Matthew Tweedie Hypnosis

Matthew Tweedie Hypnosis Anxiety & Binge Eating Specialist In Adelaide. I am a Clinical Hypno Psychotherapist. I use a combin

She feels emotionally disconnected, been like this for years since I lost er****on first few times and didn’t address th...
02/12/2025

She feels emotionally disconnected, been like this for years since I lost er****on first few times and didn’t address the problem straight away because I was thinking of fixing it by myself and embarrassed to go see someone. She said at the beginning that this problem can cause disconnection and other problems long term and that’s what we’re facing now. 

We tend to argue a bit sometimes and this frustration comes up, in both of us. The lack of intimacy is affecting me a lot. We had something special at the beginning of our relationship. 
In Bali 2 months ago we had s*x 3 times in 3 days and I felt ‘alive’ again, the s*x anxiety was gone. I was confident that I was gonna deliver it without problems again and again, But yesterday she said that she still felt emotionally disconnected in that occasion. Having s*x doesn’t mean that everything is back to normal. I was very happy and made me feel great and connected to her tho. And hopeful to change things in a better way. Men are different she says.
When we argue I tend to bring up the fact that we’re disconnected now and we act like friends often instead of intimate partners. She doesn’t like hearing that.
We do all the walking, hugging, kissing, holding hands but there’s no close action body to body. Sometimes I try to get closer but she s clearly disconnected and doesn’t engage and we end up doing nothing. 
Often She says that I tend to avoid facing problems and I just pretend it’s all good, and this created deep disconnection. She says it’s often all about me and how I feel, and I don’t reciprocate this to her and make her feel safe. 
We went out recently and she felt a bit anxious inside because it was the only time we were going out and she felt pressured. Same for me a bit. I tend to work a lot, maybe to avoid facing the problem and that’s not good. When I work, nothing happens, no s*x pressure etc. when we’re off there’s more chances of doing things and unfortunately I don’t feel as confident as In Bali cos I lost the momentum the past 2 months by not doing action at all. I only went down on her after Bali and it was good, she didn’t reciprocate but I was very happy to still have delivered something.

She told me, “It feels like my body is working against me. I’m anxious for no reason, and I can’t switch it off.”I looke...
18/11/2025

She told me, “It feels like my body is working against me. I’m anxious for no reason, and I can’t switch it off.”
I looked at her and said, “What if your body isn’t against you? What if it’s protecting you?”
That moment changed everything.

Because the truth is, your body is never trying to punish you.
It is trying to keep you safe.
When you have lived through too much stress, fear, or uncertainty, your nervous system learns that staying alert is safer than relaxing.

So even when life is calm, your body might still be scanning for danger.
That is what anxiety really is, a protection response that has stayed active for too long.

Through hypnosis and NLP, we help the body remember what safety feels like.
Not through force or control, but through trust.

When the body finally believes it is safe, the tension starts to fade on its own.
You do not have to fight your body.
You can work with it.
When you listen to what it has been trying to say, peace begins to return naturally.

So many people tell me, “I just want to feel calm again.”
Then they follow it with, “But I haven’t done enough yet,” or ...
12/11/2025

So many people tell me, “I just want to feel calm again.”
Then they follow it with, “But I haven’t done enough yet,” or “I don’t deserve to rest.”
Here’s the truth.

You don’t have to earn peace.
You just need to remember what safety feels like.
When you’ve lived in survival mode for too long, stillness can feel strange.

Calm can even feel uncomfortable.
Your body has learned to stay alert, to keep scanning for what might go wrong.
It isn’t weakness.
It’s protection.

Through hypnosis and NLP, we help the body unlearn that constant state of alert.
We teach your system that it’s okay to pause, to breathe, to feel safe again.
Peace isn’t something you achieve by doing more.

It’s something that returns when your nervous system knows it’s finally allowed to rest.
Take a breath.

You don’t need to prove you’re worthy of calm.
You already are.

She said to me,
“My life is actually good now. So why do I still feel anxious?”I see this so often.
The anxiety is not a...
10/11/2025

She said to me,
“My life is actually good now. So why do I still feel anxious?”
I see this so often.

The anxiety is not about what is happening today.
It is about what your nervous system learned to expect in the past.
If you lived through stress, instability, emotional overwhelm, or had to stay strong for too long,
your body learned to stay alert just to cope.

It became the familiar state.
The safe state.
So when life finally becomes calm,
your system might not recognize that calm as safe yet.
It may feel uncertain.

Or uneasy.
Or too quiet.
This is why anxiety can show up even when life seems good.
Your body is still protecting you from a threat that is no longer here.

When we worked together, we didn’t try to talk her out of it or convince her to “think positive.”
We helped her nervous system remember what safety feels like.
Slowly. Gently. Consistently.

One day she said,
“I can relax without waiting for something bad to happen.”
That is the moment the nervous system comes home.

