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3 Things Hypnosis Cannot Do

As a Clinical Hypnotherapist with years of experience, I have seen first-hand how hypnosis can transform lives—helping individuals lose weight, quit smoking, and find relief from anxiety. However, it's important to understand that while hypnosis and hypnotherapy offer...
How Many Sessions of Hypnotherapy to Quit Smoking?

How Many Sessions of Hypnotherapy to Quit Smoking?

Quitting smoking is a challenging task, but one that is crucial for your health and well-being. Many people turn to nicotine patches, gum, or medications for help, but these methods often come with side effects and require prolonged use. In contrast, hypnotherapy to...
How Much Does Hypnosis Cost to Quit Smoking?

How Much Does Hypnosis Cost to Quit Smoking?

Quitting smoking is one of the most significant steps you can take to improve your health and well-being, but it’s also one of the most challenging. Many smokers turn to various methods such as nicotine replacement therapy, prescription medications, or even...
How to Motivate Someone to Quit Smoking

How to Motivate Someone to Quit Smoking

Quitting smoking is a challenging journey for most people, especially for those who have been smokers for years. Whether you are a friend, family member, or colleague, your support can make a big difference in helping someone quit smoking.  In this guide, we’ll...
how to break the cycle of health anxiety

Overcoming Health Anxiety: 4 Key Strategies to Break the Cycle

Taming health anxiety and breaking free from the constant worry requires actionable strategies that focus on shifting behavior and thought patterns. To stop the worry spiral, it’s essential to challenge anxious thoughts, reduce symptom-checking, and resist the urge to...
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Exploring the Connection Between Self-Esteem and Mental Health

Low self-esteem not only affects how you feel emotionally but also has a tangible impact on physical health. A study involving individuals with asthma and rheumatoid arthritis found that those with lower self-esteem experienced more negative emotions, higher stress...
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Understanding Types of Dental Phobia: From Fear to Management

Did you know that around 36% of people experience dental anxiety, and 12% suffer from extreme dental fear? This anxiety can significantly impact not just dental attendance, but also overall quality of life, with many believing their oral health directly affects how...
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Can Stress Affect Your Liver?

Stress is the body’s natural response to challenges or perceived threats, whether physical, emotional, or environmental. While short-term stress can be beneficial in certain situations by enhancing focus and alertness, chronic stress can have serious consequences on...
Confused between finances and gambling

Helping a Gambler Realise They Have a Problem: A Guide to Admitting Their Addiction

Men are indeed more prone to developing gambling addictions than women. Research indicates that around 70% of problem gamblers are male. This disparity is often attributed to differences in risk-taking behaviors, social factors, and gambling preferences.Helping a...
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How to Help Someone with Emetophobia: Practical Advice and Strategies

Emetophobia is an intense fear or phobia of vomiting, often characterized by overwhelming anxiety about the possibility of vomiting or seeing others vomit. It can lead to avoidance behaviors, like avoiding certain foods or social situations, and significantly impact...
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The Link Between Low Self-Esteem and Anger: Addressing Emotional Challenges

Low self-esteem is characterised by a negative self-view of inadequcy, including persistent and self-doubt. Individuals with low self-esteem frequently face challenges with self-criticism and a lack of confidence, which can significantly affect their personal...
Therapy and self-practice for depression and anxiety

How to Think Positive When Depressed: Practical Tips and Strategies

Positive thinking can reduce stress, enhance resilience, and improve overall well-being. Research indicates that positive thinking is linked to lower levels of depression and anxiety, better physical health, and increased life satisfaction. Individuals can improve...
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Understanding Transfer Addiction: Causes, Symptoms, and Solutions

Transfer addiction, also known as substitute addiction, occurs when individuals replace one compulsive behavior or dependency with another. This phenomenon often arises as people attempt to manage their primary addiction, only to find themselves developing a new...
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The Benefits of Hypnotherapy for Anxiety: Effective Techniques for Mental Health

Hypnotherapy benefits anxiety by reducing physical symptoms, promoting positive thinking, and enhancing relaxation. It addresses root causes and offers tools for daily management. Multiple sessions may be required, and self-hypnosis via audio recordings is an option....
Hypnotherapy approaches for depression

The Different Approaches in Hypnotherapy for Depression

Hypnotherapy tackles depression in a number of unique and effective ways. These include the cognitive-behavioural approach, clinical hypnotherapy, guided sessions, and targeting the subconscious mind. Each technique provides a different angle to address depression,...
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Can Hypnosis Be Combined with Other Weight Loss Methods for Enhanced Results?

Yes, hypnosis can indeed be fused with other weight loss methods. This approach uses a mindful state to encourage healthier decisions and attitudes towards food. Surprisingly, it's not merely about dieting or exercising—hypnosis addresses the psychological aspect of...
How hypnosis can help overcome cravings

How Hypnosis Can Help Overcome Cravings: Effective Techniques and Benefits

Hypnosis can assist with cravings by reprogramming the subconscious mind and altering attitudes toward specific triggers, such as sugary foods. This involves creating associations that link the craving with negative perceptions, helping to combat the urge.Hypnosis has...
Effects of chronic sleep deprivation on health

The Damaging Effects of Chronic Sleep Deprivation on Your Health

Chronic sleep deprivation can cause high blood pressure, impaired cognitive function, weakened immunity, and increase the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and depression. Prioritising healthy sleep habits is essential to mitigate these risks and maintain a healthy...
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Understanding Nicotine Addiction: Effects, and Treatment

Nicotine addiction is more than just a bad habit. It's a serious dependency on the substance found in cigarettes and other nicotine products that significantly affects your body and mind. Over time, this addiction intimately entangles with your brain's reward system,...
Natural Remedies such as chamomile for Insomnia

How to Treat Insomnia Naturally: Proven Methods for Restful Sleep

Miraculous benefits can be found from nature's bounty in treating insomnia. Remedies derived from nature tackle the root causes of sleep problems and its damaging effects on health, without any nasty side effects commonly associated with pharmaceutical solutions....
Understanding Types of Dental Phobia: From Fear to Management

Understanding Types of Dental Phobia: From Fear to Management

Did you know that around 36% of people experience dental anxiety, and 12% suffer from extreme dental fear? This anxiety can significantly impact not just dental attendance, but also overall quality of life, with many believing their oral health directly affects how...

Can Stress Affect Your Liver?

Can Stress Affect Your Liver?

Stress is the body’s natural response to challenges or perceived threats, whether physical, emotional, or environmental. While short-term stress can be beneficial in certain situations by enhancing focus and alertness, chronic stress can have serious consequences on...