Smoking and the effects on others you care about

As a smoker in Basingstoke I ask you to consider the negative effect you will have on the people around you.

I write this blog to hopefully empower at least one person to get on the road to positive change. If that is achieved then I won't find the time it takes to pen my personal account a waste of time. So as you  read this and ask yourself why you can be bothered to make an effort, read on.

Someone very close and dear to me has many many health problems, I am not going to list these issues as that would be inappropriate. But I am prepared to a describe the effects of her health issues and how they affect her and the people around her. 

As an ex-smoker the damage has been done, the damage is irreparable. She quit smoking 6 years ago at the age of 49. She regrets starting smoking at the age of 14 every single day of life. She suffers every single day in a way I would not wish on my worst enemy. She as multiple conditions associated with the poisons she has "willingly" taken into her body in the belief she knew best. Bless her, her body is shot and suffers severe breathing problems on a daily basis with the anxiety that ensues. She needs constant support from family, friends and of course the NHS. The NHS have saved her life so many times I lose count, the number of over a hundred would not be an exaggeration. 

So enough about my experiences at the hands of a very unwell loved one. So let's say you are a smoker in Basingstoke reading this and you justify your habit by believing it only affects you.

Well my friend I am going to say something you won't like. Your habit will have a very negative effect on your family, your friends and be a very expensive demand on NHS resources. Trust I am a Hypnotherapist, look at the evidence around you if you dare to face the truth. But I am not telling you to make the change and to quit smoking here in Basingstoke, don't consider the benefits for me, don't even consider the benefits for you, because you may not care, or do you. I ask you please to consider the benefits of living a healthy life on a daily basis for your loved ones so they don't suffer themselves from your selfish actions. If you are lucky they will support you in your suffering because they care.

So don't be selfish, if not for you but for the people closest to you.

Is Hypnosis magic?

Hypnosis is not magic, but sometimes the effects can be magical. As a qualified Hypnotherapist based in Basingstoke I see the positive effects using this natural treatment everyday.

It really fascinates me how using words expressed in a specific way can help my clients move much more quickly in the directions of their goals, whether it is weight loss, quitting smoking or other issues that research has shown hypnotherapy can help with.

During my studies on the subject of the benefits of hypnosis over the years, I learnt that there is nothing new in this fantastic tool. Believe it or not Hypnosis was first used over 4000 years ago by the early Egyptians. The healing took place in sleep temples, a kind of hospital where patients were placed into a trance like state where many ailments both physical and psychological could be eased. The interesting thing is that there was no scientific evidence to prove the effectiveness of Hypnosis at the time, like there is now. 

Of coarse anyone who as taken even a slightest interest in the positive brain changes that take place whilst in an altered state of consciousness will know about Positron emission tomography (PET SCAN). Subjects were hooked up to a PET scan and just asked to relax, then subjects were hooked up and hypnotised. What they discovered was different parts of the brain was active and inactive during both states when compared.

This means our  brains behave in a unique way whilst under hypnosis that is how positive changes can occur at a much deeper level. You can experience this for free, just go to my hypnotherapy 4 you download page

As I explain to my Basingstoke clients on a regular basis, to get full benefits from my Hypnotherapy, it is important to listen to your hypnotic recordings on a regular basis. How about thinking about it this way.

I am guessing you wash every day, I am also guessing you feed your body everyday. Well, why not feed your mind every single day, it's your most valuable asset. Feed your mind with positive helpful thoughts every day and you will find issues that surround you become much easier to handle.

Trust me I'm a Hypnotherapist, you know it makes sense. Need more help call me it's easy.

Hypnosis don't work according to John→

Hypnosis don’t work according to John

I bumped into an old mate of mine called John recently, we got chatting as you do, and he asked me what I was up to these days. I said I was busy as a Hypnotherapist helping many of my clients overcoming their negative habits. He said “what quitting smoking and weight loss, that sort of thing”. Naturally I said yes, and found my Basingstoke clients very receptive to change even after our first session together. 

He said “Hypnosis don’t work”. Well I thought for about 2 milliseconds, then asked him if I was to explain briefly how and why Hypnosis works would that maybe of interest to you. After all you strike me as an intelligent person, I said.

So I was considering which of my many explanations I use daily to help my clients achieve great results from our hypnotherapy sessions. I could have gone with the:

 Computer analogy, you know, the one I explain on my website. This is when you consider, we have a conscious mind and a subconscious mind. The conscious mind is like the desktop on your computer, and the subconscious mind is like the hard drive, the unseen powerhouse. Using Hypnosis that unseen powerhouse can be effectively re-programmed. 

