…this. 4. Remove the problem from the client’s core identity As when treating any addiction, we can begin to defamiliarize compulsive shopping by placing it firmly outside of and separate…
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3 Ways to Deal With a Narcissistic Client
Continue reading »…from drug addiction to bullying and reckless criminality, and of course narcissism. The entitled psychopath or perpetual braggart was just a misunderstood self-hater. Children in schools were encouraged to love…
3 Reasons Clients Stay in Abusive Relationships
Continue reading »…warped addiction to them. Why? Because of the addictive nature of what we call ‘intermittent reinforcement’. Behavioural psychologist B. F. Skinner found that inconsistent, or intermittent (and therefore scarce), rewards…
Free Hypnosis Research eBook
Continue reading »…times more effective than nicotine replacement therapy18. Overcoming addictions involves hope and optimism (moving beyond the old ‘disease model’) of addiction. A good hypnotherapist can successfully treat all sorts of…
Treating the Yo-Yo Dieter
Continue reading »…like… this diet will fix everything in my life!” she told me. “That’s how it always feels.” Addiction to novelty, like passion, isn’t sustainable. As soon as the diet gets…
The Dangers of Excessive Praise
Continue reading »…of dose is required? How often should it be administered? Constantly praising someone to the skies can make them addicted to praise. Addiction to praise can be as destructive in…
3 Vital Reasons to Use Hypnosis in Psychotherapy
Continue reading »…state by narrowly focusing their attention. Addiction also narrows the focus of attention, to the point where time can seem to expand or contract and wider context is lost. Certainly,…
3 Things I Can’t Treat Without Hypnosis
Continue reading »…can feel fully connected to their internal resources and begin to live a life that better meets their primal human needs. And next up… 3) Addiction I have used hypnosis…
What is the Inner Child?
Continue reading »…all. Metaphors can be empowering or they can be disempowering. For example, the metaphor and misrepresentation of addiction as an incurable disease may empower some to accept they need to…
3 Ways to Help Your Clients Control Their Emotions
Continue reading »…A seed long buried under the hard, cold ground finally finding its way towards the light. When uncontrolled emotion runs wild despair, anger, violence, jealousy and addiction can sweep us…