Bi Polar disorder is a destructive condition. It can not only cause harm to your career and family but it can also be potentially dangerous if help is not sought early on. One of the most severe symptoms of Bi Polar is the emotional mood swings that the sufferer will endure and this is something read more »

Tourette Syndrome is a neurological disorder that is characterised by physical and or verbal ticks. The symptoms range in severity and include verbal ticks such as grunting, throat clearing and shouting obscene words (Coprolalia) and the physical symptoms include involuntary actions and flinches and also include Copropraxia which is the involuntary action of obscene gestures. read more »

Across the pond America are celebrating… well not exactly celebrating, but they are in the midst of their Great American Smokeout 2009, an annual event which encourages Americans to stop smoking tobacco. In a bid to support those on the path to smokefree life, lets have a look at how hypnotherapy can aid the quitting read more »

The benefits of hypnotherapy for surgery have already been widely noted and discussed. Helping the patient to recover more quickly from the surgery and even acting as an alternative to traditional anaesthetics for small operations or as an enhancer to big operations. However, the benefits of hypnotherapy in children are yet to be noted. According read more »

Researchers from Hull University who conducted an imaging study of hypnotised patients have found that hypnosis can be detected in brain scans. The images showed that hypnotised participants showed decreased activity in parts of the brain linked with daydreaming or letting the mind wander. Hypnotherapy has become increasingly popular as a from of alternative therapy read more »

A man can experience impotence at almost any stage of his life because it can be influenced by a number of different factors. Psychological aspects that could cause this problem could be anything from anxiety, stress and boredom to remembering previous impotence , worrying about pregnancy or using a condom. Not only that but this read more »

Psoriasis is a skin condition which is caused by the build up of skin cells. The severity varies from person to person but it can eventually begin to have a negative impact on ones life. The condition, which doctors believe to be genetic, can cause sever itching and pain which in turn can result in read more »

Upon returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan, personnel can often find it difficult adapt to civilian life. However a new programme is being piloted which offers homecoming servicemen and women free consultation sessions to help them cope with their return to civilian life after the stress of warfare. The sessions use cognitive behavioural therapy, which read more »

There are around 5 million people in the U.K who receive treatment for asthma, with around 20 percent of households having someone diagnosed as asthmatic. The condition affects the respiratory system, forcing the muscles around the airway to tighten and narrow and the bronchioles to become inflamed and swollen, making it difficult to breathe and read more »

OCD is a illness which has an overwhelming control on its sufferers, however with the help of hypnotherapy OCD sufferers could be given the ability to control their symptoms, as apposed to the other way round. Hypnotherapy aims to change the way the patient feels about OCD to enable them to take more control. It read more »