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  Believe the hype or think for yourself For too long hypnosis has had a bad or ‘difficult’ press. If a person doesn’t understand something they have 3 options open to them. 1) They might be sceptical and therefore save the trouble of looking further and possibly benefiting. 2) They may conclude it is dangerous [...]

By Barrie St John – HypnoShop.com I’m often asked the question “Are self hypnosis recordings really as effective as hypnotherapy with a real live person?” My answer is yes, absolutely. Certainly, there are significant differences to be found when comparing self hypnosis CDs or downloads to one on one therapy, but they are just that, [...]

Believe the hype or think for yourself, For too long hypnosis has had a bad or ‘difficult’ press. If a person doesn’t understand something they have 3 options open to them. 1) They might be sceptical and therefore save the trouble of looking further and possibly benefiting. 2) They may conclude it is dangerous and [...]

  When you think about potentially destructive addictions, you probably envision people that have a problem with drugs, or compulsive behaviours, like gambling or sexual activity. However, any time that a person feels out of control of their own actions, and like they can’t help but engage in a certain activity, the behaviour can be [...]

Someone asked me the other day “can you be hypnotized”? I said “yes, I can be hypnotized”…”no” they said, “I meant…can anyone be hypnotized”? Although this is a good question it is also a very common question which I am often asked and I wish I had a pound for every time I have been [...]

Gamblers Anonymous or GA for short is a self help 12 step group programme to help people who have a gambling addiction. Gamblers Anonymous has helped many people to stop gambling and although Gamblers Anonymous proves to be a very effective resource for gamblers there are still some people who struggle with their gambling addiction [...]

In this day and age stopping smoking doesn’t have to be difficult. In days gone by it proved to be very difficult to quit and conquer this fatal habit. These days there are many resources ready to be picked up instead of picking up a cigarette. One of these resources is the NHS quit smoking [...]

  There have been a number of scientific theories from a number of psychoanalysts like Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung who have attempted to explain the different levels of consciousness of the human mind. According to Freud’s theory there are three levels of the mind that include Conscious, Unconscious and the Subconscious, all of which [...]

Learning how to stop craving sugar can be a huge and overwhelming task when you consider how many food and drink products have high concentrations of sugar.  The cravings that sugar produces in our body are similar to other addictions.  Yes, it is an addiction and you can overcome it.  Now, in order to stop [...]

  EFT, or emotional freedom technique, is used more and more today to deal with feelings of anxiety, depression, traumas, addictions, or other big life challenges.  If you are experiencing any of these, or know someone who is, consider giving EFT tapping therapy a good try.  Using EFT is like removing traumatic memories from the [...]