This young lady was afraid of her own shadow, anxious with eating disorders and a fear of being sick which meant she couldnt travel in a car or any public transport. She was a prisoner in her own home. She longed to go the beach again, start living an independant life, finish her A Levels and go to university. Her anxiety also stopped her doing the things she loves like creative writing, art and photography.
This client has given me permission to write this to give hope to anyone else out there - she said she would like her story to be used as a "happy example of what can be achieved rather than a cautionary tale"
When I first met this client she was in a foetal position and very upset and anxious. She did calm down and we talked for a very long time.
Eventually she managed to see me every week regularly for a month. Then, the penny dropped....the client decided that she wanted her life to change and she was going to get back in control of her anxiety and feelings. She felt she was able to do this after our sessions. Changing, challenging, remodelling, gaining oversight of our view of the world, our thoughts and beliefs or "map" can create lasting change in anxious lives for the better. Its very powerful and effective when combined with hypnosis and talking hypnosis. She made these changes herself with me just directing the proceedings. It was one of the most amazing moments in my career so far. She has gone from strength to strength and was able to decrease, (under the direction of her supportive GP) to reduced her anti-anxiety medication. She is engaging with life again with plans to learn to drive and get her own flat by the sea, retake A levels and live independently.
I have no doubts she will manage this - look out 2023 !
I have found that people blessed with high creativity and vivid imaginations and also including some on the autistic spectrum respond extremely well to NLP* and hypnosis. A powerful mind which, with the right tools, can harnessed, trained for the benefit of the client. Like a super power, the ability to hyper focus and visualise clearly positive situations and feeling can be used as a super effective toolkit for life.
Once identified and acknowledged, emotions and feelings are controlled and anxieties can be recognised and dealt with appopriately, as they arise. Clients are able to deal with situations confidently, old anxieties are allowed to drop away.
Breathing and calming thoughts take over and put a stop to anxiety, panic attacks, negativity, catastrophising and breathlessness etc. Please get in touch for more information.
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