Limiting Beliefs - Robert Dilts-Sleight of Mouth

The three most common areas of limiting beliefs center around issues of hopelessness, helplessness and worthlessness. These three areas of belief can exert a great deal of influence with respect to a person's mental and physical health.1. Hopelessness: Belief that the desired goal is not achievable regardless of your capabilities.2. Helplessness: Belief that the desired goal is possible but that you are not capable of achieving it.3. Worthlessness: Belief that you do not deserve the desired goal because of something you are or have (not)done.Hopelessness occurs when someone does not believe a particular desired goal is even possible. It is characterized by a sense that, "No matter what I do it won't make a difference. What I want is not possible to get. It's out of my control. I'm a victim.''Helplessness occurs when, even though he or she believes that the outcome exists and is possible to achieve, a person does not believe that he or she is ca...