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CBT Under fire

11/14/2014

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I did a double take when I read in the Daily Mail that the well-respected psychologist Oliver James had denounced CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) as scam that didn’t work. Saying CBT or hypnotherapy doesn’t work is not the whole story because we need to examine whether the statement means that the therapy didn’t work or the therapist was unable to help.  

There are lots of different therapies out there taking similar or different approaches to CBT, but as a therapist I am not concerned with the technique as much as whether the person who has sought my help believes that by talking to me they can get better.

 It really is important to find the right person to help you.  Did you ever go to a mechanic who couldn’t find out why your car was making that funny noise but then the person who delivered a bunch of flowers gave you answer to the problem?  When we have trouble with our minds we might go to the GP but he can’t help with everything.  More likely he would refer you to a specialist and then you end up in the hands of a junior doctor.  Then you worry he won’t have enough experience and ask to see a senior doctor.  But there are good and bad doctors, and it doesn’t mean that nobody can help you just because so far no one has succeeded.   

But reading further into the Daily Mail article, I realised that the headline had been misleading.  It wasn’t saying CBT didn’t work but that it was not a long term solution. I would argue that the journey towards achieving wellbeing of the mind is never likely to be solved in one go.  After all if you had work done on your car this year, doesn’t mean to say the same issue might recur or a completely different one arise the following year.


The vital thing with therapy is that it has to work for the individual and if it needs occasional tuning up to keep your life on track, that can only be a good thing.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2828509/CBT-scam-waste-money-Popular-talking-therapy-not-long-term-solution-says-leading-psychologist.html
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Unleash your mind power

11/12/2014

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Looking at the news over the last week or so I was struck by the healing power of the mind and the many ways we can tap into this ability.

The story about well-known actress spoke out about her struggle with OCD and how she was using hypnotherapy to manage her condition.  She was very brave to do this because OCD is a difficult condition and if you are to get to the bottom of it you must go to heart of the matter and confront the issues which trigger the behaviour.  This can be painful but hypnotherapy can be quite gentle in tacking the underlying problem which is the anxiety generated by the trauma.

When a person is experiencing the urge to repeat certain rituals, they are entering a daydream like state and may be unaware of their actions – repeated hand-washing or pulling out hair.  Hypnotherapy has a way of helping the sufferer reach into their unconscious to soothe and minimise the compulsion for damaging behaviours.

I was also drawn by the BBC investigation into the sort of music people like to listen to when they are ill to make them feel better.  Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody was number one and Dancing Queen number two in the feelgood charts. 

Music has often been used to heal because it stimulates both emotion and memory.  It can comfort people suffering from dementia and has been shown to have a transformative effect.

Those who create music use the process as a kind of therapy too.  A catharsis of the spirit occurs when an artist expresses their trials in life which is then passed on to the listener who uses it to heal their own problems.

To understand how hypnotherapy can unleash the hidden power of your mind, put yourself in a receptive state with our ‘Free Relaxation Audio’.  Listen to it online today and open yourself to the possibilities.

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