I had the consultation with the hypnotherapist this morning.
Awful. Absolutely awful.
I didn't trust him as far as I could throw him. He spoke like a true con man and I was literally just willing for him to shut up so that I could leave. As soon as we did, he literally pounced on my mum and ignored me telling her all the details about cost and how many sessions I would need.
I found him ridiculous, because he never asked about my anxiety. All I said was 'I have social anxiety' and he NEVER asked me any questions. Any information I gave was because I put it into the conversation, not because he asked.
I even told him the cause of it, why it happens and when/where it started. But it's like he completely ignored that and started talking about how every fear with have stems from when we were children and experiences that we can't remember, possibly.
My anxiety stems from another medical condition I've had all my life. I had a bad experience with this infront of a room full of people in the middle of a show and ever since have problems being round people in fear of THAT happening again. But it's like he didn't listen.
Infact, I'm SICK of so called 'professionals' not listening. It's like they're preprogrammed with specific responses instead of listening to what you say and accomadating.
I find this with him, with my CBT therapist and every doctor I've seen about this through my life.
I genuinely give up on professionals. I am sick to death of them telling me what I should be feeling or how I'm living when they don't listen to what I'm saying. Seriously - done.