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		<title>The Mystical World of Psychiatry</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many believe that psychiatry is not real; it&#8217;s a pseudoscience, trash, and a make belief science, it&#8217;s all about hypnotism etc. However, psychiatry is a medical science of a different order that deals with the mind and its intrinsic and complicated nature. Many mental disorders or illness often having an effect on the mind as [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Many believe that psychiatry is not real; it&#8217;s a pseudoscience, trash, and a make belief science, it&#8217;s all about hypnotism etc. However, psychiatry is a medical science of a different order that deals with the mind and its intrinsic and complicated nature. Many mental disorders or illness often having an effect on the mind as well as the body can be treated by a psychiatrist. Insomnia, anxiety disorder, panic disorder, abnormally high pressure moods, various personality disorders etc are some of the common cases under psychiatry.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mental health professionals and staff thrive across the globe. Psychiatric counselling has helped patients a great deal in coming out of depressions, rectifying personality disorders, correcting insomnia etc. Aids Phobia is common among a large number of people. Possessing little or lack of knowledge about HIV, and misinformed about Aids, people panic and suffer from mental and physical aspects. There are many such psychic disorders and phobias, schizophrenic cases, nervous disorders that require the expertise of a psychiatrist to deal with these.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Anorexia is a very common psychological disorder and more so in today&#8217;s young girls. Anorexia is a mental disorder where a person stops eating or eats less for fear of getting fat. Eventually such habit leads to a loss of appetite. The concept of hour glass figure is a growing trend among today&#8217;s young girls and it has had disastrous effects on the body and mind. Anorexia nervosa is one of the most common psychiatric disorders among young women. 1% of all teenage girls suffer from the condition, while for boys it is 0.1%. The disease has physical side effects like infertility among women.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Like Anorexia, other common mental disorders include hallucination, depression, headache, fatigue, anxiety, confusion, erratic behaviour, hearing voices, and weight loss.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Psychiatry deals with what&#8217;s inside the head. And what&#8217;s inside the head is a result of some chemical imbalance which did not happen one fine day. The way people think, their beliefs, their culture and the experience, situations in life and a lot of other things tend to shape up their psyche, their thought pattern which might at moments or for a long time be seriously challenged due to circumstances. A psychiatrist through mental counselling and dosage of medicine try to revive the balance in the mind. The function of psychiatric treatment is to open the closed mind of the patient. The closed mindedness is what harms the patient who then undergoes tremendous depression, leading to symptoms of regular psychological disorder.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Schizophrenia is another common serious psychotic disorder and a consistent challenge in the field of psychiatry from a long time. It is an abnormal perception of reality that affects all five senses- sight, touch, smell, hearing, and touch. Hallucinations, bizarre delusions, abnormality in speech and disorganized thinking pattern, multiple and split personality traits, paranoia are common behavioral patterns among schizophrenic patients. People with schizophrenia usually suffer from major depression and anxiety disorders. Substance abuse including hard drugs remains a common problem. Social problems, such as unemployment, poverty and homelessness, are common. The average life expectancy of people with schizophrenia is about 10 years less than those without. One major reason behind this is the high suicidal rate among schizophrenics. Although not hereditary, Schizophrenia tends to run in families.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Delusion is another very common psychological disorder. People can have various degrees of delusions. In such cases, the patient holds on to his own idea about something even if it is wrong. The person might become so disillusioned, that he would not budge from his viewpoint even if presented with the correct facts. A person might believe that some conspiracy is going on behind his back. This might happen in workplace or at home. This leads to unrest, abnormal behavior, and rash reactions if the degree of delusion becomes high. Sometimes the patient&#8217;s beliefs get out of proportion and he might think of himself as Napoleon or Hitler or anyone else. Such short and long term delusions are common case studies in psychiatry.