Debbie's Hypnotherapy Blogs
4 reasons for lacking confidence - and what you can do about it!
Lots of us lack confidence from time to time, illness and this might be quite natural. But if your confidence is regularly low, troche or always low in a specific situation, there are some simple steps you can take to feel better and more in control.
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Ten things that every new non smoker should refuse to believe
As a new non smoker you'll probably be given lots of advice. Some of it may be really good, but here are ten things you should absolutely refuse to believe. There are lots of tips on the Net for those who want to quit but I want to aim this at those who have already quit, whether this is via the NHS #stoptober or #smokefree campaigns, or for other reasons.
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How to reduce anxiety and worry
Anxiety is thought to be the mind's way of protecting us by making us careful of unknown or potentially dangerous situations. It's meant to be useful, but like an overprotective parent it can be a problem when we become so 'protected' that we find it difficult to do things, or our quality of life is affected.
How hypnotherapy could have helped Miss Muffett!
When I first became a Hypnotherapist I discovered that hypnosis is a topic that everyone has a view on, link but not many people know much about. Thanks to the stage and TV, lots of people have an idea that hypnosis is about clucking like a chicken, or dancing like Elvis. Not something that would inspire you to look at it as a way of dealing with your personal problems unless perhaps you are an Elvis impersonator with stage fright!
Hypnosis for pain control
How does hypnosis help with pain? The honest answer to this is we don't know, although there is a long history of it being used in this way. John Elliotson (1791-1868), for example, a professor at London University Hospital, found that patients could undergo major surgery using trance as their only anaesthetic.
