by Maddy Boardman | Jul 15, 2021 | Anxiety, Anxiety & Depression, Distorted Thinking, Fears & Phobias, Hypno Blog
Arachnophobia Why are so many of us scared of spiders? Most of us are afraid of something. Quite a lot of us, as it turns out, of spiders. Up to 50% of women and 18% of men classify themselves as scared of spiders, but only about 5% of those people are...
by Maddy Boardman | Jun 25, 2021 | Anxiety, Anxiety & Depression, Depression, How to Help Someone, Hypno Blog, Positive Psychology
Author & Video – Maddy Boardman Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay At Old Town Hypnotherapy we often talk about the 3p’s; npositive interaction, positive activity and positive thinking. We explain how these 3 ‘pillars’ of mental health generate...
by Maddy Boardman | May 21, 2021 | Anxiety, Anxiety & Depression, Distorted Thinking, Eating Disorders, Hypno Blog
Author & Video – Maddy Boardman Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Understanding Intrusive Thoughts. What are they? What do they mean? How do they manifest and what can we do about them? Many clients we see in clinic report that they suffer from...
by Emma Sobey | Jul 24, 2020 | Anxiety & Depression, Anxiety
Author & Video – Emma Triplett Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Health anxiety is a form of anxiety where worrying, obsessing about health problems and fixating on sensations in the body manifests in a variety of physical symptoms which, in turn, creates...
by Emma Sobey | Jul 2, 2020 | Anxiety, Anxiety & Depression
Author & Video – Emma Triplett Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Worrying about health and/or death are arguably amongst of the most common symptoms of anxiety but for some health becomes the sole focus of their anxiety and is given the term health anxiety....
by Emma Sobey | Dec 30, 2019 | Ecotherapy, Anxiety & Depression
Author & Video – Emma Triplett One of the most important reasons for getting out into nature is to rebalance your body’s systems. We have two nervous systems, one is your central nervous system and, if I was to bash you with a stick you would probably feel...