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Visual and/or auditory hallucinations must have had happened to everyone but the difference between normal and abnormal lies in the frequency of such hallucinations. People see things that are not there, or hear a voice as if someone called them. For people suffering from hallucinations, it happens often. Drug abuse is one reason for hallucination, where the treatment of drug abuse is more important than dealing with hallucination. For those hallucinating to a great extent without the help of any psychotic substance, psychological counselling and mild steroids and prescribed medicines work wonders.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Department of Psychiatry in Vydehi Hospital provides exemplary clinical care, consultation services and treatment, both to inpatients and outpatients, along with crisis and emergency services. The department is devoted to the optimal recovery of patients suffering from psychiatric problems. The department has state of the art equipments for various therapies namely Biofeedback Therapy Relaxation therapy, Multi Behaviour therapy, Brain Polariser Sex Therapy, Aversion Therapy, Electro-Sleep Therapy, Electro-convulsive therapy. A different department deals with psychological issues and cases. The psychiatric services empower individuals to change their lives in a positive manner.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">About The Author</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Article written by Ranadwip Saha , working for <a href="http://www.vims.ac.in/">Vydehi Medical College Bangalore</a>.Who use to write blogs and articles in web.</p>
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		<title>The Therapy Of Hypnosis</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facts About Hypnosis
Hypnotism is a popular therapy now. This can decrease the intensity of pain or can speed up the healing process for any person. The technique can help a person to delve deep within himself or herself and find solution to his or her problems.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Facts About Hypnosis</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Hypnotism is a popular therapy now. This can decrease the intensity of pain or can speed up the healing process for any person. The technique can help a person to delve deep within himself or herself and find solution to his or her problems.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">When a person is hypnotized, some evident signs can be noticed. Abnormal breathing, difficulties in swallowing, waxed skin etc are some of the common signs which a person displays. Muscles tend to become relax and redness of eye can be observed in this specific situation. Actually, it is a relaxed state of mind where a person gets ample scope to explore various facets of his life. This might help him to come up with revelations that he himself might not have known.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">In Subliminal hypnosis technique, an experienced person hypnotizes another person to take him to a trance like state. In Subliminal hypnosis, an instruction can be given to a person, which may be stored in the memory of a person in the subconscious level. Thus before hypnotizing a person, one needs to corroborate the fact that no harmful instructions will be given to him.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Neuro Linguistic Programming or NLP Hypnosis is another treatment procedure that may generate desired results. If this hypnosis can be conducted properly, one can delve deep within his subconscious and find out facets about himself or herself that hitherto might have been not known.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In fact NLP Hypnosis can provide unique solutions to those who want to change their mindset in order to lead a normal life style. As this hypnosis can help a person control over his emotions and feelings, one can change the mode of his life efficaciously.<br />
Often, hypnosis is carried out to help a person to get rid of addictive habits like smoking or drinking. Though hypnosis can generate better result, it can’t be conducted against the will of a person. So if a person is willing one can carry out hypnosis and heal the person from varied malaises.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Hypnosis can assist a person to free himself from his bad habits and allow one to bring in positive changes in ones life. A person with an abusive nature can bring positive changes in his life by undergoing the treatment of subliminal hypnosis.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Conversational Hypnosis is another popular type of Hypnosis. It was Igor Ledochowski, who popularized “Conversational Hypnosis” by publishing the groundbreaking book under the title of “The Power of Conversational Hypnosis”. Igor was a versatile personality and he had attained mastery in various spheres of life and career. Association for Neuro Linguistic Programming, International Network for Humanistic Neuro Linguistic Programming and British Society of clinical Hypnosis are some of the reputed organizations where he had become a full time member.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Today Hypnosis in its myriad forms is a much accepted technique. It is used by a diverse array of people to improve the quality of their lives.</p>
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		<title>History of Hypnosis</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a practicing hypnotherapist and I have been studying hypnosis for over 30 years. Many times I get questions about the origins of hypnosis. Here is the nutshell version.
