Addiction & Compulsive Behaviour

Compulsive behaviours can range from simple everyday behaviours to more reckless behaviours leading to self-harm. 

A compulsive behaviour can become an addiction when you are no longer able to control the behaviour and it begins to affect your ability to function socially, academically and professionally. 

Compulsive behaviour comes in many guises and whilst not an exhaustive list, these are the more common bahviours that have been successfully treated using hypnosis: 

• Excessive drinking
• Gambling 
• Drug misuse 
• Eating disorders
• Sexual behaviours 
• Self-harming 
• Internet, mobile phones and social media use 

If you're indulging more in a behaviour than you had intended to, and that behaviour is controlling your life, its time to ask yourself... 

Does my problem behaviour take up more time that I want it to? 

Do I need to indulge in my problem behaviour more and more in order to get any satisfaction? 

Have I tried to quit and been unable to do so? 

Do I try to hide my problem behaviour? 

Do I experience feelings of anxiety, guilt, shame or temporary elation around my problem behaviour? 

Have I withdrawn from other activities in life and feel a severe lack of enjoyment for anything else? 

If the answer is YES to these questions, then it's time to do something about it. 

You are not alone and help is available. 

To successfully quit your addiction or stop your compulsive behaviour, you have to want to stop. Hypnotherapy can help you in many ways... 

• Together we can identify the underlying reasons behind the need for the addictive/compulsive behaviour. 

• We can explore your emotions and the impact the behaviour is having on your relationships and loved ones. 

• We will help you get a different perspective of your addiction/compulsive behaviour... what may normally seem impossible, can seem achievable and desirable. 

• In addition to helping people understand their behaviours, hypnotherapy is proven to be effective in helping people develop the will power and capacity to break free of certain unwanted behaviour patterns, meaning they are more likely to stay in a treatment programme, attend meetings and be more willing and amenable to the various elements of a treatment programme.