Today I am going to talk about one area of my work that is incredibly close to my heart…….HELPING PEOPLE BEAT ADDICTION using NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Coaching and Hypnotherapy.
I have had the honour of working with people who came to me in despair, broken, and with very uncertain futures, people who really didn’t see any way out of the grip of their addictions.
In my lifetime, I have lost many loved ones to this cruel and unrelenting master, yet now, since I opened my Practice four years ago, I am able to release people from this hold, and prevent the pattern continuing ….. I really cannot even begin to tell you how uplifting it is to have someone message you and say “you literally saved my life”.
Addictions are all consuming, and even those that look ok on the surface, are really only existing in reality, going through the motions, pretending to be happy, trying to kid themselves as much as all their loved ones around them.
Addicts can carry on ‘functioning’ day to day, although eventually things begin to give, cracks appear and they find they aren’t functioning, they are jeopardising their relationships, their work, their homes…. and the best thing is when they realise they do have a problem, and reach out for help, this is the best day, and the day that they should be so incredibly proud of!
One client contacted me and was literally facing death… Decades of substance abuse, under the banner of ‘recreational use’…. Time to choose another hobby, this one is killing you.
This person is incredible, so driven to succeed and I thoroughly enjoyed working with them, putting safety nets in place, so that if the temptation arose, they were strong enough to not need this pretentious crutch. I am absolutely brimming over with pride at how well this client approached the therapy, willingness to give it a go, and wanting to give up the addiction is key here, and this person had all that tenfold!
Since coming to my Practice and going through therapy with me, they have not looked back, not been tempted even! Every time I get an update from this client my heart lifts, this person is now able to live a full and happy life, not hiding anything from loved ones, able to hold their head high every day and say “I did it”.
All of my clients that have come to me asking for help with addiction, and there are many, be it gambling, drugs, drink, food, have not looked back. One person is over a grand a month richer for starters, that’s just money though, the freedom of living life without these constraints is absolutely priceless…..
Using NLP to treat addiction is life changing. Time to start living life to the full, get in touch today, let me give you the tools to kick those addictions to the kerb! hello@naturallifeprogressions.co.uk
If you are interested in finding out more, I offer a FREE telephone consultation to chat about your needs, and explain the processes involved – email me through my website and we will make an appointment at a time convenient to you. Every client is different, so I tailor make the therapy to suit YOU.
NLP is, put simply, a way of changing all your negative thought processes into positive ones. The techniques are easy to follow and I will give you various exercises to practise, which will very quickly change your mindset, so that you will automatically respond to situations in a positive way, it is literally like hitting the reset button!
The hypnotherapy part of the treatment is a form of extreme relaxation, you will be completely aware throughout, and there is no loss of control, it is a way of communicating with your unconscious mind and giving it a nudge to take charge of things for you again. You will feel invigorated at the end of the process and ready to deal with your issues and cancel out debilitating thoughts.
The most important thing is that you WANT to change… A client got in touch with me about help to give up smoking, their opening words were “my partner wants me to give up”…..this won’t work. YOU have to want to give up, hypnotherapy is about your needs and wants, not that of a third party.
When you decide to proceed with the therapy your consultation will be approximately an hour long, and this can either be face to face at my Practice, or at a place of your choosing, where you feel relaxed (I have even had consultations with clients at the beach), or via a Zoom video call. I never proceed with any client unless they are completely at ease, so the environment for their wellbeing is the most important thing.
Let’s get you on the NLP path to complete fulfilment, together, Emma