http://adelinekam.com Practicing in Muswell Hill and Harley Street, Adeline Kam provides effective hypnotherapy for anxiety, panic attacks, stress, smoking cessation, weight control, IBS, insomnia, fears and phobias as well as emotional problems. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:55:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What is depression? Depression can affect anyone, regardless of age or gender. The term depression is an umbrella term for a wide range of symptoms from low moods, feeling blue to being unable to perform the normal functions of everyday living. Depression seems to be increasing in all age groups. Women tend ... http://adelinekam.com/depression/20/ Prior to having hypnosis treatment or arachnophobia, it would not be an exaggeration to say that I had a pathological fear of spiders. Not just live ones but plastic toy ones, pictures in books and images on film. I had been like this since childhood but recently when a rather ... http://adelinekam.com/phobias/17/ I would like to comment on the power of suggestion and belief as a hypnotherapist/hypnoanalyst. The power of hypnosis/ trance/ relaxation, whatever you want to call it, is the power of belief. Let me share with you Dr. Barber's explanation of the power of hypnosis: "We found that hypnotic subjects are ... http://adelinekam.com/belief-and-suggestion/16/ Written in honour of French poet philosopher, Guillaume Apollinaire, for me this poem sums up beautifully how a little helping hand can overcome limiting, negative beliefs. We are in many ways the prisoners of our thinking mind, our conscious mind that judges, makes decisions and keeps us stuck in our ... http://adelinekam.com/my-vision-and-philosophy/15/ If you are reading this because you are curious about trance or are afraid of the trance experience because you have seen people doing funny things on stage, then let me assure you that this is indeed a very safe, pleasant experience. And no, most of us, there might be ... http://adelinekam.com/hypnosis/14/ Hypnotherapy has been voted by New Scientist as the easiest and most effective way to kick the habit of smoking. This is what a former smoker has to say: Everything is going very well. I have not touched a cigarette, and I’m still working hard at the gym. ... http://adelinekam.com/no-butts-stop-smoking-now/10/