Old Town Hypnotherapy

Old Town Hypnotherapy Old Town Hypnotherapy, where modern clinical hypnotherapy helps you to resolve issues quickly in a relaxed, friendly environment. Swindon, Marlborough, online

What is Hypnotherapy and how can it help you make changes quickly? Hypnosis has been used for many years as a way of allowing people to make positive changes to their lives. At Old Town Hypnotherapy, modern clinically proven therapeutic techniques are combined with the state of trance to help people make significant positive changes within relatively short periods of time. How Does Hypnotherapy Work? Working with Solution Focused Hypnotherapy, we look at what you want to achieve or change in your life rather than on the problem(s) that prompted you to seek change. The approach focuses on the present and future and not on the past. At Old Town Hypnotherapy we ask you to consider your preferred future, for instance, “what would be better if the problem had improved?” “What would have changed?” This enables your possible solutions to become more apparent and worked towards. The hypnosis itself, which just feels as if you are nicely relaxed, allows you to access your subconscious mind and make changes at that subconscious level. At all times you are completely in control, your mind will only accept what it agrees with and the changes you make feel very natural because they have come from you.

“Research shows that there is more scientific evidence for hypnotherapy than any other complementary therapy…. by using hypnosis, people can perform prodigious feats of will power and self healing”(Health Education Authority)

Many people experiencing loneliness are highly capable.They cope.They manage.They support others.But emotional needs don...
18/02/2026

Many people experiencing loneliness are highly capable.

They cope.
They manage.
They support others.

But emotional needs don’t disappear just because you’re competent.

When emotional needs are unmet, the mind often compensates with overthinking, self-criticism, or withdrawal — not because you’re weak, but because something important is missing.

Acknowledging emotional needs isn’t indulgent.
It’s psychologically necessary.

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Why Small Acts of Kindness Actually MatterKindness isn’t about being nice.It’s about regulation.Psychologically, small a...
17/02/2026

Why Small Acts of Kindness Actually Matter

Kindness isn’t about being nice.
It’s about regulation.

Psychologically, small acts of kindness activate social safety systems in the brain — for both the giver and the receiver. They reduce threat, soften isolation, and remind the nervous system that connection exists.

This doesn’t mean emotional labour.
It doesn’t mean fixing anyone.

Sometimes it’s just a brief moment of human recognition.

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Loneliness carries an unnecessary stigma.People often interpret it as failure — socially, romantically, or personally. A...
16/02/2026

Loneliness carries an unnecessary stigma.

People often interpret it as failure — socially, romantically, or personally. As a result, many people hide it, minimise it, or intellectualise it away.

Psychologically, loneliness thrives in silence.

Not because it’s dramatic — but because it’s unacknowledged.

Naming loneliness doesn’t make it worse.
It usually makes it more manageable.

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Loneliness isn’t the same as solitude.You can feel lonely in a relationship.Lonely in a family.Lonely while appearing pe...
15/02/2026

Loneliness isn’t the same as solitude.

You can feel lonely in a relationship.
Lonely in a family.
Lonely while appearing perfectly “functional”.

Psychologically, loneliness is about lack of emotional resonance — not lack of people. It’s what happens when your inner experience doesn’t feel seen, shared, or understood.

This week, we’ll talk honestly about loneliness — without clichés, shame, or quick fixes.

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Valentine’s Day can quietly highlight something many people don’t talk about: loneliness.Loneliness isn’t just emotional...
14/02/2026

Valentine’s Day can quietly highlight something many people don’t talk about: loneliness.

Loneliness isn’t just emotional — it’s cognitive. It increases mental noise, distraction, and rumination. The brain becomes preoccupied with threat, comparison, and self-criticism.

Feeling unfocused or unsettled today doesn’t mean something is wrong with you.
It means you’re human.

Next week, we’ll look more closely at loneliness, connection, and emotional needs — without clichés or platitudes.

