Hypnotherapy and Relationships

 

Here in Plymouth, hypnotherapy and counselling for relationship problems is frequently requested.

COMMUNICATION is essential for good relationships. And speaking the same language
may not be enough. For instance, some people express love mainly through their words,
others offer practical help and care, others show affection physically. If partners’ way of
showing love is mismatched, they may have problems “getting through” to each other.

ANGER often prevents clear communication. Any strong emotion swamps the mind’s
ability to think clearly. This makes it impossible to understand anything beyond the
simplest ideas and expressions. Angry people do not listen. Instead they interpret what
they hear based on their own assumptions about the other person.

MEMORY is very fluid and easily distorted. When we’re angry, we can easily remember
other situations when we were angry, while forgetting times when we felt different- even
if those times happen much more often.

HYPNOTHERAPY and counselling offer a combined approach to these problems. Hypnosis
helps you to control your emotional reactions, and thus be able to think clearly and
improve communication. One partner’s words or actions may remind the other partner of
some previous situation with another person. These issues can be understood through
solution-focused counselling.

See also “Hypnosis and Sexuality”.