The following comments from ex
af-x® Therapy clients mainly refer to problems that
can be associated with the emotional 'stress' of low self-esteem
and low confidence. Eating and weight problems, negative relationship
patterns and skin conditions are all mentioned below.
These comments are only provided as examples of what ex-clients
have reported and you are reminded that everyone experiences
the positive results of the af-x approach to therapy
in his or her own unique and very individual way.
About a year ago I was dealing with a lot of changes
at work and I found it really hard trying to cope with it
all. I think this was why I started to get severe chest pains
whenever I was really stressed. During all this I gained weight
and developed eczema on my hands. I also had real problems
with my personal relationships and my self-esteem was at an
all time low.
After my first session I felt really positive about the therapy
and was keen to get through it. My second session was quite
a shock to me because it felt like deeply buried emotions
were stirring somewhere inside me. I kept to myself for the
next day or two and felt quite emotional. My parents divorced
when I was very young and I grew up without a father. I now
think this must have affected me much more than I ever thought
because I kept thinking about this and bursting into tears.
This settled down a little before my last session and just
after it I felt like a huge burden had evaporated from within.
This felt amazing.
Things have changed quite dramatically for me over the last
few months. The chest pains have gone, I've started to lose
weight and my eczema has cleared up. I'm feeling much more
peaceful and complete inside and I'm finding it much easier
to get along with my family and friends. I don't really know
how this therapy works but it has sure worked for me and now
I'm really feeling good about myself and things are great.
(From ex-client feedback)
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…since my sessions with you I've somehow managed
to re-establish a decent relationship with my mother. After
years of continuous arguments and very long silences (she
has always tried to dominate me and interfere in my life)
we now seem to be able to get on. I don't think she's really
changed much but I certainly have. Now I don't have all the
feelings that used to leap up and take over whenever I had
anything to do with her. She can't press all my buttons like
she used to and because she doesn't get me lashing out at
her anymore it has had a really positive effect. We seem to
have reached comfortable middle ground. I'm also getting along
much better with my ex-wife, she doesn't rile me up anymore
either so I'm getting to spend a lot more time with my kids
and this is excellent…...
……I've noticed other good things as well. For a start I'm
really enjoying work a lot more and feeling much more confident
in the quality of what I'm producing…… You saw how big I was
a few months ago and something I'm really pleased about is
the fact that I'm back into the gym and starting to get back
into shape. I'm just feeling better about myself and starting
to take control of my life again…
Ron, Newcastle.
(From a letter to his practitioner)
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I went to this therapy because of a problem with
very low self-esteem. I didn't have much self-confidence and
always let people walk all over me. I don't think I was depressed,
I just felt very insecure and unhappy with myself. I can't
really explain it any better than this and I was very pleased
that I didn't have to try to during my sessions.
The main thing I noticed after the therapy was that my skin
started to clear up! but not much else. I am more confident
than I can ever remember being before but I didn't even realise
this was happening and it was my friends (and I'm getting
more of them) who noticed the difference in me first. After
that I have really started noticing the way I now feel about
myself. This has happened gradually but I'm feeling very different
about who I am and what I'm worth.
I'm now finding it much easier to stand up to people, I'm
more assertive and I'm deciding what I want to do with my
life. I'm not as anxious as I used to be and I'm really happy
with this new ME.
(From ex-client feedback)
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After the first session, I noticed a difference
almost immediately. Something had been activated; I felt calmer
and had a sense of inner strength bubbling away. I wasn't
sure if this was due to the immediate effects of going so
deeply – the re-orientation that follows a long meditation
or good yoga session, for example.
This feeling of inner strength and wellbeing continued past
the therapy sessions – I noticed it at first because it felt
different.
Several months on, it is difficult to say what changes have
come as a result of the therapy – the effect was very subtle,
and I think that what has happened in my life is a combination
of the immediate effects of the therapy ("feeling stronger")
combined with the positive benefits of actions I have taken
because of the immediate effects. These two support each other
and it is hard to make attributions. My presenting issue was
less self-confidence than I would like.
I am now in a period of my life where I feel more confident
than before – I don't know whether this will continue or whether
it will continue to be cyclic (-the past pattern).
I can't say that I feel stronger now – the way I feel is the
way I feel. Looking back, though, I think that my base level
of self-confidence (or the base level of my ability to withstand
potential assaults to my self-confidence – perhaps this is
the heart of the matter) has grown. In reflection, I think
it's the ability to withstand assaults that has been the key.
My outer life hasn't changed much, but my inner life has changed
considerably and I am beginning to move towards areas that
have attracted me, but which I have previously been unable
to pursue.
Once again, it's difficult to separate the effects of the
therapy to changed life circumstances, but I have definitely
felt a flow-on effect.
Re: Ian; I found him to be professional and human. I was initially
a bit suspicious, but Ian pitched his explanation of the therapy
to a discussion I found useful and comfortable (I am a clinical
psychologist). I enjoyed our interactions.
(From ex-client feedback)
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