Hypnotherapy for a Better Nights Sleep
"I had two sessions with Gemma and feel much calmer. I have a 7 month old baby who likes to wake at least 3 times a night for a feed. After feeding I would be laid in bed writing to do lists in my head worrying about all the things I think I should be doing. After seeing Gemma I drop back to sleep with ease and am not putting as much pressure on myself. As a result feel calmer and happier." KH
"Sleep relaxation techniques
Another relaxation aid was the "favourite place" exercise, which was also based on Suzie's personal experiences."I'm lying in a hammock in my parents' garden," she says. "I'm reading a book or sleeping. It's sunny and really peaceful.
"To reach my favourite place, I walk down some steps and feel the warm stones under my bare feet. I get in the hammock and feel the book. A cat wanders over with its tail in the air. Then a dog comes to rest near me."
Dr Walters says it's important to suggest details, such as touch, and "actually feel" the comfort of the hammock.
She also worked on changing Suzie's attitude to sleep. "Suzie saw her anxiety as a permanent thing," she says. "That contributed to her problem."
Suzie thought that she could only fall asleep in complete silence, but she lived in a shared household, so this belief raised her anxiety.
In one relaxation technique, you imagine that you're breathing through your feet. You feel the breath move slowly up the body, down the arms and out of the hands.
"Hypnosis provided me with answers," Suzie says. "But it's not an overnight solution. I've learnt techniques, and it's up to me to keep working on them."
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