http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog Dave Sabat of Exuberance Clinical Hypnotherapy posts useful, informative & sometimes controversial views about the world of hypnosis & matters of the mind. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:01:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/what-if-the-issue-is-deep-rooted/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/what-if-the-issue-is-deep-rooted/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:36:26 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=253 I don't believe that there is such a thing as a “deep rooted” issue or problem. There is only a reluctance to identify the issue, a reluctance to admit the cause of the issue or a reluctance to let it go. Sometimes people don't want to go back to memories of past events but until [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/10/what-if-the-issue-is-deep-rooted/feed/ 1 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/09/what-is-it-like-to-go-under/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/09/what-is-it-like-to-go-under/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:36:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=250 I believe there is no such thing as “going under”. If you remember how comfortable it is to be in that snooze state just before you fully awaken in the morning, when you are so comfortable that you just can't be bothered to move but you are aware that you are waking up but are [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/09/what-is-it-like-to-go-under/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/hypnosis-hypnotherapy-how-deep-will-i-go/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/hypnosis-hypnotherapy-how-deep-will-i-go/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:09:07 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=243 As deep as you want to. There are many levels of hypnosis, each with their own indications and significance as to what can be achieved at any specific level. What determines the depth of the hypnosis? Two things, the client and the hypnotist or hypnotherapist. The only things that stops someone going in to a state [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/08/hypnosis-hypnotherapy-how-deep-will-i-go/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/05/can-i-get-stuck-in-hypnosis/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/05/can-i-get-stuck-in-hypnosis/#comments Wed, 07 May 2008 13:39:28 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=221 No, you can't. There are many depths of hypnosis and sometimes some people will go past the “working” state, hypnotic somnambulism, in to a wonderful state of euphoria and possibly even deeper, appearing for all intents and purposes to be unconscious. Hypnotic unconsciousness is completely different from medical unconsciousness because those people in a really [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/05/can-i-get-stuck-in-hypnosis/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/04/hypnosis-hypnotherapy-faqs-a-short-video/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/04/hypnosis-hypnotherapy-faqs-a-short-video/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:18:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=219 This is quite a good video covering some of the frequently asked questions regarding hypnosis and hypnotherapy. It is American, so the relevant organisations quoted may not be relevant to the country you reside in. Be happy, Dave Sabat DCH DHP

