Addiction Issues are a terrible problem that can destroy people's lives and the ones they love, people usually have tried everything they can think of that is conventional (main stream) to quit the addiction then and only then they start to look for more unconventional approaches like hypnotherapy.
Below, I will explain what an addiction is the different types of addiction the symptoms and how you develop an addiction and the relevant statistics. Then I will go over the different treatments available and finally how hypnosis for addiction can help eliminate your addiction.
What Is an Addiction?
Addiction happens when someone compulsively engages in behaviour such as drug taking, gambling, drinking or gaming. This is when you’re craving for a substance or a behaviour which comes from an emotional or psychological desire. Your brain is so powerful that it can produce physical symptoms like withdrawal, including cravings, irritability and insomnia. Even when bad side effects kick in and people feel like they’re losing control, addicts usually can’t stop doing their addiction.
Types of Addiction
To name just a few...
When someone has an addiction, they can’t control how they use it, and they may become dependent on it to get through daily life.
What Are the Symptoms of Addiction?
You may experience a range of symptoms and they will vary from one person to another. Below is a range of symptoms that you may experience.
Emotional Signs of Addiction May Include
Physical Signs of Addiction May Include
Other Signs of Addiction May Include
Symptoms of Withdrawal May Include
The symptoms of withdrawal will include all or some of what is listed in the above section “What Are The Symptoms Of Addiction” but the intensity may be greater than when engaging in the addiction.
What Are the Complications?
Current Statistics
Substance Abuse in Australia
In 2010, Australia was ranked 19th in the world in terms of per capita consumption of pure alcohol at 10.4 litres per person (age 15+). That same year, the consumption of alcohol was a contributing factor in the deaths of 5,554 Australians aged 0–64 and 157,132 hospital admissions.
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s 2016 National Drug Strategy Household Survey:
Gambling in Australia
Smoking Statistics
Smoking by Gender
Internet Addiction
Hypnosis Addiction Reviews
A new day - Gambling & Alcohol
Gambling & Alcohol
After gambling (and drinking) for close to 29 years, I never thought I’d be rid of my addiction... I will admit that after hearing I could be rid of it in one session, it seemed a bit of a long stretch and the cost (at the time) also seemed a lot.
But the amount of money I’d wasted in 29 years, the fee was a drop in the ocean. 90 minutes later the urge to gamble was gone ... completely.
I went back for another session for alcohol issues, that also is gone.
Rodney’s straight down the line, no bullshit approach is amazing and refreshing... and he’s a top bloke too
Robert ( one very happy guy)
Robert M
Marijuana Addiction
Hi Rodney
It's Richard here. I came to see you a few weeks ago about my marijuana smoking. I just wanted to let you know that I havent smoked for 2 weeks now and everything you said would happen, has happened.
I started slowly and smoked a little for the first few days after i saw you but gradually I began to realise i didnt even know why I was smoking, I had no reason to. I have since stopped completely and as it has snowballed, I have noticed some amazing changes both physically and mentally.
I have stopped biting my nails (incredible!) and have been generally calmer and more pleasant to be around which has not gone unoticed by family and friends. I still use all of the visual images you gave me in our session and they continue to grow and help me from day to day.
Whilst I know this new journey has only just begun and I have a long way to go yet, I wanted to thank you for the time you spent with me. Before I saw you, I really felt like a lost cause but now i am feeling free of a huge weight that had just about dragged me under.
I can't thank you enough.
Take Care Richard
Richard
Alcohol and Pot Smoking Addictions
Hi my name is Phil
I'm a 50 year old man. I have been struggling to keep functioning properly for years now which sucks. I had 15 years of bad experiences with my old partner because we shared a child who I love dearly but my ex had many mental health problems which I had to cope with because of our shared child but to cope I started drinking to escape, I was already a pot smoker and with the 2 bad habits well it has ruined my life.
I used to be a happy drunk, but later I became an ugly drunk, out of control, had pills from doctor ,but when you mix pills and booze, well it doesn’t work, add pot to the mix and my health started getting bad and I didn't know what to do, I needed change but didn't know how. I have been to a shrink before but had no luck didn’t help at all.
