What is Hypnotherapy?
How does it work?
What happens when I have hypnosis?
How does it feel?
Will I lose control?
Can my Morals, Beliefs or Values be compromised?
Do you go to sleep?
Can I get stuck in a trance?
Is it only mentally weak people that can be hypnotised?
Are women more easily hypnotised than men?
If I get rid of a symptom will another one appear?
Is Hypnosis dangerous?
Will the hypnotherapist be weird or untrustworthy?

What is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnosis is a state of consciousness you enter and leave naturally throughout the day. It feels very much like day dreaming - the state between sleeping and waking. During these periods you are in a relaxed state and more open to suggestion. Your relaxation gives you access to your subconscious mind. Hypnotherapy makes use of this natural ability by inducing this "hypnotic" state to enable healing and/or changes to be made on a subconscious level.

• Have you ever been so focused on a movie that you haven't heard someone call your name?
• Have you ever driven somewhere and not remembered the journey on arrival?
• Have you ever watched tv and stared at the screen not really paying attention?

These are all examples of being in a hypnotic state.

How does it work?

The fact is 90% of what your brain takes in is rooted within your subconscious. The subconscious mind runs our bodies. It is in charge of everything automatically. It looks after memories so we don't have to keep relearning, it holds onto habits (good and bad) and controls our emotions, fears and phobias.

• Writing: we learn how to write and it becomes automatic
• Walking/driving/jobs: we learn them and they become automatic.
• Habits/Fears/Phobias: we learn them and they also become automatic

Because our habits, fears and phobias are in our subconscious this is where we need to deal with whatever is causing us problems or difficulties.Hypnosis can access your subconscious mind and help change - bad habits to good, identify and remove fears and phobias and reduce stress. By communicating directly with the subconscious mind Hypnosis can create rapid and permanent change.

What happens when I have hypnosis?

Before hypnosis takes place our hynotherapist will discuss with you exactly what it is you wish to change. After this, she will then run through the type of positive suggestions she will be making to you during hypnosis aimed at dealing with your particular problem. She will then ask you to get comfortable and begin hypnosis.All that is required to be hypnotised is a motivation to be hypnotised, concentration, imagination, relaxation and the willingness to respond to suggestion.

During hypnosis your conscious mind is aware of what is happening the whole time, but in this relaxed state it is bypassed in order to make suggestions directly to your subconscious mind. The subconscious mind accepts these suggestions and creates the behaviour changes or body changes in order to achieve the given suggestions. When in hypnotic trance, the subconscious mind is 88% more alert than in a conscious state.

Throughout this time, not only do you hear the suggestions being given to you by the hypnotherapist you can also hear everything going on around you. Because of this, quite often, people are not convinced they even have been hypnotised and when asked why, reply "Because I heard everything you said"

How does it feel?

Because everyone has experienced some level of hypnosis naturally don't be surprised if you don't feel hypnotised. During hypnosis you remain conscious of your surroundings. Some of the sensations you may experience during hypnosis are:

• Tingling in your fingertips
• A sense of being light and floating from your body
• A heavy feeling like you are sinking
• A sense of energy moving throughout your body
• Feeling of emotions
• Fluttering eyelids

These sensations are not unpleasant and are just your body's way of relaxing. When you notice these sensations, go with the flow and do not become alarmed or you may shock yourself out of the trance. Just expect the trance to occur gradually and it will.

Will I lose control?

Because you are in a relaxed state, free of outside interference, you are in more control of your thoughts.

Can my Morals, Beliefs or Values be compromised?

In a hypnotic trance you can not be made to do anything against your will

Do you go to sleep?

You will hear and remember everything that is said.

Can I get stuck in a trance?

At most you will move into a natural sleep and wake up feeling energised and refreshed.

Is it only mentally weak people that can be hypnotised?

In fact the opposite is true. The ability to be hypnotised is a statement of relative mental health.

Are women more easily hypnotised than men?

No, both sexes have the same capacity to be hypnotised.

If I get rid of a symptom will another one appear?

Any number of troubling symptoms, from smoking to fear of spiders, can be sucessfully treated with hypnosis without the appearance of a substitute symptom.

Is Hypnosis dangerous?

There is nothing dangerous about hypnosis by itself. It is a process that occurs naturally whenever you daydream, concentrate deeply or become absorbed in something of compelling interest.

Will the hypnotherapist be weird or untrustworthy?

A weird personality might disturb the trusting atmosphere necessary to put you into a trance state. Also, our hypnotherapist has many years experience and is part of the General Hypnotherapy Register which is governed by strict codes of conduct.

