How can you trust a hypnotherapist?

One way you can trust a hypnotherapist is to make sure they have the correct training. Anything less than what is termed as the 'Gold' standard in training is what you would initially look for. The Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma is the Gold standard in training. A properly recognised UK certification from the National Council for Hypnotherapy will offer this. It is vital you do receive the best, is anything less worth it.

Look out for those therapists who display this kind of certification. A therapist who is also certified properly to use NLP will be best for you too. Some therapists think they have received accredited NLP training, but to be properly qualified, a therapist should have undergone correct training from an accredited trainer. Some trainers do not have the qualifications in NLP but train it anyway. To make an investment in therapy, you want the best because it pays off in the long run.

For more information, call me on 01603 712704 or go to my website www.joygower.co.uk

Extra strength non- deceptive placebo

Hypnosis has often been referred to as the placebo effect. Horizon programme featured hypnosis as the placebo effect, and demonstrated tooth extraction without any drugs.

Hypnosis is the ultimate placebo as the client is aware of what changes need to happen. Medical intervention using placebos rely on deceiving the patient, which is fine if it works. The reason is does work is that the Dopamines in our brain are activated and produce our own bodies natural pain relievers.

One thing the Horizon programme revealed is that the placebo works better if the GP or consultant is kindly towards the patient, and gives time to them. What a great world it would be if the NHS took this on board, and taught it to doctors and nurses. How to actually talk to a patient, say the right words, which could take less than a minute.

How would you prefer to be spoken to?

' Here are the drugs you need to take'

' I would like you to take this medication. I am sure it is going to be of great benefit to you, and that you will get better really quickly'

Stopping smoking reduces stress (Daily Mail)

Stopping smoking does reduce stress. Smoking causes depression and anxiety. The vicious circle though is when you try to stop smoking, you become anxious because you are addicted to smoking. The news is that smoking can cause breast cancer. Have we become immune to all these scares? You mig be saying that you will take your chances on life. That's an option, but if you do want to live longer and not have a smoking related disease which are nasty to say the least, then you will want to stop smoking as easily as you can.

Try hypnosis, make sure you have enou sessions if you need them, and stop smoking once and for all.

How much is your relationship worth

Is your relationship worth £5 10 or 20? Morrisons had a wide shelf of roses all different prices. Is there an assumption that the worth of the relationship is worth what you pay?

Relationships will always be a work in progress. You can't take them for granted. When you do they start falling apart.

A friend told me that she found that some people only focus on the negatives in any relationships, and forget to look at the bigger picture. When people do this to you, they are not worth your time and energy. Cast them adrift, stick to relationships that are honest, communicate when things don't go so well, and look at the bigger picture.

Hypnosis helps IBS sufferers

Irritable bowel syndrome affects thousands of people, and it can difficult treating it. Medications may slow the bowel down or speed it up, but they are not treating the cause. So what causes the bowel to become irritated? Certain foods play a part, but what if constant anxieties trigger the bowel to begin with and then those certain foods irritate it even more?

Hypnotherapy research is now proving that receiving sessions of hypnotherapy does change the actions of the bowel by allowing the client to feel more relaxed and much less stressed. After the sessions, the therapist will give the client a Cd to listen to, thereby creating even more relaxation and self-hypnosis.

For more information, contact me on 01603 712704 or www.joygower.co.uk

Why are so many people anxious?

I met a woman who had lived through the Second World War. She said they did not have time to be depressed or anxious, that there was no such thing as anxiety. I thought she was wrong. There certainly was a grat deal of anxiety, but maybe they just did not fully acknowledge it, and thought they just had to get on with life.

There are so many situations in life that cause us to be anxious. Yes there are many people in the world who are worse off than us, but it does not alter hope we feel inside.

Unless we alter how we think and feel inside, we stay the same.