We use our internal self-talk to reason, question and to keep us safe. If we have a problem to reason out we will use our self-talk to work out the pro’s and con’s so both positive and negative points of view are appropriate. To do this I use my 6 year old rule.
The Guessing Machine! What part does it play in maintaining and generating anxiety? What can we do to mitigate its power to enable us to feel more relaxed.
Anxiety responds really well to hypnotherapy, However, there are some things that we train our clients to do that assist in the process, and even without hypnotherapy they can really help someone with anxiety. In these articles I explain these techniques.
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On this pageDoes hypnotherapy regulation confuse and overwhelm you?Our “Hypnotherapy Regulation Explained” Report Cuts Through The ConfusionWhat is a report like this worth?UK Hypnotherapy Regulation Report Does hypnotherapy regulation confuse and overwhelm you? You are not alone. We get asked so many times to explain the state of the UK hypnotherapy regulation by people who …
On this pageNo 6 is something most of us do, but shouldn’t…1) They are not an anxious person; they are someone who suffers from anxiety2) Someone who suffers from anxiety may be tired and irritable3) They will avoid situations that they ‘believe’ will trigger their anxiety4) A person who suffers from anxiety understands their fears …
On this pageWhat are distraction techniques for anxiety?Examples of distraction techniques for anxietyWhy are distraction techniques for anxiety unhelpful?How can Hypnotherapy help get rid of anxiety? What are distraction techniques for anxiety? For many people, anxiety is a challenge they have to overcome on a regular basis. When people experience anxiety, it’s common for them …
In our reproductive years, our menstrual cycles work on the fluctuations of different hormones, such as FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone), LH (luteinising hormone), oestrogen, and progesterone. FSH and LH regulate the production of oestrogen during the cycle. FSH turns on the follicles to produce oestrogen (follicles are fluid-filled sacs containing our ovaries). After achieving a specific …
On this pageAre these gadgets the answer or the devil?Symptoms of anxiety Ways to treat anxiety Anxiety ringsAnxiety bracelets Anxiety pensAdverse effects of anxiety rings, pens, and braceletsHypnotherapy is an alternative way to treat anxiety Are these gadgets the answer or the devil? When experiencing anxiety, your body produces stress hormones, i.e., cortisol, the primary hormone, and a …
On this pageWhat is perimenopause?Duration of perimenopauseWhat is the cause of perimenopause?Common perimenopause symptomsHot flushesMood swingsImproper sleepHeadachesWeight gainWhen do perimenopausal symptoms end? What is perimenopause? After this time, the chances of a recurring menstrual cycle or period are almost impossible. “What is Perimenopause” is a common question asked by women who are experiencing these changes …
Some common symptoms of hot flushes are the sudden sensation of warmth, a reddish appearance, fast heartbeat, sweating, chills after episodes of hot flushes, and anxiety. The frequency and duration of hot flushes vary from woman to woman, ranging from around 7 years to 10 years [1]. On this pageWhat happens when hot flushes appearHow …
Hot flushes are the most common symptom among women suffering from menopause. It is an uncomfortable feeling to have a sudden increase in temperature. Mainly, hormone replacement therapy is used to relieve hot flushes. But some women can not take hormone therapy due to its potential side effects on their bodies or sometimes if HRT …
Discover how breaking your diet could be the one thing that helps you stick to it According to a study published earlier this year in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, cheating on your diet may help you lose weight by sticking to your healthy eating plan in the long term and help you to lose …
On this pageHow To Become A Hypnotherapist Book, Ultimate GuideWhy This Book ExistsWho This Book Is ForPassion For The WorkA Blunt Word About Training StandardsWhat You Get In The BookA Short Extract From The How To Become A Hypnotherapist BookBuy The How To Become A Hypnotherapist BookIf You Want Training Instead How To Become A …
“Use your experience of the past to become a great hypnotherapist” There are many clichés to help motivate us as we get older; many a good tune played on an old fiddle for example. In many cases, there is a lot of stigma with regards to getting older, where people discriminate on the assumption that …
In a survey of former students, the data showed that a hypnotherapy education does more than just prepare students for their new profession. The Surrey Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy surveyed a selection of its former students from the last 10 years. Some surprising results were uncovered. One was that in the student’s perception, the course …
You most probably have heard all the old clichés about many a good tune played on an old fiddle and experience helps us not to repeat the mistakes of the past, you will be familiar with many more little maxims to help soften the rampant discrimination built into our culture against ‘getting old’.
