The Importance Of Self-Discovery

We live fast-paced lives, full of distractions and activities.
Things need to be done, not felt. Emotions are intense but devoid of significance.
We lose ourselves more and more to a state of disconnectedness and numbness that pushes us further and further away from our authentic self.

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We become frustrated, void, helpless, and internally long to be reunited with our self-expression, our true essence, to feel complete once again.
And following this need, a thought arises:

How can I do that? How can I become, once more, the person I forgot how to be?

When the self has changed so much, due to exterior pressures or inner feelings of inadequacy, it looks like it has lost its identity.
We are what our loved ones want us to be; we show ourselves at work wearing the smiling cape of the friendly employee, but internally, there is a silent cry, a longing for more, a sadness that follows quietly.

Depression sets in: wishes not fulfilled, again and again, lead us to that state of numbness, apathy, and despair.
We become victims of our own effort to fit in. Because we silence our voices and emotions, and we go the extra mile for others, but not for ourselves.

Until it's too late. Until we become the person we would not like to be. And we think that's game over: I'm like that now, and I always will be. There is no other way.
But there is: the wish and the will combined are powerful allies to give the most important step — the first.
After that, everything becomes much easier.

Feeling comfortable being uncomfortable out of habit is not a solution, but breaking that pattern is.

There are several ways to give this first step: meditation, journaling, self-expression in order to re(discover) more about oneself, and, of course, hypnotherapy, as it allows us to get to the root of our inner, most secret (or forgotten) beliefs.

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The subconscious mind stores all our experiences, and most importantly, the meaning we have attributed to them.
When we felt elated and happy, that was recorded, but when we felt frustrated and sad, that was recorded too.

It's not the feeling that is wrong or inadequate; it is how we choose to react to a certain circumstance that led us to where we find ourselves now — and that can be a good place or a painful one.

Assess how you react to what happens in your life: do you feel you are reacting from a place of others' expectancy, or are you being truthful to yourself?
If you know you are hiding behind a mask to please others, or to better fit in, ask yourself why. Then ask yourself:

What if…? What if I choose to be different (meaning, being true to yourself)?

Would that matter much? Would that create a significant change in your life? Would you be able to feel freer, more complete, more at ease with yourself and your life?

If the answer is yes, then it's time to consider taking that first step and start the journey back to your authenticity.

Be yourself once again & live from an authentic place.
You will be glad you did.

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