If your anxiety shows up even in good times,
there is nothing wrong with you.
Your body just needs help learning that it is finally safe to rest.

She told me, “I don’t understand why this breakup hit me so hard. I feel panic in my body and I can’t calm down.”And the...
06/11/2025

She told me, “I don’t understand why this breakup hit me so hard. I feel panic in my body and I can’t calm down.”

And the interesting thing was, the breakup wasn’t actually the cause.
It was the trigger.

The panic began when something old was touched.
A feeling her body had stored long before this relationship even started.
A memory of being alone.
Of not feeling supported.
Of losing something she needed.

The mind had moved on from those old moments.
But the body had not.

When we explored the panic together through hypnosis and NLP,
her nervous system led us to the real source.
Not the breakup, but a much earlier experience where she felt abandoned and overwhelmed.

Once that old emotion was acknowledged and released gently,
her body no longer had to react as if the past was happening in the present.

Her breath deepened.
The panic softened.
She said, “I feel like myself again.”

This is how healing often works.
The current trigger is rarely the original wound.
The body remembers what the mind tried to move past.

And when the body finally feels safe,
the panic no longer needs to speak so loudly.

She came to see me and said,
“I don’t know why I react like this. I feel tense all the time, even when nothing is wrong....
04/11/2025

She came to see me and said,
“I don’t know why I react like this. I feel tense all the time, even when nothing is wrong.”
Her body would tighten at the smallest things.
A sudden sound.
A shift in someone’s tone.

Her mind told her she was safe,
but her body wasn’t so sure.
That is the thing about trauma.

The body remembers what the mind tries to forget.
When something overwhelming happens and you can’t process it fully,
your body stores it.

It holds on to the sensations, emotions, and protective responses,
waiting for the day it feels safe enough to release them.
That is why triggers can appear out of nowhere.
It isn’t weakness.

It is your body trying to protect you from a memory it still believes is dangerous.
Through hypnosis and NLP, we helped her body finally understand that the danger had passed.
She didn’t have to relive the event.

She just needed to reconnect with safety.
One day she said quietly,
“It’s like I’ve been holding my breath for years, and I finally let it out.”
That is what healing feels like.

Not forcing calm, but allowing your body to remember peace again.
If you have ever felt stuck in tension, panic, or anxiety that doesn’t make sense,
your body might be remembering something your mind has tried to forget.
It is not your fault.
It is just your body’s way of asking to be heard.

They didn’t fear speaking.
They feared being seen.For years, this client would freeze every time they had to talk in a m...
30/10/2025

They didn’t fear speaking.
They feared being seen.
For years, this client would freeze every time they had to talk in a meeting.

Their heart would race, their hands would shake, and their mind would go completely blank.
They weren’t afraid of words - they were afraid of judgment.
Afraid of looking foolish.

Afraid of not being good enough.
But here’s the truth: public speaking anxiety isn’t about confidence.
It’s about the body remembering danger.

Moments in the past when being visible meant being criticised, embarrassed, or dismissed.
Through hypnosis and NLP, we reprogrammed those old emotional patterns.
Their nervous system finally learned that it’s safe to be seen, safe to speak, safe to shine.

Now they can stand up, speak clearly, and stay calm - naturally.
No more overthinking. No more fear.
Because once you heal the root of fear, confidence becomes effortless.

If you’re tired of avoiding opportunities because of public speaking anxiety,
comment CONFIDENT below and I’ll send you a free tool to help retrain your unconscious mind for calm, clarity, and confidence.

If you have ever stood in front of a room and felt your chest tighten, your palms sweat, and your mind go blank, you kno...
29/10/2025

If you have ever stood in front of a room and felt your chest tighten, your palms sweat, and your mind go blank, you know the fear of public speaking isn’t just nerves.

This client came to me after years of avoiding situations where they had to speak up.

They worked in a large school, surrounded by people, yet felt completely trapped inside their own head.

Staff meetings became their nightmare.

They said, “I just sit there and can’t say a word. My heart races, my hands shake, and my voice feels like it’s not even mine.”

They described feeling embarrassed by their own voice, terrified of saying the wrong thing, and constantly second guessing themselves.

Even though they knew their job well, the moment they were asked to speak, the fear took over.
We explored where that fear began. Moments from school, memories of being judged, and early experiences of feeling not good enough.

Their nervous system had learned that being seen or heard in front of others meant danger.
Through hypnosis and NLP, we worked to reprogram those old emotional imprints and beliefs at the unconscious level.

We helped their body and mind reconnect to a sense of calm, confidence, and safety.
The results were profound. They stopped overthinking every word. They could speak clearly without shaking. They felt confident, professional, and at ease.
Even random classroom observations, once a major trigger, no longer caused panic.
They told me, “I finally feel calm inside. I don’t need to hide anymore.”
Because public speaking fear isn’t really about the words.
It’s about the emotions your body remembers from moments you felt exposed, judged, or unsafe. When those patterns are released, your confidence returns naturally.

