What has brought you to a site about clinical hypnotherapy? Do you have an issue with something or maybe somebody you know has a problem? Would you like to know if clinical hypnotherapy can help? Or would you like to know what to expect at a session? I know I’d like to know as much as possible before I visited someone whom I didn’t know or what they would they do. After all, I wouldn’t want someone to enter my brain and ‘fiddle with it’, would you? I wouldn’t...
It’s supposed to be the happiest day of our lives. If you stop to think about it, that’s a lot of pressure right there. How on earth are we meant to handle not only our own expectations, but the expectations of those around us? It’s like we have this need for everything to be perfect, or else... or else what? What is it we’re afraid of happening, if something goes the slightest bit off plan?
Pre-wedding anxiety is completely normal. We all feel nervous from time to time. It’s no wonder...
What is impostor syndrome? Research has shown that up to 70% of people will suffer from impostor syndrome at some point in their lives. It is more prevalent in women, but men also experience it, and it especially affects high-achievers and successful people, from actors and executives to business owners and writers. Michelle Obama has recently admitted to having suffered from it, so what actually is it? Impostor syndrome is a pattern of thoughts and underlying beliefs causing a person to...
Depression can leave you feeling like you’re stuck under a dark cloud, which can be quite isolating; a low mood which often lasts a long time and affects your day to day life. It may have started gradually, and over time you slowly became aware that you’re feeling miserable most of the time, and the world no longer seems so colourful and interesting. When you feel depressed, it means you feel unable to cope with negative feelings causing you to put life on hold and withdraw from...
If someone you care about is experiencing panic attacks, it can be very difficult to know how to help. Especially if you are with them when they have a panic attack, you may not know what to do or what to say to help them calm down.
Here we’ll talk you through some of the ways you can support them.
Learn more about their condition Having a better understanding of what it is they’re going through can be immensely helpful for both you and them. Without knowing how anxiety works,...
First impressions count, as the old saying goes. Although most people would not choose a therapist by good looks alone (hopefully!), how we look and present ourselves tells a story to everyone we meet. Researchers have found that we make a decision about someone in the first seven seconds of meeting. This is somewhat of a throwback to our primal days, when it was a necessary requirement when our lives were more unpredictable and others were competing for the same (perhaps limited) resources as...
When people hear the words ‘mental health’, many still feel there is a stigma associated with it and that to admit that there is an issue somehow will cloud other people’s judgement of them in a negative way. Yet most people have no problem opening up about any symptoms they may be experiencing with their physical health, whether it is an injury such as a broken leg or an illness such as diabetes. So, why are they so reluctant to openly speak about the health of their mind?...
When we understand our personal health factors, we can begin to put those missing pieces together. We often examine areas of our lives and ask ourselves: how could I be healthier, am I psychologically and physically fit, am I socially able and is this the right environment for my health? However, many of our challenges are situational which affects other areas of our lives if not addressed effectively. It is important to understand the root-cause of our challenges to some degree. For...
At a time when there is a lot being said on the television about the menopause and how it affects womens’ mental health, I thought it appropriate to add my thoughts on the subject. The main advice I can give from experience is to always seek advice, ideally from a women's health specialist in the NHS if available, or possibly a family planning well-woman doctor, as you may also require contraceptive protection during the menopause or peri-menopause. Complementary therapies may help too,...
Body image This year’s Mental Health Awareness campaign focuses on body image. Many of us struggle with our perceived view of our own bodies. Everywhere you look we are surrounded by influencers, be it on TV or social media platforms such as Instagram, with seemingly perfect bodies and faces, trying to convince us to buy something or be a certain way. For the majority of people, life is difficult because we don’t like what we see when we look in the mirror; our reality is...
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