Julie Chambers of Newtown couldn’t drive on main roads after suffering a panic attack on a motorway 3 years ago. In January 2017 she contacted me via Facebook messenger, to ask if he could help. This is what she wrote: “ I have been driving for 30 years but 2 years ago I had a massive panic attack on the motorway, since then I can't drive on main roads, I'm OK on back roads i.e. I could get to Welshpool via Kerry, down to Abermule and through Forden but I can't do the main road, I've tried a few times but the attack comes on.” I said at the time that he believed that I could help her, however Julie could not afford my fees and didn’t want to risk losing her money if it didn’t work.
In January this year Julie messaged me again saying; “Hiya Phil, I spoke to you on here about a year ago, I don't expect you to remember lol. I was having problems with my driving, panic attacks... I told you I was going to see a counsellor, I did that and it didn't help, I've also seen a psychologist, that didn't help either, I really need your help now please?”
I offered Julie an appointment and she came along (driving on the back roads) for her first session. In this session I listened to Julie’s story again and said that I believed that he could help her. Julie agreed to give it a go. I then went on to explain what hypnosis is and proceeded to hypnotise her. Julie left the session feeling really relaxed and upon arriving home she sent me this message “I managed to drive from Abermule to town on the main road, was still a bit of anxiety but nowhere near as much as before.”
Julie attended a second session where I used hypnotic techniques to over come her fears. These are the next messages that Julie sent to me over a few days; “I've just driven to Welshpool, along the bypass as far as Tesco and back on my own”; “OK so far, been to Welshpool a couple of times, got 3 days off at the weekend so going to try further, Shrewsbury, maybe Telford”; “I drove to Meole Brace along bypass on Monday”
Julie says “I wish I hadn’t waited so long to come and see Phil. I could have been driving like this 2 years ago had I realised hypnosis works so well and quickly. The reason I contacted Phil initially was because I saw his video testimonials on his web site and all the success stories”.
I say “I’m always the last resort, however, my clients leave wishing that I had been their first.”