Prior to working with Paul, I felt helpless and defeated at times. I was doing a lot of work to overcome my anxiety on the conscious level, but still found myself experiencing so much anxiety. It felt really debilitating as well because it would cause me to not be able to do the things I want to do – it was really holding me back.
My journey with anxiety has been a long one… I have had anxiety since I was very young. It got particularly bad around age 12. I would have panic attacks that prevented me from going to school or attending sporting events. While I got it under control using medications, they were not a long-term fix. I changed my lifestyle from fitness and nutrition to mental exercises and daily habits, and this had the most profound effects. I also found some relief through energetic healing, such as the emotion code. I was able to wean off my medications, and live my daily life without too much anxiety. However, I more recently wanted to take a sales career which brought the anxiety back, really bad. It started having a huge impact on my life and I knew that I needed to either work on my anxiety or quite my job.
I had used antipsychotics which kind of worked, but just made me feel numb all the time. Also, I knew I couldn’t get pregnant while on them so I weaned off of those a few years ago. I also have used emotion code healing to release trapped emotions, to which I did find some relief until the change in career. I find a lot of benefits from working out and eating properly and maintaining a self-care schedule as well. I also used meditation, visualizations, etc that I found helpful, until the anxiety was at a point where they were no longer as effective.
I had tried therapy before, but this didn’t help me much as there was no real “reason” that I was anxious that we could work through – it was more of an overall feeling in my body. I was really intrigued by hypnosis as I had a feeling that my unconscious was really where I was getting held back. I had done a lot of personal development on the conscious level, and wanted to be able to go deeper. I thought it might be a little scary to be “out of control” as we sometimes imagine hypnosis will be, but I was willing to try pretty much anything to stop feeling the way I was feeling. I was overthinking so much that I was also pretty excited about the idea of being in a trance, even if just for a moment.
I had a really amazing first session that left me feeling fantastic and free from quite a lot of the anxiety right off the bat, which I was really excited about. I also got some meaningful symbolism from my unconscious, which I still carry with me. The second session really cleared most of my anxiety during the sales calls themselves which has been amazing. The final session helped to get rid of some lingering anxiety. During the sessions themselves, I often felt as though I wasn’t doing it properly or something like that, but I was surprised at how easy it was for him to have me feeling relaxed and stop overthinking. Although the exercises within the sessions felt silly at times, the proof is in the results because it really helped! The whole experience was very professional and Paul is a very nice guy!
When I think about my life now, I am looking forward to being able to pursue my dreams without such a debilitating level of anxiety holding me down. I also look forward to feeling more of these positive emotions that I have been feeling lately. While Paul helped me to rid a lot of my anxiety, I have also been feeling many more positive emotions which I know is something we worked on! I am looking forward to experiencing the ups and downs that life will bring from the calm, collected place I always dreamt of.
If you are considering working with Paul, JUST DO IT! Haha no but seriously… it is always scary when you are making a change, even a change for the better. Don’t let that fear stop you from living the life you deserve, now. It IS possible, even if you might not think it is (I know I was skeptical). Paul had me go from feeling like getting out of bed was the hardest thing ever to feeling ready to tackle whatever life throws at me in less than 3 weeks. That feeling is priceless.”
– N
“I’m very grateful for the session. I have experienced many changes. I am experiencing much less anxiety and distress especially around my teaching. My wife even noticed a different way I was presenting one night. It’s as if I trusting myself more and efforting less.
Overall, I am managing my life, my schedule with more ease and less stress. And even when I haven’t prepared myself as much as I might think I need, I am more trusting of my skills as a teacher and I let go more easily. In fact I have very few distressing thoughts compared to how much I did before.
The biggest change in my overall feeling is on a physical level. The discomfort I often feel in my gut is completely gone. I would say, my anxiety has shifted from a 10 to a 1 or 2…”
– Andrew
“It has been a very positive experience so far. I feel strong, like I stand on firmer ground. Not feeling like I’m second guessing myself. If a thought comes into my mind of an old feeling, I’m able to let it go with little interest. It’s more like a little blip versus, in the past, it would have generated a response where I would have had a long conversation in my head.
I feel more confident with what I want and calmer to wait. Putting thought into what’s next without feeling pushed into it or any anxiety that it has to happen soon.
I notice there’s a distance to allow myself to see the role I’ve played, but it’s not how I see myself now. If I at first respond like I’ve done in the past, quiet, reserved, making myself small, I am able to see myself do this now and overcome it. It’s like I’m watching myself, not that this is me.
That’s the distance [working with you] has given me.”
– K
“I was referred to Paul by a colleague who experienced very positive changes after a couple of sessions. I wanted to try a different method of dealing with workplace stress-anxiety issues and after three sessions have experienced positive changes as well.
I had an immediate change in how I felt about the issue, which was on a deeper level than before. It reached an emotional level which traditional therapy had not been completely successful in reaching. It was also an immediate feeling change.
I am very satisfied with the results.”
– David
“Hi Paul,
I’ve just returned from a much needed and very relaxing vacation. I’ve had a lot of time to reflect following the hypnotherapy work and have to say it was life changing. Most notably, how I process anxiety has been greatly improved.
I notice I’m able to quickly deal with any triggers much more easily and quickly, not allowing myself to go into spirals of worry or concern or stress. It’s quite amazing actually. And therefore I’m not storing that anxiety and stress in my body. It’s being processed in real time and then I just let it go and move on. I feel much more at ease, in control, at peace with the curveballs life has thrown at me, and much more confident in knowing that everything will work out as it should in the end. I feel freer.
On a scale of 0-10 I’d say I’m a 1 – the anxiety comes up but doesn’t linger and I’m more able to deal with it in a positive manner.”
– Fiona
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