I have suffered with low self-esteem, lack of confidence, weight issues and anxiety since childhood. For as long as I can remember I have worried about what people have thought about me – be it how I looked or what I said – and this has had a huge impact on both my personal and my professional life. These issues ruled what I did or didn’t do, making me unhappy and stopping me from living the life that I wanted to. I decided at the beginning of this year that something had to change. I was unhappy and it had started to impact on my family life.
I searched online for answers and I came across Dan’s website and I am so glad that I did. I saw him for six sessions over a couple of months and by the third or fourth session I was able to see a difference. My husband even started to comment almost daily about how different I was, but in a good way.
I have started to enjoy family trips out without worrying about what people are thinking of me and I have started doing things that I want to do, even things that I would have never thought of doing before for fear of someone laughing at me, such as taking part in the parents’ obstacle race at my son’s sports day (I came joint last) and going for a paddle boarding session which I loved and will be doing again very soon. I have also started running which is something I would have never have done before. I am working my way through ‘Couch to 5k’ and aim to do a 10k charity run next year. I am also looking into career options once my youngest son starts school. I will have to change my career to fit around family life, which means studying for further qualifications, but I can do it.
I can’t recommend Dan’s sessions enough. He is very easy to talk to and completely understood what I was going through. To put it simply, Dan has helped to make me happy, has helped me to enjoy life again and has helped me to like myself and to believe in myself.
I used to binge eat lots (having had an eating disorder for a few years throughout my teens and early 20s) and had no control over what I ate. The processes Dan used changed that – I was actually able to open a bag of sweets and just eat one or two, and put the bag back into the cupboard, without eating the whole pack and hating myself. He also helped me set a goal for the future in terms of weight loss which really motivated and energised me and I have been able to stick to my healthy eating plan without considering it a chore.
I was in such a vicious circle of becoming depressed and negative from just trying too hard at home and at work, and in my eyes, failing myself and all around me. I’d spend hours analysing why an occasion at home or work had gone so wrong and would end up trawling through every bad memory in life for an answer as far back as I could possibly remember. Close related deaths, my parenting skills, friendships, divorce, re-marriage, and dead end jobs were all part of that equation.
Having taken anti depressants in the past which didn’t work for me, endured councelling which also didn’t work for me, the already experienced stresses in life plus the new ones were continuing to pile up and clog my everyday thoughts. We all get life strains and stresses and that’s a major part of life but as I felt so low about myself I had no coping strategies in place to be able to deal with them. It started to feel like there was no possible place to turn to and back I’d go to spending more hours on my own analysing again but never finding an answer.
Then I found Dan. After an initial consultation I decided to take a block of sessions as I wanted to take some concentrated time out with Dan. Then bingo, in just a couple of sessions I already felt like I was on the path that I had only been able to dream of.
I was finally rid of all that was holding me back in life and at last I felt like I was not only somebody but somebody that everyone wanted to be with and have around them. At last I was able to interact with all around me in a positive way, I had a personality of my own, and a voice that people finally wanted to listen to.
We started the flexible sessions on a week by week basis, then every 2 x weeks, and finally with a gap of a month which helped me tremendously knowing that Dan was in the background the whole time whilst I was putting the newly re-born “me” into real life practice. I could then proudly discuss how I had coped with any weekly events with Dan at the next session.
The positive difference in me and my home/ work life is just unbelievable.
Thank you Dan. Thank you so very, very much.
Click below to for video testimonial from Steve Miller about how Dan helped him end his forty year blood and needle phobia:
Dan has helped me conquer a very difficult situation. My anxiety had spiralled out of control to the point where it was severely impacting my day to day life, hurting me & my loved ones and sucking me in deeper. I thought there was no way out. I can’t recommend Dan’s services highly enough. My outlook on life has changed for the better; my confidence is high, I have a new career & my anxiety can no longer feed off me. Dan’s passion for his work is evident when you meet him. He cares & understands, & he will help you for the better. I can’t thank him enough.
Click the link below to watch the video review from Eloise explaining how she overcome her sleep anxiety and worry:
The progress since our last session has been really amazing. I’m far less self conscious when I’m out and about and certainly more relaxed, I can also look at things from the past now without pain. For the first time ever I’ve been so very relaxed when travelling!!! (now that is mega progress!)
I first visited Dan earlier this year after my anxiety had got to an unbearable level. Having suffered with it for ten years (on and off) and six months ago finding myself in a situation that resulted in my anxiety levels hitting an all time high where I found I was unable to function as I normally would, I found Dan online! I arranged my first of six sessions and haven’t looked back since. As most of us are I was sceptical on exactly what hypnotherapy was all about but open minded and willing to give anything a go! Since my last session, I haven’t had any signs of my anxiety returning and am sleeping better than I ever have. If you suffering in any way give Dan a call/email, you won’t be disappointed!!!
I had a life long fear of spiders, and was persuaded to try hypnotherapy. If I’m honest I was abit skeptical but after 4 sessions not only am I fine being around spiders I have picked them up! It is something that I thought I wouldn’t be able to change im my life so a massive thank you to dan and If you are unsure about it I would say try because it works.
In this video, Anita explains how she massively increased her confidence with help from Dan Regan Hypnotherapy:
