What's it called ?

[martybaby]

Hi to all, :)

I've just found this site & it's really interesting & dripping with information - so I joined.

I'm in the uk & have just finished a years hypnotherapy training & am really excited about starting a practice & the many, many things that i've still to learn on this journey.

I also do archery & one of the club members has a problem that after shooting for years & being really good, he now finds that when he draws back the bow, he just can't let go. Eventually his arm begins to wobble until he has to 'reset'. I know other sportsmen get this & I feel that it's some sort of mental blockage. I feel that the answer shouldn't be that difficult to achieve & I know he doesn't enjoy it.

I want to research it, but I just can't find what it's called, the best I've had suggested is to call it "the yips", which I've looked for, or mental block, or sports block, or performance block - does anyone have the answer & any suggestions on treatment ?

To everyone that reads or replies - thanks in advance

Martin :)

[Terry]

What does the victim call it, and why haven;t you asked him what his problem is?

[Merlin]

If you need a label, try calling it procrastination.

[Poodle]

Doctors like labels. We like beneficial and useful behaviour which reminds me of one I just finished working on -- P.E. Sooo very easy for us and then I read about it on the net from the psychologists on all the reasons WHY...going back to childhood trauma, etc., etc. Strangely enough I didn't and don't care why. I simply just changed it...first with a K Swish pattern and secondly with hypnosis just because my clients don't understand NLP. I would have put money on that Swish tho. LOL!!

Pood :cool:

[martybaby]

Thanks for the replys

I presumed that it may have been a fairly common issue & i only wanted a "label", after reading all the words on the previous thread, so that I could search the site for any previous discussions without wasting anyones time.

As i said I'm only just beginning & want to be as prepared & proffessional as I can for a potential client.

I'm not treating the person that I first mentioned, it's that I know of him & one other with the same issue, which interested me to looking into it - I can't imagine how anyone built their initial confidence before the internet, but it's fantastic to be able to draw on everyones experience :-)

martin

[Terry]

Martin, since non of us know you, I can;t say whether you are a lousy pupil, or whether you should ask for your money back, but a years training should have produced a much better prepared student. I would love to know who trained you so as to check them out....

[Merlin]

Welcome to the forum :)