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 …
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 …
Hypnotherapy is this phenomenal treatment for problem gambling. A great number of non-gamblers wonder how some individuals can gamble beyond their means, and if you are a gambler yourself, you may wonder how to tell if you have a problem. If you gamble when you don’t want to, or continue beyond the point where you …
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. 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 life, but losing weight and keeping it off is not easy. People are …
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 …
One of the most common types of anxiety disorders is social anxiety. The best way to beat social anxiety is to remove any vile, negative thought you may hold about yourself and your capabilities and capacities. It can create problems in circumstances that many of us take for granted, like being at the checkout in …
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 …
There is considerably more pressure on smokers to stop smoking, from the medical profession and the public. With many stop smoking projects running across the country and plenty of smoking cessation advice, it is now quite difficult to escape from it. It is fairly well accepted that smoking does damage our health and the information …
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 …
Because of the way it has been portrayed through the years, people often ask “Is hypnotherapy effective?”. Well, studies have now shown that hypnotherapy has an impact on the brain which may be recorded scientifically. Research carried out by Stanford University pointed out that when volunteers were told under hypnosis that they were looking at …
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 …
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 …
IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) is a disorder that produces pain and discomfort, for the most part in the digestive tract. Hypnotherapy for irritable bowel is offered to those searching for help and information in managing their IBS and problems related to the ailment. Stomach cramping, diarrhoea, bowel irregularity, heartburn symptoms, flatulence, queasiness and trapped wind …
Hypnotherapy can assist in the treatment of short-term stress in a natural way. If you are aware an event is coming up that will cause you stress, hypnotherapy can help you prepare for it and learn how to deal with it effectively. For instance, if you are attending job interviews and find that stress is …
In the event you learn to play golf it’s necessary for you to grasp new physical skills. You might learn how to clasp the golf club, position your legs and approaches to swinging the club. As with virtually all sports, you master the procedure, learn the physical skills and then figure out how to ‘psyche …
Self confidence is how we view our own capacity to do something. Low self confidence is when you view your abilities to achieve or create as being very low. Self confidence is similar, but not the same, as self esteem which relates to our view of us. Hypnotherapy techniques can be used to help us …
Given that the festive season is now out of the way, many of us will turn to our health and look for strategies to make it better. Over the festive season it is fairly common to overindulge, both on food and drink, and not just on Christmas day. The Christmas events and New Year’s festivities …
Panic and anxiety attacks can be quite common and when they are first encountered tend to be very distressing as the symptoms can include chest pains, heart palpitations, shortness of breath and even numbness in the arms. There are various reasons why someone might have a panic attack. Studies suggest that stress can be a …
Isn’t it amazing how we can easily respond to a film or even a piece of music in an emotional way? Not really, because what happens is that we relate it in some way to ourselves. Take the video below, for example. Most people will shed a tear or two, if not blub uncontrollably. It’s about a new bride having the “fathers dance” when her father has just passed away.
Reducing weight can sometimes be a complex process. Emotions and food can become very tightly linked for many individuals, which might make sticking with a diet challenging and disheartening. These problems can then make people try extreme methods to help them get slimmer. The widely used ‘gastric band’ surgical treatment has received plenty of coverage …
Smoking related illnesses claim 114,000 lives annually in Great Britain; this includes an array of illnesses and conditions; for example, stomach and colon cancer, and chronic lung disease. These are just a few of the many reasons to quit smoking. In spite of knowing the risks, countless smokers find it hard to quit smoking. They …
Whilst hypnotherapy can offer a profound enhancement in the quality of someone’s life, countless people still see it as potentially expensive and worry about the cost of hypnotherapy. While they will probably spend money on other much more expensive pastimes with the aim of making themselves feel emotionally better, such as retail therapy, nights out, …
Obesity has reached worldwide epidemic proportions. With delicious treats lining the supermarket shelves and every other advert on TV seductively parading fast food, is it any wonder so many of us are the not so proud owners of at least one muffin top? Medical professionals are referring more and more people to have gastric band …
According to the BBC bullying in childhood “throws a long shadow” into victims’ adult lives, suggests research indicating long-term negative consequences for health, job prospects and relationships. The study tracked more than 1,400 people between the ages of nine and 26. School bullies were also more likely to grow up into adult criminals. The study, …
