Neuro-Hypnotherapy or Trauma-Informed Hypnotherapy

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Pioneering Neuro-Hypnotherapy in Malaysia Since 2012

Hypnotherapy for Stress, Burnout & Peak Performance

Evidence-informed, complementary support for working professionals seeking stress relief, burnout recovery, mental clarity, and lasting resilience. Serving Malaysia & Singapore.

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Understanding Hypnotherapy

Why Consider Hypnotherapy for Stress, Burnout, and Performance?

Hypnotherapy offers a structured, evidence-informed approach to accessing the unconscious processes of mind—where stress patterns, emotional responses, and behavioral habits often originate.

What is Neuro-Hypnotherapy?

Pioneered by Dr Hiro Koo in 2012, neuro-hypnotherapy integrates qEEG brain mapping with structured hypnotherapeutic conditioning. Based on the Creative Brain Health Intervention (CBHI) framework, this neuroscience-informed approach supports focus stability, emotional regulation, and stress recovery by understanding your unique brain patterns.

How Hypnotherapy Supports Stress Management

Chronic stress activates the sympathetic nervous system, keeping you in a state of tension. Hypnotherapy helps regulate the autonomic nervous system, restoring balance between your stress response and recovery capacity. Research shows significant reductions in cortisol and emotional exhaustion with regular hypnotherapy sessions.

A Complementary, Evidence-Informed Approach

Our hypnotherapy services are positioned as complementary wellbeing and performance conditioning—not clinical medical treatment. We support your stress resilience and mental clarity alongside any existing healthcare you may receive. This approach is trauma-informed, safe, and designed to work with your mind's natural capacity for positive change.

Important: Our services are complementary and non-clinical. We do not diagnose or treat medical or psychiatric conditions. If you have a diagnosed mental health condition, please continue working with your healthcare provider. Hypnotherapy can support your overall wellbeing as part of a holistic approach to health.

Recognise the Signs

Signs You May Benefit from Hypnotherapy Support

Many working professionals experience these challenges without realising they can be effectively addressed through structured hypnotherapy support.

Persistent Overwhelm

Feeling constantly overwhelmed by work demands, unable to see a way through, even when tasks are manageable.

Difficulty Concentrating

Brain fog, scattered attention, or struggling to maintain focus on important tasks that once came easily.

Poor Sleep Quality

Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking feeling unrefreshed due to racing thoughts and unprocessed stress.

Emotional Exhaustion

Feeling drained, disconnected, or emotionally depleted—classic signs of burnout affecting your work and relationships.

Low Motivation & Drive

Struggling to find the motivation that once came naturally, feeling stuck or lacking purpose in your work.

Physical Tension & Fatigue

Chronic muscle tension, headaches, or persistent fatigue that doesn't improve with rest—your body holding stress.

Our Approach

Hypnotherapy & Wellbeing Services

Tailored support for stress management, burnout recovery, mental clarity, and professional performance—all delivered with a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach.

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Stress Management Hypnotherapy

Regulate your nervous system and break free from chronic stress patterns. Evidence-informed techniques help restore your natural capacity for calm, focus, and recovery.

• Autonomic nervous system balancing
• Stress pattern identification & release
• Self-regulation techniques
• Sleep quality improvement

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Burnout Support

Burnout Intervention

Structured hypnotherapy support for burnout recovery. Address emotional exhaustion, restore motivation, and rebuild sustainable energy for work and life.

• Emotional exhaustion recovery
• Boundary setting reinforcement
• Motivation & purpose reconnection
• Sustainable resilience building

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Signature

Neuro-Hypnotherapy for Focus & Clarity

Our pioneering approach integrating qEEG brain mapping with hypnotherapy. Designed for professionals seeking enhanced mental clarity, focus stability, and peak performance.

• qEEG brain mapping insights
• Focus stability conditioning
• Brain fog reduction
• Performance optimization

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Trauma-Informed

Trauma-Informed Hypnotherapy

Safe, supportive hypnotherapy for those carrying the weight of difficult experiences. Our trauma-informed approach prioritizes your safety, trust, and empowerment throughout.

• Safety-first approach
• Gentle emotional processing
• Nervous system stabilization
• Integration support

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Holistic

Complementary Care Support

Ongoing hypnotherapy support designed to complement your existing healthcare. Ideal for those seeking additional wellbeing support alongside other treatments.

