http://www.artipot.com/authors/9529/alan-densky/ Latest articles by Alan Densky from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/450006/have-your-relationships-been-destroyed-by-facial-tics.htm Picture a romantic scene. Dinner by candlelight, and you are gazing into the eyes of that special someone. The moment is here, and you are ready to ask - or answer that all-important question. Suddenly, however, your eyes start blinking rapidly, and you begin grunting. Or, to your horror, you start twitching your nose and the words won't come out. It's your worst nightmare. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:11:12 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/450006/have-your-relationships-been-destroyed-by-facial-tics.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/444280/its-ok-to-trust-overcoming-a-fear-of-intimacy.htm Cold silences. Angry outbursts. Heart wrenching dread that he (or she) is cheating on you. Suddenly everything starts going wrong, and a relationship that seemed so promising is suddenly on the brink of disaster. You can't imagine how things could break down so rapidly. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:19:34 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/444280/its-ok-to-trust-overcoming-a-fear-of-intimacy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/444275/how-to-talk-yourself-out-of-a-depression-before-you-talk-yourself-out-of-a-relationship.htm Sure, everyone gets down from time to time, and their friends try to cheer them up. But what happens when you get down and just can't be cheered up. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:10:47 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/444275/how-to-talk-yourself-out-of-a-depression-before-you-talk-yourself-out-of-a-relationship.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/438347/how-to-build-self-confidence-and-meet-your-mate.htm Have you ever met someone that you were just dying to ask out? You thought this person was absolutely perfect in every way. When this person smiled at you, your heart just soared. But you were scared to death to ask him or her for a date. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:11:09 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/438347/how-to-build-self-confidence-and-meet-your-mate.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/438341/am-i-too-fat-to-be-loved.htm Thanks to skimpy clothing styles and anorexic magazine models being touted as the way that people are supposed to look, in our culture, being overweight can be the kiss of death to singles trying to find a mate. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:09:25 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/438341/am-i-too-fat-to-be-loved.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/431977/cant-get-a-second-date-could-smoking-be-an-issue.htm The sad truth is, most non-smokers just don't like kissing ashtrays. And, frankly, kissing someone who smokes tastes nearly as bad. Smoking is a major turnoff, and a bad habit that most people just won't tolerate. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:19:12 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/431977/cant-get-a-second-date-could-smoking-be-an-issue.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/431975/is-your-relationship-in-danger-because-of-stress.htm Too much stress can be damaging to our health and relationships. Excessive worrying can cause a person's body to produce chemicals that cause high blood pressure, lessen pain tolerance, and even delay healing. Negative thoughts create stress, and positive thoughts can cure it. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:19:01 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/431975/is-your-relationship-in-danger-because-of-stress.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/425977/building-motivation-for-yoga-and-its-benefits.htm The purpose of any true spiritual path is to raise our consciousness to the point of allowing us to directly perceive the spiritual dimension. However, we can't benefit from yoga if we are not consistent with our routine. Hypnotherapy has proven to be very helpful in keeping us motivated for any form of exercise, including yoga. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:09:28 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/425977/building-motivation-for-yoga-and-its-benefits.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/425974/treating-necrophobia-fear-of-death-with-hypnosis.htm One of the most common fears is necrophobia, the fear of death. While some people experience the phobia all the time, in others, it is only triggered by specific events or sights. The fear of death can be successfully treated even at levels of high severity. Traditional techniques combined with hypnosis can accelerate the treatment process. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:09:09 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/425974/treating-necrophobia-fear-of-death-with-hypnosis.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/420081/stop-smoking-id-love-to-just-tell-me-how.htm Quit smoking. Everyone knows about the dangers of cigarette smoking and tobacco use. Cigarette smoking causes cancer, and cancer can be fatal. With all the smoking cessation programs available, it should be easy to stop smoking, right? Wrong. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:18:50 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/420081/stop-smoking-id-love-to-just-tell-me-how.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/420080/treating-fear-of-thunder-lightning-with-hypnosis.htm Millions of men, women, and children around the world are afraid of thunder and lightning, a common fear known as brontophobia. Despite its frequency in children, brontophobia can develop at any time in life. For many people, hypnosis is an ideal treatment option, which provides rapid and permanent results. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:18:43 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/420080/treating-fear-of-thunder-lightning-with-hypnosis.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/414646/smokeless-tobacco-a-curse-on-our-youth.htm Children learn from their heroes, and for decades, young people have grown up watching major sports stars like Ty Cobb, Lenny Dykstra, and Jeff Bagwell all use smokeless tobacco. In fact, approximately 50 percent of those in professional sports used smokeless tobacco in 1992. The big question is, how does one break this insidious addiction? Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:20:33 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/414646/smokeless-tobacco-a-curse-on-our-youth.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/414645/treating-emetophobia-fear-of-vomit-with-hypnotherapy.htm Many people suffer from emetophobia, yet this fear is rarely mentioned or discussed. Simply put, this phobia is a fear of vomit. Although emetophobics typically cope by avoiding the source of their fear, it can be rapidly cured using techniques such as Ericksonian hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:20:11 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/414645/treating-emetophobia-fear-of-vomit-with-hypnotherapy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/409847/treating-carcinophobia-fear-of-cancer-with-hypnotherapy.htm The fear of cancer, carcinophobia, is one of the top ten most common phobias, and it's not hard to imagine why. Proven hypnotherapy techniques can help sufferers reclaim their happiness and well-being. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:27:14 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/409847/treating-carcinophobia-fear-of-cancer-with-hypnotherapy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/409844/treating-acrophobia-fear-of-heights-with-hypnotherapy.htm The fear of heights, also known as acrophobia, is one of the most common phobias in the world. While many of us feel afraid of heights from time to time, it can be devastating to people who suffer from it constantly. Fortunately, there are a number of excellent techniques for treating this phobia, including hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:25:39 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/409844/treating-acrophobia-fear-of-heights-with-hypnotherapy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/404217/claustrophobia-treatments-and-hypnotherapy.htm Claustrophobia is a fear of enclosed or confined spaces. It is an extremely common phobia that affects men and women of all ages. It affects people in a variety of different situations, and when triggered, it can make a person feel scared and humiliated. To overcome this phobia, hypnotherapy techniques provide amazing results to people who are sick and tired of being held... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:30:34 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/404217/claustrophobia-treatments-and-hypnotherapy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/404213/self-confidence-empowers-me-to-greatness.htm Self-confidence can be explained as having a positive perception of one's self-worth and abilities. Typically, people either have a high level of self-confidence, or they experience frequent struggles with self-perception. People with a high self-image often report that they never really had to learn how to gain self-confidence. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:28:18 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/404213/self-confidence-empowers-me-to-greatness.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/396895/agoraphobia-treatments-using-hypnotherapy.htm Agoraphobia is one of the most debilitating of all phobias. It stems from a deep fear of unfamiliar or potentially uncomfortable situations, and can escalate to the point where a sufferer becomes confined to their home. People who find themselves scared to step outside the door can rapidly regain their confidence and freedom by using certain forms of hypnotherapy and... Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:34:04 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/396895/agoraphobia-treatments-using-hypnotherapy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/396047/creating-your-own-personal-development-plan.htm Most of us have at least one area of our lives in which we would like to make some serious life improvement. There are things we would desperately like to change, if only we knew how. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:35:49 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/396047/creating-your-own-personal-development-plan.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/344463/beat-insomnia-how-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep.htm If you're feeling out of sorts because you're not getting enough sleep, you aren't alone. At least one in four adults in the United States suffers from insomnia. Hypnotherapy and NLP can help people begin to overcome insomnia within a few short sessions. It's possible to obtain high quality hypnosis and NLP CD's that work just as well as an office visit with a therapist, and... Sat, 09 May 2009 18:04:47 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/344463/beat-insomnia-how-to-get-a-good-nights-sleep.