Ancient History

To truly understand hypnosis, it is vital to take a look at its use throughout ancient civilizations. The facts are that hypnosis, used as a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">I am a practicing hypnotherapist and I have been studying hypnosis for over 30 years. Many times I get questions about the origins of hypnosis. Here is the nutshell version.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Ancient History</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">To truly understand hypnosis, it is vital to take a look at its use throughout ancient civilizations. The facts are that hypnosis, used as a therapeutic tool, has probably been used throughout the history of mankind. Modern anthropology has found that the healing brought about by the village witchdoctor, shaman or wise woman, can often be attributed to a strong belief in the one being healed. The chanting and singing that is part of these cures often takes the form of what we would term as suggestion. These healers believe that the body, thoughts and emotions influence one another so they understand it is possible to influence a physical sickness by changing thoughts, emotions and behavioral patterns.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Hypnotism was practiced during numerous medicinal practices and rituals. Celtic druids and Chinese religious leaders used hypnotism. There also seem to be evidence of its use in the pages of the Jewish Scriptures and the Hindu Vedas. There are also historical records of its practice in Persia and South America.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">While there is evidence showcasing the use of hypnosis rituals during pre-historic times, one of the first visual accounts was through the hieroglyphics decorating tombs dated at 3000 BC that show ancient Egyptians using hypnosis in the Egyptian sleep temples. These temples were places where worshippers were put to sleep and priests suggested cures. The procedure for formal hypnotic induction as it is known and used today actually came from these priests. The success of the Egyptian sleep temples led to their introduction in Greece in 4th Century BC and in Rome 100 years after that. The temples remained popular and functioning during the flourishing period of the Roman Empire.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">It is hard to say when the suggestion and sleep cure concept was introduced in Europe. Both the new and old testaments of the Bible seem to speak of what could be called be hypnosis. The practice of lying on of hands was introduced in the first century and its therapeutic value was reinforced by the English monarchy, particularly Edward the Confessor (1042-1066 AD). This was recognized by the Church of England and rituals were put into place with appropriate healing hymns and chants to facilitate cures. Eventually royalty lost interest and as a result, so did the people. Afterwards suggestion healing fell into disrepute and was considered a practice of black magicians and sorcerers. During the middle ages it came to be considered more evil than beneficial and it was during this time period that many of the misconceptions that exist to this day were formed.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Modern Hypnosis</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Hypnosis as it is thought of today began in the 18th Century with Anton Mesmer. An Austrian, he led the way in the usage of trace, which eventually earned him the nickname, &#8220;Father of Hypnosis.&#8221; His name is also the root for the term &#8220;mesmerism.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mesmer became interested in magnetism after studying as a Jesuit priest. Mesmer was encouraged by his friend Mozart to purchase a space where he could perform magical &#8220;cures&#8221; on people. Soon Mesmerism or animal magnetism became popular with the French nobility. Mesmer believed all living things contained a kind of magnetic &#8216;fluid&#8217; and if a person had enough of this fluid, they would be healthy. The theory behind Mesmerism was that man could influence his magnetic fluid to bring about healing. In his salons Mesmer placed magnets on the afflicted parts of his patient&#8217;s bodies and soon he became Europe&#8217;s foremost expert at magnetic healing. His practice grew quickly and he became very famous. One day after forgetting his magnets he just made passes over a patient with his hands and was surprised to find that he got better. From there on, he thought he had sufficient magnetic fluid in himself to affect the cures.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Although Mesmer did receive much praise for his healing powers many dismissed his results as a pure imagination, probably as a result of his use of lights and other gimmicks. One of his most notable critics was Benjamin Franklin.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In 1784 Louis XVI set up a commission of investigation. The commission, which included Benjamin Franklin, M. La Guillotin, and La Voisier, concluded that magnetism with imagination had some effect, but Mesmer&#8217;s theories of magnetism were discredited. His Society of Harmonies continued and a member of the Society, Le Marquis de Puysegur, believed that the magnetic power was produced in his own mind and was transferred to the patient through his fingertips. He found that he could produce a sleep in which the patient would follow his commands and introduced the terms, perfect crisis and profound sleep.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In France, Abbe Castodi de Faria scientifically investigated hypnosis as it related to trances and willing participants. The &#8220;fixed-gaze method,&#8221; which is still used in stage hypnotism shows is credited to Faria. Also during this time John Elliotson of England used magnetism and hypnosis to ease the pain of surgery.