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# “Imperative Self Analysis”

Discover Your Imperative Self

This 16-minute “Deep Dive” audio podcast introduces Imperative Self Analysis (ISA)—a unique method for emotional transformation. If you’re content with your emotional states and don’t seek change, ISA may not be for you. But if you’re self-aware, have done the inner work, and still find yourself stuck in old emotional loops—this might be exactly what you need.

Imperative Self Analysis (ISA) is the only therapy modality that offers a streamlined path to reshape your emotional experiences and guide you toward a more fulfilling life, all within ten sessions. It mirrors the profound transformation typically associated with years of psychoanalysis, yet accomplishes significant alterations in your emotional landscape through focused sessions, without the need for long-term commitment or substantial financial investment.

Break the Pattern. Unlock the Real You.

You’ve read the books, done the mindset work, maybe even gone to therapy.

But the same triggers, the same reactions, and the same emotional loops still show up.

It’s not a lack of discipline.

It’s the Imperative Self running the show.

What is the Imperative Self?

It’s your emotional autopilot—a subconscious program formed in childhood that shapes how you feel, react, and engage with the world.

It influences:

  • Your reactions in conflict
  • Your motivation (or lack of it)
  • Your relationships
  • Your self-worth
  • Your triggers and emotional habits

And it operates in the background—until you bring it into the light.

Enter: Imperative Self Analysis (ISA)

ISA is a powerful, streamlined approach to therapy that helps you:

  • Identify your unique emotional “palette” (your 5–7 core emotions)
  • Pinpoint your subconscious Filter (the lens you see life through)
  • Reveal your Virtual Question (the silent belief shaping your choices)
  • Understand your Primary Obsession (your central emotional theme)

Most clients feel a shift in just a few sessions—no years of talk therapy required.

Is This for You?

ISA may be right if:

  • You’re emotionally intelligent—but still stuck in patterns
  • You want real transformation, not just surface-level mindset tricks
  • You’re ready to stop reacting from old programming—and start living by design

Your Emotional Palette: A Window Into the Self

We each have a core set of 5–7 emotions we feel almost daily. These aren’t random reactions—they’re the colors we paint our lives with.

Start by identifying yours. Download the Emotional States Menu (PDF) and check off emotions you feel each day for a week. Many clients print out 6–7 copies and review one each night. You’ll begin to see your emotional pattern take shape.

Download: Emotional-States-Menu-.pdf

Where It All Began

Most people experienced a pivotal emotional event between the ages of 3–6. This moment left a deep emotional imprint that shaped how we see ourselves, others, and the world.

ISA helps you map that early experience—and gives you a chance to update it.

Streamlined, Profound Therapy

When clients come to me with multiple emotional challenges, ISA is my go-to method. Why? Because it cuts through the noise.

Significant breakthroughs often occur in the first 2–3 hour session. You’ll walk away with a 40-word (or fewer) “Map” that reflects how you see the world—based on your own childhood programming.

What to Expect in a Session

  • I’ll guide you through your emotional patterns without judgment.
  • You can say “pass” to any question.
  • You’ll leave with new clarity about how your emotions drive your choices.
  • In many cases, the entire ISA process takes under three hours.

Example:

A 22-minute Imperative Self elicitation with a client named Bobbie (Dec 2021) is available in the Comment Section below (Number 4. Bobbie).

Will ISA Work for Everyone?

Not always. A few factors can affect results:

  1. Medications: Antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, or SSRIs may influence how emotions are accessed.
  2. Self-Presentation: Some clients filter or mask emotions—often without realizing it.

ISA requires honesty and openness to reveal your true emotional patterns.

Trauma—Handled with Care

My methods are designed to be non-retraumatizing. I don’t ask clients to relive or describe painful events in detail.

Instead, we work from your emotional strengths—before the trauma—to build a new foundation. You don’t have to consciously revisit the trauma for transformation to occur.

For examples, see: https://clintmatheny.com/?s=Back

Cost & Guarantee

  • Initial Session: $600 USD (2–3 hours)
  • Follow-up Sessions: $150/hour
  • Sliding Scale available upon request.

Guarantee:

If, after 10 hours of ISA, your dominant negative emotional patterns remain unchanged on the PDF, I will refund your full payment. That’s how much I believe in the power of this process.

Take the First Step

Don’t let your past write your future.

In just hours, ISA can help you replace struggle with joy, fear with purpose, and isolation with connection.

Start Here:

Download the Emotional States Menu.

Track your emotions for a week.

Then contact me for a free Zoom consultation to see if we’re a good fit.

Clint77090@Gmail.Com

 

(5) Comments

1. Bill (Age 65)

I realize that my life will not be without ‘glitches’ here and there – whose isn’t? But it is true that when I look through the list of emotions I presented prior to the ISA session, I cannot find them in a chronic way – if at all.

When people ask me about how I am now after the session with you, I find it extremely hard to articulate exactly in which way(s) I feel different – but there’s no doubt that in some way, it’s if I’ve been ‘born again’.

2. Deborah’s Interview

This video was recorded in 1999. It is a four year followup after doing the ISA:

https://clintmatheny.cdn-pi.com/2-medical-miracles/

3. Robin Updated in 2022:

These were my most common emotions I experienced from childhood until late May 2021. I am 32 years old. I did the ISA and 5 sessions with Clint for a total of 6 hours of therapy:

Anxiety
Fear
Inadequate
Concern
Frustration
Longing
Anticipation

These are my most common emotions I now experienced daily during the past fifteen months as of September 2022:

Purposeful
Creative
Hopeful
Capable
Acceptance
Connected
Inspired

It is pretty crazy to see the difference in now compared to May 2021! I’m so happy I no longer feel those things! Can’t thank you enough for being part of my healing journey!

This was Robin’s IS Map on May 28, 2021:

Robin-ISA-May-28-2021-1.rtf

4. This was 63 year old Bobbie’s Imperative Self Map elicited in December 2021. It is 22 minutes long and starts 15 seconds after pressing play:

Imperative Self Analysis (The Map)

Filter

Ways I Should Be

Virtual Question/or Statement

What Should I Be Doing?

Obsessions

Be Accepted By Others

in order to:

Accept Myself

in order to:

Be Free

in order to:

Be One With All

12/31/2021 Emotions:

  • Anger
  • Overwhelmed
  • Anxious
  • Judgmental
  • Frustrated

04/04/2024 Emotions after a total of 4 hours of therapy:

  • Gratitude
  • Awe
  • Happiness
  • Delight
  • Curiosity
  • Patience

When she emailed me with the above later emotional list, she wrote, “ I was kind of surprised that they are all so positive and yet it’s so”

To understand why she was surprised:

https://clintmatheny.com/why-im-easy-to-forget

5. Sixty- five year old female I will call as Rebecca’s Imperative Self Map:

*Most recent feedback from a text on January 12, 2025 (Total of 3 hours of therapy including the IS elicitation):

From her text message:

Clint77090@gmail.com

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