A short while ago I was contacted by an excellent local driving school based in Bramhall; run by a friend of mine Beverly Slater (see http://www.beverlyslater-drivingschool.com for more information on Beverly’s school which now employs I believe 16 instructors.)

One young lady client of theirs had suffered from anxiety during her previous four attempts to pass the practical element of her test. It was becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy that should fail due to nervousness culminating in a fear of failing and feeling judged.

Beverly and her colleagues thought that hypnotherapy for performance anxiety was worth a try for their client. We spent sometime discussing her issues and three hypnotherapy sessions were arranged, with the final one the evening before her test. Some of the hypnotherapy sessions were recorded so she could listen to them over again at her leisure and the suggestions around relaxation and confidence were reinforced. The final hypnosis session left her feeling extremely confident and up for the challenge the next day. As with most phobias or anxiety issues it usually best to arrange the therapy shortly before you plan testing it out.

I was delighted to hear the very next day that she had passed her test and as you can imagine she was extremely pleased at her new found freedom, enabling her to drive all over the North West and beyond!

If you would like to find out more about how hypnotherapy can help with all kinds of issues, including performance anxiety and driving tests, please contact Calm Minds in Bramhall, Stockport.

Jonathan Lloyd