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George,
Have you heard of the Release Technique by Larry Crane? I understand that it is very similar to the Sedona Method. I am working through the Release Technique at the moment and it is certainly helping me on the tough days.

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George,
Have you heard of the Release Technique by Larry Crane? I understand that it is very similar to the Sedona Method. I am working through the Release Technique at the moment and it is certainly helping me on the tough days.

Hi, what is that technique about? Could you explain a little bit about the release technique please?

Thanks in advance.

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Hi, what is that technique about? Could you explain a little bit about the release technique please?

Thanks in advance.

Hi it's a way of letting go or releasing negative or conflicting thoughts. In particular the thoughts that may be holding one back in life.

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Hi it's a way of letting go or releasing negative or conflicting thoughts. In particular the thoughts that may be holding one back in life.

Ok, but how do you apply it? Could you write a summary on how we can apply the technique please?

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Ok, but how do you apply it? Could you write a summary on how we can apply the technique please?

It is a course, the details of which can be found at Self Help Program | Achieve Financial Freedom | Stress Relief | Anger Management | Anxiety Depression | Meditation Techniques | Eckhart Tolle | Relieve Stress Release Technique

There is also the Sedona Method (mentioned by George in earlier posts) which is supposed to have a similar approach to letting go of negative thoughts and conflicting feelings.
And nope, I'm not affiliated to any of theses companies.

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It is time for me to breathe some new life into this old thread. When I finished the articles I wanted to throw out there a couple of methods that could lead to solutions.
I never went on exploring them further into writing mainly because they didn’t help me reach the results I was aiming for.
Sure they’re great methods, and I still believe in hypnosis made by a truly good hypnotist, and the other two can give temporarily releases.But I’ve found a new method
that has done some great and permanent changes to me. Because of that, and because it fits as a continuous part in this article series I wanted to share that with you guys.

The method is called the Emotion Code and it is based upon the same premises as everything else. It is based upon the fact that our experiences and our
interaction with the local environment leaves traces and has an impact on us. The result of that are these so called trapped emotions.
What are trapped emotions? Trapped emotions are trails of feelings we experience in negative situations that are left in our system and are triggered as soon as our mind
identifies a situation that reminds us of that particular event.


For instance, have you ever asked yourself what happens to you when you always give back all that money you’ve made so fast and so easy? What really happens is that
your subconscious mind corrects the issue by helping you giving it back to the market. It simply corrects your particular situation
in order to match its programed belief. Let’s put it this way in order to throw further light on it. Assume that your father told you when you were a child that money are
to be earned the hard way. Here we have to add that children are very adept to be seeking confirmation from our guides and teachers
because they are the ones that holds the key to our interaction with the local environment in which we strive to become a part of. So together with that statement from the
father comes a need of being confirmed. If we trust and believe that statement we are good kids, and good kids
that behave according to what their parents says get love as a reward.

Is the picture complete now? You make money fast and easy, but that also triggers the emotion connected to that. We all need that confirmation because it’s a part of
our designed societal needs and fast money is simply not a match for you (because in your subconscious mind
you still need that confirmation that will get you the reward in terms of affection) hence you give them back! That’s where the Emotion Code enters into the picture.
It has a built in method that enables it to get feedback from the subconscious mind
making us able to aim for those feelings that are trapped and release them. When they’ve become released that need for confirmation/affection and we get to keep our money
because the subconscious mind is not active in that sense anymore and will not “work against us”.


Now, will the Emotion Code make us better traders? Yes and no! It is very important to emphasize that trading in itself has very much to do with mastering all the bits
and pieces in the whole trading package, from administration of your trades to your risk management etc. But one thing is for sure, it will
do wonders on the emotional part that is a huge part of trading. With a mastery of everything else in trading that can serve as the dot over the I in many instances.
But please do remember this, all the other puzzle pieces has to be mastered in order to make it all the way in trading.
If we are not doing that it is as if we put an athlete through a form of mind programing but we expect him/her to win without the proper training, systematic approach to wining,
diet, the proper mindset etc. etc. That is impossible right? So keep that in mind please!