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/342950/aerophobia-cure-fear-of-flying-with-hypnosis.htm If you have ever been afraid of flying on an airplane, you are not alone. The fear of flying, known as Aerophobia, is one of the most common phobias that people can experience. Overcoming such a phobia used to take years of therapy, but now there are hypnotherapy and NLP techniques to treat phobias for faster, life-changing results. Thu, 07 May 2009 08:14:58 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/342950/aerophobia-cure-fear-of-flying-with-hypnosis.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/342673/exchange-headache-and-migraine-pain-for-peace-of-mind.htm Nearly everyone gets headaches. Tension headaches are the most common, cluster headache is the second type, and Migraine headaches are the third type of primary headache. Hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) are alternative therapies that have proven extremely effective at providing rapid relief. Thu, 07 May 2009 05:46:49 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/342673/exchange-headache-and-migraine-pain-for-peace-of-mind.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/342628/copd-treating-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease.htm Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic health problem that develops because of injury to lung tissue. Asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema are all forms of COPD. Patients with COPD must stop smoking if they wish to make their life livable. This article discusses the best ways to accomplish that goal. Thu, 07 May 2009 05:29:23 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/342628/copd-treating-chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/341513/sad-when-cyclic-blues-get-out-of-control.htm Do you have seasonal blues? SAD is a type of depression known as Seasonal Affective Disorder. Learn concerning the symptoms of this condition, the way in which this disorder affects you, and learn about the treatments that are most helpful. Tue, 05 May 2009 03:08:09 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/341513/sad-when-cyclic-blues-get-out-of-control.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/337649/how-to-increase-concentration-and-recall-and-overcome-test-anxiety.htm Many bright children get school grades that just don't seem to reflect their intelligence. Often, test anxiety is a primary source of poor grades. Hypnosis to improve memory and recall has been a successful method for helping parents assist their children to overcome test anxiety. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:52:59 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/337649/how-to-increase-concentration-and-recall-and-overcome-test-anxiety.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/336805/beat-the-grip-of-a-social-phobia-using-self-hypnosis.htm People with social phobia are extremely self-conscious and worried about what others may think about them. Social phobias are irrational fears that can prevent you from achieving your professional goals or fully enjoying life. Ericksonian hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques are the most effective phobia treatments because they resolve issues at the... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:27:21 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/336805/beat-the-grip-of-a-social-phobia-using-self-hypnosis.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/245560/lose-weight-for-good-using-hypnotism-nlp.htm Almost everyone with the desire to lose weight will try dieting at some point. Unfortunately most dieters aren't able to permanently keep weight off. That's because most fail to understand that the predicament isn't their body yearning for the food, it is their mind screaming out for it. New hypnosis and NLP modalities are available that really do make a big difference in... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:47:04 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/245560/lose-weight-for-good-using-hypnotism-nlp.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/245557/using-hypnotherapy-to-speed-up-self-development.htm Which personality trait bothers you the most? Do you worry a lot? Are you troubled by addictions? All too often, personal development efforts falter when a person attempts to base the change process on conscious thought, when the problems are in actuality focused on the subconscious level of the mind. Learn about the powerful methods an individual can use to cause speedy... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:46:04 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/245557/using-hypnotherapy-to-speed-up-self-development.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/242019/arachnophobia-a-spider-phobia-you-can-beat.htm A phobia is an irrational worry that appears to be beyond one's restraint. The fear of spiders is known as Arachnophobia, and it is the number one most common phobia. Hypnotherapists and NLP Practitioners have devised incredibly effective techniques to easily extinguish phobias. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:26:07 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/242019/arachnophobia-a-spider-phobia-you-can-beat.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/242018/nlp-hypnosis-can-help-overcome-perinatal-and-postpartum-hopelessness.htm Perinatal depression or postpartum depression is the result of a number of elements. The potential severity of the consequences of depression requires that, females diagnosed with depression need to obtain assistance when signs develop. Two useful approaches that do not use medication or enormous expenditures of time and money are hypnosis and NLP. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:24:23 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/242018/nlp-hypnosis-can-help-overcome-perinatal-and-postpartum-hopelessness.htm