{"id":551,"date":"2021-07-04T16:55:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T16:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnhypnosisfast.com\/blog\/?p=551"},"modified":"2021-07-04T16:55:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T16:55:49","slug":"laughing-in-the-face-of-catastrophe-and-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnhypnosisfast.com\/blog\/laughing-in-the-face-of-catastrophe-and-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Laughing in the face of catastrophe and chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of our members had a question about yesterday\u2019s email\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>===<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m constantly worried that bad things are about to happen to me, particularly when things seem to be going well. This makes it difficult to enjoy my successes because I\u2019m always worrying about the future. Any tips for this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>===<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think most of us can relate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve been blindsided by a traumatic experience, the flight or flight system can get stuck in \u201cred alert\u201d mode, trapping you in a constant state of dread as you wait for the next domino to fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No bueno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a couple of useful ways to reprogram this thought process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First off, you need to accept the fact that is cyclical. Everything\u2019s in motion and constantly changing, just like the seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Up, down, up, down, up, down, forever and ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, yes, when things are going well, it\u2019s only a matter of time before your cush situation starts falling apart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the opposite is also true \u2013 when your life is looking like a total shitshow, things will eventually start trending upwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a basic law of the universe. To resist this is to resist the very nature of reality, itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a better way to think about the inevitable chaos coming your way\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uncertainty happens to be a key piece of the happiness puzzle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without life\u2019s peaks and valleys, you\u2019d be bored out of your mind. Which means that you need SOME level of uncertainty in order to be happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s an old Twilight Zone episode where a bank robber gets shot and wakes up in the afterlife, which happens to be an absolute paradise. He\u2019s surrounded by great food, stacks of cash and beautiful girls who obey his every command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever he wants, he gets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And first, he\u2019s ecstatically happy. But as the months go by, the novelty of having everyone saying \u201cyes\u201d to his every desire, along with not having to work for anything starts to wear off. He eventually has enough and tells his personal butler to bring him to \u201cthat other place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s when the butler replies,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhat made you think you were in heaven, Mr. Valentine? This IS the other place.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The closing narration:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cA scared, angry little man who never got a break. Now he has everything he&#8217;s ever wanted \u2013 and he&#8217;s going to have to live with it for eternity \u2013 in The Twilight Zone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wooooo weeeeee. It\u2019s freaky Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting back to the point of all this, start seeing the utility in the chaos that\u2019s coming around the bend. Instead of worrying about it, embrace it. It\u2019s there to help improve your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times.\u201d <\/em>&#8211; G. Michael Hopf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hard times will toughen you up so you can help create good times for yourself and everyone around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, realize that you can handle ANYTHING that life throws at you, especially since everything that happens to you is there to benefit you in some way, remember?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what\u2019s there to worry about?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Absolutely nothing. So chill out and enjoy the peace of the current moment before it\u2019s time to head back into battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut winter is coming!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big fu*king deal. You\u2019ve got this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go slay some dragons, slaughter the undead and Mindvana your crazy auntie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s good to be the king.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/learnhypnosisfast.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/king.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-552\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ciao for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Jay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram: @jaycataldo<br>Twitter: @jaycataldo<br>Youtube: learn hypnosis in nyc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of our members had a question about yesterday\u2019s email\u2026 === \u201cI\u2019m constantly worried that bad things are about to happen to me, particularly when things seem to be going well. This makes it difficult to enjoy my successes because I\u2019m always worrying about the future. 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