Self-Confidence: Jack

Jack Kadain Kirby
Entrepreneur

I've had trouble with confidence since I was five. Most people don't think I have a confidence problem, but the issues were really affecting my life. They were holding me back and keeping me from living a healthier life. I was a workaholic smoker who wasn't taking care of myself or really living. I was a shell of a person in a lot of ways and that felt out of control. I didn't make it a priority to nurture my creative side because I didn't think I would be good enough.

I'd read a lot about hypnosis, but I just wanted to see if it really worked. I was at the Austin Java Company and saw A New Day Hypnosis next door. A lot of the other hypnotists looked intense in their photos and some of them looked a little too uptight for me, but when I looked up A New Day online I decided to call because I liked Laura's picture.

I wasn't sure if it would be effective, but I started to feel a lot more confident. I'm really challenging myself again and I feel blessed with this process. I'm writing and I'm happy about it. I feel like I can take on a lot more stuff and I know that I'm not going to work 60 hours a week and feel so worried about money anymore. Stopping smoking was also really simple for me. It was literally "bam" and I walked out of the office and didn't want a cigarette. I can be around smokers now and it doesn't phase me. I truly feel free of it.

I feel like I've gotten more accomplished with hypnosis than I ever did in the last fifteen years with therapy. I just think that there is a lot to be said for not having to talk about the same thing over and over again. It's a different way to re-live an experience because I don't have to reveal everything. I'm tapping into myself and hypnosis gives me the chance to have the experience without having it exposed or unearthed in a way that isn't helpful.

I'm really paying more attention in my life. I feel like this has given me the chance to have more insight into what is really happening mentally, physically and emotionally. I feel a lot more in control. Before, I would get stressed and want to have a cigarette and that desire just isn't there anymore. I can shut the negatives off faster because I acknowledge them and step back as opposed to letting them completely consume me.

Laura's straightforward approach works for me. I like the way that she runs things and helps me to get to the core of the issue. I would recommend A New Day Hypnosis to anyone who wants to improve themselves because of my own experience. I've seen a lot of changes and I'm confident that I won't smoke again. I know that I need to nurture myself and I've gained some tools about how to check in and pay attention. I don't intend to let it slip and I plan to continue with my progress.

Self-Confidence: Craig

Craig Jones
Mortgage Business
Austin, TX

I set up an appointment with Laura to work on getting the motivation and desire to make the phone calls that I needed to make to be successful in my business. I'd been dealing with this problem for about six months. Every time that I thought about making a business call I felt apprehensive and nervous and didn't want to pick up the phone. I would try to force myself to make the calls but it wasn't very effective because I would usually just go do something else. From time to time, I would make some calls, but I often wouldn't do it at all. Instead, I ended up playing video games, checking my email, getting on the internet, and basically do anything that I could to avoid picking up the phone.

My fear was preventing me from making new contacts in my business and keeping me from earning any money. I was always worried about paying rent and covering my basic needs instead of being able to think about anything else. I couldn't go out and do things, buy the things that I wanted, and participate in the activities that I wanted to take part in. I sometimes felt out of control because I was so irritated with myself that I couldn't do what I was supposed to do.

I heard about A New Day Hypnosis on Craigslist. I didn't have any qualms about using hypnosis because I'd had a psychology professor in college who was really into hypnosis and had done some class demonstrations, so I had an idea of what it would be like. I started to notice changes a couple of days after I met with Laura. The first thing that I noticed was that I felt more relaxed and able to perform this part of my job. There wasn't the barrier there anymore and it was easy for me to pick up the phone. The anxiety was gone and the more practice that I got, the more natural it felt to make the calls without feeling nervous.

Now, I'm able to do it with more confidence. Originally, I was making anywhere from 0-5, maybe 10 calls if I was having a good day. Now I make between 15 and 20 calls every day and I'm able to do the things that I want to do.

The best thing about using hypnosis for me is the change in my attitude, I feel calm and relaxed and have the confidence that comes along with that. I would definitely recommend A New Day Hypnosis to anyone who wants to overcome an anxiety or a phobia because it's helped me a lot.

Self-Confidence: Brooklyn

Brooklyn Cain
Account Representative
Cedar Park, TX

I've had problems with confidence and self-esteem for the last 20 years. I was sexually abused as a child and that has had a big impact on the way that I've felt about myself and it has also affected my relationships with men. I picked out the negative side of guys and dwell on things about them that weren't positive. It made me feel very uncomfortable. It's a dead end road and I keep hitting a wall. I felt out of control and it was terrible, I felt like I was a little ant and that the way I felt didn't matter. I was stuck with this person that wasn't really me. I tried counseling and went to ten sessions, but it didn't really work for me. I needed a different approach to my problem.

I've wanted to do hypnosis for a long time and when I saw good reviews about A New Day Hypnosis on yahoo, I decided to set up an appointment. After the first session, I started to notice that I had strength and that I was standing up for myself. I felt more laid back and relaxed. I'm happier now and more in control. Even though I have the same life and I'm doing the same things, I feel like I have more time. I'm not running around in circles all day long and I'm actually accomplishing more.

It's been very easy to change my behaviors. It's really simple, I just tell myself to do something and I do it. I used to be nervous to stand up to my husband or tell him what I thought, but I've really turned that around. In fact, the other night I pulled into the garage and noticed that I was too close to the side, so the door mirror was stuck to the side of the house. The more I moved, the worse it got. In the past, my heart would have been pounding and I would have been afraid that my husband was going to kill me. This time, I just told him what happened and he fixed it and wasn't mad at me. The best thing about the experience for me was the fact that I wasn't scared.

I feel like no one can mess with me anymore and that helps me to feel more in control. I do whatever I want and I feel much happier and healthier. I'm not stressed out or crying, I'm not holding in anything anymore and I feel like I'm me again. The most important benefit that I've received from this experience is the fact that I'm not nervous and afraid anymore. I would recommend Laura's services to anyone who wants to relieve stress and feel better about their abilities because everyone around me has noticed a huge difference and they're seeing that I'm happy now. I've conquered a lot of things and I have an inner strength now. I'm really confident about the changes that I've made. I grow more and more and get better and better every day as I continue to do the work that I'm doing. I'm confident that no one is going to walk over me and I won't be taken advantage of or be controlled. I'm no longer a doormat or a pushover and it feels really good.