Do you or someone you know have a drug, drinking or gambling problem? The following list provides the most common problems associated with dependence or abuse. If you or someone you know displays one or more of the following, then the answer is yes.
- Preoccupied with drugs, gambling or drinking (i.e. reliving past drug, gambling or drinking experiences, planning the next venture, or thinking of ways to get money with which to buy drugs, alcohol or gamble)
- Secretive about habits, and defensive when confronted
- Increasing bet, drug or drinking amounts in order to achieve the desired excitement (“high”)
- Trying unsuccessfully to control, cut back or stop drugs, gambling or drinking
- Restless or irritable when not gambling taking drugs or drinking
- Use drugs, gambling or drinking to escape problems
- Chasing losses and problems with more drugs, gambling or drinking
- Lying to family and others about the extent of drug use, gambling or drinking
- Committing crimes to finance drugs, gambling and drinking
- Jeopardizing or losing relationships, jobs, education or career opportunities because of drugs, gambling or drinking
- Relying on others to bail him or her out to relieve a desperate financial situation caused by drugs, gambling or drinking
The Hypnosis Success Center can help clients address drug, alcohol or gambling problems. The Hypnosis Success Center recommends that anyone experiencing any of these problems join and participate with the appropriate help organization to assist if addressing these problems.
The Hypnosis Success Center offers programs to augment AA, GA, NA and DA programs and accelerate your timeline for breaking dependance or abuse problems. The HSC programs help to identify and release trapped emotions and traumas that are the causes of dependance and abuse behaviors. Until such emotions and traumas, sometimes called triggers, are released the behaviors cannot be changed permanently. In some cases, detoxification centers may also be needed to help with withdrawal symptoms brought on by stopping drug and alcohol usage.
The Hypnosis Success Center uses a powerful program called 5-PATH, Five-Phase Abreactive Therapeutic Hypnosis. This is a very effective process that finds and desensitizes past traumas and emotional problems. Permanent change cannot be achieved until after these traumas and emotions are neutralized. A 5-PATH program typically takes 4-6 sessions.
Please contact the Hypnosis Success Center if you would like to ask questions or schedule a consultation.
Tom Wood, CH, C.NLP
I am a board certified Consulting Hypnotist through the National Guild of Hypnotists, Inc. I started the Hypnosis Success Center in 2005. I have offices in Council Bluffs, IA, and Atlantic IA. The modalities I use in my business include 5-PATH hypnosis, neural-linguistic programming (NLP), Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), Reiki and Energy Healing techniques. I teach Reiki and self-hypnosis classes. I offer workshops for meditation, weight reduction, EFT and Energy Healing. I am available for speaking engagements.