- Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Adam Up
It has been 3 months since my previous edition of Adam Up. That's a long time for me. It used to be a weekly broadcast but oh how things have changed in the past 18 months.
I've been back in class as the new academic year started it has been so good to be able to do so once again. One benefit to have come out of the pandemic is that full accreditation is now able to be granted to those who join our live classes online. That is, we now livestream our classroom courses and so wherever you are in the world, you can join us and actively participate. We just announced our 2022 course
dates, if you'd like to read the latest course prospectus with dates for next year, here is a copy of our updated Hypnotherapy Diploma Course Prospectus (we also have an early bird offer available for a few more days - email me for further details).
My son recently had his tenth Birthday, and there was a stark realisation for me about how fast time has gone. I cannot believe that it is Halloween this weekend, the clocks turn back (so the clock in my Wife's car will be correct for another 6 months) then next week it's Fireworks night, and then we'll be heading towards Christmas. Eeeek!
Having spent the first 4 months of this year unable to go to the gym and having to train at home, it has been so good to be training with my friends at my gym again. I have some very specific strength goals that I have been working towards and am hoping to achieve between now and Christmas. I am charting all of my training and weightlifting sessions each day on my Instagram story, which is shared on the stories of my
Facebook pages for anyone interested.
The past couple of weeks has been the start of being far more active on instagram and offering a lot more hypnosis and psychology related memes and information there, so do come and join me there, I can be found via my tag on Instagram: adam_eason
I have also been very busy with latest hypnosis research projects at Bournemouth University. We have been screening 40 people a week for hypnotisability for the past few weeks. We then invite participants to join us for other research projects depending upon their scores. If you would be interested in finding out how you'd fare in an official hypnotisability screening, I am going to make the entire process
available online in the coming weeks for anyone who is interested or intrigued to find out how they'd score for hypnotisability in an academic research screening. Look out for that in coming weeks.
In this edition, I have a bunch of new articles covering the topics of using anxiety to your advantage, how to deal with negative people, how to feel younger, how to regulate your emotions, how to trust yourself, persist in the face of failure and a few others that are crammed in to this edition as I've not sent one out for so long. I also have a couple of new videos covering the topics of Science Denialism and
busting some psychological myths that many believe to be facts.
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Articles: What's New?
A wide range of new articles to help in varying aspects of life here today...
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All articles are founded in science and have references for you to explore should you wish:
1. When teaching our students about how to become effective therapists, one of the key predictors of successful outcomes I mention often is that of developing an effective working alliance with those that you work with, and a central component of that is establishing trust between the two of you. This is something we can share with ourselves too. That is, as we learn to trust ourselves, so we develop a better relationship with ourselves which enables us to do a great many
more things in life that make us happy.
“Believe in yourself and have faith in your abilities! Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.” – Norman Vincent Peale
Read this article in full: How To Trust Yourself More.
2. Failure is a part of life, and it is usually accompanied by a range of emotions: these could be anger, embarrassment, guilt, and at times sadness as well. However, it is believed that these negative emotions can really affect your mental and physical well being. These feelings can be very uncomfortable for some of us. However, it is recommended that you keep these negative emotions at bay
but not by necessarily avoiding them. For example, in a 2017 study published by Noelle Nelson at the University of Kansas in the Journal of Behavioural Decision Making, you shouldn’t purposefully avoid negative emotions. Rather you should try thinking about the emotions rather than the failure itself to help you deal with such situations.
3. I admit that I have those days when I let plenty of the little things bother me to the point whereby I become less effective in my work, and far less of the kind of person that I wish to be each day. So I sought out how to stop letting the little things bother me so much and thought I’d share in this article.
4. Many of us feel guilty when and if we say no, yet do not realise how much good it can do us to say no more often; that is, to take less on, and to choose what we engage with in terms of that which brings us more joy, benefit and well-being. Often in life, we may even have felt uncomfortable or miserable while declining a certain invitation to an event, or when asked to be involved in
something simple and basic.
5. Recent statistics from a range of mental health charities and governmental agencies suggest that anxiety is on the rise, especially following recent world events. Many people deal with anxiety by avoiding that which they are anxious about, and by being temporarily rewarded by avoiding, we end up negatively reinforcing the anxiety stimulus.