• Works with existing healthcare
• Flexible session scheduling
• Personalized support plans
• Online options available

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Corporate

Workplace Workshops & Talks

Corporate programs for HR/L&D teams on stress resilience, burnout prevention, and psychosocial safety. Drawing on preventive occupational health psychology principles.

• Stress resilience training
• Burnout prevention workshops
• Psychological safety talks
• Customized corporate programs

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Your Journey

How Hypnotherapy Works With Us

A structured, supportive process designed to help you achieve meaningful, lasting change at your own pace.

1

Discovery Call

A complimentary conversation to understand your situation, answer your questions, and explore whether hypnotherapy is right for your needs.

2

Tailored Session Plan

Based on your goals and circumstances, we create a personalized plan outlining the approach, expected sessions, and what you can expect.

3

Session Delivery

Hypnotherapy sessions delivered in-person at our Kuala Lumpur centre or online via secure video. Each session builds on the previous.

4

Review & Progress

Regular check-ins to assess your progress, adjust the approach as needed, and ensure you're achieving your desired outcomes.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Hypnotherapy

Clear, honest answers to help you make an informed decision about whether hypnotherapy is right for you.

Hypnotherapy is a structured, evidence-informed approach that uses focused attention and guided relaxation to access the unconscious processes of mind. Unlike stage hypnosis, therapeutic hypnotherapy helps you address stress patterns, emotional responses, and behavioral habits by working with your mind's natural capacity for change. You remain aware and in control throughout the session—it's a collaborative process where you're an active participant in your own transformation.

Yes, hypnotherapy is a safe, non-invasive approach when conducted by a qualified practitioner. You cannot be made to do anything against your will or values. Most people experience hypnotherapy as deeply relaxing and empowering. It is a complementary wellbeing practice, not a medical treatment, and works alongside any existing healthcare support you may have. Our trauma-informed approach ensures your safety and comfort throughout every session.

The number of sessions varies based on individual circumstances and goals. Many clients experience noticeable shifts within 3-6 sessions, while more complex situations may benefit from extended support. During your discovery call, we'll discuss your specific situation and create a personalized plan. Our approach is results-focused—we want you to achieve meaningful change, not endless sessions.

Neuro-hypnotherapy is a neuroscience-informed approach pioneered by Dr Hiro Koo in Malaysia in 2012. It integrates qEEG brain mapping with structured hypnotherapeutic conditioning, based on the Creative Brain Health Intervention (CBHI) framework. Unlike traditional hypnotherapy, this approach uses brain mapping insights to create more targeted interventions for focus stability, emotional regulation, and behavioral adaptability.

Yes, hypnotherapy can be highly effective for burnout support. Research shows that hypnotherapy helps reduce emotional exhaustion and supports nervous system regulation. By addressing the unconscious patterns contributing to chronic stress and overwhelm—such as perfectionism, difficulty setting boundaries, or fear of failure—hypnotherapy helps restore your capacity for recovery, improve sleep quality, and rebuild sustainable resilience.

A typical session begins with a brief discussion about your current state and goals. You'll then be guided into a state of focused relaxation while remaining fully aware—similar to being deeply absorbed in a book or film. During this state, therapeutic suggestions and techniques are used to support your specific objectives. Sessions typically last 60-90 minutes, and you'll leave feeling relaxed, clear-headed, and often with new insights.

At New Mind Centre, we position hypnotherapy as a complementary wellbeing and performance conditioning approach, not a clinical medical treatment. Our services support stress management, focus enhancement, and emotional resilience alongside any existing healthcare you may receive. We do not diagnose medical or psychiatric conditions—if you have diagnosed conditions, please continue working with your healthcare providers.

Yes, we offer online hypnotherapy sessions via secure video platforms. Online sessions are equally effective for most clients and provide flexibility for those unable to visit in person. This option is available for clients throughout Malaysia, Singapore, and internationally. All you need is a private, comfortable space and a reliable internet connection.

Trauma-informed hypnotherapy integrates principles of trauma-sensitive care with hypnotherapeutic techniques. This approach prioritizes safety, trust, and empowerment, ensuring that sessions proceed at a pace comfortable for you. It's designed to gently support emotional processing without re-traumatization—you never need to relive difficult experiences, but rather process and integrate them in a safe, supportive environment.