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Your Brain Needs Fewer Inputs, Not Better OnesWe’re often told to optimise: better apps, better routines, better systems...
13/02/2026

Your Brain Needs Fewer Inputs, Not Better Ones

We’re often told to optimise: better apps, better routines, better systems.

But overwhelmed minds don’t need improvement — they need less.

Fewer decisions.
Fewer open loops.
Fewer competing demands.

Mental focus improves when the brain isn’t constantly on alert.

Sometimes the most powerful change is subtraction, not addition.

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Why “Motivation” Isn’t the AnswerA lack of focus is often blamed on motivation.Psychologically, that’s usually wrong.Mot...
12/02/2026

Why “Motivation” Isn’t the Answer

A lack of focus is often blamed on motivation.
Psychologically, that’s usually wrong.

Motivation struggles when:

Attention is fragmented

Anxiety is running in the background

The nervous system is overstimulated

Trying to force motivation without addressing these factors is like pressing the accelerator with the handbrake on.

Clarity comes before drive — not the other way around.

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Mental Fatigue Doesn’t Look Like TirednessMental fatigue isn’t always yawning or exhaustion.It often looks like:Procrast...
11/02/2026

Mental Fatigue Doesn’t Look Like Tiredness

Mental fatigue isn’t always yawning or exhaustion.

It often looks like:

Procrastination

Irritability

Low motivation

Avoidance

Overthinking small decisions

When the brain is fatigued, it seeks relief — not productivity.

Beating yourself up for this only adds another cognitive load.

Sometimes the most effective reset isn’t rest — it’s reducing what you’re asking of your mind.

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Why Multitasking Is a MythMultitasking feels efficient. Psychologically, it isn’t.The brain doesn’t truly do tasks simul...
10/02/2026

Why Multitasking Is a Myth

Multitasking feels efficient. Psychologically, it isn’t.

The brain doesn’t truly do tasks simultaneously — it switches rapidly between them. Each switch comes with a cognitive cost, increasing errors, fatigue, and frustration.

If your mind feels scattered, it’s often because it hasn’t been allowed to settle on one thing for long enough.

Focus improves not with speed, but with permission to slow down.

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Attention Is a Finite ResourceFocus isn’t about effort — it’s about availability.Every decision, worry, notification, an...
09/02/2026

Attention Is a Finite Resource

Focus isn’t about effort — it’s about availability.

Every decision, worry, notification, and unfinished thought quietly drains attention. By the time you sit down to concentrate, there may be very little left to work with.

This is why “just try harder” is such unhelpful advice.

When attention is depleted, the brain defaults to distraction, scrolling, or mental looping — not because it’s weak, but because it’s overloaded.

Mental clarity starts with reducing demand, not increasing pressure.

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Why You Can’t Focus Like You Used ToIf your concentration feels worse than it used to be, you’re not imagining it.Modern...
08/02/2026

Why You Can’t Focus Like You Used To

If your concentration feels worse than it used to be, you’re not imagining it.

Modern life constantly fragments attention. The brain is asked to switch tasks, contexts, and emotional states far more often than it evolved to handle. Over time, this creates mental fatigue — not laziness.

Struggling to focus doesn’t mean you’re losing your edge.
It usually means your mind hasn’t had a chance to properly rest or reset.

This week, we’ll look at what attention actually needs — and why forcing it rarely works.

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When Talking Isn’t EnoughSometimes insight isn’t the issue.You understand why you feel the way you do.You’ve talked it t...
07/02/2026

When Talking Isn’t Enough

Sometimes insight isn’t the issue.

You understand why you feel the way you do.
You’ve talked it through.
And yet the same patterns keep returning.

That’s because some mental loops are subconscious — not logical. They don’t respond to reassurance or reasoning alone.

Understanding the loop matters.
Learning how to interrupt it is what creates change.

Next week, we’ll look at focus, attention, and mental fatigue — and why your mind feels so tired.

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