these thoughts, look at them calmly and objectively, and set them aside without having to indulge them.

The client is guided to experience this detachment more authentically by recalling an imagining that used to bother them but that has now completely lost its power. They are encouraged to identify with the sense of inner strength and calm that comes from controlling and externalizing unhelpful thoughts, and the peace of mind that brings.

Now the client is advanced into the future, to experience the sense of relaxation and accomplishment that will come with practicing and mastering the skill of dissociating from the imagination and assessing their body and health with calm objectivity. The body is likened to a car - yes, it needs regular servicing and care, but more importantly, it should be used to explore new places and experience a full, stimulating life.

Ultimately, the script paints a picture of a future free of hypochondriac imaginings, where the client has become so used to this new way of operating and this new sense of inner calm that the old hypochondriac thoughts can no longer break through.

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Overcome Hypochondria is also available as an MP3 download.