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In 1843 a Scottish surgeon working in Manchester by the name of James Braid coined the terms &#8216;hypnotism&#8217; and &#8216;hypnosis. The word hypnosis was derived from the Greek hypnos, which meant sleep. Later, believing the word to be misleading, Braid tried to change the word hypnosis but it had already gained wide acceptance so it stuck.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">He had become interested in mesmerism while watching a demonstration that was part of a carnival show. At first he was convinced that it was a fraud and a swindle and was determined to discredit hypnosis once and for all. Instead, he became thoroughly convinced of its value. Using vocal suggestion, he was able to explore the influence that hypnotists had on their subjects. Braid is also honored for discovering &#8220;waking hypnosis.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Braid concluded that eye fatigue was necessary to induce the state and found that some people could go into a trance if there eyes where fixated on a bright object. Using his shiny bright lancet case he induced his patients to enter a deep hypnotic sleep where he found that they would accept his healing suggestions. He was convinced that a neurological process was involved and that the process could be very useful when no organic origin could be found for a person disorder. He coined the word Neurypnology, which literally means nervous sleep.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A Scottish surgeon working in India, Dr. James Esdaile, was a personal friend and professional colleague of Braid. Esdaile performed several hundred operations painlessly using only hypnosis as an anesthetic. He would use eye fixation to prepare a patient for surgery and would produce something like suspended animation, now known as the Esdaile State, by stroking the body of the patient for several hours. Esdaile&#8217;s logs indicated that fatal surgical shock or post operative infection occurred in only five percent of cases compared with the then norm of fifty percent but when Esdaile presented his findings in a paper to the British Medical Society, he was scorned. This was largely due to the fact that the Church taught that suffering was a noble part of the human condition, that enduring pain established integrity. Interestingly, when chemical anesthesia was discovered in the mid-1800s the physicians changed their attitudes about pain.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">James Braid and James Esdaile were the first researches who studied hypnosis scientifically. Their work helped to remove hypnosis from the realms of mysticism and began the work to discover what could really be done with it to help people.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In the early 1900s, a French pharmacist named Emile Coue made a great discovery which he called waking suggestions, now know as autosuggestions. Coue contended that all hypnosis was influenced by self-hypnotic techniques. Coue&#8217;s famous autosuggestion formula was, &#8220;Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better&#8221;. Coue discovered that hypnosis only works when the suggestion is accepted by the mind of the subject and stated that all hypnosis is self hypnosis. He later developed the Laws of Suggestion. These Laws are set forth in a system developed by one of Coue&#8217;s students, Charles Baudouin, who explained that everything occurs through suggestion.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Although Coue enjoyed immense popularity in his homeland, his popularity changed when he brought his theories of autosuggestion to the United States and put himself in the hands of a promoter. The promoter exploited this new wonder cure to the point of ridicule, and his original formula became the subject of jokes and jingles. When exploring the history of hypnosis, you will run into a wide variety of personalities who have shaped the way people viewed and accepted the field. Some pioneers include, Liebeault, Bernheim, Brewer and Freud. Freud became interested in hypnosis in the late 1800s, but only for a short while and was probably responsible for hypnotherapy being shelved for many years when he abandoned it completely in favor of psychoanalysis. Other personalities that showed interest in hypnosis were Winston Churchill and Albert Einstein. Hypnosis was used in World War I by the Germans for pain control when they ran out of chemical anesthetics. It was also used for treatment of shell shock during and after the War. Following World War II and the Korean War, hypnosis was again used for pain control and to aid those who were &#8220;mentally disabled&#8221; by the war. This is now known as post traumatic shock syndrome.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In 1958 Milton Erickson brought about the approval of hypnosis for therapeutic use by the American Medical Association. Dr. Erickson was a psychiatrist and hypnotherapist with outstanding professional credentials and theorized that hypnosis is a state of mind that all of us are normally entering spontaneously and frequently. On the heels of Erickson&#8217;s work, hypnosis evolved into a well respected practice, used by doctors, psychologists, business and law enforcement. It&#8217;s also used for self help, and self improvement.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">If you are looking to improve your life hypnosis can often help. To contact me visit my website www.TotalMindTherapy.net or call me at (800) 989-6570.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">About The Author</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Wil Dieck is the founder of Total Mind Therapy, a combination of hypnosis, NLP, breathing techniques from the martial arts and visualization used for goal setting. His practice is located in San Diego, California. For more information about Wil and his practice please go to <a href="http://www.totalmindtherapy.net/">http://www.TotalMindTherapy.net</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depression is arguably the single most common malady affecting society today. Like the common cold it affects young and old, rich and poor, blue-collar workers and white-collar workers, labourers and executives and colour or creed is no barrier; all are depression&#8217;s potential victims.