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ROBERT
MATTHEWS HYPNOTHERAPY
020
8840 9961
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| Brief comments about treatment of selected
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I had no idea
this was condition was so widespead until I became a therapist,
but then one of the rasons I took an interest in hypnosis in the
first place was that my sister Clare suffered quite severely from
agoraphobia... until she decided to visit a hypnotherapist. The
dramatic improvement she experienced sent reverberations across
the whole family. She'd tried everything else - doctors, psychotherapy,
counselling, psychiatry, over many years and virtually given up
all hope. After that I was in no doubt about the power and reality
of this wonderful form of treatment.
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Some people simply
cannot understand agoraphobia and will try telling the sufferer to 'pull
themselves together. What they don't understsnd, is that you simply can't.
Something deep in the mind (or if you like, a 'part' of the person) is
percieving danger or some kind of threat that simply isn't there, or is
grossly exaggerated. This goes contrary to the belief of the conscious
mind which is as aware as the next person that there is no rational cause
for alarm. Hypnotherapy is a gentle method of re-assuring the deep, normally
inaccessible parts of the mind, persuading them to stop releasing the
feelings of insecurity, panic or terror, allowing the person concerned
to go about their lives in a way the rest of us take forgranted. It may
need to be done in stages but I have often seen an immediate improvement. |
| Sufferers
often feel ashamed of the condition, or believe they are going mad and are
very relieved once they understand more about the workings of the inner
mind. Incidentally, It is not only past traumas or upset which bring on
agoraphobia, it can manifest for a number of reasons. In any case, discovering
them through hypnosis may not even be of help to the situation. Sometimes,
knowing the root cause of a problem, as is the prime goal of many analytic
forms of therapy simply doesn't make it go away. Automatic feelings of panic
can occur when a primitive system of defence, which is designed to protect
us, has got it all wrong. The subconscious mind is actually trying to help
and may be simply 'mis-programmed', rather like a computer with the wrong
disc in place. Hypnotherapy in these cases is best applied to help the mind
to re-condition and 're-program' itself to release calm and feelings of
wellbeing in place of the agoraphobic feelings, whilst building up self
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If you are sufffering
from agoraphobia, or problem(s) of a similar nature, I can assure you
you will receive the very best help possible and will find the whole experience
relaxing and enjoyable.
To discuss whether
hypnotherapy could help you, or to make a booking, call now on 020 8840
9961 e-mail
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Robert Matthews 2001 All contents and layout
protected by copyright. Last updated 29.6.01
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