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SEMINAR FEEDBACK
Hi David, I am still buzzing from the seminar! I have
never felt so relaxed in an atmosphere, subject of which
would normally have me panicking! You and your wife made
the whole experience far less daunting than I could've
imagined and I could have stayed there all day.
I was amazed to see so many people and immediately got
comfort from that. Also knowing that there are varying
levels of fear going on is helpful to know. I feel like
I already have a bit of a clearer knowledge of how the
mind works now and realise how the therapy would help me
in overcoming this fear.Thank
you!
Vanessa
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Hi David
How are you? I just thought I would
write to you to thank you and let you
know how much progress I have made in
the last year and a half!
In the last year I have flown to Estonia
and Spain (with the aid of diazepam!)
both within 8 months of each other. The
flights weren’t nice but I feel like I
could go on another one anytime.
I also eat most kinds of meat including
chicken!! I haven’t mastered cooking it
myself yet but eat other meats that I
can cook myself, I also had a glass of
wine last Friday! Something I never ever
thought I would do, I don’t want to get
drunk but I feel now I can have a little
bit of alcohol with my friends without
feeling scared of what might happen.
I haven’t gone home from work from a
panic attack since last Christmas I
think! obviously I still have bad days
and suffer from depression occasionally
but I feel now ive conquered a lot of
what I couldn’t do before.
Thank you!
Emily Stokes
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'just wanted to tell you that last year
I cried at the reports on Norovirus,
this year I'm neutral. Don't want it, of
course, but I'm not freaking out'...Anna
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Hi David,
I thought I'd write a quick message to
you to thank you for the treatment you
gave to my daughter Emily (she suffers
from Emetophobia). It's a year on and
the change in her has been remarkable. I
can liken it to 'the sun coming out from
behind a cloud' ( if that doesn't sound
too cheesy!)
For example, she goes on trains, eats
chicken and goes clubbing in London -
things that she would have found very
difficult a year ago.
Again, thank you
Alison Stokes
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Hi David,
Thought I'd share today with you- it has
been a real landmark!
Yesterday one of my consultants was off
with a bug. He came back in today, and I
did my usual, wash your hands, don't
make me tea etc.
About two hours later , my other
consultant was sick. And continued to be
sick all day. I didn't run out of the
branch, even though I could hear her,
which I've done before. I didn't send
her home immediately and then not go to
the loo all day. Yes, I did make her
leave the fan on, and no, I will never
use the mouthwash bottle again, but here
is the funny bit. I was eating my lunch
while she noisily threw up. I turned to
the others in the branch, rolled my eyes
a bit (she is very dramatic and was
being as loud as possible to make a
point!) and calmly ate my lunch. ME! I
ate while someone was sick fifteen feet
away!
Of course now I'm home I'm a bit wobbly
I may catch it, but I wasn't like me at
all today. I can't believe it!
La la laaaaaaaaaa! I'm very proud of
myself!
Tracey Kidman
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Hi David
I'm
pregnant!! :) :) :)
This time
I've been suffering with nausea every waking moment and I was
struggling a little when I called. However, I have worked
through it and I wanted to tell you today that I was sick this
morning and I was OKAY! Obviously it was't pleasant but I dealt
with it and now I am on a train up to Birmingham to get on with
my day. Feel ropey, and worried it might happen again when I'm
not at home, but I'm ok.
Thanks a
million David. It's never going to be something I want to cope
with, but I guess I will have to because we all have to, but
it's just becoming ok.
Thanks
again :)
Anna
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Hi David, Just to let you know that I'm back from hols and had a
lovely time - didn't panic on planes or buses and had a fab time
with my daughter - Thank you!
Leanne Potter
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"Well, thought I would let you all know how things are going for
me. I have had 4 sessions with David now and im feeling a lot
better! I dont know if any of you remember how much of a nervous
wreck I was during the seminar earlier this year...well, to
remind you...I walked into that building and burst into tears ,
on the verge of a panic attack...I just couldnt control myself!
I had so many thoughts rushing through my head because of this
awful debilitating phobia...and felt this was my final chance of
finding something or someone to help me, so desperate!
Well, during my 1st meeting with David I was much the same as
at the seminar....i cried alot! But I left the session feeling
empowered and enlightened. The first session, T**, my very
understanding partner came with me for support, and to assist me
on the train!! But the 3 other sessions I made up to London on
my own! Now, at 32 you would have thought that was a simple
thing to do.....but no, it wasn't for me...it was a big deal, as
im sure you understand. Plus, I didnt feel the need to rush to
the session and straight out again.
On my 3rd and 4th sessions, I got a slightly earlier train,
AND....walked around Oxford St by myself!...This is usually
unheard of for me, because I never used to like being out of my
comfort zone in the slightest.
I feel like a different person. Considering the fact that I
haven't been s*** for over 29 years, (seriously) I dont feel
that I would rather jump in front of a bus ....I know that I
will be able to deal with it in a more adult and reasonable way.
David managed to help me discover what the root cause for my
phobia was....basically I was regressed back to the age of 1!!
(tip: never eat sand...hahah) He helped me see the scenario
through the eyes on an adult, not as a child with hardly any
life experience! I used to have some strange rituals on a daily
basis, again, as Im sure you understand....but the only daily
ritual I have now, although Im not totally normal yet (hahah) is
listening to a special CD from David, and about 10 mins self
hypno/relaxation!