While counselling primarily works through conscious discussion and cognitive strategies, hypnotherapy accesses the unconscious processes of mind where many automatic patterns and emotional responses originate. Both approaches have value, and they can complement each other effectively. Hypnotherapy often produces faster shifts in deeply held patterns, while counselling provides ongoing conscious processing and talk-based support.

Yes, hypnotherapy can support improved focus and mental clarity. Stress and anxiety often contribute significantly to brain fog, scattered attention, and difficulty concentrating. By reducing these underlying factors and reinforcing neural patterns associated with concentration, hypnotherapy helps restore cognitive clarity. Our neuro-hypnotherapy approach specifically addresses focus stability using brain mapping insights for more targeted support.

Yes, we offer corporate workshops and talks on stress resilience, burnout prevention, and psychosocial safety for HR/L&D teams. Our programs draw on preventive occupational health psychology principles—including universal, selective, and indicated prevention frameworks. We can customize content for leadership groups, all-staff sessions, or targeted wellbeing programs. Contact us to discuss your organization's needs.

Yes, most people remember their hypnotherapy sessions clearly. Hypnotherapy is a state of focused attention, not unconsciousness or sleep. You remain aware throughout and can recall the experience afterward. This awareness is part of what makes hypnotherapy empowering—you're an active participant in your own change process, not a passive recipient of suggestions you can't remember.

Our centre is located at Life Care Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Bangsar South area). We serve clients throughout Malaysia including KL, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, and beyond. We also welcome clients from Singapore for in-person sessions and provide online sessions for those internationally. Whether you're seeking hypnotherapy in Malaysia or Singapore, we can accommodate your needs.

Disclaimer: New Mind Centre provides complementary wellbeing and performance conditioning services. Our hypnotherapy services are non-clinical and do not constitute medical or psychiatric treatment. We do not diagnose or treat medical conditions. If you have a diagnosed mental health condition, please continue working with your healthcare providers. Our services are designed to complement, not replace, professional healthcare.

Functional GI Disorders: Gut-directed hypnotherapy (GHT) for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Gut-directed hypnotherapy (GHT) in individual sessions is highly effective in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study aimed to assess the long-term effect of GHT in group sessions for refractory IBS.

METHODS:

A total of 164 patients with IBS (Rome-III-criteria) were screened, and 100 refractory to usual treatment were randomized 1:1 either to supportive talks with medical treatment (SMT) or to SMT with GHT (10 weekly sessions within 12 weeks). The primary end point was a clinically important improvement on several dimensions of daily life (assessed by IBS impact scale) after treatment and 12-month follow-up. The secondary end point was improvement in general quality of life (QOL; Medical Outcome Study Short-Form-36), psychological status (Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale) and reduction of single IBS symptoms. Analysis was by intention to treat.

RESULTS:

A total of 90 patients received allocated intervention. After treatment, 28 (60.8%) out of 46 GHT patients and 18 (40.9%) out of 44 SMTs improved (absolute difference 20.0%; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0–40.2%; P=0.046); over 15 months, 54.3% of GHT patients and 25.0% of controls improved (absolute difference 29.4%; 95% CI 10.1–48.6%; P=0.004). GHT with SMT improved physical and psychological well being significantly more than SMT alone (P<0.001). Gender, age, disease duration and IBS type did not have an influence on the long-term success of GHT.

CONCLUSIONS:

GHT improves IBS-related QOL, is superior to SMT alone, and shows a long-term effect even in refractory IBS.

WORD FROM HIRO KOO:

We offer gut-directed hypnotherapy for IBS in Hypnosis Specialist Centre (Hypnosis Integrative Hub) @ Life Care Diagnostic Medical Centre (Bangsar South, Malaysia). Feel free to whatsapp us for more info (+60167154419).

Source:

http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/v108/n4/full/ajg201319a.html

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[Event] Mood Management Workshop @ Life Care Diagnostic Medical Centre

Mood Management Workshop Module 1 - Brainwaves Analysis 

This workshop was led by registered clinical hypnotherapist and psychologist Hiro Koo. We have explored various techniques and strategies to best manage mood and stress issue.

This workshop also emphasize approaches for managing mood and brain arousal level. We have discussed a range of brainwaves pattern and how they relate to our emotion and stress level. 

Module 1 is also meant for the first step of healing:
Make your subconscious mind (brainwaves) conscious, so you can control your mood and life.

