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I saw a hypnotherapist last year. I had an irrational fear of dogs which was worsening and affecting my daily life. I am no longer fearful of dogs as hypnotherapy has taught me to associate dogs with a positive emotion, and now I rather like them!

I have smoked for over 20 years. For the last year, I have been very unhappy with my life and now I am trying to give up smoking again. My husband, an ex-smoker hates it with a passion! My daughter, who is 12 years old, always asks me what it is like smoking. I went to see a local Hypnotherapist hoping for a miracle to break my habit and, honestly, it is like he has performed one. Thank you,...

My hypnotherapist has changed my life. After years of struggling with weight management, the hypno band and the related work has truly changed my life. I am happy and living a healthy lifestyle. Free from the demons of over eating I enjoy life and healthy foods and exercise. I would highly praise this form of therapy. No magic wand is waved - you have to be committed to change and willing to...

I have benefited greatly from my experience of CBT and hypnotherapy. It has helped me deal with long-standing issues relating to IBS and stress. Hypnotherapy for IBS is now recognised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) as a possible treatment. Find out more about how hypnotherapy could help with your IBS...

Since having hypnotherapy my mind has settled into a calmer way of thinking. My enthusiasm for life has increased and I'm less stressed at looking for answers. I am taking in pieces of information from lots of different sources and starting to understand the relevance. After the first session, I am already seeing results. I'm waking up early - feeling refreshed and full of good, positive...

I had been smoking for 30 years and had decided that I, well and truly, needed to stop. I tried every single aid on the market available to me but I always went back to smoking - starting just with a couple, until the number of cigarettes started creeping up again. Fed up, I thought I would give hypnotherapy a go and, to my surprise, it seems to have worked better than anything else. Thanks to...

I've been scared of flying since I was young and I really wanted to find out if hypnotherapy would work. I was unsure of what to expect when I went to see my hypnotherapist. I had seen all these programmes on TV where people were made to do silly things, and so I was slightly apprehensive as I didn't want to be asleep and unable to control what I was doing. I discussed this with my...

I decided to try hypnotherapy to quit smoking. I was apprehensive; I have friends that it didn't work for. But I had to remind myself that everyone is different. And I am so glad I took a chance. It was the best thing I could have done! I think it helped that I had come to a point in my life where I knew I was ready to stop. I used hypnotherapy as that final push to quit completely. I...

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...