Cyber bullying results in teen suicide.

Posted by journeysinward | Posted in Confidence Hypnotherapy, Hypnotherapy | Posted on 25-10-2011-05-2008

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Teen Commits Suicide after being Cyber bullied.

Bullying has always been around. Kids getting beat up on the playground, name calling, teasing, gangs and clubs have all been a way for kids to feel better about themselves.

The saying “sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me” has been around forever but names do hurt and bullying can have severe consequences like the many suicides that have been brought to the attention of the media recently. These cases have people wondering if bullying is on the rise.

Cyber bullying is new and can spread instantly to thousands of kids. There is no real way to control it, and if you are the victim of this kind of bullying you could begin to feel like the whole world is against you and find no place to turn.

Before you know it an unflattering picture of you or naming you a slut or a fag is on everyone’s cell phone or computer. At least bullies of previous decades had to hold you down before they could punch you and then usually it was only between the two of you.

Kids are embarrassed and hurt, so many times they don’t tell their parents what is going on. They hide it. Some of the ways a parent might tell if their child is being bullied is:

Schools seem to be the place where bullying is most prevalent. There is always a social hierarchy, popular kids, nerdy kids, jocks, etc. In the past few weeks, three teenage boys committed suicide after being bullied and a freshman at Rutgers University threw himself from the George Washington Bridge in New York City after his roommate had secretly recorded a video of him kissing a guy and the video went up on YouTube.

Some people have great memories of their school years and others have traumatic memories that haunt them all their life. They continue to have self-esteem issues into adulthood from things mean kids said or did to them. It seems like life is hard enough to get through but when you add bullying into the mix it sometimes makes life unbearable and kids fall into deep depressions leading eventually to suicide in some cases.

It seems to me that we need to start with elementary school and teach our kids to appreciate each other for our differences. The world would be pretty boring if everyone was the same. They should have a “Peer Appreciation Day” every week where they do something like pick a name out of a hat and that is the person you eat lunch with. After lunch you write a paragraph on what you like about that person and at the end of the day that paper is given to the person written about. It is amazing when your peers write something honest about you, that they like, how it boosts your self esteem. If this starts with young kids and is carried out all through your school years I think it could make a big difference in the way kids see each other.

Bullies should be held accountable for their actions. If they caused someone to commit suicide or someone to stop coming to school out of fear, there should be some retribution. We can’t sit back and watch this happen to our children. Someday that person that was picked on may be the person everyone wants to know, like a genius in technology or a fortune 500 CEO.

There needs to be a lot more attention put on this in the schools. I don’t think all kids really want to be mean but sometimes the peer pressure is too great from their friends and they do things they regret later. If a child’s self esteem is intact and they learn at an early age to see the good in everyone and teachers use effective teaching strategies to ingrain this in their students; I think we may have a chance.

Some links to resources on this subject are:   

http://www.njsbf.org/images/content/1/1/11155/CR%20Elementary%20Volume%20II.pdf

http://www.partnersagainsthate.org/publications/programs.pdf 

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Migraine Home Remedies

Posted by journeysinward | Posted in Health Hypnotherapy, Hypnotherapy | Posted on 18-10-2011-05-2008

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Migraine Home RemediesIf you are suffering from Migraines or Severe Headaches here is Migraine Home Remedy you can try.

- Feel your pain and then rate it on a scale of 0 to 10, 10 being extreme pain and 0 being none.

- Then imagine a shape and color of the pain. Imagine that you are softening the shape a little. If it has sharp points make them a little less sharp and if the color is a bright red or orange, tone it down a little to a softer pink or peach color. Maybe even some of your favorite sunset colors. Allow the shape to shrink in size. See it getting smaller and smaller. Let the power of your subconscious mind work for you. As your subconscious diminishes the size of the pain, the pain itself becomes less intense. Feel it fading, less and less, getting smaller and smaller.

- Now imagine the description of the pain that you came up with. See if you can substitute it for a feeling perhaps you can tolerate. An example is if you have what you feel is a stabbing pain maybe you can substitute that feeling for a sensation of a vibration instead.

If the pain feels like needles you might imagine them becoming dull and not so sharp. Perhaps cool and not hot. Or feel a vibrating feeling of blunt warm or cool needles. Perhaps if your pain is a burning neuralgic pain then maybe you can imagine it becoming just a slight itching or an occasional tickle

- Allow yourself to relax into the uncomfortable feeling, let yourself go to it, embrace it and let it know, that you know all you need to know about the pain, you know how it comes and generally when it will leave. There is nothing for you to do now but try to relax into it. Tell it that it can relax with you and quiet down as you quiet down. It is OK to let go and let the pain go its own way while you go yours. Allow yourself to relax right through the pain to a place beyond it of quietness and calm awareness. Go right through that feeling and out the other side, drifting into a space of relaxed letting go, as the mind becomes smoother and softer.

Another thing to try is to imagine moving that pain to perhaps a toe where it will not hurt so much. See it slowly moving gently down your leg and notice a very slight movement of that feeling going toward your little toe. You might be curious about its movement. Is it moving in a circular motion? Does it move slowly like pouring honey out of a jar? Allow your attention to focus on moving the pain. As you move it down imagine a dial in your mind and you are turning the pain down. If it was at a 10 when you first started then imagine turning it down to an 8, then a 6 and eventually down to a number that is tolerable like a 2 or 3. The number you see is the number you feel and the number you feel is the number you see. Watch the numbers and your feelings begin to change.

If you experience Migraine headaches on a regular basis and you have tried everything you can think of, how can it hurt to just try some visualization and allow your subconscious mind do the work?

