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David was in the IT industry for many years. He was Group Business Systems Manager for one of the UK's biggest companies and so understands the effects of stress at work.
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There is nothing weird or mysterious about the hypnotic state. It is a totally natural state that can be likened to day dreaming or the period just before going to sleep. Hypnosis is an inward focusing of attention where the demands of the outside world are switched off. It is a state of deep relaxation during which the analytical mind shuts off making the unconscious mind accessible.
You are not asleep and nothing can happen without your consent. You can hear everything being said and afterwards will usually remember all that has happened and will definitely remember all that you want to. It is not unusual for people to believe that they were not properly hypnotised because they remember "thinking" during the session, and can remember much of what happened. You will only remember what you want to remember. If you are anxious, especially if it is your first session, you may remember everything. Once you are used to hypnosis, you will generally "miss" much of what has been said. It doesn't really matter because your unconscious mind has heard every word!
Hypnotherapy is a non-invasive, useful supplement to orthodox medicine and can also achieve considerable success in its own right. Doctors are becoming increasingly supportive of hypnotherapy as an aid to better health.
Psychological: Many people suffer physical and psychological ailments due to prolonged stress or due to unresolved problems from their past. They may feel over-stressed, that they can't cope, have problems that their doctor can't resolve, e.g. skin problems, etc., or just feel a sadness deep inside them.
Physical: The sub-conscious mind plays a major part in your the system. Whilst it may not always be possible to obtain a cure, hypnosis can assist in the relief of distressing symptoms and help subjects to come to terms with their illness and so bring about a significant and beneficial change in quality of life.
Confidence: Hypnotherapy can help people feel more confident, feel better about themselves, and help them to face difficult or stressful situations. It can help people to stop habits, e.g. smoking. NB You are well advised to avoid any therapist who guarantees that you will stop smoking. You can be helped, but YOU have to be honestly determined to stop.
Hypnotherapy is one of the safest, quickest and most effective forms of treatment for the majority of psychological and emotional problems.
Hypnotherapy fosters an attitude of independence and mastery in coping with problems and can also accelerate the healing process in many physiological problems.
Positive aspects of hypnosis include the production of a much more profound level of relaxation with a concomitant reduction in stress levels.
It always helps to have someone really listen to you, and to believe that you have a problem. Unfortunately, most doctors simply don't have time to really talk to their patients and to understand the whole person. They are pressured to quickly prescribe medicine for individual symptoms, or to do nothing.
I believe that if you feel ill, then you are ill! Hypnosis will almost always improve how you feel about yourself, inside.
Almost everyone can enter the hypnotic state with a hypnotherapist with whom he or she feels empathy, using the right techniques. Often, the best hypnotic subjects are intelligent people who are able to visualise well.
Children are easily hypnotised and can benefit greatly. You are strongly advised to ensure that your therapist has volunteered for vetting by HM Government under the Disclosure Act. David's Disclosure No. is 110100007316084. He will offer the document for scrutiny to anyone who wishes to be re-assured.
The main worry of most people is that the hypnotherapist will have some sort of magical power over them. There is no magic and the only power used is the natural power of your own mind to heal itself and your body.
The mind has evolved to be able to be hypnotised, and most people hypnotise themselves every day, e.g. when becoming absorbed in a TV thriller, or when trying to work out a problem by "thinking out of the box". The hypnotherapist simply helps you to extend the amount of time in this state, and uses this time to make helpful suggestions to the unconscious mind.
During hypnosis you are more alert than when awake but your attention is focused inwards. You are in a deeply relaxed state where your conscious mind relaxes, allowing your unconscious mind to listen and to react.
Many people, especially in a first session, can be a bit apprehensive, and so may resist a little. They often remember every word, and also remember "thinking" during the session. they may even not believe that they have been hypnotised. This is perfectly normal. You are able to remember everything that you want to remember. Once you discover that nothing unpleasant, or untoward, is going to happen to you, you will learn to relax, and will probably find yourself daydreaming for much of the session. This is fine, too! Therapy is very effective no matter how active your mind is.
MOST CERTAINLY NOT! You cannot be made to do anything against your wishes or moral code. You retain full control throughout the entire session. You will remember everything that you want to remember, and would be able to terminate the session immediately, if you wished to. In practice, you will be gaining so much from your session, and enjoying the wonderful feelings of relaxation so much, that you will simply not want to stop midway through a session.
Here comes the complicated bit: Your mind has 3 basic components:- the Super-Ego, the Ego and the ID. The ID equates to the unconscious mind, whilst the egos are the conscious mind.
The Super-Ego is the place you hold your morals and ethics and watches over the Ego. The Ego is the thinking part of your mind, constantly checking everything that is is receiving, and passing information on to the ID. The ID is the unconscious feeling part of your mind. It receives all its information, pe-checked, from the Ego, and believes everything it is told.
In hypnosis, the power of the Ego is diminished, allowing more access to the ID. However the Super-Ego is still firmly in control and will reject anything you believe to be wrong.
Definitely Not! Since you retain full control whilst in hypnosis you cannot be compelled to reveal anything you wish to keep secret.
It often does help, though, to have someone who will really listen to you, in absolute confidence.
Hypnosis can also assist, ease and relieve the suffering for those with conditions such as ME, MS, Cancer, HIV & AIDS related illnesses, etc.
Prior to the first session, we have an Initial Consultation (IC). This takes from 20-40 minutes. We discuss your problem and possible treatment, and then, if we both agree that hypnosis is the right course, we proceed to the first session. The IC is free and you are under no obligation to continue to a session.
What happens next is dependent upon the nature of the problem the individual. However, the first session normally concentrates upon learning to relax and learning self-hypnosis (where you can put yourself into a hypnotic sleep whenever you feel stressed, etc.) You will then receive treatment. Smokers treatment may often be completed after only one session.
You will be asked to relax in a very comfortable reclining chair. I will play some soothing background music. All you have to do is to listen to my voice and allow yourself to relax. You mustn't try to make anything happen, nor try to stop anything happen.
Some people may feel, unconsciously, that they need to retain control, and initially resist going into deeper hypnosis. This is perfectly normal, and, once they discover that nothing unpleasant is going to happen, they simply "let go" and thoroughly enjoy the whole experience. For most people, this will be the most relaxed they have ever been!
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| From M90 (West) 1. Take A921 East 2. Through Lights beyond Inverkeithing 3. Right at 1st Roundabout 4. Pass Garage on Left 5. Straight on at 1st roundabout 6. Straight on at 2nd roundabout 7. Pass shop on left 8. Turn Left into Link Road 9. Road sweeps down then up 10. Turn Right onto Moray Way 11. Take 3rd Left into Morlich Road Signposted School 12. Turn 1st Right into Etive Place 13. Follow road to top |
From Aberdour (East) 1. Take A921 West 2. Arrive at Dalgety Bay 3. Left at 1st Roundabout 4. Pass Dobbies on left 5. Straight on at 1st roundabout 6. Pass Tesco on Right 7. Pass Police Station on Right 8. Turn Right at next Roundabout onto Moray Way 9. Take 5th Right Morlich Road Signposted School 10. Turn 1st Right into Etive Place 11. Follow road to top |