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Depression is arguably the single most common malady affecting society today. Like the common cold it affects young and old, rich and poor, blue-collar workers and white-collar workers, labourers and executives and colour or creed is no barrier; all are depression&#8217;s potential victims.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In medicine, Depression has various classifications that are given specific names, such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Post Natal Depression, plus other terms such as, Manic Depression and a term not so common today, Nervous Breakdown. Manic Depression refers to a sufferer who alternates between very high moods and equally low moods. Depression in all its guises does not have a physical component, so can only be emotional complaint.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">The first two mentioned types of depression take their names from the apparent source of the depression, particularly the second, but the essence of the complaint is the same, DEPRESSION, the victim is depressed and in extreme cases takes their own life &#8211; an act of total desperation.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">So what is depression? Let us start with the word itself. A depression is something that is lower than its surroundings, such as a &#8216;depression in the road&#8217; or in meteorology &#8216;an area of low air pressure&#8217; and in this instance obviously surrounded by areas of higher air pressure. Similarly, when a person is feeling low in spirits they are said to be depressed, feeling lower than what is considered normal, a common enough occurrence after disappointments and losses, but if the feeling becomes chronic, more or less permanent, medicine labels its victims as suffering from Depression.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Without going into specifics, the chronic depression sufferer experiences any and every type of emotion and attitude to life that is negative, so the question, what is depression, will have to be left without a precise answer, but I will say this; anxiety, despondency and irrational fears prevail, which vary in degree and form from case to case. One person whom I helped felt that &#8220;life is not worth living&#8221; and was so despondent as to be suicidal, whilst another just sat there in front of me and started to cry. All I had said was, &#8220;How can I help you?&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The term Post Natal Depression, in offering a specific cause implies that it is a special kind of depression; it is different to any other form of depression, but to be blunt, that is nuts. Depression is depression is depression! Yet again, the term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in acknowledging that it is depression, implies that it is a unique form of depression caused by trauma, but that is nuts too, trauma is the ONLY cause of depression and whether the trauma was major or minor, is like beauty; it is in the eyes of the beholder. For this reason, no dictionary can define when an upsetting event becomes a trauma; the dictionaries just refer to it as an event having dramatic negative emotional effects.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The word trauma can refer to both a physical injury and an emotional disturbance and like depression it varies in intensity from case to case. Interestingly, as a slight deviation, every physical trauma, say a broken leg, has a corresponding emotional trauma. The physician can set the broken limb, but the emotional trauma remains. The depth of the emotional trauma governs the longevity of the healing process; removing the emotional aspect expedites the healing. To return to the main theme, what has to be taken into account as regards emotional trauma is the attitude of the individual concerned, so here is an analogy. A person is walking down the road when a dog starts barking at them and approaching in a threatening manner, so they pick up a stone, hit the dog with it, which then runs off yelping with its tail between its legs. Another rather timid person in the same situation will probably start quaking with fear. What is traumatic for one is a minor inconsequential inconvenience for another.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This does not negate the fact that some experiences are majorly distressing, but whether major or minor, without exception they all fall within the Mace Method&#8217;s definition of an Upset. This is defined as &#8220;ANY EVENT THAT A PERSON WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE BY CHOICE&#8221; and this definition is the corner stone of the procedure. It does not matter what happened in an upset or what the effects were that were generated, the Mace Method rapidly and permanently, totally eliminates all negative effects, in other words it permanently banishes depression no matter how it is dramatised.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Happiness and survival are synonymous and for any individual their own personal survival is paramount. Causism has identified two vital laws of survival and the very logical first law states, NO-ONE WILL EVER KNOWINGLY INSTIGATE ANYTHING WHICH THEY KNOW TO BE NON SURVIVAL FOR THEM. Law two states, ONE IS ONLY AFFECTED BY WHAT ONE IS UNAWARE OF. A person may remember some traumatic experience, but buried in their psyche are emotions from the experience that are hidden from recall. It is these buried emotions, which once located and discreated are the key to recovery.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A sub-law of Causism states ATTENTION FOLLOWS ATTENTION. As an example, if I start writing about shopping, your attention goes to shopping. Here are other examples: Football, horse racing, swimming and finally food. As each word is read it controls your attention and with food for example, you start thinking about food and the same applies to each word; a simple but important facet of life.