Hypnotherapy could help you to let go of guilt. In moderation, none of these things are unhealthy or sinful The seven deadly sins have traditionally been seen as terrible things to practise. However, in trying to avoid any suspicion of sin Western societies sometimes went too far in the other direction. Puritanism did a great…
‘Hypnosis is only for the easily suggestible’ I’ve spent many hours, over the years, dispelling false beliefs surrounding the state of hypnosis and the practice of hypnotherapy. Some of the things I’ve heard have left me wondering where on Earth the beliefs have come from. I’ve been told that hypnosis can make you rob a…
Even the greatest minds aren’t fully aware of their own workings “I have familiarised myself with the factual data of a theoretical or practical problem; I do not think about it again, yet often a few days later the answer to the problem will come into my mind entirely of it’s own accord; the operation…
If you look for it, you’ll find it! I love this video and could watch it for an age. It demonstrates an important psychological truth. We all tend to see what we want and / or expect to see. Cows really aren’t stupid. These ones have simply fallen victim to a psychological phenomenon called ‘confirmation…
Counselling beats hearing aids, white noise, CBT and more. Hypnotherapy could add still more value. Every week I use hypnotherapy for tinnitus in Reading, Oxford, London, Wallingford and Thame to help people who are sick of tinnitus. Tinnitus can wreck lives when people don’t know how to deal with it. Perhaps you feel…
If this statistic is true we first need to establish those factors causing depression before then examining whether and why women are more exposed to those factors than men, less resilient in the face of these factors or, perhaps, both. Given this approach it is a pity that there is no consensus within…
You don’t have to ‘suffer’ from Asperger’s Syndrome! ‘Suffering from Aspergers is a silly phrase. No one suffers from Aspergers. They suffer from how others treat them’ I saw this image on a Facebook page and liked it, sharing it on my own page and thinking it a neat encapsulation of the problems faced by…
Does your anxiety have a personality, a character? Piglet personifies anxiety. Pooh spends a great deal of his time in calming his panic attacks and general anxiety disorder. He is the voice of a zen-like kind of calmness. Children’s stories often see basic human emotions personified in such a way. Giving human emotions a…
New Year’s resolution? Make it a want, not a should and hypnotherapy will help you! Every January I receive a flood of new hypnotherapy clients from Reading, Wallingford, Thame and Oxford – all of them wanting to achieve a New Year’s resolution. Hypnotherapy could help you to achieve your goals too, but first of all…
Tinnitus and Hypberacusis? Double Trouble! Fortunately, hypnotherapy could help Tinnitus can be hard enough to tolerate. Hyperacusis only makes things worse. The good news is that hypnotherapy for hyperacusis and tinnitus could help you. I’ve seen clients for this combination of conditions in Reading, Oxford, Wallingford and Thame, clients whose lives were drastically affected…
“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.” Jonathan Safran Foer We’ve all heard somebody say how they felt “numb” after having heard some dreadful news. Feeling numb is the mind’s way of protecting itself against psychological trauma. Children from abusive backgrounds will commonly have modified their emotional sensitivity so as to…
We are the products of our pasts. Take charge of your future! Back when Henry VIII established the Church of England the whole of Europe was torn by the ideological conflict between Protestantism and Roman Catholicism. The whole of Europe was swept by the changes which followed. Even in Reading poor old Hugh…
Could a date such as ‘Blue Monday’ really influence your happiness? The second Monday of the New Year (named ‘Blue Monday’) has been named the most depressing day of the year. According to a whole host of researchers it’s the end of the holiday season and across our rain-swept land people are glumly going back…
Being selfless could cost your loved ones dearly Do you recall when you were last on a plane and the Stewardess ran through the safety information. Well, I doubt you do because nobody really pays any attention to such things. Everybody is too busy reading the magazines, putting in their earphones or talking. Well,…
Acceptance or awareness. Which way round do you want it? I read a facebook post, this evening, which said that autistic individuals would rather have acceptance than awareness. Yes, in an ideal world that would be great. Why shouldn’t people accept others, even when they don’t understand what’s going on? I understand the thought…
