Addiction to online gambling: How you get hooked; Psychology Today December 2025

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The Emerging Problem Of AI Psychosis; Psychology Today December 2025

 AI reinforces what you already believe is true and continues in the same conversation. It does not introduce new perspectives, facts, or challenge you to think in new ways or consider new points of view.

Be careful with overuse of chat bots.

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Weight Loss with Hypnotherapy

Lose weight Feel GOOD while you do it! Build your Self Esteem, get your Relaxation. Feel better about yourself. Eat Healthy for life. Enjoy your body. Feel comfortable, relaxed, Happy and motivated to Enjoy exercise. (Not torture). Enjoy eating more fruits and vegetables.

 

 “When you are very, very relaxed, your conscious mind is more passive, allowing your goals and thoughts to go into your unconscious mind.  So when you are more relaxed and accepting we feed it positive statements.”  Slabtown resident Amelia Hasenohrl is the owner of Grand Traverse Hypnotherapy and Counseling.  “There is a myth that people think hypnosis is done to you.  You have to participate, to follow my guidance and to relax.  If you are willing to do that, you can reach a state of hypnosis.”

Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis are one and the same. They are interchangeable terms. However, Hasenohrl uses Hypnotherapy because she is Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and utilizes her counseling skills when she works with her clients to help solve their difficulties and reach their goals.  “I was using this to add to my counseling practice.  I drove to Detroit to get the training, it was very hands-on and intense,” Hasenohrl explains.

Hypnotherapy is an educational communication that flows from your conscious mind to your unconscious mind and allows them both to believe the same message.  Hypnosis is a very quick, easy and effective counseling tool.  It helps clients reach their goals faster, with less struggle. It reinforces their strengths and assists them to focus on Positive Thoughts.

Hasenohrl’s background is dealing with patients who have traumatic brain-injury and physical medical rehab. “A lot of them, after a bad car accident are afraid to drive.  Some of the techniques you use for helping them desensitize to driving are systematic desensitization, cognitive behavior therapy, this kind of thing.  What I noticed is clients improve faster with hypnosis.”  

Hasenohrl believes it has a lot to do with remapping the experience and the way the brain fires the memory “You are refining and revisiting that memory when you are calm and relaxed.  Your body can’t be calm and relaxed and upset, fearful, scared, and anxious at the same time.  If you take the trauma experience and walk back through it in deep relaxation, it changes the way your mind remembers that experience and gives you more control.”

Hypnosis takes you to the same level of relaxation and focus as does deep Meditation. You are in the same brain wave length when in deep meditation as when you are in Hypnosis. Both are deeply relaxing and pleasant. Hypnotherapy utilizes this relaxation state to focus and commit your mind more deeply to your goals by means of positive suggestions. You are always in control when you are in hypnosis. Hypnosis does not change your morals, ethics, or religious beliefs, only the ideas you are wanting to change such as being a Nonsmoker, getting rid of a bad habit, finding and appreciating your strengths, letting go of unwanted pounds, feeling more confident in your abilities, etc.

It is a Healthy and relaxing experience that you are participating in for your own Self Improvement.  “You don’t ever use try when you are trying to do better.   You must start with a positive statement.  In biking I started with ‘all hills are doable,’ instead of ‘I’m going to try to make the hills.’  Now I’m at ‘I always make these hills.’  It’s a positive statement.”  Hasenohrl says your positive reinforcements of yourself are some of the strongest tools you have in your toolbox for self-improvement.  “Always move forward and always focus on what’s good.”

Her early work as a Direct Care Giver and then a Manager of a Residential Facility for people recovering from TBI began her professional experience. She worked as a Case Manager both in private companies and for a major hospital, assisting people to find appropriate resources and treatment. She has had many years of experience in cognitive and physical Rehabilitation programs as a Therapist Counselor with 2 major hospitals: McLaren Regional Medical Center and Munson Medical Center, specifically in the area of cognitive and brain injury rehabilitation. 

“I have the experience you need to help you understand and compensate, with strategy use, your deficit areas and function at a higher level in your life.”

What Does Hypnosis Feel Like?

When you are in Hypnosis, you feel very, very relaxed, as relaxed as when you are asleep, only you are still awake. You are always in control, and aware of your surroundings if you care to be.

Hypnosis can feel like deep meditation, daydreaming, and how you feel just before you fall asleep.

All of these states of mind are similar to what is experienced in hypnosis.We have all experienced daydreaming. When we are daydreaming, we are deeply involved in the scenery of our daydream and although we are aware of our surroundings, being in a classroom for instance, we are choosing not to attend to the classroom around us during our daydreaming experience.