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Another sub-law states, ANYTHING CHRONIC ALWAYS HAS MORE THAN ONE SOURCE, so whether you are suffering from depression or not, there will be other upsets to address, but the initial upset is the entrance point to getting your life back on track and many people only require a single session.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This brings us to the method itself, which is totally free of self-disclosure, in other words the client does not have to disclose anything about themself or what they have experienced. (See the Abuse article). The key is to locate upsetting events and that is done simply by talking about upsets, explaining what an upset is and if necessary repeating the word UPSET a few times. As explained above, as you read that you cannot help but have your attention drawn to some upsetting event from the past. If as occasionally happens more than one upset is recalled, do this, GO TO AN UPSET! Of all the upsets you have experienced in life, big or small, you have gone to a particular upset. The event that your attention is now on holds the key to the two most negative elements in your life and deep down, intuitively you know this and that is why your attention has gone there.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Locating the hidden elements buried in that upset will put you on the road to taking full control of your life, as per the mission statement, which is &#8220;TO ASSIST PEOPLE TO BE IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES AND LIVE THEIR OWN DREAMS.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">RESULTS &#8220;CHANGED THEIR LIVES&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Some Testimonals</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">DEPRESSION</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I am writing to express my heartfelt thanks for my recent telephone session.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I am amazed at how my sense of absolute DESPAIR and DEPRESSION has been completely lifted and removed after your telephone session.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">One minute I was back in the very worst feelings in my life and half an hour later I was watching TV with my wife and feeling completely normal. Incidentally I had felt completely overwhelmed several days before I rang you and in the blackest space imaginable, thank you so much, sincerely B.D. PERTH .</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A lady suffering depression reported a year later after only one &#8220;MACE METHOD SESSION&#8221; &#8220;I have not had the slightest return of depression since and I do not need anti -depressants anymore&#8221; Thanks Rebecca QLD</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I wish to thank you for the wonderful changes in my life since having that session with you. Over my life I have suffered with depression and anxiety. I&#8217;ve tried many modalities to heal and change this condition, which has plagued me; counselling, regression, group therapy, attitudinal healing, breath work, bodywork, psychology, John Bradshaw family therapy and co-dependence. They all helped to some degree but the depression still reared its ugly head. After one session with you the change is so profound that I have decided to train with you and become a practitioner, as it is the only modality that has completely eradicated my depression. Thank you with all my heart.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8211;B.M.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Note: Good as her word this lady is now fully trained and is helping many others</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">From a young mother who had lost a son and then a husband in tragic circumstances, she had been on anti depressants for 6 years. She wrote after a Mace Session &#8220;I feel like a new person, confident about who I am now, the depression has been lifted I feel as though I can handle anything that is out in front of me. I am a lot happier about life and living. G.L . QLD</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">POSTNATAL DEPRESSION</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">I wish to express my gratitude for the change in my health and well being since my session with you in early July. To give you a little background, I had suffered with Post Natal Depression since my first child was born seven years ago. After my second child was born two and a half years later I was experiencing severe exhaustion, panic attacks and anxiety. I was so bad that I was unable to cope with looking after the children and travelled from Melbourne to Perth , for help, from family, for a month to try and pull myself together. The depression, anxiety and panic attacks continued on and off for the next four years. I have tried everything from psychology, acupuncture, kinesiology and hypnotism to ease my anxiety. After my session with you I felt more confident and calm within. A lot of my anxiety was removed and I feel I can cope with any stressful situation over which I would previously panic. I also notice that my physical health and wellbeing has improved a great deal. Thank you John.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8211;Sincerely, J.S.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A Policeman suffering post traumatic stress, who had not slept nightmare free for 2 years, the result of a shooting incident at work, he had even put a gun in his own mouth to end it all. He said on an International Website &#8220;One session of the Mace Method achieved what a long list of anti- psychotics and depressant drugs could not, I NOW SLEEP NIGHTMARE FREE. I once said I would sell my soul for one good night of sleep, I don&#8217;t have to sell anything, I will be eternally grateful THANKS To Dr John Mace</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">AN INDECISIVE CLIENT</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">A client comes to mind, she was a lady in her early sixties, she came to handle an inability to make her mind up confidently, causing her to be stuck in life. The upset we handled was a trauma, which happened when she was an eleven-year-old, their house was burned down, her young brother was burned to death, she carried his body out which was in a terrible state, quite a shock, trauma and loss for an eleven- year-old or anyone for that matter.