Benw
09-18-2009, 10:49 AM
Hello all,
I've been looking around the web for hypnosis forums and this seems to be the best around, Ive had a look around and viewed merlins FAQ but couldnt find answers to the questions i have.
Im a 23 year old guy from the UK. I've been having problems with anxiety and depression since the age of 16 but most likely had simular symptoms before that age. So far I have tried psychodynamic therapy for 4 years and have recently finished a CBT course to try to alleviate the symptoms and create a different mindset.
Both have been helpful for building general life skills. CBT especially has been very helpful in learning skills such as recognising and challenging negative thoughts, skills to stay in the present moment, relaxation skills etc. however the intial problems still remain( argh!)
I recognise this isnt the place to go deeply into my personal problems but briefly the roots lie in a high achieving family and being educated at high achieving schools combined with my sensativity and dyslexia(although i have suspicians that this was also anxiety based) resulting in negative beliefs/ thoughts that ive become aware of such as ' Im not good enough' ' If i dont do well im worthless' ' i can only relax after ive finished everything' ' I cant let people see me do badly' these manifest themselves as extreme anxiety at work/Uni/doing difficult tasks etc. and end up seriously effecting my social life and making me depressed.
Firstly I was wondering if I could be given some suggestions of some quality hypnotherapists in the UK( anywhere around London but would also travel further) Ive had a lot of difficulty and some bad experiances finding adequet therapy before so would really appreciate advice.
Secondly and perhaps more difficult to answer is do you think hypnotherapy is the right route for me to go down? I have read a little about NLP but am still in the early learning stages of these 2 practises.
As mentioned before I am aiming to change stubborn beliefs i picked up in my childhood that produce anxiety/depression in pressure situations ususally when there is a risk of failure. Roughly how many sessions do you think is realistic to begin to change these stubbern beliefs?
Thanks for your time, sorry if i waffled a bit!
I appreciate any feedback,
Ben
I've been looking around the web for hypnosis forums and this seems to be the best around, Ive had a look around and viewed merlins FAQ but couldnt find answers to the questions i have.
Im a 23 year old guy from the UK. I've been having problems with anxiety and depression since the age of 16 but most likely had simular symptoms before that age. So far I have tried psychodynamic therapy for 4 years and have recently finished a CBT course to try to alleviate the symptoms and create a different mindset.
Both have been helpful for building general life skills. CBT especially has been very helpful in learning skills such as recognising and challenging negative thoughts, skills to stay in the present moment, relaxation skills etc. however the intial problems still remain( argh!)
I recognise this isnt the place to go deeply into my personal problems but briefly the roots lie in a high achieving family and being educated at high achieving schools combined with my sensativity and dyslexia(although i have suspicians that this was also anxiety based) resulting in negative beliefs/ thoughts that ive become aware of such as ' Im not good enough' ' If i dont do well im worthless' ' i can only relax after ive finished everything' ' I cant let people see me do badly' these manifest themselves as extreme anxiety at work/Uni/doing difficult tasks etc. and end up seriously effecting my social life and making me depressed.
Firstly I was wondering if I could be given some suggestions of some quality hypnotherapists in the UK( anywhere around London but would also travel further) Ive had a lot of difficulty and some bad experiances finding adequet therapy before so would really appreciate advice.
Secondly and perhaps more difficult to answer is do you think hypnotherapy is the right route for me to go down? I have read a little about NLP but am still in the early learning stages of these 2 practises.
As mentioned before I am aiming to change stubborn beliefs i picked up in my childhood that produce anxiety/depression in pressure situations ususally when there is a risk of failure. Roughly how many sessions do you think is realistic to begin to change these stubbern beliefs?
Thanks for your time, sorry if i waffled a bit!
I appreciate any feedback,
Ben