These are sample hypnotic suggestions. When a person is in the heightened state of a hypnotic trance these suggestions can have a powerful effect on your subconscious mind. You will find that your mind is able to transform and reduce the pain. Through practice and repetition of these hypnotic suggestions you may find that you no longer experience the acute pain associated with your migraines. You may even find that this Migraine Home Remedy eliminates the pain all together.  Self Hypnosis MP3 can be a great way to be guided through this process by a certified hypnotherapist.

~Mariah Shipp (CCH)

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Work Out Motivation

Posted by journeysinward | Posted in Hypnotherapy, Personal Growth Hypnotherapy | Posted on 06-10-2011-05-2008

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Work Out Motivation

Each morning we wake up to our daily life. Most of our activities are on automatic pilot, such as brushing your teeth or eating breakfast. Automatic pilot is a trance state that can be very useful for what is considered the habitual activities of life & exercise needs to be one of these.

Our bodies need to exercise; it has been medically proven that we are emotionally more stable, physically healthier and mentally far more alert if we do. The ideal solution is to review your lifestyle and attitude. Look for ways you can incorporate exercise as part of your everyday life. Use the stairs instead of the elevator; walk when you can, look for opportunities and interests that involve physical exercise. The important thing is that whatever you do, it is easily adapted into your life. Take some time each day just for yourself, and exercise during this time, even if it’s just a 15 min. walk around the neighborhood.

When you start to talk yourself out of exercising, a negative affirmation is being repeated in your mind. An affirmation that says “I can’t do it, I don’t have time.” So if a negative affirmation works, why can’t a positive one? Repeating an affirmation in your mind will remind you of your desire to be healthier and help you become more consciously and subconsciously aware of your healthy lifestyle goals. Strive to repeat healthy lifestyle affirmations to yourself several times each day. Because affirmations actually reprogram your thought patterns and they change the way you think and feel about things.

Say these affirmations to yourself everyday:

“The more often I choose to exercise, the better I’ll feel, both physically and mentally.”
“I really enjoy the exercise program I have chosen for myself.”
“I have enough time in my day to do my exercise program because it is important to me.”

Endorphins are triggered by exercise; they are chemicals that are secreted by the brain. They are triggered each time you do your exercise and you feel great!

Here are some tips:

  1. Get “In the Zone” It helps to put on your exercise outfit or turn on some aerobic music you like that makes you want to move.
  2. Project your thoughts into the future, of say, how you will look in 3 months, see yourself pleased with your progress, perhaps looking in a mirror in your mind and seeing yourself at the desired weight and body tone. Let that visualization drive you. Imagine yourself in a favorite outfit that you can’t fit into now.
  3. Exercise should be fun. If it isn’t, find an activity that you enjoy. As long as you’re moving, it’s good for you.
  4. Read fitness magazines or blogs about people getting fit.
  5. Sign up for an exercise class.
  6. Exercise with a friend.
  7. Post a picture of your overweight self on the refrigerator.
  8. Join a club and get a trainer.
  9. Set a goal; write it on your calendar. Make your goals achievable.
  10. Get a motivational exercise Self Hypnosis MP3 or CD to go to sleep with.

So what are you waiting for? Get going!

Need extra help getting that motivation? Try this Self Hypnosis MP3 for Work out motivation.

For More information try one of these links below:

 

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Travis Barker’s Considers Hypnotherapy to get over his crippling fear of flying.

Posted by journeysinward | Posted in Hypnotherapy, Phobias and Fears Hypnotherapy | Posted on 03-10-2011-05-2008

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Travis Barker joins the list of celebrities who have turned to Hypnosis to deal with their issues.

Hypnosis for Fear of FlyingBlink-182 star Travis Barker is considering hypnotherapy in a desperate bid to overcome his fear of flying following a 2008 plane crash, which claimed the lives of two friends.

The drummer suffered severe burns as he stumbled out of a blazing jet which burst into flames after failing to take-off in South Carolina, and he spent months in recovery.

Three years later, he still refuses to fly anywhere and admits his phobia has become a big problem in his professional life.

He says, “Unfortunately I can’t do as much touring as I would like because I don’t fly. It’s an obstacle. I’m working on it though.

“I’m trying to get hypnotized, trying to talk to a doctor who retrains your brain. Maybe he’ll help me fly again one day.”

Link to the full article found on contactmusic.com

If you suffer from fear of flying you may want to try hypnosis yourself.

Click below for more details

Fear of Flying Hypnotherapy MP3

For more information you might find these links worth checking out:

  • Pilots Blog » Fear of Flying and Learning to Relax Flying Airplanes … – If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. The problem you have to overcome fear of flying will not just go away by itself. But the fact that you realize that you have a problem causes it to diminish, and lose its power over you.
  • Aviophobia or Fear of Flying Phobia – First of all I know what people feel when they are afraid of flying. I was afraid, too, but I could get rid of it. Or at least most of it. But let’s take a look at this problem from some points of view: Fear of flying is a phobia. …
  • How Nervous Flyers Can Conquer Their Flying Fears | Relaxing … – Fear of spiders might be one, fear of being stuck in a lift is another, and maybe a fear of flying is another. Every day thousands of aircraft take off around the world, carrying millions of flyers safely to their destination. Flying is …

 

 

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Posted by journeysinward | Posted in Hypnotherapy | Posted on 01-10-2011-05-2008

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Hey everyone I hope you are all having a great weekend. I just set up a posterous account to help me keep you more up to date on whats new with Journeys Inward. This is test to see if it is working.

Thanks,
Mariah

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