Psychology

PSYCHOTECHNOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION BY FRANKIE MOONEY C.HT. (Published in February, 2020) Foreword by James J. Mapes Frankie Mooney is an internationally renowned entrepreneur and highly sought after transformative success coach. He is considered the foremost leading authority on Psychotechnology. He operates Clyde Valley Hypnosis Clinic in Lanarkshire, Scotland ‘psychotechnology   [ˌsaɪkəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ] …

Our brain is the organ that controls our body. But consciousness is what drives our brain and gives each of us life. It is what makes us unique to the universe. Between consciousness and death, there are varying “sub” levels of consciousness.  Sleep is a level of subconsciousness. Daydreaming, meditation …

In the previous article ‘The Psychological Elements of Bullying’ I wrote about motives that can lead to bullying. Now we need to explore more behavioural patterns that are explained as the drama triangle of which the author is Dr Stephen Karpman. It is obvious how the concept suggests that the …

You may not be aware of it, but you dream every night.  Your dreams are simply a manifestation of your mind, and the mind has no off-switch, so, whether you remember or not, you dream.  Since they happen anyway, why not put them to good use in creating the life …

Dr. Michael McCullough and Robert Emmons, both psychologists, conducted a study at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.  Splitting the study participants into three groups, the doctors assigned each person to keep a daily diary.  The first group was to write about whatever events occurred that day, whether positive or negative.  …

Acute pain is your body’s way of bringing your awareness to an immediate issue. It is an essential biological signal that says, “Pay attention. Something just happened. Something is wrong.” Chronic pain is different. It may increase or decrease in severity but it is the longevity of the complaint that …

Trichotillomania, often referred to as hair-pulling, is best described as an uncontrollable urge to pull out and twist hair until it breaks off.  You may think so what?  All of us at one point in time play with our hair or twist it and may even pull some out.  Well …

We all experience ups and downs in our lives from time to time, with extreme depression and loneliness on one side to great excitement and happiness on the other. However, a person with Bipolar Disorder would have a different story to tell, particularly the fact that for him or for …

Are you spending more and more time looking for misplaced items? Do you walk into a room and wonder why you went there? Find socks in the refrigerator? Ever gone to the grocery store only to discover that you were actually on the road to your office? Chances are that …

Sadly anxiety has become the number one Mental Health issue in North America.  It is estimated that one third of the American adult population experiences anxiety in their life – National Institute of Mental Health. To put this in perspective: these numbers are similar to the obesity statistics of 2011-2012. …

Are you one of those people who have trouble shutting their brain off when trying to sleep every night? Here are some tips which may help you overcome the distractions which keep you awake. With a little practice, you can learn to unwind and shut your brain off to sleep …

In a martial arts school there is usually a mirror. In my martial arts school there are two mirrors, and they are huge. They cover the majority of one wall and from their position, a person is reflected in the mirror if they are anywhere near the workout floor. It …

Handwriting is an ideomotor activity that links the mind and body together.  Because of this, things we write down, especially in cursive or script, is one way to access the subconscious mind.  Cursive is more conducive to this as it is more free-flowing and fluid, just like our thoughts. While …

It is not uncommon for us to be in constant mental chatter.  We talk to ourselves from the moment we open our eyes to the moment we fall asleep at night.  Unfortunately, for many of us this self-talk is negative and self-sabotaging.  The voice in our head is a conditioned, …

For many, the holiday season can be a difficult time. In which unresolved emotional issues rise up, as family and friends gather. This symbolically becomes a time for old reactions and defensive patterns to come to play as we take on our roles in the family system. The most common …

It’s 2am again, for the last two and a half hours you’ve dealt with variations of how you would attempt to evade anxiety provoking situations. Yet, here you are again at what seems to be square one without a single solution feeling emotionally exhausted. How did this happen you may …

“Worrying doesn’t take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace.” Anxiety is the mental process of worrying, ruminating and catastrophizing future events. In my practice I find many people deaing with anxiety daily, more and more so as we live in a societies in which we work more, sleep …

Create the relationship, that is the ground for your transformation, the realization of your potential.  -Davita Moodley Creating a loving, committed and passionate relationship  is one of the most common requests I receive in my practice. The conscious and intentional act of creating the kind of relationship you want. This …

Being present, being in the moment, living in the now. You hear the terms often, and it’s a trainable skill. It’s so much more than some elusive state that people can only aspire to. Present minded people do things differently. Here are five habits that they incorporate into their life …