You May Be Able To Train Your Brain To Be Fearless - Neurofeedback Malaysia

A developing treatment called neurofeedback may help people suffering from anxiety and PTSD.

All your fears, stresses and anxieties have one thing in common. They are sensed by a pair of pea-sized patches of neurons, called the amygdala, sitting deep inside your brain. So what if you could control your amygdala? What if you could change your brain and become calmer and braver?

That idea has a particular appeal for people suffering from depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. But it’s easier said than done. The amygdala is an old part of the brain that does its job automatically, without much care for commands from more conscious parts of the mind. You can’t just tell an oversensitive amygdala to quiet down.

But a brain training technique known as neurofeedback might help people find a way to change such involuntary and automatic brain processes. In recent years, the technique is being developed and refined to address mental health issues. The treatment involves monitoring a person’s brain activity in real time using electroencephalography (EEG) or functional MRI brain scans, and showing those patterns of activity to the person so they can try to boost or reduce them ― basically, changing how their brain functions.

In a new study published last month in Biological Psychiatry, researchers set up a series of experiments to use neurofeedback to teach several dozen people how to regulate their amygdala activity.

“People were able to use this new EEG model to learn how to control their brain activity in a deeply located brain area, the amygdala,” said Dr. Talma Hendler, a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at the Tel Aviv Center for Brain Functions in Israel. 

Reading brain signals from deep parts of the brain is difficult, especially with a cheap and accessible method. Functional MRI, or fMRI, can access these areas, but the device is a complex, gigantic magnet that you can’t just set up at home, even if you could afford it.

EEG, on the other hand, is cheaper and simpler. It mainly involves a few electrodes placed on the scalp. The downside of EEG is that it can’t accurately zoom in on structures deep in the brain.

So, the researchers combined the two methods. They used the detail provided by fMRI to tease out the amygdala’s signal from the electrical activity picked up by the EEG.

“[This method] enables home-based imaging that [targets] brain regions relevant for our mental health,” Hendler said. “It opens a wide horizon of treatment possibilities for the mentally ill, but also for everyone on a daily basis as an empowering tool for mental activity and well being.”

For the experiments, Hendler and her colleagues asked the volunteers to listen to a sound. They were then instructed to lower the volume of the sound by “exercising mental strategies.”

It sounds like a vague instruction. What are the mental strategies that can, seemingly telepathically, control the volume of a sound? No one really knows, and that’s sort of the point. People have to try many different ways of thinking ― thereby changing their brain activity ― until they stumble upon a desired activity pattern.

What the participants didn’t know was that the volume of the sound was programmed to change based on the electrical activity of their own amygdala, and it would lower if the participants managed to dial down that activity. In other words, they were listening to their own amygdala’s firing, disguised in a sound.

A series of tests afterward showed that this game seemed to help participants become more capable of regulating the activity of their amygdala. In response to viewing a series of images, for example, the participants’ amygdalas seemed less sensitive compared to those of people in another group given a fake neurofeedback treatment.

The participants in this study were healthy. But Hendler believes that people with mental health problems, too, would respond to training with neurofeedback.

“We already have indication for this (unpublished yet) that people suffering from depression, chronic pain and post traumatic disorders are able to learn and greatly benefit from such training,” Hendler said.

If the method proves useful in treating mental health conditions in the future, this low-cost, personalized treatment could be used at home to complement and sometimes substitute medications, Hendler said. 

Source:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/neurofeedback-mental-health_us_57fbee6fe4b0b6a43034b431

都会佳人Citta Bella | Life Magazines 生活杂志 - 2017年2月刊Bella Soul 之《疗愈好情绪》

为何一个人的情绪总是不由自主地失控？哪怕很多时候你我打从心底知道，我们是应当理智应对的，可仍旧免不了情绪大暴走。这是许多人一直关心的话题，而针对此问题，首先你需要了解一个真相，就是没有人的情绪是永远处于晴天状态的。

就算四季如夏的大马，也有刮风打雷下大雨的时候。情绪起伏不定，不是一种病，而是一件最自然不过的事情。或许你听说过，小孩子吃了甜的食物会比较过动，然而你或许不知道那实际上是血糖在影响着你的行为与情绪。饮食所牵引着的营养心理学、日常中的睡眠、人际关系和其他生理状态等都是影响情绪的因素之一。试问你又如何能单凭单向的意志力来控制好自我情绪呢？请放心吧，你并不是一个人在面对情绪的问题，大家都在生命旅程里经历情绪的海啸。

