Before all my sessions with Gemma, I was a shy person who lacked confidence in most things. I had low self-esteem, scared to drive a car (I passed my test and was able to drive) and had an eating disorder. I found it incredibly hard to have a full conversation with people and make new friends so I avoided social gatherings with my boyfriend and his mates and when I had the opportunity to go out with new people, I always backed out. Let me briefly go into each problem so you can understand how bad I was and how much I have improved with the help of Gemma. I'll start with my confidence.. I work in retail which involves me talking to a lot of customers, which I found so hard on times that I just wanted to escape and run home. I found it hard to get to know my colleagues and make friends (as I had none and lost them after leaving school and college). Whenever my boyfriend's mates invited us out, I always ruined it for him by bailing out. I passed many opportunities to go out and make new friends. I completely sucked at interviews and would become a nervous wreck, which resulted in me freezing to the most simplest questions. Now the driving ... I past my test and was quite confident on the road and then I had a little bang that made me HATE driving, I would always pass on taking my boyfriend home and either get someone else to drop him off or pay for a taxi for him. If I did end up driving, I would leave ten minutes earlier than I needed to make sure nothing went wrong and I would be a nervous wreck throughout the entire journey. Eating disorder - I weighed myself every single day, weighed every single food I had including sauces on a weighing scale and calculated all my calories on my phones calculator. I completely cut out rubbish food and changed my clothes numerous times because I thought I looked fat.
I know your most likely expected this response but I AM a new person! The brilliant thing about having the sessions and the hypnotherapy is that the changes happen naturally without you even noticing unless you really think about it. I found this good as I was able to adapt to the change slowly and not having to be in shock of my change. During my sessions, I asked Gemma would it be possible for her to make me a hypnosis tape which I could listen to whenever I needed a boost during the days I did not see her. I found this incredible helpful as it allowed me to improve daily. I finished my sessions just before the summer to have a little break and to see how far I could go on my own. Now in work I find myself talking to lots of customers engaging in conversation that I started, I have a laugh with my colleagues in work and I also have made new friends who I go out with on occasions. I try my best to attend everything people invite me to and only seem to back out if there is a proper reason. There is a lot more improvement with my confidence that I could go into but this review is already very long winded. My eating disorder has improved but of course some things take time. However, I don't feel the need to weigh myself every day and I barely ever use the weighing scales for my food. I only change my clothes if the outfit doesn't go and I now eat some unhealthy food on occasions. Lastly my driving, I drive a heck of a lot more! I drive my boyfriend home from my house and I also pick him up beforehand. I don't freak out when it comes to getting ready to go and drive. However there are some things I feel nervous about but they will eventually disappear overtime! I am now car shopping for my very own car which tells you a lot! (I used to share my mums). I would love to go on and tell you every single thing Gemma helped me with and how much I have improved but I have already gone on too much!
I would never be able to thank Gemma enough for how much she has changed my life. She is absolutely brilliant. She was a warm caring person who made me feel completely at ease from the moment I walked through her door. I am the type of person who finds it very hard to explain how I feel but Gemma was able to read me through my reactions and was able to explain the feelings I was feeling and help me understand how and why I was having them in the beginning. Even after my sessions, I am able to contact her whenever I need her. I left her sessions with such a great friend who I feel I will always have even if we don't communicate in the future, I will never forget her! Thank you so much Gemma! read more
