Depression is like a virus: Luckily, there is an antidote.

Depression is like a virus. When you are first infected, you barely notice that there is a problem but then the unhappiness begins to spread. Soon enough, the darkness starts to infect to your relationships, work, social life, motivation and to your perceptions. 

It may be a while before you begin to notice your own symptoms. Of course, everyone is different but you may start to feel the following:

• A severe lack of energy and motivation

• Endless fatigue and tiredness

• Significant weight loss or perhaps weight gain

• Feeling guilty, hopeless

• Feeling as though nothing will get better

• Feeling as though you may as well not be here

Carrying the burden of depression can be exhausting and this is why so many people who feel depressed often begin to act as though they are physically ill.

You may not be able to get out of bed and you may not have enough energy to go out with your friends. You may be so unwell that you find yourself off of work and unable to maintain the energy to complete tasks with an acceptable level of concentration.

Instead of aiding our own recovery, most of us tend to make it worse. 

Let's suppose that you had a broken leg or a bug that caused you to be unwell. The likelihood is that you would rest up, keep yourself hydrated, eat well and let your body mend itself. This seems perfectly logical. 

The problem is that when the mind needs to recover many of us actually take steps to make our symptoms of depression a whole lot worse.

Dark thoughts come in and instead of treating them for what they are, thoughts, you might start to believe them: 

Thoughts such as: 

'' How come I can't pull myself together? I'm just acting like a complete psycho,"

" I don't actually know how my partner puts up with me, I don't bring anything to this relationship anymore." 

" I have to go out but there is no point, I don't have anything interesting to talk about and i'll probably get on everyone's nerves."

"If I was x,y or z, i'd be able to deal with this."

On top of that you may start to become very submissive and instead of putting your own needs first, you may just start to agree with everyone else and put their needs ahead of yours because you believe that you have no importance. 

You end up feeling crushed under the weight of the depression and exhausted by your efforts to hide the way that you feel and carry on. 

How can Hypnotherapy help? 

Hypnotherapy can help you to accept where you are. Depression is horrible but often you tend to suffer more when you tell yourself that you shouldn't be feeling the way that you do or that you just need to go back to the person that you were before. Accepting where you are can actually alleviate a lot of the pressure and put you on the road to recovery.

It can help you to bin the feelings of helplessness. 

At the minute, you may be feeling helpless, worthless and unworthy. But, I have to say that all of the clients who I have seen with depression are the exact opposite. In fact, many of them get further into a depressed state because they are determined, intelligent individuals with a lot going for them.

It is the same part of your mind that propel you forward and keep you motivated to do well in life that end up working against you when you feel awful about yourself.

Hypnotherapy can help you to hush the awful thoughts, calm the bad feelings and reconnect with the 'you' that is hiding underneath.

It can help you unravel the deep rooted causes and help you to move on 

Many people with depression do not often know the cause of it or why it is happening. When we feel physical pain we sometimes don't feel it at the original site of the injury. You may be having relationship or work difficulties and you may think that these are the issues that you need to get rid of.

Hypnotherapy can help you to get to the root causes of your depression and to change the way that you feel or relate to others as you start to feel better. You may then find that the arguments at home or the pressure at work starts to ease.

If you change the way that you think, feel and behave, you will quickly find that other aspects of your life change for the better too. Including your relationships with others.

I hope that this post has helped, if you need more information or help, then please feel free to call me on 07525051263. I'll look forward to helping you move past depression and into a better future.

Want to reach your goals? The clue is in the mountains.

Here’s the truth,

Goal setting is really easy. Sticking to it isn’t.

Whether it’s smoking, weight loss, making money, or starting a business most of us at some point have goals that we want to achieve.

The first thing that most of us do is visualise it. We imagine what it will be like to have that toned body. We imagine ourselves in all of our glory when we make loads of money from our business idea. And this is great, visualising things makes them seem real to us and can act as one of our biggest motivators.

BUT

Sooner or later the times comes the time when we actually have to do it.

We have to go and get that body, go and make that money be that person in our imagination.

Then we start to realise that it our goals are harder than they looked in our heads.

You go to the gym with the Instagram version of yourself firmly in your head, only to find that after three minutes on a treadmill you’re gasping for air.

That perfect body starts to look further away from you than you thought. Then, sitting at home watching your favourite TV programme starts to look more inviting and before you know it your goal becomes out of your reach.

Does this all sound familiar?

So the question you may be asking is, how can I make sure that I achieve my goals and what does this have to do with mountains?

Mountains are some of the biggest, and most majestic formations on the planet. Some of them are no big, that they have their own climates. They are the rocky evidence that our earth is capable of creating some amazing things.

And they are formed by tectonic plates, and these plates are most of the time unnoticed, subtle and they only move a measly 2.5 centimeters a year. But, those plates only have to move together and that 2.5 centimeters can shift the earth thousands of meters into the air. The pressure and movement develops slowly over time, building and building until it has enough motivation to literally, move mountains.

You need to work in the same way.

The truth is that great things can come from the slightest of changes.

So when you’re goal setting, instead of focusing on the end result, break it down.

You can achieve your goals by following some of these steps:

1.Work out where you want to be.

