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You might think the title of this article, ‘Feel anxious? Be curious’, is an odd thing to read given how distressing symptoms of anxiety can be. You’d be right, simply because it’s unusual for anyone to suggest an anxious individual to be ‘curious’ about a debilitating condition like anxiety. Key research shows, however, that trying to suppress unwanted feelings using things that distract or by simply suppressing thoughts simply are not effective. In fact,...

Addiction, trauma, and anxiety are some of the most common issues and problems faced by people in today's busy, stressful and challenging society. And often, a client who is an addict may also be experiencing anxiety. Or vice versa, a person suffering from trauma or anxiety, may also be developing (or already have) an addiction. Clinical hypnotherapists are seeing an ever increasing number of clients facing these issues such as addiction, trauma and anxiety. And when you consider what we all...

Someone with tinnitus will experience noises in one or both of their ears. These noises can be ringing, whistling, buzzing or even humming. For some, the sound is ongoing and persistent, for others it comes and goes.

There are many reasons why someone may develop tinnitus, including damage to the inner ear and general hearing loss. If you think you have tinnitus, going to your doctor is your first port of call. They will be able to diagnose you, check for medical causes and offer...

How are you feeling at the moment? Are you affected by the weather? Are you further in debt because of the festive period? Do you feel you have failed, or have given up on, your New Year's resolutions? Do you feel unmotivated, but also feel the need to take action? You are not alone... Typically early in the year, I see an increase in enquiries. The types of enquiry vary, anything from weight loss (to shed those festive pounds!) to a feeling of needing to change something in their life but...

Being rejected is something many of us fear. Whether it’s in a social context or at work, if this fear becomes too intense, it can hold us back. Maybe this fear stops you from going for that promotion at work, or perhaps it’s stopping you from putting yourself ‘out there’ romantically?

If this is something you can relate to, know that you are certainly not alone and there is support available. Hypnotherapy is often used for fears and phobias, but can it help with a fear of rejection?...

We would all like to change some of our bad habits. Nobody plans to procrastinate, but somehow, it just keeps happening. We may feel motivated one day, but then get into the routine of our lives and forget what we had promised ourselves. Days, weeks, or even months go by and the results of our lives remain the same. We don’t do anything differently, so nothing changes. There could be moments in life when we may sense that more is possible. To feel more confident, to stop worrying, to...

Confidence is a state of mind. We can have lots of confidence in certain areas of our lives but wish we had more of it in other areas. What we often don’t realize is that we can control and change how we think or feel (our state of mind) using visualization and our powerful gift of imagination. And by doing this we can transfer this confident state, that we feel in one area of our life and link it to another situation, to be able to perform or feel better. Transferring a state of mind is...

Many parents are now choosing hypnotherapy as a means of helping their child overcome mood disorders or behaviours that are affecting the quality of their lives, but what can hypnotherapy help with and what does the process involve? Hypnotherapy to help childhood issues The use of hypnosis for children is actually relatively new and dates back by around 50 years. It was in the 1960s when Dr Franz Bauman, a general paediatrician from the US, became the first President of a major hypnosis...

Sleep affects every aspect of our lives and a good night’s sleep helps us feel better, more energetic, alert and more motivated the next day. If you’ve ever had the odd night of interrupted sleep or a few late nights, it’s unlikely to cause any long-term issues, but there is a close link between our mental health and sleep.  An ongoing lack of sleep can lead to sleep deprivation which can leave you feeling tired and frustrated, impacting your health, motivation and...