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Making the Speech; Eliminate Anxiety & Low Confidence

by Dan Regan | Feb 22, 2011 | Confidence and Self Esteem

What would it be like to simply let go of all that public speaking anxiety you’ve been carrying with you for all those years through all those work and social situations? Imagine what you would say to yourself if you knew you had all the confidence and self esteem you could need to breeze through any public speaking situation in a calm and controlled way.

When Ella came to see me recently she was anxious (some might say petrified!) about

End Night-Time Worry and Sleep Well

by Dan Regan | Feb 16, 2011 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

According to some estimates 30-50% of the population suffer from insomnia – that’s a lot of people lying awake at night! And that means a lot of tired, irritable, miserable people during the day.

There are some things you can easily do which may help you get a better night’s sleep such as avoiding caffeine and alcohol late at night, keeping work out of the bedroom and making sure the lights and temperature of the room are right.

They also say you should never go to bed with your worries – for some people that’s easier said than done.

Overcome OCD with Hypnotherapy

by Dan Regan | Feb 7, 2011 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

This week is OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) awareness week and a perfect opportunity for anyone affected to take action to end their OCD for good.

OCD is the label given to a condition in which people experience repetitive thought and/or behaviours. I’ve worked with people who repetitively wash their hands, check locks, check household appliances are switched off, check facebook/e-mails etc or who are obsessed with fears about germs and contamination.

Whatever the exact compulsion, the person will feel forced to carry it out over and over and may become anxious or distressed if unable to.

Learning To Manage Stress

by Dan Regan | Feb 3, 2011 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

Everyone experiences a degree of stress in their everyday life – whether it’s stress at home, at work or with our health, finances, relationships or something different. There’s no getting away from it – we all have lots to get done and never enough time to do it all.

Friday, February 4^th 2011 is National Stress Down Day, organised by the Samaritans and is a timely reminder that we all need to actively take steps to keep a healthy sense of balance and control.

A little stress can be

Overcome Driving Fear – Hypnotherapy in Ely & Newmarket

by Dan Regan | Feb 1, 2011 | Phobias and Fears

Overcome Driving Fear – Hypnotherapy in Ely & Newmarket – how hypnotherapy helped Steve to get end his motorway driving fear:

Having been involved in a serious car accident several years earlier, Steve found it impossible to go back on the motorway. Just the thought of a motorway journey would make him feel tense, sweat and shake as he pictured all those horrific sights and sounds from the accident. It was like the other vehicle was still in front of his face as he hurtled towards impact.

Steve got around his driving phobia by travelling everywhere on back roads and avoiding motorways at all costs – no matter how inconvenient or time consuming that made the journey. To him it seemed the only way he could drive anywhere.

Goal Set and Goal Get – Hypnotherapy in Ely & Newmarket

by Dan Regan | Jan 20, 2011 | Hypnotherapy Hypnosis and NLP

Goal Set and Goal Get – Hypnotherapy in Ely & Newmarket:

Have you ever set a goal and missed, and then set it again and missed again and then set it again……? How tough is it to always fall just short and have to tell yourself maybe next time?

I once set a goal twelve times over four years before I finally achieved it. My target was specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timed but there was something missing that stopped me succeeding.

My personal goal was to run under 40 minutes for a 10k race. Tough yet achievable. All I really needed to do was run about 5 seconds a mile quicker – that didn’t seem like too much to ask. Yet try as I might I couldn’t ever quite deliver on race day. On one occasion I missed by goal by one second – one second too many in 2,401 seconds of running.

Hypnotically Speaking – Hypnosis in Ely & Newmarket

by Dan Regan | Jan 12, 2011 | Hypnotherapy Hypnosis and NLP

Hypnotically Speaking – Hypnosis in Ely & Newmarket:

When I talk to people about hypnotherapy, one of the most common concerns they have is about a loss of control. They imagine that, for whatever reason, I would want them to enjoy a deep state of hypnosis so they can cluck like a chicken or sing like Elvis.

These misapprehensions seem to generally come from having seen or heard about stage shows where the hypnotist seemingly makes a member of the audience do silly things. Stage shows are just that – shows – those who volunteer would probably do the silly acts anyway for an audience and there are selection processes before the start as well as the social pressure to do just as the hypnotist suggests or risk ruining the entire night for everyone.

My clients tell me they love the feeling of relaxation they get from trance and are surprised to find how aware they are throughout the session.

Shifting The Weight – Weight Loss Hypnotherapy

by Dan Regan | Jan 4, 2011 | Weight Loss

Shifting The Weight – Weight Loss Hypnotherapy:

Life isn’t fair when it comes to weight – it’s amazingly easy to pile on the pounds but seems much harder trying to shift them again.

As a teenager I was massively overweight. And I was massively unhappy about it. But I loved crisps and cola and sweets and anything else like it. Why eat vegetables and fruit when you can eat crisps?! I also hated exercise – quite frankly when you are an overweight kid, exercise is not fun and is not encouraged.

Weight Loss

How did I shift the weight? I went into extreme exercise mode and (in the privacy of indoors) did 10 miles on an exercise bike most nights. When I felt a bit better about myself I went out and played football every night. As I grew older I started to enjoy running – but that’s another story.

Now it seems to me that if I suggest to people that they cycle 10 miles a night for weight loss they may do it for a day or a few days, maybe even a few weeks, but it isn’t going to last and it isn’t going to get to the root of their

Back To The Beginning – Hypnotherapy in Ely & Newmarket

by Dan Regan | Nov 22, 2010 | Hypnotherapy Hypnosis and NLP

Back To The Beginning – Hypnotherapy in Ely & Newmarket:

Picture this: I was waiting at Birmingham train station. I’d been on a four day training course. I’d passed the assessments but I felt low. The things I was telling myself in my head weren’t good. The images I had were all the stupid things I’d done wrong. I wanted to get home as fast as I could. The negative parts of the feedback I’d been given were ringing in my ears. I wanted to be away from other people and be on my own for a bit.

I wandered around WH Smith to kill time and, as often happened, found myself looking for answers amongst the self-help books. I had a library full of them at home already – I’d never finished one yet and seemed to hope that by some sort of osmosis my life would be transformed. It hadn’t worked yet but I still had hope.

I picked up a book and began to flick through the pages. Something in the content resonated with me. Still I wasn’t sure so I

Eliminating persistent anxiety and low confidence quickly with hypnotherapy and NLP

by Dan Regan | Nov 10, 2010 | Confidence and Self Esteem

Eliminating persistent anxiety and low confidence quickly with hypnotherapy and NLP:

When Adam (not his real name) came to see me at Dan Regan Hypnotherapy he told me how he felt anxiety and low confidence nearly all day long about one thing or another. He believed that he just wasn’t good enough.

It’s surprisingly common how many people go through their day with this inner anxiety and worry, forever overthinking and struggling yet never wanted other to notice any of it (after all, that would could lead to them judging you in some way which would just add to the anxiety).

He was due to go on a big night out the following evening and was already worrying about how it would go, what people would think of him and whether they would like him and say good things about him afterwards. Even as he told me this he was running an internal commentary as he tried to guess what I was thinking of him based on what he was saying.

In his mind, he was constantly guessing and worrying about what other people were thinking about what he was saying or doing. He couldn’t relax and just be himself with this constant internal dialogue going on and

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