What has the Emotion Code done for me? First and foremost it has had a huge impact on my mood. I have let go of an enormous deal of frustration and I have become
a very calm and patient person. It is like I have a sort of built in breaks now that are getting activated as soon as I get frustrated.
Even if I get mad (after all I am human being), my path to calmness has become greatly shortened. And it is not as if I get frustrated and then the thought
comes in telling me I am changed. No, it comes automatically, and it is due to the fact that those emotions
that were triggering that part of my brain/mind are released. My family is the biggest witness to these changes, and they’re the ones that can truly testify to that because
they’re the ones that are noticing the change mostly. For me things have become normal this way!

I’ve also got rid of this pollen allergy that has been bothering me for about 15 years. And that wasn’t even on my list of things that I wanted to work with. You see, thoughts and
feelings are energy and energy gets stored into our organs. When you free the body from those negative emotions you actually free the organs from that stored energy,
therefore they’re allowed to regenerate themselves in the proper way leading to recovery.

Oh, I’ve been through a couple of things/methods through the years, among other those 3 I’ve suggested before. The impact from those were temporary and not lasting
at least in my case. I started this work back in April and the changes are still here today, so I can testify to the part where the changes are there to stay!
I’m throwing this out there with myself exposed primarily because I owe it to this community constructed by Big Mike which intentions are to be continually applauded and second
it truly is something that has helped me a lot and I want to share it with my fellow traders that also can benefit from it.


There are a lot of practitioners out there. There might be one in your area or not. Sessions can be done either in person or by phone/Skype. I live in Sweden and I had sessions
over Skype in USA. When I decided to take the step and to employ a practitioner I started by comparing them all in terms
of experience and the value you get for your money. After choosing a couple of them I sent out emails to see what kind of response I’d get. Some of them contacted me days later,
some didn’t contact me at all etc. etc. I’m not gone get into particular reasons of why that happened and so on.
But there was this lady that contacted me very shortly after I’ve sent the emails telling me that she wasn’t able to answer my questions right away, but that she wanted to
work with me and that she’ll contact me as soon as she’s able to. And so she did not long after that.


What really made me chose her was that she showed me from the beginning that she cared. Together with that she offered (and still does) most value for the money!
The rest is history and the changes are as I’ve told you above.
Her name is Jill Jolley and she lives in Arizona In case anyone wants to contact her. Here is a link to her webpage: LIGHTBORN SERVICES - Home You can always refer to me (@George)
or to (Big Mike trading) in order to show that you have a trader’s background.

PS: Here comes a link to an interview with Dr. Bradley Nelson :
the founder of the method. It starts at about 0:04:00. Enjoy!

I just wanted to report back on how this post affected me.

In December last year I realized that even though I know a real edge with which to trade, and even though I know how to trade it, my trade event series was littered with "out of plan" trades that were taken for no other reason than fear and / or greed. My fear came in many forms, mostly fear of missing out and fear of failure. So with the mindset that I had, I would perceive an opportunity where in fact there was no real edge present, and act upon it, perpetuating strings of losses. Then I would want to make the losses back, urgently, and again not see the market clearly, and keep on taking out of plan trades. (On the few occasions when I did manage to trade with a calm and impartial mind, I managed to follow my plan much better, and traded well.)

But the fear driven trades were out of control. I really felt that I do not have any control over that, that somewhere in my mind something was "hard wired" to take those actions. Shortly after that realization, I read this thread, and started doing work with an Emotion Code practitioner in my area. I am not in a position to explain how it works, but I can say that it has helped me a tremendous amount in trading, as well as in day to day life;

Certain experiences in my past have shaped my behavior by causing my mind to form what could be called heuristics, rules of thumb or shortcuts, with which to ID threatening situations, and take protective action. Many times these behaviors that were ingrained over many years occur so automatically that it is hard to perceive of them as learned behavior, and they seem like appropriate responses, Only they are not and can and will trip you up, especially in the markets where, I believe, it is not possible to safeguard your P/L from routinely inappropriate responses. By doing the work, many of the reasons that initiated inappropriate heuristics are identified, and the problems addressed at their root causes.

Finally, I would like to caution that although I believe the Emotion Code could help a lot of folks, I don't think it's the only magic bullet you'll need, and all the other good trading practices remain valid.

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George,
Have you heard of the Release Technique by Larry Crane? I understand that it is very similar to the Sedona Method. I am working through the Release Technique at the moment and it is certainly helping me on the tough days.

They are quite the same. The approach is a bit different but the structure is the same and the effect is equal. I am happy that it works you!

