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Halloween is becoming more and more popular each year with nearly ever organisation wanting to take part, whether it is the local optician dressing their window or restaurants offering spicy pumpkin soup on the menu. However, it is not always a ‘trick or treat’ fun night for everyone. For those who have a serious phobia of spiders, real or plastic (they can seem life like enough) they have to endure this anxiety every year. So what is a phobia? It is an irrational fear triggered when faced with the feared object and as a result the person may sweat, shake, experience dizziness or palpitations as a physical response. Or they may try to avoid the trigger all together which can sometimes be difficult to do. I walked into my local charity shop and there was a plastic spider on the counter as part of their Halloween display. So not as easy as it may seem, and every time the trigger is avoided it actually reinforces the phobia. Why can’t phobias be rationalised by use of simple ...

FEAR = False… Expectation… Appearing… Real. It’s incredible how something that exists only in the mind can shape the course of an entire life. Fear can whisper, distort, exaggerate, and convince us that danger is everywhere, even when the truth is far gentler. Years ago, a friend introduced me to a wonderful man. I didn’t know he was wonderful at the time. What I had heard was that he liked a drink, and that was enough to send my whole system into alarm. My Father drank and when he did, he became angry, unpredictable, and difficult to be around. As a child, that kind of atmosphere leaves an imprint - a deep one. So when I heard this man enjoyed a drink, my mind didn’t see him . It saw my Father. It saw the past. It saw danger. My fear stepped in and took over. I walked away before I even gave him a chance. Before I allowed myself to get to know him. Before I explored what could have been a beautiful connection. Why? Because fear told me a story and I believed it. Was I afraid of getti...

Hypnotherapy is a safe and reliable method of treatment for a great many problems, including those of an emotional and personal nature. It is non-addictive, and uses no drugs, has no harmful side effects, and is suitable for just about everyone. It is a natural method of helping people to use their inner resources to improve their physical, emotional and mental well-being.  It can help with anxiety, stress, phobias, panic attacks, exam nerves, sleep problems, weight reduction and much more. You may have tried other therapies and treatments in the past to resolve a problem. Hypnotherapy may be a very different approach to those you are used to. It is an active process, not just something that is 'done to you'. You are involved. You have control. You are ultimately part of the solution. The experience of hypnotherapy can best be described as a pleasant state of relaxation. You have probably experienced a hypnotic trance without even realising it. When you are lying in...