Or as the intelligent individual he is, I could have gone with the neurobiology explanation which is of course:

Research has shown most if not all thoughts begin in the subconscious mind, or more specifically in the Limbic system, and of course thoughts lead to beliefs and beliefs lead to actions and behaviours. We are not aware of our unconscious thoughts until they become conscious when they reach our cerebral cortex. Therefore that means none of our thoughts are original, we just think they are. All are pre-programmed in the subconscious, the powerhouse of our brains. This is how hypnosis works because hypnotherapy deals with the subconscious. Most of our programming is useful, getting dressed, driving, reading, communicating............... You get the drift. But some programming may be unhelpful such as addictions such as overeating/smoking and phobias.

So I said to my mate John, “which explanations sit best with you in proving the effectiveness of hypnosis to overcome unhelpful habits”.

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Well I will leave that one with you. For more information just contact me, it’s easy.

How you can feel good whenever you want

I am going to talk you through a very simple technique that will make you feel great whenever you want, and of coarse its good to feel good, is it not.

Are you still with me.

So think of a time you experienced pleasure, close you eyes and really get into that memory. Notice what you see, notice what you hear, notice what you feel and notice what you may even taste and smell.

Bring all your senses into you recollection really enjoy the pleasure, ramp it up. Increase it further by imagining your pleasure as a colour and adding more pleasurable colours to your pleasure, spin it one way then another. Have fun make it grow, spin faster and faster, give it a sound, give it a taste and even a smell, make it yours.

As you experience your pleasure, set an anchor by touching your thumb and index finger together on your left hand, then release just before your pleasure peaks. Think of something else like what you had for breakfast today, then. In NLP terms this is called breaking state, now do it again. Then think about what you had for lunch yesterday. Do it again, have fun this is easy stuff. Do ten times more.

Now test the anchor by touching your left thumb and index finger together and you will find you will experience the pleasure again. If you want an even better experience, go back to the start, this is easy stuff, enabling you to feel good whenever you want.

So to recap:

1. Decide on the pleasure, see it, hear it, feel it. Really get into the experience.
2. Touch your finger and thumb just before the feeling peaks.
3. Test your anchor.
4. Not stronger enough? do it again.

The more you do it the better it gets and the easier it becomes. So you can now feel great whenever you want. it's easy, enjoy.

My job as a Basingstoke Hypnotherapist is to help you feel good whenever you want, utilising tried and tested therapy techniques. Should you need help with quitting smoking, managing you weight better, overcoming anxiety or other issues as listed here, just contact me now, it's easy.

Don't worry about Anxiety in Basingstoke

It has been reported that 9.7% of the population suffer from Anxiety, but if this applies to you there is help available.

But to explain how Anxiety works we need to understand a little about the brain and more specifically the Amygdala. The Amygdala is known as the fear centre of the brain, it is located in the Limbic system and works closely with the Hypothalamus. We need this area to work well as it is sometimes appropriate to experience fear so we can take necessary action to get us out of trouble when threatened.

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Don't worry about Anxiety in Basingstoke

The problem is when, in the case of Anxiety sufferers their Amygdala tends to be over active and perceive threats when there are none. Also the symptoms over time strengthen as they get habitually re-integrated by running this unhelpful program over and over again. 

The reason why hypnotherapy can be very helpful in overcoming Anxiety is the fact that all processes within the Limbic system are unconscious. That means you are not directly aware of the program running until you experience the effects physically. So as Hypnotherapy deals with the programs that run the unconscious, the problem program can therefore be removed at source. Because as you may already know, most if not all thoughts originate in the unconscious or subconscious areas of the brain, and it's our thoughts that lead to behaviour.

There are many effective tools which I will use to help you feel much better about yourself, one of these is a technique called Systematic Desensitisation. Systematic Desensitisation is a technique that many properly trained and qualified Hypnotherapist incorporate into their daily practise helping their clients to live much more happier lives.

So if you suffer from anxiety in Basingstoke help is available, now.

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The power of Addiction can be your downfall or your greatest lesson

I write this personal account to present the all consuming negative affects that addiction can cause.

Without trying to bore you too much with regard to the detail, a young man showing much potential landed himself on my doorstep. He was down on his luck, destitute, no money or resources, hundred of miles from friends and family a stranger in need of a little support to get on his feet.

Against the advice of some of my wonderful friends, I decided to do the right thing and bring this stranger into my home. I gave him a bed, fed him and even gave him money to help him in his time of need. I felt it was the right thing to do.

My wife was in hospital with breathing problems during the majority of his stay, he had open access to my home. Between work and hospital my focus was consumed, I began to trust and accept this stranger to my home, my life and family. I took my eye off the ball.

I came home late one night, my wife's car gone, other valuables and cash gone. He was gone.

