Your subconscious always acts in such a way as to protect and serve you. Unfortunately, this can get exaggerated and over-generalised, even to the point of restricting a normal, successful lifestyle - many fears and phobias having at their root a form of self-preservation. For example, one adult's fear of flying was found to have been unconsciously generated by a long forgotten incident of falling from a shed roof as a child.

Originally all habits are intended as useful. Think how many of the routine activities of your daily life would be a nuisance if you had to consciously think about them each time you did them. Thankfully the subconscious mind takes care of them, freeing you to think about something else. However, the habit making force can turn against you, particularly when it comes to things like smoking or overeating – you do them automatically or feel compelled to do them even though you may no longer consciously wish to do so. With hypnosis you can intervene and re-program your unconscious mind with healthier requirements. Hypnotherapy turns the power of the unconcious to your advantage.