Hypnotherapist and former sufferer of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia explores why trying to explain the condition to others can be challenging, and strategies for dealing with people who just can’t seem to understand these conditions. I was ill with ME/chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia for 8 years. It took me a long time before I realised …
ME/CFS/FM: Dealing With People Who Don’t Understand Read More »
In part 1 Coach and Trainer Simon Pimenta looked at how the way we respond to a relapse can actually make things worse. In Part 2 he shares strategies that can help how we handle the relapse, and may influence our recovery from the relapse. If you haven’t read Dealing With A Relapse Part 1, you can …
There is a debate as to whether Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are the same condition. This article discusses the main issues around this debate, and why it is important to people with an ME/CFS diagnosis to understand this debate.
Is Recovery From me/cfs possible? This is a question I asked myself for 8 years when I was suffering from me/cfs. If you think about it, if something is not impossible, it is 100% possible. I want to share what I have learned from this condition, as someone who has recovered from it, in the …
Do Other People Negatively Affect Your Self-Esteem? “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt Other people can influence our self-esteem negatively, if we let them. What is important here is not what others think of us, but the importance we place on others and their opinions. Three Great strategies for …
Accepting and Forgiving Ourselves In order to develop high self-esteem, we need to have a good relationship with ourselves. Yet some people find this difficult, as there are things about themselves that they don’t like, or they give themselves a hard time because of mistakes they have made. So in order to improve our self-esteem, …
Do you feel that your mind has a mind of its own? Do you feel that you: Can’t switch off/ relax? Feel stressed a lot? Can’t sleep because you’re mind is ‘wide awake’ Think the worst? Would simply like to raise your game? Come to a free talk on Monday 4th November 7.30-9.30pm at Bellenden …
Train Your Mind To Beat Worry, Stress and Insomnia: Free Talk Monday 4th November Read More »
The Six Week Self Esteem Challenge This 6-week course is designed to be a programme that you can fit into a busy schedule. All you need to do is: 1. Read the weekly article and do the exercises, which shouldn’t take more than half an hour. 2. On a daily basis, identify actions you are …
Do you feel that your mind has a mind of its own?
Hypnotherapist Simon Pimenta shares strategies for understanding and overcoming anxiety and worry. Are you a worrier? I used to be a worrier. I was really good at it. If it were an Olympic sport, I would be in Team GB. However I learned