The B*****d had robbed us. I could not believe it, the mess, the emptiness was there to see and feel. I gave this guy a part of my life, to say I felt distraught was a understatement. How would I tell my sick wife her car had gone, along with her disability scooter and grand childrens child seats. I wanted to rush to the hospital and share this despicable news her, but for fear of stressing  her, decided to wait until morning. A very long night, feeling abused, used and sick to the core.

The weeks have been hard, but the muddiness is beginning to clear.

So to the power of Addiction, what drove this intelligent young man with potential to take advantage of good people. I believe he has an all consuming gambling addiction. Although I hate him for the distress he has caused to me and my family, I believe he is not a bad person. I don't excuse his act but as a local Hypnotherapist based in Basingstoke I understand the destructive power of addiction, his gambling addiction. Due his addiction, he has incurred the wrath of the justice system, he is now in prison.

Destructive addictions takes many forms, smoking, over-eating, anxiety to name but a few. Naturally you won't go to prison for smoking, overeating or anxiety but the affects on quality of life can be just as isolating. I believe the affects of these common addictions can be worse, because they sneak up on you, become part of your life, get under your skin, be with you every day until you accept them as normal. You condition your life to misery.

As an intelligent person, reading these words and contemplating your thoughts take control of your life NOW, act now and put them addictions behind you.

So don't let the power of Addiction be your downfall, let it be your greatest lesson. Do something about it, get the help you know you deserve, NOW.

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Lose weight in Basingstoke easier by adjusting your dial.

Weight loss can be easier than you think living in Basingstoke

Once the correct mindset is achieved. Because when you think about it, no one is forcing food into your mouth, you can chose what to eat and when to stop eating, or can you?

Why is it some  morbidly obese people can't stop and skinny people eat very little. Is it down to will power or self-discipline?

Neither, because it's all in the mind.

To be specific your Ventromedial Hypothalamus, this is a structure located in your Limbic system. This little beauty determines when you are full so you stop eating. Would'nt it be great if this little device could be controlled in some way, maybe adjusted like a dial. Of coarse dials generally have numbers to indicate a range, lets assume the range goes from 0 to 10.

When that dial reaches 10 you stop eating because your brain is telling you to stop because you are full, or should I say your Ventromedial Hypothalamus is telling you to stop eating. Lets suppose you can move that stop signal to say 9, this will mean you get full sooner with a little less food. Would you lose weight then, probably. Lets move it down further to say even a 7, wow that means you will get full on nearly a third less food.  Hypnosis works because the process deals with the subconscious or inner mind, the driver of all your behaviours and habits.

So will that mean you will lose weight? What if this could be achieved on a consistent basis. Success!

Weight problem going going, gone.

So how can this dial be adjusted in your favour, so you can lose weight easier, well unfortunately you cannot physically reach in and adjust your dial. You cannot even WILL your dial down because your dial is situated in the subconscious part of your brain, which by definition you have no awareness of. So we need a process that can affect the subconscious. The all powerful inner you that maintains; 

1. Your physical body,

2. Stores your memories,

3. Stores your habits and skills.

This is where hypnosis comes in utilising the language of positive change overcoming problems at a subconscious level.

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Don't read this unless you want to quit smoking in Basingstoke now.

So you are looking to quit smoking in Basingstoke now and are considering the benefits of Hypnosis to make the change to become an ex-smoker permanently, and you can providing you really really want too. But of course you want to quit smoking in Basingstoke or you would not be interested in this article.

At Basingstoke Hypnotherapy 4 you we can help you access your inner mind to make the changes you want to make more easily. The biggest challenge my clients tell me is by quitting smoking they miss out on the camaraderie of hanging out with their fellow smokers, whether at work or socially. So I like to deal with this by helping my clients to elicit a very empowering state using a simple technique called a swish pattern.

The great thing about Hypnosis to quit smoking in Basingstoke is it is not mind control, unless you want it to be. That means I cannot force you to become a ex-smoker unless you want too. I can open doors, clear a path and even remove obstacles but you have to do the walk from a smoker to a ex-smoker.

So are you prepared to walk the walk or continue talking the talk, are you serious NOW about doing something about it. Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. 

Why not do this if you are serious about stopping smoking.

1. Write down the 10 benefits of being a ex-smoking now.

2. Then write down the drawbacks of quitting smoking, there will be drawbacks.

Now look at your 10 benefits to quit smoking in Basingstoke now, think about them, what do you see when you think about them, what do you hear inside when you consider all your reasons to quit smoking. Make them big and bright, make them sound and feel wonderful. See what you see, hear what you hear and feel what you feel. Make your reasons to stop smoking so big and you will become a permanent ex-smoker.

So to quit smoking in Basingstoke now is easier than you think, just contact me at Basingstoke Hypnotherapy 4 you  to find how.

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