What is Trance or “under” Hypnosis ? 

Trance is that daydream-like state that is induced in hypnosis. It feels very pleasant, carefree and deeply restful. Being in hypnosis trance is relaxing and refreshing, like a great afternoon nap. Being “under” hypnosis, or going “under” hypnosis is the same as being “in” hypnosis or hypnotic trance state. The term “under” is not readily used now because it gives the idea that you are “under” someone else’s control. As you recall, you cannot be hypnotized unless you want to be hypnotized, so you are never “under” someone else’s control, you are as in control as you choose to be when practicing hypnosis.

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Seven crucial research findings that can help people deal with COVID-19

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AnxietyBlog #3 The Triggers

AnxietyBlog #3

The Anxiety Triggers

What triggers your Anxiety?  What are Anxiety Triggers? How do they develop? 

How do I get rid of them?

Your subconscious mind functions by firing your Flight Fight or Freeze reaction.

Flight Flight or Freeze is a Normal Natural Reaction. It’s our warning system of danger, it keeps us safe. When it works properly its great, when it works overtime it becomes a bad habit reaction. Triggered by sensory input.

Your Subconscious Mind is designed to Protect you, Keep you safe, and meet your needs, that’s its job.

The subconscious mind is best thought of as a an audio visual device or camera, Always on record. It is recording All of our experiences 24/7. Audio,Visual, Auditory, Sensory/Feeling. 

So you experience and event or trauma: your subconscious mind records Everything about that experience, related to it and UNrelated to that event.

So for example: You have a car accident. Your brain, your subconscious mind records everything around that accident that happens. And also records Everything surrounding the accident that is Not directly related to that accident. For example, lets say there’s a guy walking by the accident wearing a red coat, UNrelated to the accident, but present.

So it’s 6-8 months later and let’s say you are walking downtown; it’s a sunny day, your with friends, near a cross walk, and you Consciously don’t notice but a guy walks by on the other side of the street wearing a red coat like the guy the day of the accident. Suddenly you are experiencing an Anxiety/Panic attack. 

So if you decide to flee downtown, you have kept the “red coat guy” trigger for anxiety, and added a few more triggers, such as downtown, crosswalks, perhaps crowds downtown etc. ... 

However if you stay, and perhaps sit down or just stand there, and use the diaphragmatic breathing technique** (Relaxation Breathing**), what you will notice is that your anxiety will go slightly up at first and then come steadily down until you are comfortable again.

What you have accomplished is HUGE. You have just eliminated the “guy in the red coat” trigger and prevented the addition of any additional triggers.

Each time you use Relaxation Breathing** in a stressful, anxiety provoking experience, you eliminate a trigger for stress and anxiety, and thus reduce your reaction to triggers. Experiences of anxiety become less and less. You become more and more in control of your level of relaxation. The more you use Relaxation Breathing the quicker it works, the better it works and the less likely you will react to that trigger in the future. it is always with you and available to you wherever you go.

You are more and more in control of your level of relaxation. Where’ve you are, whatever you are doing, whatever is going on around you.

** Relaxation Breathing MUST be diaphragmatic breathing! 

Any other breathing technique will NOT work.

Relaxation Breathing

Relaxation Breathing

Once you know how, this Relaxation Breathing exercise should be practiced at least once per day. Practice at bedtime to use to fall easily asleep. Use anytime, anywhere, whenever you feel the slightest feeling of stress.

Sit or lye down, make yourself comfortable. Place one or both hands on your belly, just above your naval, and below your rib cage. Take a Deep breath, allow your belly to initiate or start the breath. Allow your belly to fully expand with your intake of breath. You may notice your lower back arching slightly as you inhale.

Then on the exhale allow your belly to push the air out of your lungs. Allowing the belly to start and gently force the air back out of your lungs.

Notice that with your hands on your belly you can feel your belly expand on the inhale and contract on the exhale. As you breathe deeply and slowly, simply observe and feel your belly gently move in and out.

Repeat this exercise for 10 Breaths. Practice for 10 breaths every night at bedtime.

This will help you fall asleep. Also use daily several times a day.

You can use this breathing technique to reduce stress and anxiety wherever you are, whatever you are doing. Use it sitting, standing, walking, driving…

The more you use it, the better it works. The more you use it the faster it works.

The more you use it, the less likely you are to have an episode of anxiety, panic or stress.

The more you use it, the body and mind learns to quickly and immediately go into relaxation.

