Useful Articles by Hypnotherapists

Fear, anxiety and phobias are very common reasons why a person will not attend a dental practice on a regular basis, if at all. Levels of anxiety are very much linked to our memories of experience and how we rationalise them into our current lives. You, the dentist, are well aware that the level of life threatening treatments and surgeries you will undertake is virtually zero. However, you also accept that there is a level of discomfort in certain invasive surgical techniques in the mouth, an...

How does curative hypnotherapy treat such a variety of conditions?

During curative hypnotherapy the patient is able to access to their subconscious/instinctive mind. The patient is able to identify the reason why their subconscious is responding in the way that it is and producing undesirable or negative symptoms. This is achieved by reviewing the original event that led to these subconscious responses. The patient can then use all of their knowledge that has been gained from the following...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a nasty problem to live with. Sufferers (reckoned to be about 10% of the population – 6 Million of us) can have a range of symptoms including cramping abdominal pains, bloating, diarrhoea and or constipation. Some sufferers become so worried about whether they will be able to reach a loo that they become unable to go out to places they don’t know.

It is caused by an abnormal sensitivity of the gut lining. There is no conventional medical cure but recent...

Some people regard sarcasm as a heightened level of wit and sophistication. And it is true that witty, quick thinking retorts are often highly amusing and entertaining to others. How many of us have wished that we could have thought of that snappy rejoinder half an hour earlier, instead of when we were driving home in the car ?

But sarcasm when both parties are not evenly matched can become a form of verbal abuse, a bit like a cat playing with a mouse, and equally unpleasant to watch....

I waited….looked around me……hunting to find any kind of signal that it was my go next…….was someone going to introduce me……my mind seemed somewhat blank and empty……this was probably not the best state to be in for the speech of my life. Well, at 17, the speech of my life so far! Oh! There it is, ‘And now, please give a warm welcome to the best man, Richard’. What happens if no one laughs at my gags, only at me??! Too late now, you said yes to your brother, so…………..this must have happened in a...

Finding satisfaction and peace of mind can seem like an elusive concept to some people. They need to be in control of their life, and fear becoming out of control if they relax too much, fear that they will lose their grip on life and all the many tasks that they need to complete.

However it is possible to achieve a positive, comfortable sense of being in control by adopting a rather different approach. Being more relaxed, taking things in ones stride is the way to achieve a balanced, calm...

There is a lot more in the media now about hypnotherapy and how effective it can be in helping in all areas of people’s lives. Weight loss, smoking, stress, phobias, sports performance and confidence and any number of things that involve people’s attitudes, mind set or will power. More celebrities are using these methods and so the stories get into the papers and on to the news. When we see and hear of others trying new therapies and ways of changing, we think to ourselves “Mmmm maybe that...

What is Gastric Band Hypno?

Virtual Gastric Band procedures have been highlighted in the press and on TV a lot lately,( please see below for some articles) because of their amazing success at helping obese clients lose weight. Once, you are at your ideal weight, then you have the choice to go back and have your virtual gastric band adjusted, so that you can maintain that weight with ease.
With gastric band hynosis you Lose Weight effectively, safely and naturally without the need for a...

The causes of sexual difficulties can be physical, psychological, or both. Sexual difficulties can develop gradually over time or they may occur suddenly. They can develop after an individual has previously experienced enjoyable and satisfying sex or begin early in a person's life, The problem can be a total or partial inability to participate in one or more stages of the sexual act.

Emotional factors affecting sex include psychological problems within the individual (sexual fears or guilt,...

Just watch children in the audience at a pantomime. Often they cannot sit still for long, they fidget, get bored. They are so used to getting stimulus from special effects on the television and computer, so used to getting up and going for a snack or a drink whenever the thought crosses their minds that the ability to sit still and watch something quietly is a foreign concept to them. Many children are the same.

So much of what we do these days is fast, interactive, stimulating with all...