We all struggle to make tomorrow look like yesterday!
Get rid of your past and let the future unfold from the now.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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I just wanted to report back on how this post affected me.

In December last year I realized that even though I know a real edge with which to trade, and even though I know how to trade it, my trade event series was littered with "out of plan" trades that were taken for no other reason than fear and / or greed. My fear came in many forms, mostly fear of missing out and fear of failure. So with the mindset that I had, I would perceive an opportunity where in fact there was no real edge present, and act upon it, perpetuating strings of losses. Then I would want to make the losses back, urgently, and again not see the market clearly, and keep on taking out of plan trades. (On the few occasions when I did manage to trade with a calm and impartial mind, I managed to follow my plan much better, and traded well.)

But the fear driven trades were out of control. I really felt that I do not have any control over that, that somewhere in my mind something was "hard wired" to take those actions. Shortly after that realization, I read this thread, and started doing work with an Emotion Code practitioner in my area. I am not in a position to explain how it works, but I can say that it has helped me a tremendous amount in trading, as well as in day to day life;

Certain experiences in my past have shaped my behavior by causing my mind to form what could be called heuristics, rules of thumb or shortcuts, with which to ID threatening situations, and take protective action. Many times these behaviors that were ingrained over many years occur so automatically that it is hard to perceive of them as learned behavior, and they seem like appropriate responses, Only they are not and can and will trip you up, especially in the markets where, I believe, it is not possible to safeguard your P/L from routinely inappropriate responses. By doing the work, many of the reasons that initiated inappropriate heuristics are identified, and the problems addressed at their root causes.

Finally, I would like to caution that although I believe the Emotion Code could help a lot of folks, I don't think it's the only magic bullet you'll need, and all the other good trading practices remain valid.


Fatfish,

Thank for your post, and thank you for sharing your experience. Posts like yours gives meaning to these threads. Hopefully other struggling traders find the strength and the courage in order to to dig deep inside themselves, and find what's on the other side!

Trade well, and have fun doing it

We all struggle to make tomorrow look like yesterday!
Get rid of your past and let the future unfold from the now.
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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I just wanted to report back on how this post affected me.

In December last year I realized that even though I know a real edge with which to trade, and even though I know how to trade it, my trade event series was littered with "out of plan" trades that were taken for no other reason than fear and / or greed. My fear came in many forms, mostly fear of missing out and fear of failure. So with the mindset that I had, I would perceive an opportunity where in fact there was no real edge present, and act upon it, perpetuating strings of losses. Then I would want to make the losses back, urgently, and again not see the market clearly, and keep on taking out of plan trades. (On the few occasions when I did manage to trade with a calm and impartial mind, I managed to follow my plan much better, and traded well.)

But the fear driven trades were out of control. I really felt that I do not have any control over that, that somewhere in my mind something was "hard wired" to take those actions. Shortly after that realization, I read this thread, and started doing work with an Emotion Code practitioner in my area. I am not in a position to explain how it works, but I can say that it has helped me a tremendous amount in trading, as well as in day to day life;

Certain experiences in my past have shaped my behavior by causing my mind to form what could be called heuristics, rules of thumb or shortcuts, with which to ID threatening situations, and take protective action. Many times these behaviors that were ingrained over many years occur so automatically that it is hard to perceive of them as learned behavior, and they seem like appropriate responses, Only they are not and can and will trip you up, especially in the markets where, I believe, it is not possible to safeguard your P/L from routinely inappropriate responses. By doing the work, many of the reasons that initiated inappropriate heuristics are identified, and the problems addressed at their root causes.

Finally, I would like to caution that although I believe the Emotion Code could help a lot of folks, I don't think it's the only magic bullet you'll need, and all the other good trading practices remain valid.

Interesting to read you Fatfish
I tough that it was me who had written this post.

Same story about know how to trade, but don't trade what I know. Ruled by emotion. Will take a look at "Emotion code" to see if it could help

About a years ago, I had been diagnosed with ADD ("Attention Deficit Disorder"). I need to go beyond it and consciously manage to trade well.

Good luck and thank for your input

Martin

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I completely agree with the general concept, people should take control, it is possible to control your own energy and by doing that affecting the energy around you. But i think a big part of that is learning how to cope with things that happen, good or bad, the best way you can. There are many things we cannot affect, we can only control how we react, cope, and how fast we get back on our feet and move on. Moving is what's really important.

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