So, hypnosis. I have been a believer for years. I even have an App. I am petrified of heights. I freeze. Halfway up a rock face in Scotland , on top if the CN Tower in Toronto, general high rise buildings or bridges. Think Sydney. Well I was only going to be there 36 hours. What else would you do that is iconic apart from the Opera (did that too). Mad really. We had an hours session. With my eyes closed she got me to describe what I was doing. I felt a bit silly at first but then it just flowed, walking up the steps, the blue sky, the blue sea the Opera House. Wow. When I finally opened my eyes in the room with her, I honestly thought the daylight was dull compared to my visualisation of the top of the Bridge in the sunshine in Sydney.
Helen did me a voice download to listen to daily - leading up to the day. The day dawned. We arrived far too early. It is such a slick operation. They have no room for deviation. As we went through the process, each step I got hotter and my palms were sweating. I breathed, in through the nose out through the mouth thinking ‘privileged’. We walked out, slowly climbing. I breathed. I clung on, looking out not down. Then something amazing happened, I looked down, Helen was in my ears “as you listen to my voice”. I looked around, she was still there. I stopped concentrating on the horizon. I started to talk to my friend. We pointed things out to each other. We got high, Helen was still in my ears, I looked down at the beautiful blue sea and thought “that’s a big yacht going underneath us”, then “ooh gosh I’m not holding on”. I looked across to Fun Fair on the other side of the water. Steve had taken a selfie, standing there, with the Bridge in the background. I know he would be so proud of me. Right at the top I posed for the photo. That ‘I am invincible’ pose he did so much when he fixed something. I was skipping and grinning on the way down. Helen was still in my ear.
If you think you can’t - You can!
If you need a bit of help, then ask my dear friend Helen. She will make you invincible too.
Sarah (Poole, Dorset)