I'm Not an Accountant

by Jill Rheaume
(Kansas, USA)

I am an accountant, actually, but that's besides the point. Because that title no longer defines me, and the work won't have a hold on me forever.

In late 2007 I began seeing a hypnotherapist, hoping that he could hypnotize me to like my job. For years I'd been experiencing severe stress at work and it was carrying over into my personal life. I just figured accounting was a stressful job and I thought if I could just be hypnotized to go through the motions without letting it all get to me, then I'd be fine.

Luckily for me, the hypnosis did much more. Through a series of sessions, things were revealed about me that I'd never considered. Two major things to be exact:

1) My personality was not meant for accounting, or any other structured or orginizational occupation.

2) My best occupational matches would be ones that provided a creative outlet.

When it was first revealed that I wasn't meant to be an accountant, I was shocked. I had been in this field for 11 years! And never in my wildest dreams did I think of myself as a creative person.

Yet, with the encouragement of my hypnotherapist, and more revealing sessions, I began to accept these two key ideas. What I found after that can only be described as personal freedom.

And while I still currently reside in an accounting office 5 days a week, my heart has been re-directed towards writing books and creating a website for others to enjoy.

I've found that not only do I enjoy writing & creating, but it relieves my stress as well. Having other activities in my life that I enjoy and actively participate in (besides my 9-5 job) makes it much easier for me to do the things I don't enjoy without becoming stressed.

What I learned from myself (through hypnosis) is that life is too short to deprive your real passions. And if you deprive them long enough, sadly, you will have forgotten they were ever even there.

I am happy that I have found myself again and hopefully some day, I will be able to leave accounting behind for good. Until then...