Duodenal ulcers can make life very uncomfortable indeed. Symptoms include heartburn, burning in the throat and abdominal pain. Treatment using a course of specific drugs is usually very effective, however studies have shown that a high percentage (60 – 90%) of those who suffer from duodenal ulcers, relapse within one year of treatment.
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Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterised by excessive eating followed by vomiting, laxatives or diuretics. An eating disorder such as this usually stems from a phycological disorder, low self esteem, negative self body image, depression or family issues.
A recent study in the Archives of General Psychiatry looked into the risks of having read more »

Recent studies have found that the most effective method of treating chronic pain could be a case of retraining the brain with cognitive behavioural therapy.
A professor from Oxford has scientific findings which may suggest we are wrongly treating patients who suffer from chronic pain.
Professor Irene Tracey believes part of the problem is due read more »

Hypnotherapy Directory has often highlighted the benefits of hypnosis for those trying to quit smoking, but often it is encouraging to hear a positive personal account as opposed to a list of facts and figures. This week in the Independent, journalist and cigarette devote Charlotte Philby decided to test the treatment for herself, with interesting read more »

Popular teenage magazine Bliss has called in the help and advice of an NLP practitioner to contribute to an important feature . The feature aims to help a vulnerable 15 year old girl lacking in confidence along with every other teenager who feels uncomfortable with their appearance.
With young girls looking to models, TV and read more »

Celebrity hypnotist Paul Mckenna was recently asked to give a motivational talk to unemployed Scots.
In a bid to encourage unemployed youngsters in parts of Scotland to go out and find work, the council asked hypnotherapist to the stars Paul Mckenna to give an inspirational seminar.
The event was staged at Hampden Park in Glasgow read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a relatively new discovery and this is part of the reason that it is difficult to recognise and diagnose. The basic symptoms are extreme exhaustion which you can’t really attribute to anything, with such excessive tiredness that functioning on an everyday level is a real struggle.
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Having low self-esteem might mean that you see things in yourself that others do not. You’ll be unable to see any of your good points but you’ll have a heightened awareness of your bad points. you will feel low in confidence and like you are incompetent of fulfilling tasks at work. The lower you feel read more »

Pregnancy is an emotional roller-coaster for women. There will undoubtedly be many highs where you feel overjoyed and glowing to be pregnant, other days you will be irritable, have back ache and will have spent most of the morning leaning over the toilet.
Yes, morning sickness is no fun at all and nether is a grumpy read more »

For those of you who are terrified of needles then hypnotherapy could be the solution for you. A recent article from The Gazette Extra examined a case study to see how hypnosis could erase one teenagers deep seated fear of needles.
18 year old Dan had a huge phobia of needles and was worried read more »