I can help with social anxiety too…

So many people reach out to me from a place of isolation, social anxiety and disconnect.

What’s happening?

Well, as the brain gets used to the ease of online interaction, the real, challenging, physical social interaction we are designed to engage in becomes more and more difficult.

Because the brain, and the whole human system is essentially an energy saving organism and will always adopt the easiest, least threatening way of being- but because it is not always operating from a place of intelligence or understanding it doesn’t realise how unhealthy or damaging these easier ways may be in the long term.

To really engage with someone face to face is hugely demanding- our nervous systems need to work really hard to read and understand all the cues flooding in at an unconscious level. It’s like a workout for our internal connection system (aka the nervous system) and after a while we can find ourselves PREFERRING the easier, less challenging, 2D interactions online because they take less energy, less effort and hold less perceivable threat

And when we prefer these online interactions, unless we are really careful, we will let these easier social interactions become the norm. We choose remote connection over physical, in person connection. We choose typing instead of speaking, online platforms instead of meeting. And of course, like any muscle or bodily system, the less we use something, the flabbier it gets (sorry but it’s true) … and the less we use the nervous system in real face to face social situations the less natural and spontaneous these interactions feel. And the less comfortable we feel, the less we enjoy them. And the less we enjoy them the more we avoid them.

But we are social animals. We have a real physical need to connect in real time, in real ways with others. For our health- mental and physical. And when we don’t do this enough, the body suffers. The mind suffers. Our mood, confidence and outlook suffer.

Solution focused hypnotherapy can help you engage in positive thinking- NOT toxic positivity – but a powerful, practical way of looking at your life- what’s working and what’s not, knowing that you have already got everything you need to make the changes important for your health and well-being.

Our enjoyable, relaxing sessions support you to confidently examine your present, and consider your preferred future, identifying things that need to change and the steady steps needed to get where you want to be

It does involve connection too, so it’s all good

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