Remember: the body cannot be excited, anxious and fearful, at the same time it is relaxed, calm and peaceful.

AnxietyBlog #2 The Anxiety Experience

AnxietyBlog #2 The Anxiety Experience

I was in high school. I can’t recall the name of the class, when I was asked to read my paper in front of the class. Yup, just read my paper. My handwriting, paper right there in front of me.

I remember standing at the podium in front of the class, paper resting on the podiums light wood surface. I vaguely recall the students in the desks in front of me.

I do remember feeling suddenly very, very hot. I struggled to breathe. THe paper in my hand was shaking.  The words on the page began to blur and swim across the page. I began to sweat. Then I started to stutter my words...

I don’t remember what happened after that, but I’m sure it was a sudden experience of overwhelming anxiety. Perhaps the teacher asked me to sit down. Perhaps I passed out, i have no recall of the rest of that class.

For years afterward I would avoid any kind of public speaking or standing up addressing an audience. If a class required putting your paper on the overhead projector even, I would transfer out of that class so fast my head would spin. I would also not explain to my friends why I was not taking the AP English class with the rest of my friends.

Five or seven years ago now, I was asked to present on Hypnotherapy and treating anxiety and PTSD at an informational presentation for veterans with PTSD. The presentation was at the State Theater in Traverse City, MI. There were over a hundred people in the audience.

As I waited to take the stage, alone, to present, my stomach began to flip-flop with butterflies.

I uncrossed my legs, put a hand on my stomach just below my rib cage. I began some slow deep “belly” diaphragmatic breaths. I counted 3 or 4 Breathes while affirming positively my enjoyment of speaking in public. The butterflies went away. I heard my name introduced.

I took the stairs to the stage and I enjoyed my presentation, being on stage and answering questions about Hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy works. Proper Relaxation Breathing techniques work, if you know the correct way to do it.  I know from experience and you can too.

Quit Smoking with Hypnosis !!!

Grand Traverse Hypnotherapy and Counseling has a 

92% Success rate for Stopping Smoking

For people completing the 4 session program.

Call 231-590-7759 for more information. 

Be Healthy make your appointment.

On stop smoking with hypnosis:

REPORTED SUCCESS RATES FOR
DIFFERENT SMOKING CESSATION METHODS

60% - Single session Hypnosis
30% - Cassette tapes with Hypnotic suggestion
29% - Exercise and breathing therapy
25% - Aversion therapy
24% - Acupuncture
10% - Nicotine Replacement Therapy
6% - Willpower alone
Source: New Scientist magazine, volume 136, issue 1845, 31 Oct 92

Receive Support, Guidance and tools to help you be more calm and in control of your habits. Learn easy techniques for self calming and quieting urges and cravings for cigarettes. Build Life changing, healthy habits.

Weight Loss with Hypnotherapy

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Video On-Line Hypnotherapy & Counseling

Now Offering Live Video On-Line Hypnotherapy and Counseling. 

Meeting the needs of long distance patients.

Hypnotherapy for Weight Loss

Lose weight, enjoy eating healthy and focusing on greater health and wellness for You in this new year. Grand Traverse Hypnotherapy and Counseling offers weight loss with Hypnosis in 4 sessions. You will receive a hypnotherapy recording to keep and continue practicing your Hypnotherapy for Weight management. 

People lose more weight and keep it off longer with Hypnosis. You will change your daily eating habits and enjoy the healthy foods you choose to eat. It is a proactive and positive program that will Lower stress and Lift you Self Esteem.

It’s about taking Good care of yourself and feeling Good about yourself.

Six Lies You Might Belive About Counseling Therapy

Six Lies You Might Believe About Therapy 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/modern-mentality/201804/six-lies-you-might-believe-about-therapy?eml 

Therapist Review from Jan Corcoran

I was new to Traverse City, moving from San Francisco,  searching for a therapist with a hypnotherapy background and found Amelia. As a professional business women with a psych background, I was very clear about what I thought I needed. I definitively wanted someone who would listen to me, and would help me face some very tough situations. I also wanted to learn some new tools like hypnotherapy to handle stress. For the first time in my life, I took a break from my career to focus on me. Amelia gave me a safe place where I could let go of deep feelings and heal. I highly recommend Amelia as a therapist and a hypnotherapist. She is warm, kind and insightful.  You will feel better in her care.

The Positive Nuns

In September 22, 1930, the Mother Superior of the North American Sisters of Milwaukee, Wisconsin had young nuns around the country write 300 word essays about their lives. Most were in their early twenties at the time. The essays included significant life events and why they chose the religious life.