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">After her &#8220;Mace Method&#8221; session with all the negative feelings and negative Identities eliminated she not only said she felt great and free of the loss for the first time, but she realised she had always remained the eleven-year-old when trying to make decisions. She said, &#8220;You know I don&#8217;t think I ever grew up&#8221; . This bears testimony to the fact that we can really become stuck in a loss or shock and its confusion along with the negative feelings and emotions long after the incident.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Prior to the session she had been agonizing over a decision whether to re-marry or not as her husband had passed away six months before. She had had a proposal from an old friend who had lost his wife. Straight after her session she stood up and said &#8220;Of course I am going to marry him, I&#8217;ve known him since my school days, I couldn&#8217;t find a better man!&#8221; With all the negative effects of the trauma/loss gone she confidently made the decision easily. M. Taree</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">NOTE: This example proves every life problem has a &#8220;CAUSE&#8221; handle the cause with a Mace Session and the effects DISAPPEAR.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Once in a while a paradigm change of great importance comes along &#8211; The &#8220;MACE METHOD&#8221; is one of them. IMAGINE your life with no hidden blocks or limitations holding you back, also being able to remain optimistic, cheerful while enjoying a state of well being, plus enjoying the relationships you want. If you are not happy with your life you easily can be. Remove the negatives with the &#8220;Mace Method&#8221; and your true self will emerge with all your potential at your disposal. It&#8217;s easy and the results are permanent.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This new innovative philosophy of life is the answer to enjoying a HAPPY SUCCESSFUL LIFE. &#8216;CAUSISM&#8217; embodies an equally life changing component called the &#8220;MACE METHOD&#8221; a new therapy. The Purpose of the Mace Method is &#8220;TO ASSIST PEOPLE TO BE IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES AND LIVE THEIR OWN DREAMS&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">DEPARTURE FROM CONVENTIONAL THERAPY</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In a total departure from conventional counselling, IT DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY SELF DISCLOSURE and ONLY REQUIRES ONE OR TWO SESSIONS; which can even be carried out over the telephone.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Mace Method has absolutely nothing to do with religion, but having said that it is generally accepted that we are composed of three elements; mind, body &amp; spirit. That concept is perfectly true as far as it goes, but what the Causism research has uncovered is that there is a fourth element that has been named an Identity. These identities are of two types; knowingly created pro-survival identities and unknowingly created NON-SURVIVAL identities. The former are known as Positive Identities and the second, Negative Identities. The negative identity is a creation of THE PERSON, which is a composite of the being and all of its accumulated identities, good and bad, as distinct from the being. Before causism came on the scene, there was total confusion as to the separateness of mind and spirit. Added to which, the existence of the missing element the identity, was unknown.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">ROCKY OR UNHAPPY RELATIONSHIPS are a product of these negative identities, which stop you being your real self.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">ANALYSING OURSELVES</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">This research has proven that trying to analyse or change our own unwanted emotions cannot be done and often only makes things worse.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Edward De Bono (A Famous Author) was correct when he said :</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&#8220;Logic never changes any emotion or feeling. You can spend hours with logical argument trying to change some feeling or prejudice; you are not likely to succeed!&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Please enjoy exploring how this process can assist YOU IN BEING ALL THAT YOU WHERE MEANT TO BE!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">IT IS SIMPLE AND UNIQUE in its PROCEDURE AS THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO PERSONAL DICLOSURE NECESSARY</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Defintely a NEW PARADIGM!</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sherrie Hatfield</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Mace Energy Method Practitioner/Trainer</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">www.themacemethod.com</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">www.macetrainers.com</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>About The Author</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Sherrie Hatfield has been working and researching in the field of Higher Human Potential for more than 20 years. Starting her studies and research at a very young age in the field of human development of the whole being through early child care education, Sherrie got to personally prove that through the early formative years, &#8216;You give me the child for seven years and I will give you the man of tomorrow.&#8217;</p>
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