2. Then work out your timetable. Ask yourself where or when can I fit this in?

3. Commit to doing one thing per day that moves you to your goal.

If it’s weight loss, then commit to taking the stairs every day instead of the lift.

Smoking? Tell yourself you will illuminate the easiest cigarette from your day and work your way towards the hardest one.

4. Slowly up increase the time, effort and difficulty. When you have reached the first step, work out what the next one will be and commit to that.

Before, you know it, you will be implementing your changes without making drastic moves. You will be building lasting habits and feeling proud of yourself when you get there.

Remember we become demotivated when things seem to far away for us to achieve.

So slowly make moves towards your goal, build the momentum, do small things on a regular basis and all of this will gradually build until you have so much power that your goal will become in reach and you can take it for yourself.

If you have found this article useful and feel that you can achieve your goals on your own then great, but if you feel that you need a little more help then give me a call on 07525051263.

Hypnotherapy is exercise for the mind

It’s that time of year again,

January.

You might be thinking about revisiting the gym, dusting off your running shoes and opting for a salad instead of Christmas Pudding. However, you need to remember that your mind is just as important as your body.

In the same way that too much sugar and fat is bad for your body, chronic stress is not good for your brain. The odd stressful situation is something that humans are designed to deal with but long term, daily stress can really upset your mental health.

In fact, Bergland (2014) argues that researchers have found that long term stress effects brain function, reduces brain cell activity and reaps havoc on your immune system.

Not good.

It is important to remember that your mind is actually like a muscle, whatever part of it you flex will become stronger. So, if you stress too much, your brain will become better at stressing but if you practise things like positive mental focus your mind will become better at that too.

Regular mediation, mindfulness and hypnotherapy are like a workout for the mind.

Hypnotherapy combines all the benefits of relaxation, mental focus, concentration and imagination to increase your sense of well being.

If you are interested in improving your mental health, then give me a call 07525051263. I usually record the Hypnotherapy part of our session so that you can listen and practise self hypnosis on a regular basis.

Ill look forward to hearing from you.

Warmest regards,

Adelle

Hypnotherapy for Smoking

Don’t worry, Hypnotherapy is not another lecture about your health.

Smoking is a habit, full stop.

This is actually good news because it means that it is easier to quit than you think.

Humans form habits and break habits all of the time which means that you are fully capable of stopping.

So why is it so difficult to stop?

In order to make any change, your mind needs to align with your will to stop. Often, this does happen. You may wish to stop and be very passionate about doing it but your mind may burden you with thoughts like…

‘it’s addictive, i’ll get cravings, my friends do it, i’ve got no will power.’

On and on you go, giving yourself reasons to make it harder for yourself.

Eventually, the excuses become so big that you give up.

Whenever we do anything repetitively, the mind gets used to doing it and so, when we attempt to stop or do something different, then for a period of time, it is difficult.

And that is where Hypnotherapy comes in. It works by building your motivation and it can also help you to control those…. ‘ I’m going to put on weight, if I stop’ thoughts.

Hypnotherapy can help you to quit for good. You can smell better, become healthier and feel fitter.

But I have tried to stop before!

Nicotine patches, vaporisers and many other replacements ignore the psychological aspect of the smoking habit, but once we address this, there will be nothing to stop you.

If you truly want to stop, then you will. And I can help you.

So how do I stop?

Well, the fact that you are still reading this is a great sign that you are serious about stopping, even if you have tried many times before.

All that we need to do is align your mind with your desire to stop.

If you want to find out more about how hypnotherapy can help you then contact me and we can discuss your needs and your individual goals. I'll look forward to hearing from you to get started.

If you are looking for help to stop smoking in Brackley, Banbury and the surrounding areas, then give me a call on 07525051263.

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Is Christmas a depressing time for you? Get your sparkle back with Hypnotherapy

Adverts everywhere, shopping centres lit up like Las Vegas, not to mention the office Secret Santa.

Its that time of year again, a time to be happy, rejoicing and giving. But some of my clients can’t wait to get to January.

For some, Christmas time is just a reminder of the family that we don’t like much. Or it is the opposite, it brings us a sense of loneliness. For others, it means a huge pressure to be happy.

Some of us may have even begun to associate Christmas with stress. As a result it can actually be a pretty miserable time.

There seems to be so much pressure to be happy that Christmas encourages sadness.

If you can relate to this, then you are not alone.

I see so many people towards Christmas who are simply depressed about the whole thing and can’t wait for it to end.

Being depressed about Christmas often goes a lot deeper. People seem to be reminded of the things that they can often ignore for the rest of the year. Like, the issues in their family, problems in their marriage, financial strains.

Christmas seems to force a person to face things.

If this is you then I can help.

Christmas doesn’t always have to feel this way. I help my clients to deal with the underlying problems that are being highlighted to them. I also help my clients to move themselves away from the pressure that this time of year can bring.

I can teach them you re-think Christmas, re-think what it means to you and what it can be in the future.

If you want to start feeling better about Christmas and create a new future that makes you feel happier towards this time of year then I would love to hear from you.

Call me on 07525051263 and we will get started.