According to an estimate and research by the World Health Organisation, 3.6% of people globally – about 264 million – experience anxiety disorders, of which 4.6% are females, and 2.6% are males. You may view anxiety as an adversary and an enemy. People tend to look at anxiety as something to get rid of, when in fact, it can be used to your advantage.
6. If the past year and a half with the lockdowns that many of us experienced and the naturally stressful life conditions, many of us have become aware that the very experience and expression of emotions are vital to our well-being and socialisation. If tuned finely, you can efficiently manage your responses to certain situations and handle various relations. Emotions, therefore, are a vital
element of your everyday life and give the world around you a simpler look.
According to the therapist, Vicki Botnick, any emotion – even positive emotions – can become impossible to control if they tend to become too intense and we become dysregulated. Many of us that are parents often see this in our children and may not believe or consider that the same is often displayed by us adults.
7. During the first lockdown here in the UK, a couple of friends of mine mentioned that the conditions had made them “feel their age” and that they were ageing more than at any other time in their lives – a combination of trying to keep up with lively young children at home all day, feeling slightly like they were not wholly in control of their lives, plus additional pressures and
considerations that come with being an adult during a pandemic.
8. Not everything in life can be perfect and sweet, and so is the case with the people in your life. We all can relate to the idea that some people in your life simply drain the energy out of you. No matter how hard you try, you are left feeling down, exhausted, and even negative about yourself. And sometimes, getting rid of them may simply not be the answer.
But this doesn’t mean you need to continue letting others affect your well-being and draining you emotionally. These people can be your friends, co-workers, your family, professional peers or your colleagues.
Remember, negativity can be transmittable, and you have to deal with your pessimistic friend in one way or the other. Maybe it’s time you deal with that negativity hands-on! That is what this article is all about:
14 Ways to Deal with Negative People in Your Life.
9. We’ve all felt absolutely powerless at times; useless, unimportant, and undeserving at some point in our lives. A bystander’s snide remark, a failed relationship, feeling unappreciated by a close friend, or even worse – aggression, deprivation, and desertion can make us feel powerless. Some of us have been degraded and duped. We may even inflict serious mental and emotional injuries on
ourselves and still bear the scars. This is when empowerment heals, revives and can do us so much good.
Videos: What's New?
Science Denialism and Psychological Myth Busting covered here today...
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1. For any area of scientific study, there is typically someone or some group who argues against those findings or against the scientific approach altogether. I have found this to be particularly true of the field of hypnotherapy and those who oppose science conducted by academia.
In this video I talk about a method that has featured in a range of studies for uncovering, spotting and refuting science denialism in the hypnotherapy field, with a view to advancing it.
2. There are a great many psychological ‘facts’ that when scrutinised scientifically are found to be myths in need of busting. In this video I talk about a range of these myths; from the notion of being left or right brained, to the notion of memory being like a camera and mental illness being caused by a chemical imbalance. Tune in to hear them all. Many of them are prevalent in hypnotherapy circles
Enjoy.
Video: Questioning Psychological Myths That You May Have Thought Were Facts.
Self-Hypnosis and Hypnosis Resources:
A range of skills, articles, videos and resources to help become an awesome self-hypnotist, and more besides...
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Free Self-Hypnosis Tuition:
I think that self-hypnosis is an incredible skill, a psychological skill that can be imported to most environments of your life and applied to most aspects of your mental and physical well-being.
There are many myths and misconceptions about self-hypnosis, and it is typically taught incorrectly and not in line with scientific findings or with academic literature. It is an easy to apply skill that anyone can learn and achieve great things with and an aim of ours here is to disseminate that understanding to the public.
A great place to start learning is to download my self-hypnosis roadmap if you've not done so already, for free on this page of the college website: Self-Hypnosis Roadmap.
These free resources are all based upon my own research conducted at Bournemouth University and my book on the subject, the Science of Self-Hypnosis.
Useful resources for hypnotherapists:
Visit this page for lots of resources for hypnotherapists.
The Anglo European College of Therapeutic Hypnosis:
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That's it for this week's edition, how did I do?
I shall be back soon; in the meantime, look after yourself, and keep yourself safe and well during these times, I send you much love and my very best wishes,
Buloo!
Adam Eason.
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