Hope this helps anyone.xxxxx
love from W****
(soon to be personal trainer...bring it on)
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"When I first went to see David, I was at the
point where emetophobia was affecting every part of my life. I
was scared of eating because I thought food might be off even if
I had just bought it. I would obsessively check sell by dates
and I often missed out at social events such as barbeques and
dinners out because I would order the ‘safe option’ of salad or
soup while everyone else would go for the meat dishes. Chicken
was off limits and before I started my hypnotherapy I had not
eaten chicken for about 5 years. With David we worked on the
fear that enveloped me whenever the thought of being sick or
being around someone who had been sick recently would take over.
Everything came to a head when a stomach bug was going around
work and I was scared to even go into the office. With David, I
learned so much. I gradually accepted what I never could before,
that there was nothing to actually be scared of. I saw David for
about 6 sessions.
When I arrived I was cynical, sceptical and I
believed that this was the last straw and if this would not
work, nothing would. He asked me if I believed that it would
work and I said no. I was apprehensive about being under
hypnosis and felt like I may feel I was out of control. But
David talked me through every step. Under hypnosis, I discovered
a number of things that had happened in my life that had
contributed to my emetophobia. All of them were interlinked with
fear for one reason or another, such as when I was eight and I
had been sick in school. The teacher had not allowed me to go to
the toilet and I had had to disobey her. My fear then was like
my fear I was now fighting as a woman in my early twenties. I
felt as if I was trapped and remembering under hypnosis the
events that had led to my fears gave me the understanding of my
phobia that I had needed.
A few weeks after I stopped seeing David, a
close friend of mine was staying at my house and had food
poisoning. Before my sessions I would have been terrified and
stayed away; now I was close to him, offering him support and
behaving the way I had always wanted to and that should be
natural, to look after my friend. I now go out to restaurants
and order whatever I feel like and I have a rational voice in my
mind when I am not feeling well. I have accepted that illness is
a part of life but not something that should take over. My life
is so much freer now and I am lighter without this irrational
fear taking me over."
O*****
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"I think I have
made some good progress with many situations for example:
- I am not so anxious about going on a train late at night with
the drunks
- I don't mind walking around hospital corridors
- I am calm and relaxed to give people alcoholic drinks if
staying in my house and don't feel the need to water them down
- I am happy to travel in the back of the car (for a short time)
sitting with other passengers even if the driver drives
erratically
- I don't feel the need to have headphones and earplugs by my
bed in case I hear something funny in the night (I will probably
be asleep)
C*******
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"I've been so busy organising our wedding and am feeling really
well.
Touch wood I have not had a panic attack since our last session and
have done some things I'm extremely proud of. I don't know if
Im completely free of this fear but since meeting you I have come so
far. I can not thank you enough for what you have done for me. You
have given me a life I used to dream about.
The other day I had to go to London to a dress fitting and I felt
nervous and panicky all day even up to when I picked my friend up I
just wanted to turn around and go home but I didn't, and better
still after my appointment my friends wanted food and I was very
aware we were far from home but I sat and ate a bowl of chips, I
would never had done any of that a year ago. There has been so many
other things.
I still feel I have some things to keep working on and that I'm not
fear free yet but I'm feeling so confident at the moment and feel
I'm going from strength to strength.
David I honestly cannot tell you how much what you have done has
helped me.
I will keep you updated.
Thank you, S***"
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"Our last session helped me ever
so much to pull my socks up and get on with what I have to do. I was
disappointed that I had allowed myself to hide behind my phobia and
I'm even more disappointed that I almost surrendered to it. Thank
you so much for retrieving my optimism and self esteem. Kindest
regards", Hayley Tailor
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"My
young son needed some trainers and asked me to take him to the
shopping centre. Normally I would have felt very uneasy but we went,
bought the trainers, and even had a coffee while we were out. I know
it doesn't sound much but I can assure you that was a major step for
me. Thank you" K.C.
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"My dream was to
be a bridesmaid - my life wouldn't be complete without it. When I
got the call from my best friend asking me to be her bridesmaid, I
was immediately filled with dread. 'What if I am standing at the
front of the church and feel sick and then have to run past all the
guests and maybe throw up in front of everyone?' Crazy thoughts but
very real fears for me.
Following the
treatment, I had a few days before the wedding to reflect upon what
had come up in regression and I was able to understand why I was
experiencing these negative thoughts. The wedding went ahead without
a hitch - apart from a giggling fit when I realised how silly I had
been and how much I really was enjoying myself! That was two weeks
ago and I have noticed even more subtle changes in my behaviour and
attitude to certain situations. Thank you so much for helping me"
M.C
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"I originally booked to
see David for a fear of flying but it became pretty obvious once the
therapy had begun that I didn't have a fear of dying in a plane
crash but that the person sitting next to me might be s***.." |
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DAVID SAMSON is a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register
(GHR). He holds a Senior Qualification in Hypnotherapy Practice
(SQHP) and is accredited by the National Regulatory Register for
Hypnotherapy (NRH)
He has
appeared on Vanessa's Real Lives (ITV 1 television) discussing
unusual phobias. He has acted as Phobia Advisor to London Talk
Radio, LBC
Radio, BBC Radio London and BBC Radio 2. His work with phobias has been featured
in The Telegraph, Daily Mail and the Evening Standard and LBC
He
has successfully been treating Emetophobia for the past
seven years and on average helping 7 - 8 sufferers each week.
"It is my belief that exposure therapy is too frightening for an
emetophobe to undergo and that they should be in full control
throughout the sessions"
David Samson
Dip Adv Hyp
SQHP
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