Category: hypnotherapy for Insomnia and sleeping problems

1. Study shows one in five Britons suffers from anxiety or depression – talking therapy such as Hypnotherapy can really help

   Posted on 10:38am Thursday 20th Jun 2013

   How a talking therapy can really help you...
   

   A new survey has revealed that one in five Britons suffers from anxiety or depression. The survey is the most comprehensive study ever carried out into our mental health. High levels of unemployment, relationship breakdowns and poor physical health are cited as the main causes of stress-related illnesses. 

    

   Paul Jenkins, chief executive of Rethink Mental Illness says that the survey is a ‘wake-up call’ for the NHS, which is not equipped to deal with mental health problems. Paul Jenkins was speaking out after the figures from the Office of National Statistics revealed the scale of the problem.

   ‘Unfortunately, NHS services for people with mild to moderate depression are extremely limited,’ he said. ‘Far too many people are given medication as the first and only option, when they should be offered talking therapies. We need a larger share of NHS resources dedicated to mental health and better training for GPs.’

   The figures were revealed as part of the Measuring National Wellbeing Programme The figures, published as part of the Measuring National Wellbeing Programme, saw 40,000 households surveyed after David Cameron ordered a report to gauge the nation’s happiness.

   And the results will be bad reading for the prime minister. People aged 50 to 54 are most likely to suffer from depression. It revealed 16 per cent of men and one in five women have suffered from the symptoms of anxiety, including low self-esteem.

   The department of health has invested £400million to improve mental health care since 2010.

   But a spokeswoman admitted: ‘Stigma attached to the illness can play a big part in people not coming forward for early treatment.’

   As far as my own practice is concerned I have been seeing an increase in the number of clients who come and see me to speak about their struggles with stress and anxiety and looking for ways to help manage them. The increase that I have seen is mirrored across the experience of other therapists that I have spoken with.

   On the one hand this can be seen as an indicator of how more people are struggling to deal with the ups and downs of twenty first century life, on the other hand I think it is very positive that more and more people are seeking help.

   The stigma attached to coming forward is being broken down. I am always happy to be able to point out to my clients that the hardest step was the one they took in coming to talk to me, and once that step has been made they are already on the right track.

   If you find that you are suffering from stress and anxiety then always know that you can get help. It is important to understand that you do not need to tackle it alone.

   If you would like to speak to me please do call me on 07980 233160 or alternatively you can email me on [email protected]

    

2. Dan Brown on Inferno and the subconscious mind just like hypnosis

   Posted on 8:51am Monday 20th May 2013

   It's unlikely that the publication of the new Dan Brown Novel Inferno will have escaped your notice recently. The best selling author's latest book is based upon Dante's Inferno, which is the first of the seven stages of hell in his Divine Comedy, which he says inspired him to write the story. As ever, it is another roller coaster of a ride which his millions of readers love and critics seem to despise. Dan Brown appeared on BBC Breakfast to promote the novel and had some interesting things to say about his writing process.

   He gets up at 4am every morning (just like I did when I did my early morning radio show, so I have some understanding of the time!). He explained that at this time in the morning it is just like the time between waking and sleeping and dreaming, and his imagination is working on overdrive, and this means that he is really able to utilise the subconscious. It was very interesting hearing him explain things this way because it has a great comparison to the way that hypnosis works. He even said that he tries to give himself lucid dreams by thinking about what he needs to change in the story before he goes to bed. With hypnotherapy we use hypnosis to access that creative subconscious and whilst Dan Brown isn't talking directly about hypnosis it is clear that he is really practicing self hypnosis to help him in the creative process.

   In the same way that children have wonderful imaginations (before we tell them at school to 'stop daydreaming!') Dan Brown is using his imagination to create stories that have an appeal to millions of people across the world.

   Just take a second to think how successful he has been by using his mind and his imagination and I think it will tell you all you need to know about how we can utilise the power of our minds!

   Find out more about the new Dan Brown novel Inferno here.....