Sixty years later, a team of researchers from the University of Kentucky, in a study focusing on retired nuns, found 180 of the young nuns who wrote essays were in their study Groupon retired nuns.

After classifying their 180 essays as positive, negative or neutral, the researchers found a correlation between the nuns outlook on their life and their lifespans. 

The nuns who’d been most positive in their essays on life, lived about ten years longer than those who had been the least positive.

The power of positive thinking. 

Hypnosis is the power of changing your thought into powerful affirmations that work for you.

Hypnosis Reduces Preoperative Anxiety in adult patients.

Anesth Analg. 2006 May;102(5):1394-6.

Hypnosis reduces preoperative anxiety in adult patients.

Saadat H¹, Drummond-Lewis J, Maranets I, Kaplan D, Saadat A, Wang SM, Kain ZN.

Author information

Abstract

In this study we examined the effect of hypnosis on preoperative anxiety. Subjects were randomized into 3 groups, a hypnosis group (n = 26) who received suggestions of well-being; an attention-control group (n = 26) who received attentive listening and support without any specific hypnotic suggestions and a "standard of care" control group (n = 24). Anxiety was measured pre- and postintervention as well as on entrance to the operating rooms. We found that patients in the hypnosis group were significantly less anxious postintervention as compared with patients in the attention-control group and the control group (31 +/- 8 versus 37 +/- 9 versus 41 +/- 11, analysis of variance, P = 0.008). Moreover, on entrance to the operating rooms, the hypnosis group reported a significant decrease of 56% in their anxiety level whereas the attention-control group reported an increase of 10% in anxiety and the control group reported an increase of 47% in their anxiety (P = 0.001). In conclusion, we found that hypnosis significantly alleviates preoperative anxiety. Future studies are indicated to examine the effects of preoperative hypnosis on postoperative outcomes.

PMID: 16632816

DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000204355.36015.54

[Indexed for MEDLINE]

TBI and the Right Counselor

Traumatic Brain Injury and choosing the Right Counselor 

When you have had a Traumatic Brain Injury, you need an experienced Counselor to assist you and your family with understanding the complexities of the the injury and how it effects your daily lives. I have 32 years of experience working in the field of TBI, 27 years as a LicensedProfessional Counselor.

My early work as a Direct Care Giver and then a Manager of a Residential Facility for people recovering from TBI began my professional experience. I have worked as a Case Manager both in private companies and for a major hospital, assisting people find appropriate resources and treatment. I have a clear understanding of Auto No-Fault insurance benefits and what you are entitled to for support services. I have many years of experience in cognitive and physical Rehabilitation programs as a Therapist Counselor with 2 major hospitals: McLaren Regional Medical Center and Munson Medical Center, specifically in the area of cognitive and brain injury rehabilitation. 

I have the experience you need to help you understand and compensate with strategy use your  deficit areas and function at a higher level in your life.

Please feel free to contact me regarding Counseling services for you and your family.

Feel free to contact me regarding questions and assistance. I am happy to help.

Hypnosis Supperted by Health Experts

Hypnosis works: Insomnia, Gut Troubles, Anxiety, and Pain Relif.

These 4 Women Say Hypnosis Changed Their Lives

Could it work for you?

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Hypnotic Approaches for Chronic Pain Management

Hypnosis for Pain Management - Clinical Implications of Recent Research Findings

"The empirical support for hypnosis for chronic pain management has flourished over the past two decades. Clinical trials show that hypnosis is effective for reducing chronic pain, although outcomes may vary between individuals.

The findings from these clinical trials also show that hypnotic treatments have a number of positive effects beyond pain control. Neurophysiological studies reveal that hypnotic analgesia has clear effects on brain and spinal-cord functioning that differ as a function of the specific hypnotic suggestions made, providing further evidence for the specific effects of hypnosis.

The research results have important implications for how clinicians can help their clients experience maximum benefits from hypnosis and treatments that include hypnotic components."

- Mark P. Jensen and David R. Patterson, University of Washington
February - March 2014 American Psychologist
2014 American Psychological Association

What are we saying to Ourselves?

Positive Self Talk: We all talk to ourselves. It's How we talk to ourselves that makes the difference in our Happiness and Success. See this Psychology Today Article:

The Voice of Reason

https://www.psychologytoday.com/art…/201505/the-voice-reason

 Everyone engages in self-talk. But much depends on the way we do it. Scientists now find that the right words can free us from our fears and make us as wise about ourselves as we often are about others.