Even though we are in the middle of summer, the craze to lose weight is just as intensive for many men and women. The shops and supermarkets are full of ‘diet’ and ‘energy’ drinks, and scientists are warning that their association with type 2 diabetes is a reason for concern. The Surrey Institute of Clinical …
If you are using hypnotherapy to lose weight, or just on a diet, steer clear of the BBQs this summer, as a recent study shows that you could be consuming as much as 3000 calories. A recent research study, conducted by Boots, found that the typical BBQ meal would include: two sausages, one-and-a-half burgers, two …
A research project from the University Of Canterbury in New Zealand has established that people who are struggling with stress reduction are better off dealing with the problem, rather than putting it off. Depression, anxiety, illness, financial worries and other psychological health issues, all play their part in contributing to our stress levels. In many …
This has to be just about the easiest way to lose weight that we have ever seen, but it actually makes a lot of sense and it helps you to stay healthy and live longer as well. Sitting down reading a book, at your desk working, watching TV or doing anything that involves sitting for …
As March or September approaches we start to get enquiries about our training courses. We are often asked if we teach advanced hypnotherapy training. In an effort to answer that, I would like to tell you what we do and further down I will tackle that question. How our hypnotherapy training is different At the …
New research, published in the June 26 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, shows that a lack of sleep ramps up activity in the part of the brain responsible for the regulation of emotions. The study discovered that natural worriers seem most vulnerable to the negative effect of sleep loss. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging …
At the annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) last week they voted to classify obesity as a disease. Even though a committee of their own experts thought it should not be classified as a disease, the association’s delegates still voted to support the change. If the UK did the same, over 20 million …
The taste of our food is affected by the weight, size, shape, and even the colour of the cutlery we use to eat it. Our perception of how food tastes is influenced by cutlery, new research published in the Flavour Journal suggests. The flavour can be affected by the size, weight, shape and colour of …
Gastric band hypnosis is the latest magic pill to sweep through the hypnotherapy industry. People come for hypnotherapy for weight loss expecting a magic pill and, although it has some apparently magical properties, it certainly isn’t a magic pill. Clients seek out hypnotherapy for many different reasons, but for those wanting to lose weight it …
Since we released the video of how Rebecca used hypnotherapy to lose weight just over a week ago, we have had lots of feedback asking us if this was possible and how she really felt during those eight months that she lost the weight. Rebecca said “I just didn’t feel like eating the food that I …
Report: Woman ‘overhaul’ their bodies five times a year and men twice a year. According to a report about weight loss hypnotherapy released today, in the Daily Mail, 60 per cent of women slim down before summer holidays, the wedding season and other important events to get their desired body. A third of women say …
We have seen thousands of clients over the years on our weight loss hypnotherapy programme and the overwhelming fact is that for virtually every client this is not their first attempt at losing weight. Most clients will report having tried a myriad of diets, all of which, according to the clients, have failed. Or have …
The workplace is one of the key areas where we see our hypnotherapy for weight loss client’s new healthy behaviours put under pressure. Things like cakes on birthdays, drinks after work, colleagues bringing in their bakery efforts and often vending machines offering sugary sweets are just a few of the workplace ‘treats’ that are usually …
We analysed 100 previous hypnotherapy clients looking for some of the causes for anxiety with the presenting issues of presentation nerves, toilet anxiety, shy bladder and lack of confidence to establish if there is any commonality between them with regards to events or conditioning. The breakdown of subject numbers was as follows:- The subjects were …
In a recent study of 100 previous anxiety clients we found that overall 74% of clients noticed significant benefits from their course of hypnotherapy treatments. In our analysis of previous hypnotherapy clients, we looked at 100 clients that presented with either social anxiety or agoraphobic type anxiety. The clients were drawn at random over a …
There is a conflict of interest for all hypnotherapy schools that prospective students need to be aware of. Every student that undertakes hypnotherapy training is effectively competition for the hypnotherapy trainers themselves, unless of course they are no longer practising therapists and then their knowledge base and skill set have to be questioned. So it …
“At the Surrey Institute we train people from all walks of life to become effective hypnotherapists by offering practical hypnotherapy training but finding effective hypnotherapy training is a task in its own right.” Changing careers is something which is becoming more common, with thousands of people opting to say goodbye to their mundane office jobs …