情绪问题人人都有，但为何所有人都无法了解我的感受？

在这世界上，没有一个人拥有相同的手指印；同样的，没有人可以同时拥有完全相同的经历，大脑与思绪。同理心，看似简单的三个字却是心理治疗师竭尽一生学习都不一定能完全掌握的技术，更何况是你身边的人呢？这就是为什么同样是和朋友倾诉，一些人总是让你感到释怀，一些人却让你感到窒息。并不是所有人都适合成为你的倾诉对象，适当的时候不妨寻找专业人士如心理治疗师、心理辅导员或催眠医师来宣泄情绪。寻找帮助并不是弱者的表现，而是爱惜自己的一种体现。

虽然时常逼自己保持理智、逻辑思考，怎么到最后自己却更容易紧张、焦虑和失控？

情绪就如海浪般，时而大浪时而小浪；没有人的情绪是如湖水般平静的。然而许多人为了却误解了平静的情绪就是最好的情绪，因此努力压抑与保持理性思考。这样做的话，久而久之会让你感觉对一切事物与情绪都感到麻木。此时的你其实是把脑海里的海浪强行抚平，随之而来的是无法控制的情绪海啸。失控、害怕、焦虑、孤独感、情绪低落以及抑郁等问题也可能随之而来。当你因情绪化而感到不安时，大脑是很难进行理性思考的。再糟糕的情绪也有舒缓的时候,任何的情绪都是不会持续一辈子的，很快的它们其实就会有所转变。

如何防止自己情绪失控？

每个人内心里都住着一位天真无邪的孩子，总是期望自己可以像小时候般开开心心的过日子。心情不好时，不妨闭上眼想象自己的内心里住着的那位小孩，告诉他：“我知道到你这些年来的感受，实在不简单。那些你无法控制的情绪，折腾得你好辛苦。这一路走来，我为你感到心疼。然而你也学习到了不少，就如现在你已经了解任何情绪都是短暂性的状态，并不是一辈子的。无论是多么糟糕的情绪，很快的都会有平静下来的时候。你也不必再让自己时时保持着亢奋的心情，因为情绪起伏就如海浪有大浪小浪般正常。我会陪你一起走过这段生命旅程，一起学习如何更爱惜自己。”

Source:

http://cittabella.my/post/2017/jan/soul/mentalstress

【原创文章】从脑电波与4种大自然元素相连并的关系

从脑电波与4种大自然元素相连并的关系，来更清晰地了解你的人格特性：

Delta波对应【湖泊元素】：当你的大脑被Delta主导时，你非常容易受外界影响。你的同理心也颇强，容易感同身受，是个感性慈悲之人。为此，任何风吹草动都可以在你【脑湖】里造成涟漪。此外，你也特别容易因为湖泊过度的平静导致你特别想入睡。你或许会因为不想那么快入睡而一直马不停蹄地找事情来做。

Theta波对应【海浪元素】：你非常容易感到不安，因为海浪极容易激起你潜意识里的回忆与想法。常常出现发白日梦的状态与无法专心平静下来做事。简单而言，你心境就如海浪般不稳定。你的【脑海】就如海浪般难以放松，抗压力较弱，人际关系也可能因此受到影响。

Alpha波对应【龙卷风元素】：你的思绪就如风一般多变与无法掌控方向。经常会出现许多创意点子与想法，但不一定可以执行。个人生性不喜欢受到限制，好奇心重并喜爱玩乐。喜欢自由地做出决定，想法特别创新并拒绝以传统方式过活。注意力容易不集中，个人兴趣太多易导致三分钟热度反应。对此，你也变得容易因为自己的想法而感到不安。

Beta对应【火山元素】：你是充满能量与积极的人。重视个人效率，善于解决问题与做出决策。个人逻辑与行动能力强，是个具备执行能力的人。然而当你的火山过于强烈时，它将变成蓄势待发准备爆发的【活火山】对应HiBeta脑波状态。脑海中若是长时间在活火山状态中，你会较为冲动行事。不安的状态导致你无法好好的表现，影响了执行稳定性。因为过度担忧，亦较容易激发害怕等不安反应。

