The following comments from ex
af-x® Therapy clients mainly refer to stress-related
problems. These include performance blocks
and dealing with anger.
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.
I am an executive (managing director) in a leading
IT firm in Sydney. For some years I have been experiencing
a gradual onset of the sorts of problems that one usually
associates with "stress", and indeed, several visits to my
doctor resulted in that diagnosis.
After some procrastination, I attended a number of sessions
with the clinical psychologist that my doctor had recommended,
and to whom I had been referred. These sessions, whilst interesting,
produced no discernible change over a fairly extended period
(5 months). I soon tired of trying to talk out "my problems"
because I was sure that no history of "trauma" exists in my
life. So I stopped those visits.
About a year later, a fellow management officer (from another
firm) gave me a brochure on the work of Ian White and af-x,
saying that his life had greatly improved since seeing Ian.
Because of my previous ambivalent experience, I delayed any
further treatment, but eventually underwent the af-x program.
As the opposite to what I had experienced with the previous
counsellor, I found this work refreshing and making a great
deal of common sense in a society that seems to be "stress-mad."
Almost immediately following the sessions I found an ever-increasing
improvement relating to my levels of stress, and noticed that
almost all work events that would have created agitation for
me before, I was able to handle with a degree of calm. This
has never been the case, for as long as I have been working.
I've noticed that my staff seems to be reacting to me in a
much more productive way, and my previous "stress-related"
symptoms (psoriasis, chronic stomach upsets, physical agitation)
have all but disappeared.
I have been pleased to recommend Ian to a number of my staff,
and have noticed a greater degree of comfort in the way in
which these staff members now interact with me and the other
members of the organization. Not only do I believe that af-x
has made a great positive difference to my own personal health
levels, both physical and mental, but I am also seeing a decided
improvement in the levels of efficiency and ease of operation
of the business as a whole. I know that all corporations and
businesses, big and small, would greatly benefit from doing
as we've done.
(From ex-client feedback)
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I read an article about
af-x therapy and decided to travel to Australia (from Auckland)
to see Ian White. After talking about this with my sports
psychologist (who had heard of Ian's work), I made my appointments
and flew to Sydney. I am an Olympic-level swimmer and have
always been aware of an episode of sexual abuse by my original
coach. I never really dwelled on this but I knew that my swimming
performance could be better than it was and that "something"
was stressing me and holding me back. I started to think that
perhaps it was some sort of emotional "block" from what had
happened to me that was preventing me from swimming my best.
Ian's attitude was that perhaps we could never get to know
exactly "why" our emotional reactions might prevent us from
reaching our full potential, and after thinking this through,
I found myself comfortable with that idea. (I had gone along
with the idea that I was going to find out if it was the sexual
abuse that was causing my problem).
I was aware of some faint recollections and "touching on"
the abuse issues during the sessions (nothing as the result
of anything he said) but there were other more vague feelings
of discomfort that seemed to be part of the process. I'm mentioning
this now as I think back to my sessions but they did not necessarily
loom large at the time of the therapy.
I remember feeling as though the therapy was a bit of an anticlimax
because I did not leave the sessions jumping and shouting
and feeling like Superwoman. But, over a short period of time
I was able to achieve significant improvements to my lap times.
I can't really explain this but when I compare how I approached
my swimming before and after af-x I have really changed.
Before, I was always a bit stressed out and anxious whenever
I got near the pool (my coaches always said that was a good
thing). But after seeing Ian, I have noticed that dropping
away and it has now all but disappeared. I have no explanation
for how this happened but do know that af-x therapy has really
helped me to be much more calm and relaxed and really able
to focus on doing the best I can in the pool.
Many thanks to Ian and af-x.
(From ex-client feedback)
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…Over several years I found myself getting more
and more stressed and found it harder and harder to relax.
I was worried about absolutely everything and started taking
it all out on my kids and my husband. I snapped and yelled
at everyone all the time but had no idea why I had become
so irritable and tense. Things got so bad that my family didn't
seem to want to be around me anymore and this just made me
feel worse.
I've just filled out my questionnaire and had to write to
you to let you know just how wonderful everything is now.
Thank you so much. I don't know what the problem was but what
we did in those sessions has solved it. I'm now calm, relaxed
and actually a lot more confident than I have ever been before.
I don't overreact to things anymore and just deal with things
as they come along. I just feel balanced and have my family
back again. Thank you from all of us, we couldn't be happier!...
Rosemary, Canberra.
(From a letter to her practitioner)
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As a mid-level executive I
have a very stressful job in the heavy construction industry
and I'm currently stationed in South Korea. For as long as
I could remember, I was a very angry person, flying off the
handle at the slightest problem and blaming everybody around
me, particularly the staff members under me.
On the recommendation (or I should say demand) of my general
manager, I attended sessions with a "corporate psychologist"
in Brisbane, flying from Seoul to Brisbane every fortnight
for a few months. Unfortunately, these sessions simply made
me angrier because all we seemed to be doing was talking in
never ending circles without getting anywhere or achieving
anything.
The GM then told me about the af-x therapy, at that time,
only being practiced in Sydney. I called for information and
was emailed some explanation of Ian White's approach to therapy.
I was very comfortable with the idea that I had at some time
"learned" how to be as angry as I was, yet didn't need to
know what and when that was all about.
I flew from Seoul to Sydney; saw White over a few days (4,
I think) and over the space of just a few days, started to
notice that my angry outbursts were receding. Not slowly,
but rather rapidly. I can not say that the results were immediate,
but did not take a great deal of time. I'm still not sure
that I understand the af-x idea, but it has certainly made
a huge change to my personal and business relationships and
the ease with which I can now travel through my days.
Within a week of my treatment, I had shaved my beard off.
(From ex-client feedback)
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