Dear Prue,
What the problem was and how long you have had it
I came to hypnosis with the aim of getting my sugar cravings under control. I had thought that I was probably a person who very easily becomes “addicted” to things that are supposed to sweeten my life.
I started smoking cigarettes when I was approx. 12 years, and from the age of 35 I drank far too much. I had no control over it. I also smoked and drank even though I didn’t feel like it. The alcohol was probably the worst. I could sit at work and think: today I’m just driving home from work, no problem NOT buying a bottle of red wine. BUT when I was sitting there in the car on the way home, I couldn’t control myself at all. So the wine was bought and drunk in record time so I could fall asleep on the sofa.
When I moved home to Billund after 23 years in the USA, I stopped smoking and drinking. It was super easy, but I had replaced my cigarettes and wine with: sweets, cakes, chocolate.
Now I could not control that consumption either. I could lie in bed and think: you don’t get up and eat, you don’t get up. BUT in the end I got up and ate all sorts of crazy things to get my thoughts to stop.
So the problem was: I felt miserable inside and tried to forget it with the help of cigarettes, wine or sweets. I just wanted to sleep it all away.
In the waking state I was not present in the Now. I constantly had thoughts and fantasies about a completely different life than my own. That’s how I think I’ve always felt, that I wrote a better life than the one I had.
How you have felt your change (physically and psychologically) – behaviour, habits, mindset, feelings
I felt it the first time I was in hypnosis. After that session, I haven’t had thoughts that are constantly about sweets, cakes, chocolate. I can shop or watch other people eat sugar, but it’s kind of like I don’t see it. It has no appeal for me. There is no alarm bell going off, candy candy candy, I have to eat it. I don’t see it.
Nor do I have thoughts that constantly create fantasies about me and another life. I am present right now in my own life. I can watch TV and not fall into spells. I can listen to love songs without weeping.
I’m happy when I wake up, I’m happy when I go to bed tired, I smile all the time – both inside and outside.
I repeat my mantra 1000 times throughout the day. If I start a fantasy, I can stop it by saying: you are right here right now.
How did you experience our sessions – both the conversations and hypnosis
I thought it was such a huge experience for me. It worked. Words were put to what hurt. I am so grateful to have met you Prue. I got rid of all the old crap that my parents had instilled in me. The first hypnosis was probably the most profound. However, all 3 hypnosis were necessary, new impressions appear all the time, where I can see the last hypnosis sessions working inside me.
For example, I can have my parents visit without being completely upset and feeling the urge to get drunk or eat sweets after they’ve gone. Now I am the lion that does not always swallow raw. They don’t get under my skin. Now they are just people with whom I talk a little.
Something that has surprised you
That I can’t see sweets, cake and other unhealthy things
That I am really present right now and here.
That I KNOW I’m good. That I am the best at being me. I don’t have to imagine or try to be someone other than myself. I am good as I am.
That I don’t sit and get so overwhelmed with tears when love songs are played.
That I don’t spend my time on fantasies.
Your conclusion about treatment and me as a therapist
All I can say is that it worked. It was so nice to get rid of all the old crap I’ve been lugging around for far too many years.
Prue, you came really close, it was so safe and easy to tell you about my life. You were always 100% with me, your laugh your lovely smile, it was so infectiously lovely to be with you – your radiance, warmth, kindness, love and your genuine enthusiasm for my progress.
Whether you would recommend me
Yes, I would like to, I can only say that it is probably the best I have ever tried.
Feel free to share, I can only highly recommend you and hypnosis.
The warmest and most loving greetings
Jette the lion
(Has enjoyed value of 2 sessions since)