What is the Unconscious Mind?

Your unconscious mind is probably the most powerful force you are personally likely to encounter.  The conscious mind is just the small tip of a very large iceberg

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The role of your unconscious mind  is to control all the processes and behaviours in your mind and body to keep you alive and safe. This is on top of managing your memories, habits, speech, the list is endless. When was the last time you had to think about how to say the word "Yes"?  When driving, have you ever tried to indicate before a turn, only to realise that you have already done it?

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Nevertheless, if your unconscious mind has a reason (no matter how strange) for causing you to eat too much, smoke or even stay awake, then it will work hard to make sure that you do. In a battle of wills between your conscious and unconscious mind, the unconscious will invariably win.  That is one of the strengths of hypnosis and hypnotherapy, in that it allows us to work WITH your unconscious mind, rather than against it.