Hypnotherapy for Depression: How We Actually Work With Low Mood
You canāt really understand depression without looking at the life someone is living, or the life someone has lived.
When people hear the phrase hypnotherapy for depression, they sometimes imagine lying back with their eyes closed while a hypnotherapist repeatedly tells them to feel happy, think positively and wake up transformed.
That isnāt how I think about depression, and it isnāt how I was trained to work with it.
Depression is usually much more complex than simply āfeeling sadā. It can affect motivation, sleep, concentration, relationships, behaviour, self-worth, the body, and perhaps most importantly, a personās ability to imagine that life could ever feel different.
So when I work with depression or persistent low mood, Iām interested in a much bigger question:
What is keeping this particular personās depression going?
And from there: What needs to change?
Hypnosis can be a very useful part of that process, but it is only one part.
My approach combines hypnotherapy
...Menopause, Dopamine, and the āNew ADHDā Feeling: Whatās Really Going On?
Recently, on a trip to Milan, I let myself āgo thereāā¦ like really āgo there.ā
The gelato, the pasta, the shopping.
I see myself as an N of 1 experiment and before the trip, Iād been fairly restrained as I was in ābody engineeringā mode, so I made an intentional decision to get swept up in it all. Just for the sheer pleasure of playing with life (and also exploring my emerging ā stronger ā Italian identity).
By the third day of this cultural experiment, my digestive tract felt like burning embers and my brain kept grabbing at the thought of āwhatās nextā like a Duracell bunny.
It was the morning of our departure as I sat waiting for my husband to finish his text, belly and suitcase bloated, when a curiosity popped into my head.
I asked myself the questionā¦
āNow that Iām no longer driven by my reproductive hormones (oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone), am I now driven by my brain hormones (dopamine, serotonin etc.) instead?ā
A very clunky question I know, but nevertheless, ...
Why āStrong Mindedā People Often Thrive with Hypnotherapy
The Paradox of the āStrong-Mindedā Personality
When people first contact me for hypnotherapy in Brighton (or online), they often say, āIām not sure if I can be hypnotised, Iām too strong minded.ā Itās a belief that comes up again and again: the idea that hypnotherapy is about ālosing controlā and that only people who are suggestible, passive, or āweak-willedā can benefit.
But hereās the paradox, and something hypnotherapists like Adam Eason have spoken about extensively: being strong minded is NOT a barrier to hypnotherapy. In fact, it can be one of the greatest assets.
Strong minded individuals often thrive in hypnosis because of what they bring:Ā focus, imagination, collaboration and commitment.Ā These are exactly the qualities that make hypnotherapy so powerful.
Misunderstanding Hypnosis
We live in a culture where hypnosis has been presented through films, TV shows, or stage performances as something done to you. The hypnotist swings a pocket watch, you surrender, and your āstr...
Hypnotherapy for Anxiety in Brighton | RTT Therapist Brighton
This is your time to pauseā¦
To let the noise quietenā¦
To loosen the invisible grip of anxiety and gently come home to yourself.
Because here in Brighton, amongst the sea breeze, the layered skies, and the creative pulse of this city, thereās space for your nervous system to recalibrate. And with the right support, healing doesnāt have to be a lifelong project. It can begin today, with one powerful step: accessing the intelligence of your subconscious mind.
Iām Sally Garozzo, an award-winning hypnotherapist based in Brighton, and Iāve supported hundreds of people just like you to find safety in their bodies again. To breathe more freely. To stop living on high alert. To stop coping and start living.
What does anxiety really feel like?
Anxiety isnāt just āfeeling nervous.ā Itās that deep, humming hyper vigilance. The way your shoulders live up by your ears. The lump in your throat that no amount of logic can swallow.
Itās the scanning for danger. The second-guessing what others migh...
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