These are some of the things that people have said to me and have given me permission to write here:

 “Now I am assertive, I have stood up for myself at work and am no longer taking it out on my wife and children”.

“It’s been a relief to talk to someone outside my family because they just want me to get better so I didn’t like to tell them how I really feel”.

“This has helped me put things into perspective. I can see that I have been carrying a lot of resentment about the past that has absolutely nothing to do with my present relationship, but that’s where I have been inappropriately expressing all the anger”.

“Now I can travel at last, my fear has completely gone. I’m re-assured by knowing exactly how to calm myself down if the fears do start to come back”.

“I suddenly remembered a frightening incident from my childhood, which I had completely forgotten. But here I felt very safe and held. The feeling of fear in my tummy just gently arose and seemed to leave my body. I never felt so calm before”.

“I’ve always been trying to be perfect and beating myself up for failing. Now I can forgive myself, there is less pressure and it’s much more fun”.

“That pain in my chest has gone. When I cried I felt something heavy move away. I have been so worried about that pain and my doctor could not find anything wrong with me, despite giving me lots of tests.”

“Talking things through was good – a revelation to me to see how my past experiences affect my present life. I felt the tension in my shoulders and throat turning into anger and fear. Suddenly it all softened and it felt as if I let go of it all. Now I can move on”.

“The breathing techniques have given me control over my stress”.

“My nightmares have gone and I am sleeping well. Those dreams told a useful story didn’t they?”