Steve’s story
I guess you could say I grew up always feeling anxious. I don’t know why as I had a good upbringing and nothing I can remember ever triggered it off. Looking back now all I can say is I had an over active mind. Very overactive! For most of my youth I battled against extreme nervousness and negative thinking about myself. I would say I had a form of tourettes as I was always twitching and making noises. I had a brother who seemed super confident and that made me think I was faulty in some way.
I remember struggling with friendships and I think people thought I was a strange kid. I used to cry when I thought about myself though to the public I could put on a good show, always acting the goat. I didn’t do well at school and hated every minute of it, usually getting into trouble. I struggled to relax and fought hard every day against the urge to twitch or make a stupid noise. I found certain social situations very daunting, especially walking through busy city centres or supermarkets. I would feel a panic attack coming on at the very thought of going somewhere like that. I had no idea what if anything I could do to change the way I felt. All the doctor wanted to do was give me anti depressants.
It wasn’t until I was out of my teens that I began reading psychology. The more I read the more I understood and the easier it became to control the way I felt. I was like a man possessed, I’d order 3 books a weeks and literally read them as soon as they arrived. Some books were worthless but some contained good information and I used it. It was around that time that I began my training as a hypnotherapist. Through the new knowledge and self hypnosis I began to totally change the way I thought and felt. For the first time in my life I actually felt relaxed and confident!
I soon became aware that the way I’d been taught to work with people wouldn’t work and I didn’t believe in the traditional methods either. Instead I began to draw upon what I’d learnt from the best books I’d read and what I’d used on myself to overcome my own difficulties and I started to use it with my clients. Almost instantly it started to pay off and my clients were feeling better faster. I was so excited yet I was exhausting myself telling every client what they needed to do to make the change! Something had to give.
I decided instead to put the knowledge into a book and only put inside of it the absolute best information and put it in a way that everyday people could understand. So that’s what I did. I’ve now come to view my past difficulties as a blessing as without them I couldn’t know how it feels to have fear and how to overcome it so I want to show you how you can overcome yours too. Without my past I would just be another therapist going through “the script”. Since writing the book I can honestly say I have only had positive responses from buyers!
This is my message to you. If you are suffering from anxiety, fear, depression, panic and lack of confidence this book will help you tremendously. You are not broken, born faulty or anything like that. You just need to know the right information to change what you don’t like. Let me give you the benefit of my knowledge.
I want to say welcome and thank you for letting me share my story with you. I feel we are somewhat linked you and I as we both have searched for answers on the Internet from other people to help us overcome our difficulties. I don’t believe in coincidence; I believe there is a reason you found my site today. I believe you were destined to find me and for me to help you. Help me to help you.
"This book took me away from a life of depression and suicidal thoughts. I cant speak highly enough about this book" J.Hutchinson
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