The COVID-19 lockdown presented us with a real challenge in regards to delivering our hypnotherapy training. Normally, we would have up to 12 students in the class. However, to be able to maintain some level of social distancing we have decided to limit that to only 8 in the current circumstances. On this pageCan you …
On this pageHow does hypnotherapy work? Research answers the questionSo how does hypnotherapy work?The way hypnotherapy worksWhen does hypnotherapy work? How does hypnotherapy work? Research answers the question David Spiegel, from Stanford University, scanned the brains of volunteers who were told they were looking at coloured objects, when they were really black and white. A …
If you are thinking of becoming a hypnotherapist because you think it’s easy money or perhaps it’s something you can dip in and out of and earn some extra cash, think again. People who go into hypnotherapy for those reasons don’t generally last long. However, if that’s what you’re after there are hundreds of distance learning and cheap hypnotherapy training courses out there for you to choose. It does not really matter which type of hypnotherapy training you go for as the clients will soon discover your lack of commitment to them and yourself and they wont come back and you will have zero income.
In the Times on Boxing Day this year (2018), this article was published about the use of hypnotherapy for anxiety and depression. The study was done at Southhampton University and showed a reduction of 60% in both anxiety and depression. There is so much evidence with regards to the effectiveness of hypnotherapy, one wonders why …
Millions of people are affected by anxiety every year. Many live and cope with their anxiety on their own, suffering quietly. Anxiety is something we all experience at some time in our lives, but for most, it is just a short term experience. Anxiety affects us both physically and psychologically and in its normal form …
Three studies that will change your thoughts about diet and exercise, and you’ll love the third… We all know that the best way to ward off unwanted weight is through diet and exercise. But, according to new research from Arizona State University, burning more calories than you eat may not result in changes on the …
It is good to have goals to work towards in life, but with so many pressures on our work and home life, it is usually hard to achieve our goals as other activities tend to get in the way, or perhaps you feel that you lack the motivation and perseverance. Maybe you are saving money …
It can be hard to move your career forward if you find it difficult to present yourself. Continue reading to see how hypnosis will help you achieve this. Improving in your career is not always easy if you do not have the basic tools to do this. You can have the experience, the grades and …
Grief has an effect on everyone in due course. A lot of people endure the undesirable impact of grief for a great many years, more than they should. This information explores using hypnotherapeutic processes to help take care of and resolve the symptoms of grief. It’s important to note that grief should not be interrupted …
Teenagers can benefit enormously from hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy can help young children with lots of the difficulties that they have, and in the following paragraphs we look at how hypnotherapy may help. There are lots of stressors on children in these modern times. They may endure feelings of low self-worth, anxiety as well as hormonal difficulties. …
If you have ever asked yourself, does exercise help you lose weight, you are in good company. It is the advice most people hear first, move more, burn it off, earn your food. And yet a lot of people discover something awkward. They do the workouts, they feel fitter, sometimes they feel proud, but the …
For some, job interview nerves can be so extreme they can stop them performing at their best, or even attending interviews at all. In the following paragraphs I would like to explain how hypnotherapeutic specialist techniques can make a difference. Having anxiety about job interviews is quite common. In fact, it’s hardly surprising that men …
At the Surrey Institute, we use the Hypnotension programme to treat high blood pressure problems. The programme has been designed specifically to assist the vast number of men and women with hypertension (high blood pressure). What is raised blood pressure? Blood pressure is a way of measuring the pressure inside of your arterial blood vessels …
I’m hearing a lot of buzz in the hypnotherapy industry about the ITV show ‘Back in the Room’, due to be shown this Saturday the 14th March. There seems to be a lot of scaremongering and worry about how it will be detrimental to our profession. One self-proclaimed spokesman on behalf of the profession stated …
Huge numbers of people are affected by severe and continual pain. That’s why an effective pain management strategy like hypnotherapy is crucial to manage and alleviate this pain. In this short article, we examine the effects of pain and how hypnotherapy could help to control and even prevail over the problem. There are ten million …
According to an article in the Daily Mail, Paul McKenna claims that his Hypnotic Gastric Band app is a ‘surgery-free weight-loss solution’ that ‘can help convince the unconscious mind that a gastric band has been fitted, so the body behaves as though a band is physically present.’.However, top surgeons have warned that, in their opinion, …
It’s that time of year when we all start contemplating how we can make the year before us really count. Some people decide to stop smoking or to eat in a healthy way, whilst others may work to change things that negatively affect their lives, like anxiety or depression. Sticking to New Year resolutions can …
