Insomnia
While the odd sleepless night won't do any harm, not sleeping it could lead to fatigue, anxiety, problems carrying out daily tasks and a susceptibility to common ailments, like coughs and colds.
Sleeping too much
You may find that you often fall asleep during the day at times when you want to stay awake. The commonest reason is not getting enough sleep at night.
However, you may find that you are still falling asleep in the daytime even after a week or two of getting enough sleep at night. There are other conditions which make people sleep too much:
Narcolepsy (Daytime sleepiness)
This is condition often not recognised by doctors.
There are two main symptoms:
- you feel sleepy in the daytime, with sudden uncontrollable attacks of sleepiness even when you are with other people
- you suddenly lose control of your muscles and collapse when you are angry, laughing or excited - this is called cataplexy.
You may also find that you:
- can't speak or move when falling asleep or waking up - (Sleep Paralysis)
- hear odd sounds or see dream-like images (Hallucinations)
- "run on auto-pilot" - you have done things, but can't remember doing them, as if you had been asleep
- wake with hot flushes during the night.
Sleep Apnoea (Interrupted Sleep)
- You snore loudly and stop breathing for short periods during the night. This happens because the upper part of your airway closes.
- Every time you stop breathing, you wake suddenly and your body or arms and legs may jerk.
- You are awake just for a short time before falling off to sleep again.
- This often happens several times during the night. You may also have a dry mouth and a headache when you wake up in the morning.
Sleepwalking
If you sleepwalk, you will appear (to other people) to wake from a deep sleep. You will then get up and do things. These may be quite complicated, like walking around or going up and down stairs. This can land you in embarrassing (and occasionally dangerous) situations. Unless someone else wakes you up, you will remember nothing about it the next day. Sleepwalking may sometimes happen after a night terror.
Night terrors can occur on their own, without leading to sleepwalking. Like a sleepwalker, a person with night terrors will appear to wake suddenly from a deep sleep. Night terrors are different from vivid dreams or nightmares as people don't seem to remember anything about them the next morning.
Nightmares
Most of us have had frightening dreams or nightmares. Nightmares often follow a distressing or life-threatening event, such as a death, a disaster, an accident or a violent attack.
Hypnotherapy, Hypnosis and Hypno-analysis are very effective in helping overcome the symptoms of insomnia and other sleep problems - so improving quality of life.
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED:
How many sessions does it take?
Most people require just one or two sessions of suggestion therapy. If the problem is more persistent it may require analytical hypnotherapy. (click to find out more about analytical therapy)
How much does the session cost?
The cost of suggestion therapy is £60 per session.
How long is the session?
Suggestion therapy sessions last approximately 40 minutes.
Where can I have the sessions?
We have practices in Fareham, Southampton & Winchester.
Can I be seen at a weekend?
Our practices are open on a Saturday morning. (Places are limited so please call early to book one of these slots)
Will I remember the session?
You will be able to remember everything that’s said, your not asleep in hypnosis and you don’t lose control. Hypnosis is just a nice comfortable state of relaxation, a state you will have experienced many times in your life already…probably without even realising it.
Why can’t you cure my phobia in just one session, like I’ve seen on TV?
Many people have had phobias and anxieties for many years; something that has affected someone for many years can’t be easily changed for good in just one session. Hypno-analysis is the safest, natural most effective therapy on the planet.
Will the sessions be recorded?
Confidentiality is our utmost concern, we never record sessions. What is said in our consulting room says in our consulting room.
How soon can I be seen?
We make every effort to see you within a week, however our diaries fill up very quickly, so please call today to avoid disappointment.If you have any more questions about suggestion therapy sessions then please don’t hesitate to contact us.