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压力检测与调理工作坊

日常生活里的压力与情绪因素是造成自律神经失调的主要原因。而情绪压力与大脑的状态息息相关，了解大脑运作方式就可以更有效的作出情绪压力的调理。透过此次工作坊，除了可以更了解自己的大脑运作模式，也可以学习如何透过营养心理学与催眠技术改善生活里的情绪与压力。

欢迎联络我预约：

价格：RM120 （一人），两人同行共RM200

地点：Life Care Diagnostic Medical Centre, 4th Floor Conference Room

时间：4月15日,星期六（9am-12pm)

人数：此次限制于20人以内，先到先得

导师：Hiro Koo （亚洲SBCIA认证Master Trainer in EEG biofeedback) - 临床催眠师

联络报名：Whatsapp预约0167154419 (Hiro Koo)

EEG Biofeedback Training for Stage Fright and Performance Anxiety

EEG Biofeedback Training for Stage Fright and Performance Anxiety

You may have had the experience that when the greatest demands are made upon you, your brain is so preoccupied with fear of failure that it is actually prevented from performing. This kind of anxiety seems at such times to take on a life of its own, and one loses any sense of control.

There is hope. Our brains are capable of learning how to control the anxiety state. The usual way this is done is called biofeedback. If you have heard of biofeedback before, it has most likely had to do with training in relaxation and “stress management”. Much of this work deals with controlling anxiety states which are worsened by stress. Anxiety states include such reactions as panic attacks and phobias at one extreme, and such problems as performance anxiety and stage fright on the other. When the person is challenged to perform in some way, the brain reacts by overly heightened vigilance that actually undermines the ability to function well. This problem can compound itself, as the person becomes anxious, observes himself or herself becoming anxious, and becomes even more anxious. At a time of future challenges, the anxiety response can be more readily kindled because of the memory of earlier failure to perform.

Recently brainwave training has become available as a new option for doing biofeedback for stage fright, performance anxiety, and other anxiety states. This kind of learning is based on information derived directly from the brain’s electrical activity, the EEG, which can reveal anxiety states. In this way, anxiety is seen as one manifestation of diminished self-regulation by the brain. By challenging the brain to regulate itself better, it subsequently also functions better under life’s normal as well as extreme challenges. Once the brain has been trained to self-regulate, it is no longer as vulnerable to the paralyzing and disabling downward spiral of anxiety.

During EEG training for stage fright or performance anxiety, the person is shown information derived from his or her EEG in real time, and is asked to bring certain aspects of it under control. This training repeatedly challenges the brain to improve its own internal regulatory processes. The therapist adjusts the level of difficulty to the situation.

As with other learning, the process is largely accomplished at a subconscious level. However, there may very well be some conscious awareness of changes taking place as the training proceeds. For example, the trainee will usually observe times when the EEG reflects existing anxiety states. The trainee then brings his skills to bear to bring these states under control. As mastery improves, the person gains confidence in his ability to control and regulate these states. The improved level of confidence further supports the process, and allows the person to work at a higher level of difficulty. Eventually, the person may visualize situations in which they may have previously become anxious. They will see their brain waves change, and will actively bring them back under control.

We find that most persons who undertake the training gain significantly in their ability to control anxiety states, to the point that these no longer interfere with the conduct of their life, even during their greatest challenges. Once the task is learned, the brain tends to retain that ability, and follow-up sessions are usually not necessary.

Source: http://www.eegspectrum.com/applications/anxiety/stagefrightperformanx/

3 Reasons Perfectionists Are More Likely to Fail at Sleep

You might not consider yourself a perfectionist, but many of us apply unrealistic standards to sleep. We're brought up being asked seemingly innocuous questions such as, Did you sleep well? Are you a good sleeper? Those are yes or no questions, but they set us up to think about sleep in all-or-nothing terms. If sleep isn't good, it's bad. And so bad sleep starts to feel like a failure

We're also told that we need to sleep "well" in order to function. Big day tomorrow? Get some good sleep. If you don't, you certainly won't perform your best. These messages set us up to worry about sleep, making it into something that we have to accomplish in order to succeed at whatever tasks are in store. Suddenly, you have performance anxiety...about sleep. And the more you worry about sleep, the harder it is to relax. And, as we all know, worrying produces a physical stress response that keeps us awake. Here, three sleep myths that are needlessly keeping us up at night.

Myth #1: "I need (X number) hours of sleep."