At the Surrey Institute of Clinical Hypnotherapy we see many clients that have had cancer or fighting it now. The effects are often devastating and sometimes tragic. However, there is so many advances happening that can really give us great hope for the future. Having had throat cancer myself I am very aware of the …
Outward warning signs of low confidence include appearing shy, nervous or socially withdrawn, especially in confrontational or stressful scenarios. The important thing to recall is that we are not born with low confidence. It is a learned response which is often the result of an utter failure, bullying, or numerous years of critical parenting. Not …
A hypnotherapist uses the trance state of hypnosis as a tool to make the therapy treatment more effective, and then treats specific problems that the client may have. Clinical hypnotherapy usually works very well when the client’s focus is directed internally so they become more self-aware. This is by and large achieved by relaxing the …
Just about everyone has needed, or planned to, shed unwanted weight in the course of their lives. But does hypnotherapy work for weight loss i’ll answer that a little later Let us be honest, modern day society as a whole is getting heavier and fairly quickly. Putting on the weight is almost a fact of …
For countless people, stress is a part of life, and many of us have experienced it at some point. Dependent upon the circumstances, the intensity of the stress and tension felt by each individual, may differ. Typically, the after effects of specific distressing events can become overwhelming and hard to cope with. These overwhelming incidents …
A hypnotic gastric band is a cutting edge therapeutic intervention , aimed at combating overeating issues by making use of advanced hypnotherapy techniques. By utilising a technique that places the gastric band, in a virtual way through a hypnotherapeutic approach, expensive traditional surgery can be avoided plus the serious risks that go with it and …
The teenage years can be one of the most challenging periods of life, as teenagers undergo major changes with their body, deal with pressures of education and school life, in addition to criticism and hormonal changes. Left unchecked, the weight of these numerous pressures can typically leave a mark by damaging a teenager’s confidence and …
You will need to have lived in a cave in past years to have avoided the scary images all over the news relating to binge drinking. Just about everyone has, on some occasions, found themselves dancing the night away, having indulged in one (or six) too many bevies. We live in a very stressful world, …
Saturday 31st May – World No Tobacco Day could be a great day to get rid of smoking. The World Health Organisation (WHO) state that tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death around the globe, wiping out nearly 6 million people a year – 600,000 of whom are non-smokers. WHO promotes the day …
We all need sleep. In fact, we all need 6-8 hours of sleep each night in order to function properly. Losing out on one night’s sleep can take a while to recover from, but eventually we do catch up. However, long term sleeping problems just aren’t as easy to shake off. Insomnia affects the sleep …
In the present day, the way we communicate is increasingly computer based, but the loss of face to face connections are having an adverse effect on our society. In our hypnotherapy practice this is all too apparent as we see large numbers of socially isolated clients. We show these clients how hypnotherapy builds confidence very …
If you are here because you typed “is hypnotherapy effective”, you probably want a straight answer, not hype. You might be unsure whether hypnotherapy is real, safe, or evidence based, and you do not want to be talked into something that only works if you suspend disbelief. That scepticism is sensible. This page separates what …
Drinking too much alcohol is a soaring problem amongst the majority of the population. The press regularly speculate on the ever dropping ages of those in the grip of alcohol dependency. There is also a lot more information available to us on healthy consumption of alcohol – we are a good deal more aware of …
For quite a few men and women that are trying to slim down or who are finding dieting difficult, food cravings can be a large part of the problem. Hunger pangs are acute feelings that can encourage people to consume large quantities of foods that they should preferably avoid. Research concludes that the foods that …
After launching our hypnotherapy clinic in Wallington, Surrey we were amazed at the number of clients we saw with anxiety and panic attacks, far more than we expected. A lot of our initial clientèle seemed to be anxiety based difficulties, like travelling phobias and challenges going out alone. To start with we wondered if there …
Saying that you are stressed isn’t being dramatic. We are all vulnerable to the pressures and problems involved in daily living. Our society is a busy one; all of us are becoming victims of a pressurised and generally scary world. While front line personnel overcome management pressures, top level management have the company pressures to …
Your next meeting at your workplace is drawing near, and you’ve consented to present some new ideas to the company. Despite the fact that you find delivering presentations a little bit nerve-racking, you tell yourself it will all be all right. As the time for you to speak publicly draws closer and closer, you begin …