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/04/hypnosis-hypnotherapy-faqs-a-short-video/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/04/how-long-will-a-hypnotic-suggestion-last/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/04/how-long-will-a-hypnotic-suggestion-last/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:27:22 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=213 Anywhere from seconds to a lifetime. Remember that only suggestions that are acceptable to you will be “allowed” in to your subconscious mind; we are not all gullible so not all of us will eat the same brand of chocolate bar, use the same brand of washing powder or vote for the same political party [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/04/how-long-will-a-hypnotic-suggestion-last/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/04/do-i-guarantee-my-hypnotherapy-work-part-2/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/04/do-i-guarantee-my-hypnotherapy-work-part-2/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:45:50 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=207 I've had quite a few emails and phone calls about my previous post so I thought I'd clarify things a little more. A doctor will not guarantee that by taking the prescribed medication you will get better 100%. A school teacher or college tutor will not guarantee that if you attend a certain amount of lectures [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/04/do-i-guarantee-my-hypnotherapy-work-part-2/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/03/do-i-guarantee-my-hypnotherapy-work/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/03/do-i-guarantee-my-hypnotherapy-work/#comments Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:15:50 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=197 The results? No. Absolutely not. If I could guarantee that someone will do something only because I say so, I would have been whisked away by MI5 or MI6 a long time ago, in fact I would probably be running both of those organisations by now. I work with a client's own desire, determination and commitment [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/03/do-i-guarantee-my-hypnotherapy-work/feed/ 3 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/02/is-hypnosis-mind-control/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/02/is-hypnosis-mind-control/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:30:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=191 No, absolutely not. No-one can be made to do anything that they don't want to do. In fact, mother nature has given us all wonderful protection mechanisms at many levels and one of these is the simple fact that we are not all gullible, we will not do someone else's bidding simply because they ask [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/02/is-hypnosis-mind-control/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/01/willpower-explained/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/01/willpower-explained/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:02:43 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=183 How are you getting on with your New Year’s resolutions? The vast majority of people fail to achieve their goals so why is this? I believe it is down to the misunderstandings we have about willpower.   Willpower is not designed for long term change, willpower is like mental adrenalin. When your hand flings your [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/01/willpower-explained/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/01/how-does-it-feel-to-be-hypnotised-hypnotized/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/01/how-does-it-feel-to-be-hypnotised-hypnotized/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:16:16 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=179 It feels wonderful! I've discussed in previous posts how we pop in and out of the state of hypnosis many times during the day anyway, but in a therapeutic sense when hypnosis is formally induced the vast majority of my clients feel more relaxed than they have been in years. The best way to describe the “feeling”, although [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2008/01/how-does-it-feel-to-be-hypnotised-hypnotized/feed/ 2 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/11/will-i-remember-everything-after-a-hypnotherapy-session/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/11/will-i-remember-everything-after-a-hypnotherapy-session/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:45:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=162 Remember how after watching an episode of your favourite soap you could tell someone what happened although you wouldn't remember the episode word for word, well the same can be said for a session of hypnotherapy. The vast majority of people remember the session, but not word for word, although sometimes some people will have such a [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/11/will-i-remember-everything-after-a-hypnotherapy-session/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/10/is-hypnosis-medically-approved/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/10/is-hypnosis-medically-approved/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:45:56 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=152 Yes it is. At the annual meeting of the British Medical Association (BMA) in 1892, the therapeutic use of hypnosis was unanimously approved. Despite this, the medical profession largely chose to ignore the subject. On April 23, 1955, the British Medical Association approved the use of hypnosis in the areas of psychoneuroses and hypnoanesthesia in pain [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/10/is-hypnosis-medically-approved/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/10/will-i-reveal-any-secrets-while-in-hypnosis/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/10/will-i-reveal-any-secrets-while-in-hypnosis/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:01:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=148 Not unless you want to. Sometimes it may be beneficial to reveal a secret so that therapeutic change can take place but someone will only reveal a secret because they choose to, they want to, as opposed to me “making” them tell me. No-one will say or do anything in hypnosis that they don't want to [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/10/will-i-reveal-any-secrets-while-in-hypnosis/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/09/the-science-behind-hypnosis-hypnotherapy/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/09/the-science-behind-hypnosis-hypnotherapy/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:35:14 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=146 Can everything than happens in this universe be scientifically explained? I don't think so, although obviously science plays an incredible role in our daily lives and the world we live in. The scientific doubters of hypnotherapy want proof in the form of double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, crossover trials. That is what is meant by “scientific data”. [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/09/the-science-behind-hypnosis-hypnotherapy/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/09/what-stops-someone-being-hypnotised-hypnotized/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/09/what-stops-someone-being-hypnotised-hypnotized/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:51:07 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=142 Fear or the simple fact that they don't want to be hypnotised. If someone does not allow themselves to be hypnotised, they won't be. The fear of hypnosis usually means that someone is afraid that they will say or do something that they don't want to say or do, when of course no-one can be made [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/09/what-stops-someone-being-hypnotised-hypnotized/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/can-anyone-be-hypnotised-hypnotized/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/can-anyone-be-hypnotised-hypnotized/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:11:39 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=135 Yes, virtually. If you are of a normal intelligence and can follow simple instructions then you can be guided into a state of hypnosis. This means that very young children, elderly people who are no longer in charge of their faculties and people who are suffering from severe mental illness are generally contraindicated. Be happy, [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/can-anyone-be-hypnotised-hypnotized/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/what-is-hypnotherapy-faqs/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/what-is-hypnotherapy-faqs/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:32:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=133 In a previous post I discussed hypnosis, so what is the difference between hypnosis and hypnotherapy? A very important fact to remember is that all hypnotherapy uses hypnosis but not all hypnosis is hypnotherapy. Once someone has allowed themselves to be guided into a state of hypnosis, a good, skilled professional hypnotherapist could help the [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/what-is-hypnotherapy-faqs/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/what-is-hypnosis-faqs/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/what-is-hypnosis-faqs/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:18:01 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=132 Hypnosis is a state that all of us pop in and out of all the time, many times a day. When we watch a film or programme on the TV and our attention becomes so fixed on the storyline, we can become emotional and feel as is we are really there, really involved. Emotions are controlled [...]

]]> http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/what-is-hypnosis-faqs/feed/ 0 http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/hypnotherapy-hypnosis-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/ http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/index.php/2007/08/hypnotherapy-hypnosis-frequently-asked-questions-faqs/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:37:00 +0000 admin http://www.exuberancehypno.co.uk/blog/?p=130 Over the years I have been asked thousands and thousands of questions about what I do and what exactly hypnotherapy is. Some of these question are repeated often, some are so obscure that I have only been asked them once, some are sensible and some have been unrepeatable! The purpose of this new category is to answer [...]

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