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I've had a problem with emotional eating for as long as I can remember. It started when I was a teenager and I found I used food as a comfort if I was feeling stressed or anxious about anything. It wasn't so much of a problem back then because I danced and was fitter than I am now. When I had my first child I put on about a stone, this wasn't actually during the pregnancy but in the months that...

I have been suffering from anxiety and panic attacks for a long time, which I felt I was coping with. However, a trigger from my past made me realise things were not ok, I was feeling very unwell. I contacted a hypnotherapist, with I must say a lot of trepidation, but nothing could make me feel more scared than the awful feelings I was experiencing. Why did I worry! The feeling of being...

Being completely honest, I was really scared to go see a hypnotherapist. Other people probably think the same thing - I thought I'd be brainwashed and was worried I'd be unconscious and not know what was going on. But, I had a speech coming up for a wedding and I really needed all the help I could get. I checked my hypnotherapist's profile meticulously, making sure they were completely...

I've always been an anxious person and always wanted some more confidence. I decided to go and see a hypnotherapist, and immediately felt comfortable with her. She started by talking about the situations I was anxious in and asked if anything had happened to knock my confidence when I was younger. After talking things through with her, I felt like she understood why I was there and felt...