Oh baby – The fertile issue
- By Fiona Shaw
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- 29 Jan, 2019
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Fertility is a funny thing, for most people it’s something that we don’t pay attention to for the majority of our lives but when we decide to use it and it doesn’t seem to work as expected, it’s something that can take over everything. It can consume our thoughts at any time of day or night, pop into our heads at the worst possible moment and trigger emotions we just didn’t see coming ... guilt, anxiety, anger, fear and sadness, to name a few.
Looking at the pace of life in today’s world it’s not surprising so many of us have issues surrounding our fertility and there are often signs that maybe we choose to ignore. For women, one of the signs of a body under stress is an interruption in periods, likewise for men, there can be a drop in sperm count but that’s not so easy to spot.
If you’re a smoker, drinker or find you comfort eat, you might find you use these things more to help you cope with the pressure you’re experiencing but as well as affecting fertility they can also make you feel guilty and the cycle gets worse before you know it.
Maybe you lie awake at night worrying?
Worrying about yourself, your partner, your relationship, your fertility, your health ... stress, insomnia and extreme tiredness can all have negative effects on your fertility.
The human body is a very finely tuned machine and any kind of imbalance can really turn things upside down, therefore it makes sense that fertility could be affected.
If you’re not ok, the last thing your body will want to do is add even more pressure and YES, it’s ok to say you’re not ok!
So, what can we do about it?
Well, let’s start with the connection between mind and body. To keep everything in the best possible shape there needs to be a strong connection between the two. A mutual respect, confidence in each other and the body needs a mind that will listen. We often talk of the inner voice but what about the inner ear? Listening to yourself is key to understanding what’s going on.
We can help you improve this connection, get you in touch with the things that are essential to your wellbeing and most importantly, allow you to hear yourself.
Hypnotherapy can build your confidence and allow you to manage stress more effectively without the use of aides such as alcohol or cigarettes, this alone can be a huge boost for fertility. We can help you explore and accept your feelings while maintaining a calm and positive outlook. Through hypnosis you can acknowledge your worries and limit their impact, regaining control over your sleep!
If you look online there are an increasing number of clinical studies that suggest Hypnotherapy can have a positive effect on fertility and can increase the chances of IVF success. (IVF is a blog for another day.)
If any of the above sounds like you, then give us a call on 0151 558 0542.
We have FREE 30 minute consultations available so you can come and find out more!
Hopefully you’ve found it a really positive experience and are looking forward to the future smoke free.
For many though, this is the start of a sometimes lengthy process, with lots of ups and downs.
Maybe you just can’t get rid of that craving no matter how hard you try or maybe that’s no longer a problem but you find yourself wondering what to do with your hands now they’re not occupied with a cigarette? If you used smoking to help you relax or cope with stressful situations you might find yourself feeling more anxious than normal or just generally feeling less able to cope.
These learnt behaviours can be a real bugbear, especially when you’re trying so hard to do such a great thing for your health, so consider giving hypnotherapy a try. Many people think hypnotherapy just makes the act of smoking an unpleasant one but actually we can do so much more.
Using hypnosis we can make smoking something you don't enjoy but we can also stop those behaviours in their tracks so you no longer need them or rely on them. We can teach you techniques to handle difficult situations, keep you calm and use coping mechanisms that don't require cigarettes. Also, if you want to use other methods of support, like patches, at the same time then there's no reason why not.
It’s also never too late, so don’t be disheartened if Stoptober came and went without you. Ask yourself if you want to quit smoking and if you can answer an honest ‘yes’, then you can do it! If you’re not sure, then maybe now just isn’t the right time for you, so ask again in a month or two.
Sounds simple?
That’s because it can be, it’s worked for many people before so why not give it a try and see if it works for you?
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It's a small action that can turn into something incredible.
Check out www.dkms.org.uk for all the details, you can register there and they'll send you a little swab kit you can do yourself at home.
Once you're done, give yourself a big pat on the back, you could be on the way to changing the life of someone who needs your help along with the lives of all their friends and family.
One small thing guaranteed to boost your mood!
A lot of people are curious about this and it’s a recurring question both in and out of the therapy room.
Regression, or looking back into your own past, is often used during hypnotherapy sessions as it helps us explore the route of a problem and create deep and lasting changes from this initial starting point. This is such a powerful and useful technique, I feel there would be a huge part of the hypnotherapy toolkit missing if we didn’t use it and for the majority of clients, the benefits are huge.
Sometimes it can be a daunting prospect if you’re anxious about something from your past, but this is discussed at length beforehand and we wouldn’t use any form of regression unless you were comfortable with it.
Now, that’s about this life and things that have happened in our current lifetime, so why would we be interested in a ‘past life’?
Well ... for exactly the same reasons.
Occasionally, a client can struggle to reach the initial cause of a problem or sometimes they can identify the root but it doesn’t appear to sit well along their current timeline. Wherever it’s found, we can deal with it in the same way and again the benefits can be enormous.
Of course, some clients are just curious and want to participate in a session specifically exploring a past life to find out who they were or might have been previously and for those people that's absolutely fine.
So, I suppose my point is ... why are we concerned if a past life is real or not?
It is and will continue to be a fascinating and widely debated topic but my own opinion is this ...
... Whatever your thoughts on past lives and past life regression are, if it helps some people, which it most definitely does, does it actually matter?
