It’s easy to assume that peer pressure belongs to our teenage years – that once we’ve grown up, bought a house, or built a career, the need to fit in somehow fades away. Yet for many adults, peer pressure and drinking remain quietly intertwined. From after-work drinks to weekend dinners, alcohol often becomes the unspoken ticket to belonging. Declining a...

You pour a glass of wine after dinner and tell yourself it’s fine — after all, it’s only a few hundred calories. But what if those “invisible” calories are quietly adding up, not just on the scale, but in how you feel? Alcohol is one of the most overlooked contributors to weight gain. It doesn’t just add calories; it changes...

It often begins quietly.A glass poured before anyone gets home. A bottle hidden behind other groceries.You tell yourself it’s fine — you deserve it, you’ve had a long day — and besides, no one needs to know. But over time, secret drinking can create something deeper than a habit: a private cycle of guilt, fear and self-doubt that slowly chips...

It wasn’t always like this. I used to be the confident one — the first to speak up in meetings, the last to leave a party. But somewhere along the way, that confidence started slipping. A bad relationship, a stressful job, a few knocks to my self-esteem — and suddenly, I was leaning on alcohol to feel like myself again...

Solutions to help you cope with anxiety in social situations I think everybody at some point has felt slightly anxious or awkward going into a situation. Nowadays it's becoming more common with more people suffering from it. Three things I would say to help you: Change your state of mind.  The feeling is in your body because your mind has...

Hypnotherapy can improve your inner self-belief so that you can eliminate any fear of rejection or feelings of not being good enough, which may be holding you back This month I am focusing on some techniques to help you overcome the fear of rejection. Whether it be in a social setting, a work interview, in a relationship or in everyday...

Hypnosis has boosted my confidence Alison, aged 38 yrs, sought confidence hypnotherapy to help her cope with work nerves, which she felt were hampering her chances of progressing her career. Before the hypnotherapy: 'I would often avoid putting myself forward for work presentations or going away on work trips. I compare myself to other colleagues which makes me feel inadequate...