Sick of your workplace?
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by nowflourishblog
3y ago
Stress at work is to some extent something we all expect and live with. Eustress (a helpful influence that drives us to perform well) is a positive influence. Distress, on the other hand, may cause everything from worry and sleepless nights to misery, anxiety, depression or illness. The sympathetic nervous system governs our body’s physical response to an emotional stimulus. It is governed by the unconscious mind, which is our primitive self. Our unconscious is responsible for all automatic behaviour including appetite, sleep and awareness of threat. Interestingl ..read more
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Hypnotherapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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by nowflourishblog
3y ago
Irritable bowel syndrome, known as IBS, is one of the most common digestive problems in the population1. It affects up to 20% of people in their lifetime and tends to be a long-term condition. People with IBS find it upsetting, uncomfortable and often embarrassing. IBS is a collection of symptoms, rather than a specific condition. Symptoms vary but can include abdominal pain, cramp and distention, constipation or diarrhoea. The unpredictability of  the condition can cause anxiety and low mood, affecting other areas of life. Symptoms may be mild or severe enough to be life altering ..read more
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Hypnotherapy for weight loss
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by nowflourishblog
3y ago
Most people wanting to change their weight, size or shape have tried dieting at some time. Diets have become a ‘normal’ way of attempting to rectify what we see as a problem. But do they work? Are they helpful? If they are so effective, why are we still overweight? In the UK people of normal weight reduced from 45.5% in 1993 to 35.1% in 2018. Obesity levels went from 14.9% to 27.7%1 It seems evident that the problem lies outside the simple idea of food choice and restriction. Food is not the issue If we are finding it difficult to make healthy food choices, what does that say about us? It ..read more
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Shut down your inner critic
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by nowflourishblog
3y ago
Could do better? Self-evaluation can be an effective instrument, but if we have a small voice in our head telling us constantly about our shortcomings, that critical observation can begin to block the light and cause a downward emotional spiral. Negative thoughts like these are learned. We are not born self-critical. So how have we learned to think like this? As children, we may internalise negative experiences from parents, teachers and others by becoming withdrawn, sad, feeling unloved, imagining that we could have done better. Another theory suggests that genetically, we may be predisposed ..read more
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Hypnotherapy – Myth or medicine?
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by nowflourishblog
3y ago
When you think of hypnosis, you may imagine the stereotype stage hypnotists, using hypnosis to manipulating suspects into behaving in unexpected or embarrassing ways, to the delight of the audience. As many people now know, this depiction is far from the hypnosis used in clinical hypnotherapy to help people overcome mind-body related problems such as anxiety, low mood and unwanted habits. So, what exactly are hypnosis and hypnotherapy?  “The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep.” Hypnotherapy comes from the Greek words for sleep and healing. Superficially the ..read more
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What is positive thinking and how can it work for you?
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by nowflourishblog
3y ago
If positive thinking were that easy, we would all have adopted it and the levels of depression, anxiety and loneliness would be lower than they are. But the benefits of positive thinking are real, but not in the simplistic way one might think. Early psychology looked at issues of mental health as a disease, focusing on what was wrong. Later models began to look at why some people managed to stay hopeful in the face of difficulty, why some people are better at bouncing back from defeat than others. What are those inner resources and how can we find them? Positive psychology looks at resilience ..read more
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10 Unusual Reasons It’s Time to Talk to a Hypnotherapist
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by nowflourishblog
3y ago
Everyone understands that issues such as bereavement and divorce could be natural candidates for emotional support and professional help, but there are other less obvious issues that might indicate it’s time to see a hypnotherapist. Do you often feel that no-one understands you? If you have reached adulthood and have these feelings, it could be related to identity, childhood problems, trauma or difficulties in communication. It’s worth a chat with your hypnotherapist who will guide you in imagining life differently and move towards a brighter future. Do you find relationships hard to sustain ..read more
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Three proven breathing exercises to counteract stress
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by nowflourishblog
3y ago
How can stress be good for you? We use the word ‘stress’ to denote something negative, yet a certain amount of stress is good for us – ‘eu’ stress, is the kind of adrenaline kick that encourages top performance, is to be welcomed. When that feeling starts to impact on our daily life however, or causes us to go into freefall by way of a panic attach or physical symptoms, we are in ‘distress’, the wrong kind. Constant level of uncontrolled stress can lead to panic attacks for some people. Common symptoms include shallow fast breathing, palpitations, nausea and light-headedness. Stress can also e ..read more
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Five things you should know before choosing a hypnotherapist
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by nowflourishblog
3y ago
Follow @nowflourish You’ve decided to seek help from a hypnotherapist. So what now? You fire up the Internet and Google ‘hypnotherapist in my location’. Then a string of plausible sounding people pops up and you choose one, right? Hypnotherapy is a self-regulated industry, so almost anyone can practice anywhere with little or no training, experience or insurance. But don’t let that alarm you. Here are five steps to ensuring you have the right therapist at the right time. 1 What are the therapist’s qualifications? The HPD, (Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma) is the gold standard for hypnothera ..read more
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Panic disorder and Agoraphobia
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by nowflourishblog
3y ago
Follow @nowflourish Panic disorder affects thousands of people and can be very debilitating. People with panic disorder have sudden and repeated attacks of intense fear that last for several minutes or much longer. If you think that sounds like small beer, imagine the feeling of stepping out into the road without looking and discovering a bus is about to hit you at speed. That’s how it is, not for a merciful split second, but for minutes or longer. The subconscious mind cannot distinguish between ‘real’ and ‘theoretical’ danger which is why the symptoms are so intense. What’s more, the consci ..read more
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