A few weeks ago I was scared, stuck, didn't know what to do. Looked at the internet for help and read about getting hypnotised, but it was expensive, I decided that well I was spending $250-300 dollars a week on booze , so 2 weeks off drinking and it would pay for it self, so l made the phone call 2 Synergy Hypnotherapy, didn't know what to expect, Rodney said that he could help me.
I was able to get rid of all my demons. Today is day 17 of my new life. I never thought I could give up both drinking and smoking pot in one hypnotherapy session with no withdrawal symptoms at all.
Rodney saved my life.
Thanks
Phil
Phillip Kirk
How Do You Develop an Addiction?
There are many reasons why addictions begin. In the case of drugs, alcohol and nicotine, these substances affect the way you feel, both physically and mentally. These feelings can be enjoyable and create a powerful urge to use the substances again.
Gambling may cause a similar mental ‘high’ after a win, followed by a strong urge to try again and re-create that feeling. This can develop into a habit that becomes very hard to stop.
Being addicted to something means that having it causes withdrawal symptoms, or a ‘come down’. Because this can be unpleasant, it’s easier to carry on having or doing what you crave, and so the cycle continues.
At the heart of all addictions is a desire to avoid something unpleasant and escape or at least feel better or get a high or enjoyable feeling by engaging in the addiction. The high or enjoyable feelings of an addiction are real in the beginning but once addicted these pleasurable feeling are gone, it is more about trying to recapture the feeling but usually ending up feeling numb and escaping the problem.
Below is a list of some things that may cause a person to develop an addiction. Also, all the things listed in “What Are The Symptoms Of Addiction” above can cause someone to develop and addiction.
So let’s break it down even more I will explain in more detail, but I will explain it from the perspective of it being an alcohol or drug addiction. At the end, I will highlight the differences between drug and alcohol addiction and other types of addiction.
A person with an addiction will feel angry, anxious, sad, not good enough, worthless, etc. Then they will drink or do drugs. When they drink or do drugs, they are disconnecting their mind from their body so they cannot feel the emotions anymore they are becoming numb and also they can shove all the thoughts off into a corner so they can get some peace.
So they become numb they escape everything that is causing them pain. This is the heart of an addiction it’s all about escaping emotional, psychological and physical pain they may be experiencing.
However, it’s not that simple. We store our emotions in our body and we anchor them to our memories. So over time as you have more and more memories or experiences of doing drugs or alcohol the more you store these emotions in your body anchored to your memories and you accumulate them.
So imagine emotions are not on or off they are on a scale of say 1–10 so when you’re young your anxiety level is low say a 1 and as you get older and accumulate more memories of anxiety that level goes up to say 3, 6, 7 etc till it reaches a point where you really feel it. You will be at this level 24 hours a day 7 days a week, it might fluctuate around this level but not by much.
So as you do drugs or alcohol your anchoring those negative emotions you’re trying to escape to the addiction and your storing these emotions in your body anchored to those memories, and it builds up over time.
The next thing that happens is you can actually amplify the emotions so if you’re an anxiety level 3 before doing drugs or alcohol then it can go up to a 8-9 while doing drugs or alcohol but you think you feel relaxed but you’re not relaxed it’s an illusion you are actually numb. The next day when it wears off you feel really bad because all the emotions you’re trying to escape, well are there but at a very intense level and you don’t have the drugs or alcohol protecting you from them and it could take several days for this negative emotional level to come back down to a normal level where you feel ok again.
This is what people refer to as with-drawl but it’s not, it’s you don’t have the numbing effects of alcohol protecting your from the intense negative emotions, psychological and physical pain and it takes days for the level to come back down to a more tolerable level so its withdrawal from the numbing effects of the drug.
Next it could take say 80 years to get to a certain anxiety level say an 8 but by using drugs or alcohol you can get there much sooner like months or years. Doing drugs or drinking greatly accelerates this process, so you can really mess your self up psychologically and emotionally by doing drugs or alcohol really quickly.
There Are Several Differences Between Drugs and Alcohol and Other Types of Addictions
Smoking
When someone smokes, they do it
All Other Addictions Other Than Drugs and Alcohol
When people do their addiction they go into this trancelike state where they escape all the emotions and thoughts that are causing them pain, but this only lasts as long as they continue to engage in the addiction and as soon as they stop all the emotions and thoughts come back.
