Nicholas Pollak

Surprisingly when I present my business card, people immediately are curious. Without exception, it affords a great opportunity to talk with people to whom I normally would not have access. Besides hypnotism, though, management types especially want to talk about my skill as a handwriting analyst.

Hypnotherapy helps you to overcome such challenges as stress, anxiety, nervousness, fears, phobias, panic attacks, overeating that causes unwanted weight gain, smoking, insomnia, lack of self-confidence, shyness, sadness, anguish, grief.

What makes a day interesting: When I received a subdued call, with frantic undertones, from a gentleman 20 miles away. He was experiencing withdrawal symptoms from a drug, medication that was an addictive painkiller. Extremely uncomfortable, he had abstained for 56 straight hours, but now he needed help.

Have you ever truly felt stress? A clear, distinct, very unsettling feeling, mentally and physically. Constant nervousness, anxiety, hypersensitivity, easily angered, sweating, rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure. Real stress can mimic a panic attack, which also brings an accelerated heart rate, perspiration, jangled nerves and irritability. Panic attacks, however, are created by a low blood sugar level. Stress is caused by...

A new client told me she had a “huge” issue with time management. She was continually was late for appointments. Her timekeeping was abysmal. Her husband was losing patience. She wanted to know why she kept on repeating the habit and how she could resolve it. This was an unusual case.

I recently went out to a car lot – call it Dealership A – and leased a brand new hybrid. Wow. What a car. It gives me 660 miles to a tank. The staff was friendly and helpful. They gave me a deal I could afford. Unfortunately, though, they neglected to put on...

When I was going through a difficult divorce years ago, I would lie down to sleep, feeling as if my whole body had been a punching bag. No, I had not been hit during the divorce. My feelings were about daily traumas. I tend to experience life mentally as opposed to those who enjoy living through the physicality of their bodies.

Having recently moved here from New York, a client brought a laundry list of issues he was dealing with...He related a life story so I could understand how he became this way. I began to focus not on what he was, but

Second of two parts.If you are a salesperson who works on commission and you have not yet made enough for your rent, your perspective is going to emphasize gaining a sale.

I am constantly asked, “What is hypnosis?” The answer is both difficult and easy. Hypnosis is overloading the conscious mind, which then shuts down as it enters a fight- flight-freeze mode. The sub-conscious opens to suggestions, and it is here that the hypnotist will work to help you develop the changes you desire.