That way, you feel motivated and more determined to succeed. Hypnosis can work for procrastination because your mind is more responsive to positive suggestions that are designed to be beneficial and help you change the unhelpful thought patterns that can cause procrastination. It will then support you in taking small steps towards your overall aim by combining positive talking therapy with hypnosis at each session, so you feel more motivated. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is a fantastic approach because rather than trying to analyse the cause of the problem, it will focus on what you want to achieve – so you can identify your plan and goals. As your stress levels fall, the more time you spend in your rational prefrontal cortex part of the brain, and so the more confident and determined you are to work towards and achieve your goals. So how can you put your intellectual prefrontal cortex back in the driving seat?Ĭan hypnotherapy help you stop procrastinating?Ībsolutely, because hypnotherapy helps you reduce the stress and anxiety that can build up gradually and gets in the way of you taking action. This increases your stress levels further, which leads to further disruptions and stresses, making procrastination worse. Not only that, but it also encourages you to focus on all the negative aspects of you goals, such as how much work is involved, how will I start, I don’t have the right information, or am I good enough to get this done. It encourages you to put things off, to think the worst, and do something that feels good instead – you procrastinate. As it does, your primitive brain steps in to help you survive and has a much greater influence of your rational thinking and determination. So, when you overthink, for example having fears of giving a talk, worries about meeting project deadlines, negatively forecasting the future, or worry about what others may think, it all leads to some level of anxiety, which builds up gradually. The more time you spend in that part of the brain, the more confident and determined you are to achieve your goals. Your prefrontal cortex is solution focused, enjoys a challenge, and is involved with decision making.
Think of it as your ‘fight, flight, or freeze’ area of the brain. The primitive limbic system is concerned with your survival. The primitive limbic system and your intellectual prefrontal cortex. However, in reality, there are a number of factors that can have a bearing on your emotions and mindset, which means you are far more likely to procrastinate and put things off.Įssentially, you can think of procrastination as a battle between the two parts of your brain. You may think that procrastination is simply a lack of motivation or self-discipline, or even laziness. What is the main cause of procrastination? So, what can be done about it? Let us start by looking at some of the causes and discover what you can do to overcome procrastination. It can leave you feeling in a downward spiral of negative emotions that only serves to cloud your judgement and prevents you taking action just when it’s needed. The problem is that procrastinating gets in the way of you following through on what you promised yourself you were going to achieve. You may have fast approaching deadlines or even have the opportunity to get important projects finished ahead of time, yet when you’re procrastinating, you put off these meaningful tasks or even avoid them because they feel difficult – deliberately looking for distractions such as scrolling though social media or answering unimportant emails. Have you ever found yourself asking, “why do I procrastinate so much?” or “why do I keep putting things off even though I have so much to do?” Procrastinating is one of those things that we can all suffer from – even the most organised and driven of people procrastinate at one point of another.
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