You can think of it in terms of away motivation and towards motivation. I feel anxious, angry, sad, etc I need to escape this at all cost. Then they think of the addiction and there’s an illusion of a reward, like relaxing, numb, feeling good, escape and it doesn’t even matter if they actually get this reward all that matters is the possibility of getting the reward will lure them into doing it.
You need both to form an addiction.
Treatments for Addiction Excluding Hypnosis for Addictions
How Can Hypnotherapy Eliminate Addiction Using Hypnosis for Addiction?
Well, the only way I know that we can achieve this is through using NLP and hypnosis for addiction, by removing all the emotions associated with the addiction problem but be careful not all hypnotherapists practising hypnosis for addiction know how to work with emotions and remove them.
Different Types of Addiction Hypnotherapy
However, most addiction hypnotherapy approaches don’t work to eliminate addiction in this way most hypnotherapists work by introducing suggestions into your subconscious mind to change your thoughts and hence your behaviours, so it can work great with behaviour problems but not emotions. Unfortunately, most hypnotherapists are taught this behavioural suggestion type of addiction hypnotherapy.
Fortunately, I am trained in how to work with emotions, more importantly how to remove them, and this is the key to eliminating addiction.
I have been working with clients for years helping them eliminate their addiction by using hypnosis for addiction and other neuro-hypnotic re-patterning techniques.
This is achieved by removing or disconnecting the emotions from your memories; Remember your emotions are stored in your body anchored to your memories. So using these techniques, we can make your memories emotionless.
So we will remove all emotions that trigger you into wanting to do your addiction like anxiety, anger, sad, worthless, etc. We also remove the craving feeling that draws you into wanting to do the addiction so even if you thought about doing the addiction you just cannot get that old feeling of wanting to do it.
Test at the End of My Hypnotherapy for Addictions Session
At the end of my hypnotherapy for addictions sessions as a test I get the client to go back to all their bad memories and try to get any old emotions associated with them back, but hey cannot get any emotion associated with these memories, they just feel blank or neutral. I also will get them to test a variety of contexts in their life such as work, self, relationships, future, etc. But all of these different contexts and memories are the same they just feel blank or neutral.
Finally I will get them to go back to all the times they can remember doing their addiction and they won’t be able to get any of the old emotions, physical sensations from those memories, even if they try to get the old craving feeling back of wanting to do the addiction they can’t.
So at the end of the hypnotherapy for addictions session these clients no longer have the addiction.
Benefits of Hypnosis For Addiction
Eliminate Your Problem
You will feel happier more relaxed in general and you will be able to cope with life easier, things just won’t bother you like they used too, you will feel light as if a great weight has been lifted from your shoulders.
Freedom from Past
If you have any traumas or bad memories, we eliminate their influence by removing all the emotions associated with these memories; they will effectively be blank.
Feel More Confident and Relaxed at Work
We will eliminate any bad emotions you have associated with work so that you will feel happier and more comfortable and confident.
Feel More Self-Assured and Worthy
If you have any self-esteem issues, we eliminate them so you will feel worthy, accepting your deserving of love and respect.
Have More Loving Healthy Relationships
We will eliminate any bad emotions you have associated with family, partner, and friends in your life so you feel happier, understanding, forgiving and loving with them.
Easily Deal with Daily Challenges in Your Life
You will be able to cope with daily life easier things that used to stress you just won’t any more leaving you feeling happier and content.
Features of Addiction Hypnotherapy
97% Success Rate in First Session
Feel the results immediately; you will feel completely different about your problem. Save time and effort attending appointments at hypnosis for Addiction.
Followup Session Included Completely Free
Peace of mind knowing we are going to help you get a result our number one priority is to get you the desired result.
We Will Test the Results at End of Session
You will see the result immediately and feel the difference when we run several tests on your problem and you will feel confident it has worked.
10 Years Experience Helping over 7000 Clients
I have developed techniques and tools that work, through working with thousands of clients over the years, and yes we have helped all types of clients with all problems imaginable at hypnosis Melbourne.