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14 Sep 2009
Why are we so scared of dentists?
Earlier this year, an eight-year-old girl starved to death because of an apparently severe dental phobia. It's an extreme reaction to a commonly held fear. But why do so many of us dread the dentist's chair?
Dread of dentistry can broadly be divided into two forms: * dental anxiety - a term coined in the mid-1940s to explain what is often a mild fear * dental phobia - a more extreme dread that, nevertheless, affects about 10% of people
Other factors that can trigger a fear of all things dental are the associated sights and sounds - the needles and drills. It may not even be about the dentist, rather the surgery.
For more information about dental phobia and how hypnotherapy can help, see link text
30 Oct 2008
Hypnosis Helps Sleep Disturbance & Breast Cancer Link
Sleep Disruption is far more common in cancer patients, which may exacerbate other symptoms such as fatigue, mood disturbance & gastrointestinal distress. A recent study, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine,which measured the sleep patterns in breast cancer patients, suggested that one of the best interventions for sleep regulation is diaphragmatic breathing, alongside stress management techniques such as hypnosis, visualisation and relaxation
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All the therapies listed here are available in Sheffield, London, Leeds, Chesterfield, Barnsley and throughout the UK.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation And Reprocessing)
When something traumatic happens, or we have extreme fears, they seem to get locked in the nervous system, often with the original picture, sounds, thoughts and feelings. This therapy uses eye movements to process and release these blockages. [read more...]
Hypnosis
This is a state of deep relaxation (not sleep) in which the subconscious mind is made more accessible. Although often seen as mere entertainment, hypnosis is a powerful tool for change and is used in circumstances as diverse as sports performance and childbirth. [read more...]
NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)
NLP is an interpersonal communication model developed in the 1970s and looks at how we do things in order to achieve a model of excellence. NLP is often used in the business world but it is just as valuable in a therapeutic setting, to enhance performance, remove obstacles and eliminate unhelpful patterns of behaviour. [read more...]
CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy)
Although we can all think irrationally at times, if we constantly interpret events in a dysfunctional manner this can lead to anxiety and depression. CBT help clients to identify these "cognitive distortions" and change their reactions and behaviours. [read more...]
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)
This is one of several 'Meridian therapies', the basis of which is an understanding of how thoughts relate to energy fields within the body. This is not unlike the theory behind acupuncture... [read more...]
Stress Management
We become stressed when the pressures in our lives become greater than our coping abilities. Not all stress is bad but too much can make us ill. [read more...]
Coaching
Coaching, or Life Coaching. A Life coach does not advise a certain lifestyle or way of doing things, he or she empowers you to make those decisions for yourself. [read more...]
Relationship Counselling
Whatever relationships we have, we all encounter problems occasionally. Sometimes mental health issues or a traumatic event in our lives can have a profound effect on close relationships. [read more...]
Transactional Analysis
Transactional Analysis was developed in the late 1950s and basically does what it says on the tin: it analyses transactions between people and the emotions they generate. By doing this, we gain insight into what makes people tick, why they act and react in the ways they do and how their past affects their present. [read more...]