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Trauma is the name given to an experience which is psychologically powerful enough to effect an individual’s behaviour significantly after the initial incident has passed. An example of trauma would be a rape victim who, following the attack, no longer feels calm when physically close to another person. Another example of trauma would be where an individual is involved in a car accident and afterwards feels anxious when driving. In essence trauma can be considered as similar to a phobia, with the key difference that the activating memory can still be remembered.

A straightforward way to determine if something is traumatic or just an unpleasant memory is to take a few minutes to recall it. If you re-experience any of the emotion you experienced the time the memory occurred then you have a traumatic memory. 

Removing a traumatic memory using hypnosis is a relatively straightforward process. To begin, I would ensure that you feel completely safe and calm. Next I would induce hypnosis and would then encourage you to remember the memory in its entirety whilst remaining calm. It is by doing this that the ‘emotional weight’ of the memory is removed and the memory simply becomes unpleasant rather than traumatic.

This whole process means that, after the appointment, you will still be able to remember what the initial experience was, but without experiencing the negative emotions you used to associate with it. Your behaviour would return to normal and any unhelpful associations would be unlearnt.

If you suffer from trauma, then please contact me and I’ll let you know how I can help you.

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