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Cognitive Dissonance

Consistency is often sought in people’s beliefs and perceptions, so what happens when our beliefs conflict with previously held belief? The term is used to describe the feeling of discomfort that results from two conflicting beliefs. Where there is a discrepancy between the two something must change to eliminate/reduce the dissonance. How does it work? Leon Festinger, Psychologist, proposed a...Continued

Anxiety dreams: Why and how to stop them

Dreams are accepted to be a natural part of an expression, of our imagination whilst we sleep and have fascinated mankind since the dawn of civilisation. Why do we dream and what do they mean? Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung, two of the most famous therapists, were influential in the field of dreams and interpretation. Freud’s approach was retrospective, in...Continued

Relax

Relax: It's going to be OK In a previous blog I wrote about how hypnosis isn't all about being able to relax, although relaxation certainly does have it's place in mental and emotional well-being. Relaxation isn't just for holidays and it can have hugely beneficial effects on our health. I've added a relaxation audio file to the site for you...Continued

Hypnotherapy and procrastination

Procrastination is the thief of time. {Edward Young - poet} Procrastination - according to wikipedia is "the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones, or doing more pleasurable things in place of less pleasurable ones." putting off until tomorrow what could be done today. How many times have you been at work on the...Continued

How I became a hypnotherapist

A brief description about how a bricklayer became a hypnotherapist. Sometimes life is more about what you can do for others than what others can do for you ...      [accua-form fid="2"] Sometimes things change very subtly, those subtle changes can make a huge difference .....

Do you know people who say “It’s impossible”?

How many times do you say "It's impossible"? Let me tell you a true story about a client of mine who thought that almost everything she tried was impossible. I’ve changed the clients name because she may get embarrassed by the praise I’m about to give her so let’s call her Doreen. Doreen came to see me over a year ago...Continued