Confidence building

Hypnosis works in many ways to build self - confidence.
Uncovers the reasons for the absence of self - confidence
Gives you confidence building techniques
Develops positive thinking,
Sets goals for the future and works on ways to achieve them
Develops relaxation techniques to help overcome stressful situations.

Fears and Phobias

Do you have an uncontrollable fear of something which you just want to get rid of ?
Fear of flying;
Fear of confined spaces;
Fear of insects;
Fear of open spaces
Fear of heights etc.......

Whatever your fear or phobia - Hypnotherapy can help fears and phobias which are often created in childhood. Hypnosis can help uncover the reason for your fear/phobia and help to alleviate it through

Making it easier to deal with your fear/phobia by helping you come to terms with it.
Relaxation techniques which prepare you with how to deal with stressful situations.

Doing Well in Exams

Are you taking GCSE's, AE levels, University Degrees or any other important exams or tests? If you are you know it's a stressful time. Hypnosis can help give you the strong, clear and peaceful mind necessary for success by:

Controlling nerves and stress
Not letting fear of failure hold you back
Giving you the Self-motivation for study and revision
Greatly Improving your memory
Enabling Clear thinking in answering questions.

Remember - It's not just about how clever you are, it's also about your state of mind. Hypnosis can help you reach your potential.

Losing Weight

Do you want to lose weight but lack the will power? Have you tried lots of diets without success? Are you miserable with your appearance? Do you really want to lose weight? If the answer to any of these questions is yes - Hypnosis can help by;

Helping you to relax about weight loss, as less worry enables you to get on with it.
Identifying the underlying reasons for your weight problem, such as Bad Habits; Childhood experience; Trauma.
Giving you more self-motivation and willpower to help you diet and exercise.
Helping you see yourself in the future. Seeing yourself as you want to be can help encourage you to achieve your goals.

Fear of Flying

Many people when flying feel they are experiencing their last moments on earth before they crash. Throughout the whole flight they are extremely anxious making their flight uncomfortable and unpleasant. They are concerned by every minor turbulence and feel a lack of control. If you identify with any of these feelings, then hypnotherapy could help you.
Hypnotherapy helps by:

making your sub-conscious mind relaxed about flying, encouraging logical thinking
Through relaxation techniques

Stopping Smoking

Motivation

Even if you really want to do something it can often be hard to get the motivation and without this it is impossible to perform as hard as you could, stopping you from achieving your goals.
Hypnotherapy helps by:
Creating positive thinking, encouraging you to believe in yourself.
Setting goals and ways to achieve them.

Passing your Driving Test

If you're nervous and unfocused in a driving test it's just impossible to pass. You need a clear, focused and relaxed mind to do well, and hypnotherapy can help create this.
It helps through relaxation techniques
Encouraging clear thought through the subconscious mind.
Roleplay of the actual driving test

Sleeping Problems eg Insomnia

A sleeping problem can be extremely frustrating and the more you worry about it the worst it gets. It can effect your performance during the day, creating even more of a problem.
Hypnotherapy can help by:
Uncovering the reason for this problem eg, stress, bad habit
Teaching your subconcious mind a new routine
Giving you relaxation techniques
helping you to stop thinking after a hard day, giving you a peaceful mind so you can just relax and sleep.

Public Speaking

Before speaking in public do you feel extremely nervous, feel sick to the stomach and shaky? It can be a terrifying thing to do, worried that you're going to make a fool of yourself in front of everyone, worried it will all go wrong.

Hypnotherapy can help by:
Giving you techniques to keep calm and in control
Building your confidence
Helping you to deal with this stress in a positive way
Going through the whole experience so you are prepared
With hypnotherapy you can speak in public with ease like you always wished you could.

Stress Management and Anxiety Management

Stress and anxiety are widespread problems in the world today. If not dealt with they can lead to depression, health problems, relationship and work problems. You need to be able to deal with it and conquer it so that you can live a happy and calm life.
Hypnotherapy can help through:
Relaxation techniques
Positive thinking
Telling your subconscious mind to just relax
Uncovering the reasons for stress and anxiety, understanding these
Setting goals for the future

Migraines and Headaches

Common headaches and migraines are often tension related caused by stress. Before coming to a hypnotherapist you should have had your headaches diagnosed by a doctor so that they can be appropriately dealt with.
Hypnotherapy helps these stress-related headaches through:

Relaxation techniques to release muscle tension.
Telling the subconscious mind to relax
Uncovering the reasons for this stress and dealing with them.