We are bombarded with information about how much sleep we need. It seems as though new studies emerge daily, telling us that if we don't get a certain amount of sleep, we'll get fat, crash our cars, make cognitive errors, get the flu, develop diabetes…the list goes on.

These are important messages, especially for those who believe that sleep is a waste of time. But standards can backfire for people who hold to them too rigidly. If a study says people should get seven hours of sleep and you need just six-and-a-half, your effort to get that extra half hour can fragment your sleep and make it less restorative. Stressing out about that half hour can cause performance anxiety and insomnia, leading to less sleep instead of more.

If you fall asleep relatively easily, sleep relatively soundly, and feel reasonably rested during the day, you are probably getting enough sleep. Track your sleep for a couple of weeks to see what your true average is.

Myth #2: "I must sleep soundly all night."

Sleep differs from person to person. This is especially apparent when you share a bed with someone. Maybe your partner falls asleep immediately and it takes you 15-20 minutes. That's not wrong—it's just different.

It's also normal to wake up during the night. Most people wake up as they complete a sleep cycle and enter a lighter sleep phase. You might remember waking or you might not. You might go right back to sleep or you might be awake for a period of time. Sleep is not seamless. But we often get frustrated by normal nighttime arousals. And this frustration and anxiety will prolong the awakening and cause bigger sleep issues.

Myth #3: "If I'm tired, I can't function."

No one likes to feel tired, but feeling sluggish—or even exhausted—is not a catastrophe. With so much focus on productivity and performance, we fall into the perfectionist trap of striving to give 110% all of the time. And we know that sleep can improve performance, so we become distressed when it doesn't cooperate. That distress contributes to sleep-killing performance anxiety.

It's true that sleep deprivation will cause performance impairments. But there is a huge difference between occasional sleep loss and the type of chronic sleep deprivation that causes significant impairment. Conflating the two just causes more anxiety and makes temporary sleep problems into something bigger.

When we tell ourselves that we won't be able to make it through the day if we're tired, we are lying to ourselves. We get tired for all sorts of reasons: stress, blood sugar fluctuations, circadian rhythms, mood, even the weather. Sleep contributes to our energy level during the day, but it is not solely responsible for it.

Instead of telling yourself that a rough night is going to mean disaster, remind yourself of all the times you've managed to do just fine on less-than-perfect sleep. Take care of yourself and focus on the tasks of your day. Engaging in activity will improve your energy and mood. You might not feel fantastic, but you will manage.

Source:

http://www.elle.com/beauty/health-fitness/how-to/a29220/sleep-tips-for-bad-sleepers/

Be patient with that friend who always cancels – they might have social anxiety

We all have that one friend who we make plans with that never seem to materialise.

They accept every invite, seem to be enthusiastic about their attendance and then, right at the last minute, their excuse will arrive like clockwork.

One of the kids is ill. My parents have come round. I’ve had to work late. Or the old classic, ‘family stuff’. 

I’m that friend – and I want all of the people whom I drive mad with this behaviour to know that I’m not being a dick and I am not taking their friendship for granted.

Sometimes – in fact, most times – I just find social situations too intimidating to engage with.

It’s not that I don’t want to go to parties, have drinks out with colleagues, go to dinner with friends or head to gigs, plays, comedy clubs and other entertaining events.

On paper, they sound like great fun – and, knowing that I have enjoyed myself massively at these kinds of things before, I will accept an invitation.

And when I accept any invitation, I fully intend to go along.

Part of me has said yes because I don’t like having that reputation as the friend or colleague that never goes to anything. But the rest of me genuinely thinks it sounds great.

As time goes on and the event gets closer though, my anxiety replaces my enthusiasm and I am filled with a lot of dread.

Anxiety simply loves f**king around with thoughts and suddenly the last thing I am thinking is how much I am looking forward to seeing everyone and enjoying their company.

Other thoughts take over like ‘I’ve only been invited because people were being polite’ and ‘does anyone actually want me there?’

Worries about awkward silences and cringe small talk dominate my brain and even things such as personal appearance, what to wear, how I will look in photos and whether I will be judged on what I choose to eat and drink combine to suddenly make this all seem like a really, really bad idea.

There are occasions when I push through all of this and end up making it out.

And, by and large, I end up having a pretty decent night, save for a few exceptions. But anxiety doesn’t listen to logic and I have found myself on the brink of panic attacks hours before I am meant to be meeting up with people.