If you have been avoiding opportunities or holding yourself back because of public speaking anxiety, comment CONFIDENT below and I will send you a free tool to help you begin retraining your unconscious mind for calm, clarity, and confidence

He told me, “It feels like my body has a mind of its own.”
His heart would race for no reason.
His chest would tighten.
...
23/10/2025

He told me, “It feels like my body has a mind of its own.”
His heart would race for no reason.
His chest would tighten.

Sometimes he felt dizzy, disconnected, or like he was about to lose control.
He had been to doctors, psychologists, and specialists.
All the tests said he was fine.
But he didn’t feel fine.
He thought he was going crazy.

The truth was, his body was just stuck in protection mode.
After years of stress and emotional strain, his nervous system had learned to stay on high alert.
It was doing exactly what it was designed to do - protect him.
The problem was that his body never got the message that the danger had passed.

That is what happens when the nervous system gets stuck.
It keeps running the same program, even when life is calm.
That is why so many people feel anxious for no reason.
Through hypnosis and NLP, we helped his body remember what safety feels like.
He learned how to breathe deeply again.

How to rest without waiting for the next problem.
How to trust calm.
One day he said to me,
“I finally understand. My body was never the enemy. It was just trying to keep me safe.”
That is the moment real healing begins.

If you feel like your body reacts before your mind can catch up,
you are not broken.

You might just be stuck in protection mode.
And once your nervous system learns it is safe again,
everything starts to change.

She came to see me and said,
“I’ve tried everything. Breathing exercises, meditation, journaling, therapy. Nothing works...
22/10/2025

She came to see me and said,
“I’ve tried everything. Breathing exercises, meditation, journaling, therapy. Nothing works.”
She looked calm, but her body told a different story.

Her breath was shallow. Her shoulders were tense. She said she felt tired all the time but could never fully relax.
She didn’t need more coping strategies.
She needed her nervous system to feel safe enough to exhale.
That is the part most people miss.

When your body has spent years in survival mode, calm can actually feel unsafe.
The nervous system keeps scanning for danger even when life is quiet.
We started working gently with hypnosis and NLP to help her body remember what safety feels like.
Not through more control, but through letting go.

Not through trying harder, but through teaching her system that it was finally okay to rest.
And then it happened.
Her breathing slowed.
Her body softened.

She said, “It’s strange, I just felt my whole body sigh.”
That was the moment her nervous system finally trusted she was safe.
If you keep trying to relax but your body won’t let you,
it is not because you are doing it wrong.

It is because your body is still trying to protect you.
When it feels safe, the calm comes naturally.

She told me, “It doesn’t make sense. I can feel completely fine one moment, and then out of nowhere, I’m shaking and ter...
21/10/2025

She told me, “It doesn’t make sense. I can feel completely fine one moment, and then out of nowhere, I’m shaking and terrified.”
It wasn’t random.
Her nervous system was reacting to something from the past.
Here is what most people don’t realize.

When something overwhelming happens and we can’t fully process it, the body holds on.
It keeps the memory, the sensations, and the fear until it finally feels safe enough to release them.
So even years later, something small, like a sound, a smell, or a tone of voice, can remind the body of that old moment, and the fear rushes back.

That is why you can feel calm one minute and anxious the next.
Through hypnosis and NLP, we helped her body understand that the danger was over.
That she was safe now.

And once her nervous system believed that, everything changed.
The panic softened.
Her breath came back.
Calm finally felt safe again.

If your emotions shift suddenly and you don’t know why,
it may not be just anxiety.
It may be your body remembering something old.

You can teach your nervous system that the past is over and that the present is safe.
That is where real calm begins.

She came to me after years of panic attacks.
They would strike out of nowhere. Her heart would race, her chest would tig...
20/10/2025

She came to me after years of panic attacks.
They would strike out of nowhere. Her heart would race, her chest would tighten, and she would feel like she couldn’t breathe.
She had been to doctors, specialists, and psychologists.
Every test came back clear.

She told me, “It doesn’t make sense. I know I’m safe, but my body doesn’t believe me.”
That is the thing about panic attacks. They are not random.
They are messages from the body.

The body remembers moments that the mind can’t always process.
Times of fear, shock, or loss that get buried because they were too much to handle at the time.
When that tension has nowhere to go, the body starts to speak through symptoms.
A tight chest, a racing heart, dizziness, or a wave of overwhelm.

Through hypnosis, we found the moment her body had been holding on to.
It wasn’t about anxiety. It was about protection.
Once her system felt safe to let go, her panic softened.

Her breath came back. Her body finally exhaled.
If panic attacks keep showing up out of nowhere,
it might not be about what is happening right now.

It might be your body asking to be heard,
asking for safety,
asking for release.
When you listen, everything starts to change.

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