The Art of the Mind: Why We Feel Stuck in Loops.
Our minds are extraordinary. They can create art, solve complex problems, and imagine futures that don’t yet exist. But for all of their brilliance, our minds are also prone to dysfunction. This is why so many people struggle with anxiety, overthinking, and emotional turmoil—not because they are broken, but because their mind is running outdated instructions.
The Primitive Brain: Why We React as if Everything Is “Now”
At the core of every human mind is a primitive system—one we share with animals. This part of the brain doesn’t deal in past or future; it only knows “right now.”
A wolf, for example, can feel hunger, but she cannot imagine that if she doesn’t eat soon, she will starve tomorrow. She experiences only the present.
The Human Upgrade: Imagining Past and Future
As humans, we gained an incredible upgrade. We can think about the past, imagine the future, and create scenarios that don’t even exist. This advanced thinking allows us to build, dream, and plan.
But here’s the problem: when the primitive brain notices that we are imagining something, it assumes it’s happening in the present moment. It doesn’t know the difference between recalling a painful memory, worrying about the future, or living through an event. To the primitive brain, if you’re thinking it, it must be happening right now.
Why Your Mind Creates Emotional Turmoil Loops
When the primitive brain thinks something is happening now, it sets off alarms. It creates emotions, sensations, anxious thoughts, and even habits—all to push you toward action.
This makes sense if you’re in immediate danger. But when the event has already happened—or may never happen—your mind still reacts as though it’s happening now. That’s why people get caught in cycles of overthinking, anxiety, and emotional turmoil.
How Hypnotherapy Updates the Mind and Ends the Cycle
This is where hypnotherapy for anxiety and trauma can be so effective. In sessions, I help the mind update its understanding. If nothing needs to be done—because the event is in the past or the imagined scenario isn’t real—the primitive brain stops firing alarms.
When the mind realises that no action is required, the cycle of fear, guilt, or worry quiets down. The nervous system calms. The loop ends. Clients often describe this as feeling lighter, clearer, and finally free from the noise in their head.
The Role of Meaning: Why Thoughts Hurt More Than Events
Another reason people suffer is because of meaning. The event itself may have already passed, but the mind attaches layers of meaning to it:
“I’m not good enough.”
“This always happens to me.”
“It means I’m unsafe.”
Often, it isn’t the event itself that hurts—it’s the meaning attached to it. By clearing these outdated meanings, the emotional charge dissolves.
Reclaiming Calm, Clarity, and Freedom
Your mind is not broken. It is simply operating as though everything you think about is happening right now. Through hypnotherapy and Rapid Resolution Therapy, we can show the mind that nothing needs to be done about the past, or about imagined futures.
When the mind receives this update, you step out of turmoil and into clarity, calm, and freedom.
✨ If you’re ready to experience how hypnotherapy can help you stop overthinking, reduce anxiety, and free yourself from emotional loops, I invite you to book a session.