Easier, then, to cancel. But that comes with its own problems. Then the guilt creeps in that I’ve let people down and I worry people think that I’m either boring (okay, I am a little bit) or that I’m just downright rude. Sometimes, there’s even a bit of FOMO. (Fear Of Missing Out, btw)

I know – and my friends know – that my excuse about my cat being unwell is utter bullshit. But what I know and my friends don’t necessarily is that I am not attending purely on the basis that my anxiety won’t allow me to.

And when friends get frustrated at people who have these struggles, it just adds another layer to the fear of going out which makes us even more unlikely to brave it next time.

Of course, friends are rarely going to know the cause but it’s worth bearing in mind that when there is a pal who regularly doesn’t attend social gatherings, there could be something more to it and a bit of patience and understanding can go a long way.

I am a person who can come across as confident and easygoing in situations I am comfortable with.

Anxiety isn’t always something that is there 24/7 – it can strike without warning and sometimes, it can leave you well alone.

But as someone whose ultimate terror is the doorbell buzzing without warning, who wants to put their phone through a blender when an unknown number pops up and who can retreat to their bedroom for days after an unpleasant comment online, social situations can be a big challenge.

It is almost always the build up that is worse than the actual event itself – I love the people in my life and spending time with them; it is my own self doubt and fear of coming across badly that seems to prevent me from going along rather than anything negative towards the people I will be with.

Put simply, cancelling is just the easiest way and often feels like an enormous relief.

Remaining in my safe bubble every time, is a pretty tempting concept although my desire to not be that person means that I will continue to accept invites and strive to try and actually go.

There are certain things that friends can do to support someone they might think is facing social anxiety over joining them for parties or nights out.

Retrieved from: http://metro.co.uk/2017/02/22/be-patient-with-that-friend-who-always-cancels-they-might-have-social-anxiety-6463202/#ixzz4ZwOVG97C

World Hypnotism Day 2017 which organized by AHPM

The Association of Hypnotherapy Practitioners Malaysia (AHPM) had organized the World Hypnotism Day event on the 4th January 2017. There are many myths about hypnosis - learn the truth! Hypnotherapy is the practice of promoting positive development and healing. 

Hypnotism is a complex subject, one that has the distinction of being primarily associated with two very distinct demographics: stage magicians and psychologists. Yes, they’re very distinct groups that use hypnotism in vastly different manners. Hypnotism itself is a technique through which one can access the subconscious mind. This has led to a popular, fearful perception about hypnosis and how the hypnotist can possess some power over the person. That is not actually how hypnotism works. What it can do is help people solve problems in their lives, achieve goals, and overcome fears. It can also help in ending addictions. Some research shows that you can successfully quit smoking through hypnosis, though this is less about ending nicotine addiction than it is addressing all of the subconscious issues and hangups that one might have with quitting. You may think of hypnosis as the stuff of magic shows, with anyone under hypnosis being under the power of the hypnotist, but that’s not true. On a side note, World Hypnotism Day exists for people to learn more about hypnotism and all of the positive things that it can achieve.


Source: https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/hypnotism-day/

2nd Selangor Wellness Living EXPO 2017 - Clinical Hypnosis and Neurofeedback Services

Date: 24-26 February, 

Time: 9am-7pm, 

Booth number: 01 & 02. 

Venue: Setia City Convention Centre Malaysia

We will be there to promote AHPM as well as providing demo & activities related to hypnosis related modalities. Please come and visit us:)

1) 脑电波分析brainwaves analysis to peek into your subconscious mind

2) 学习风格剖析 Learning Style Profiling

3) 免费Oh卡体验 Oh card therapy

4) 结构式游戏治疗体验Structural Play Therapy Trial

First Master Trainer on EEG biofeedback for SBCIA in Asia Region

It is my honor and pleasure to be one of the first Master Trainers on EEG biofeedback for SBCIA in Asia region. It is one of the highest levels of qualification in Asia EEG biofeedback/Neurofeedback field. Thanks my mentor Dr Kang who has supported and guided me throughout the journey since long time ago:) Thanks Dr Kang and Prof Dato Dr Susie See for trusting me. I believe that 2017 will be a good year for all of us. We will do our best in offering the neurofeedback training to make sure that the services you enjoy are of the very best quality.