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  • Extinguishing the desire to smoke

    You are not a ‘smoker’, you are someone who smokes. After four hours of coaching Miss Y was set to go, but something seemed not to be right. It was clear that she still harboured a desire to have a cigarette and that this was troubling her. The smoking habit had become a barrier to Read more

  • The Woman who stopped burning inside by Roy Stannard (Secret psychology Pt 2)

    Here is a story to help you give up. One day, a long time ago when this beautiful young girl was a teenager and everyone around her seemed so much more grown up and sophisticated than her, she decided that she needed an adult magic wand – something to help her fit in with the Read more

  • The Occasional Treat by Roy Stannard (Psychology in writing Pt 1)

      Blue was an undergraduate in her second year at University. She believed that being pale was an interesting image and that people who were rather loud were to be discouraged. In accordance with this belief, Blue wore clothes that blended with her surroundings, whether Seminar walls, bus seats or long grey corridors. She adopted Read more