Acceptance is Not a Permanent State I have found that the people who tend to succeed in therapy are those who accept where they are at that moment. Now for many people the idea of acceptance is about settling and … Continue reading →
Hypnosis and Chess Well I suppose it was only a matter of time before hypnosis and chess would be used in the same sentence. Yes both have similar characteristics of concentration, but really that is as far as it goes. … Continue reading →
More Trouble With Schools and Mental Health A recent survey done by the charity Place 2 Be has shown that 45% of 655 school leaders say that they have difficulty in accessing appropriate mental health services for their students. This … Continue reading →
Sex Ed and Respect When looking for a topic for today, I came across an article about how respect and consent should be part of sex education. My first thought was, “Well of course, how bloody stupid”. Then I took … Continue reading →
The Need for Your Opinion One cannot help but notice that with the proliferation of social media, the growth of uninformed opinion has grown. This is in both the personal and professional arenas. Because people have a platform that did … Continue reading →
More on Vaping Public Health England (PHE) has come out stating that e-cigarettes should be available on the NHS on prescription as well as smoking areas around NHS hospitals be turned into vaping lounges. They are claiming that these are … Continue reading →
The Importance of Correct Diagnosis One cannot help noticing in the media lately there are more and more stories about mental health issues in the work place and that so often these sufferers have been misdiagnosed which has caused significant … Continue reading →
Erotic Hypnosis Nonsense If you look for hypnosis on line, the first most common thing you will find is clinical hypnosis, then stage, then sadly, erotic hypnosis. Erotic hypnosis is a fantasy about hypnosis being used to enhance a person’s … Continue reading →
Hypnotherapy to Help Self Esteem The principal core of most psychological and emotional disturbance is often a lack of self esteem. This is something that schools are now looking more closely at. Indeed spending lesson time in helping students to … Continue reading →
Hypnosis to Overcome Dental Phobia I came across an excellent article today in the Irish Times about using hypnosis to overcome dental phobia. In my own practice, this is one of the more common fears. There is a saying that … Continue reading →
