There will be, at some point in your life, a need to present. This may be in the form of your job or voluntary role. Even before you secure that position, you present yourself for an interview. While all the best-laid preparations ensure that you are clear on the subject matter, performance anxiety can still hold you back. Here are...Continued

Being an adult comes with many responsibilities that our modern generations are not always equipped to deal with, hence we have a fear of growing up.  As a nation, many of us are still living at home well into our thirties. Compare that to the 50’s, where the average age was 20, we can see that independence is not always...Continued

Hypengyophobia is an overwhelming and irrational fear of responsibility. A person with this phobia could be neglecting all responsibilities including at the expense of others. Typically, they are self-indulgent and will actively blame others for their failures. The word Hypengyophobia, sometimes referred to as Hypegiaphobia, derives from the Greek Hypengyos which means responsible and Phobos meaning fear. As with all...Continued

Anxiety is one of the biggest mental health challenge of our time. There are so many of us suffering in silence, battling our inner demons. But can cognitive hypnotherapy really cure us? Read on as Lilly discovers for herself that the reality is far from what you think. Upon entering the building, I am dubious about the whole affair. My...Continued

Often perceived as men waving a pocket watch hypnotherapy can be used to treat a variety of problems from anxiety to insomnia and jealousy to overindulgence.   “Hypnosis is widely promoted as an effective treatment for various long-term conditions and breaking of specific habits.” NHS   Hypnosis does have a positive effect despite there is no strong evidence to support this....Continued

Hypnotherapy has enabled a mother-of-three to pass her test after twenty years suffering anxiety following her brother’s tragic death. At just seventeen her nineteen-year-old brother was tragically hit by a lorry when riding his motorbike. The debilitating anxiety that arose from the event prevented her from getting behind the wheel. Three years ago, she moved to a rural area where...Continued

The science part:     The mind has two parts; the conscious and the subconscious, each playing a different role. The conscious part comes to the fore when something out of the ordinary happens and we need to formulate a plan. The unconscious mind does everything else including breathing and moving. The unconscious mind generates most of our behaviour. As...Continued