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General Rantings

Gambler "cured" by brain surgery.

11 April 2008

In the UK this week it has emerged that a compulsive gambler has had radical brain surgery to cure his “addiction”. Raymond Mandale admitted that he “begged, borrowed, stole and lied” as he spent a year visiting the local bingo hall, playing the fruit machines, and spending between £7,000 and £10,000 of his and his [...]

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BBC Alternative Therapies – Reflexology

26 March 2008

I have been umming and ahhing about whether to comment on this edition of Kathy's “journey” but the ahh's have one and here are my thoughts. Reflexology, massaging feet, was “created” in the 1930's in the USA, not in ancient Egypt or ancient anywhere else. The feet “maps” that are used are effectively what the reflexologists [...]

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** BACK IN OFFICE **

17 March 2008

I'm back in the office now seeing clients as per usual and catching up with emails etc. Had a great week last week with my children but playtime is now over. I've said before how spending quality time with them grounds me in the most simple ways, and it really does, but I always seem [...]

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** OUT OF OFFICE **

10 March 2008

Please note that due to family commitments I am out of the office this week although I will be taking telephone calls. Emails should be answered within 48 hours as I will be popping in occasionally during the week. Be happy and please call me rather than email, Dave.

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Anti-depressants don't work – so what does?

27 February 2008

A new study conducted by Irving Kirsch at the University of Hull has found that millions of people taking some commonly prescribed anti-depressants, including Prozac, Seroxat and Efexor, may as well be taking a placebo. The study looked at the research data of 47 clinical trials submitted to gain licensing approval. Researchers found that there was [...]

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Feedback Sheets – Thankyou

14 February 2008

Over the last few months I have been sending out feedback sheets in order to get an honest description of how my clients experienced the sessions and to confirm that the initial goals were achieved. At the first session I ask every client whether or not it is ok to contact them by post, mobile [...]

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** Back in the office **

4 February 2008

I am now back in the office (Monday 4th February 2008) catching up with everything, normal service has been resumed. Be happy, Dave.

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** Please Read **

28 January 2008

Because of commitments that I have I will be in and out of the office this week beginning Monday 28th January 2008. I am contactable by phone, please leave a message if it rings through to answerphone, but you will get a slow response to emails so please telephone me instead. I will be back [...]

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Tips for New Year's Resolutions and Happy New Year.

31 December 2007

It's that time of year again where we all make those resolutions but most of us seem unable to see them through to fruition. Here are a few tips to help you achieve the promises you make to yourself: 1) Be as specific as you can with your goal – Instead of saying that you want [...]

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Happy Christmas

24 December 2007

I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. Whatever Christmas means to you, however you celebrate it and whoever you celebrate it with, have a great one and be happy. Dave.

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Is Champix (Chantix) really a wonder drug to stop smoking?

14 December 2007

Several months ago in the UK Champix was launched with the fanfare of being a wonder drug to help people stop smoking (Champix is marketed as Chantix in the USA). You can see my thoughts about its launch in a previous post http://blog.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/GeneralRantings/_archives/2007/5/31/2988041.html Since then, quite a few people have been noticing side-effects possibly because of [...]

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4988 Thankyou's

3 November 2007

Last month there were 4988 unique visitors to my blog. I accept that some of these were of course search engines but I would hope that the majority were from people like you reading this post. In the big scheme of the whole wide world, 4988 unique visitors is not many, but, if one person [...]

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The secret to a happy life.

1 November 2007

Most people have sought the answer to this question virtually every day of their lives. You only have to look in your local bookshop to see the vast array of self-help books on offer. I maintain that simply by loving and accepting ourselves, recognising the difference between the things we can change and those we can't [...]

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Normal service has been resumed.

18 October 2007

Due to recent personal circumstances and a technical hitch on the blog, the postings have been pretty sparse for the last couple of weeks. You may note that some of the recent postings have changed posting dates in order to eradicate the underlines that were appearing everywhere on the blog. Today is my first full day back [...]

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Feeling down, read this…..

19 September 2007

Sometimes it is hard to let go of negative thoughts and feelings, especially if you are on the end of undeserved pure hate and anger from someone you once loved, but let go you must. Sometimes you fail to rise above the abuse and instead stand up for yourself, but is it standing up for [...]

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Thomson Local – poor service – Jill Pringle

25 July 2007

I recently phoned Thomson Directories to enquire about one of their products and all the person answering my call did was take a few details from me and tell me I would be contacted. In 2007 when we can see a golf ball from space, fly virtually anywhere in the world in a matter of hours and are capable [...]

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