What is confidence

Ever notice how you can be completely capable …

and then suddenly you feel unsure when the attention swings your way?

You may wonder if you lack confidence.

But honestly, it’s just as likely that your nervous system has learned to brace in certain moments.

That’s a very different problem.

And it has a very different solution.

Let’s clear up a few things about confidence.

Myth: Confidence is something you’re either born with or you’re not.

Nope.

Confidence is a learned internal response.

Somewhere along the way, your brain paired “being seen” or “speaking up” or “taking space” with tension instead of safety.

When that pairing changes, your experience changes.

Myth: If you just think more positive thoughts, you’ll feel confident.

Let’s be honest. If that worked, you’d already be done.

Pep talks might be nice.

But confidence comes from your body no longer going into alarm mode when it matters.

Hypnosis works at the level where that alarm was installed.

Myth: You just need to push through it.

Of course you can push through. A lot of my clients used to do that.

But pushing isn’t the same as feeling steady.

What we’re after is the moment your body supports you instead of second-guessing you.

That shift feels quiet. Solid. Almost ordinary.

And that’s when you know it’s real.

If you’re tired of managing your confidence and ready for it to feel natural instead …

Book a time on my calendar and we’ll talk.

No pressure. Just a real conversation about what’s happening beneath the surface and whether hypnosis is the right tool for you.

Big HUG,