Tom Carter Hypnotherapy

17/11/2025

As daylight fades and energy dips, it’s easy to label what we feel as SAD — but what if there’s more to it than just a “disorder”?

What we might be less aware of is that repeatedly telling ourselves “I have SAD” reinforces a trance-like feedback loop in our subconscious.

🧠 Language shapes reality: the more we say “I feel sad,” the more our mind proves it. Instead of pathologising natural shifts in mood, what if we saw them as wise, cyclical responses — like nature itself slowing down in winter?

This isn’t about dismissing how hard low mood can feel. Rather, it’s an invitation: to accept our ebb and flow, to make space for rest and renewal, and to move out of the SAD trance into awareness.

✨ This season, try being gentle with yourself. Give permission for your mind and body to ride the rhythm of the year.



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12/11/2025

www.hypnotherapy-norwich.co.uk/blog/are-you-in-a-sad-trance

Are you in a SAD trance? Explore how language and belief shape Seasonal Affective Disorder and discover a more natural, accepting view of seasonal change.

07/11/2025

The idea of having a life is, as far as we know, unique to humans.

Around this man-made notion of “my life”, we build – and constantly rehearse – our personal story: who we are, who others are, and how it all fits together.

But when we turn our existence into something we own, we create a split between “me” and “my life”. That split is the root of much anxiety, fear, and suffering.

If we believe we have something, we can also fear losing it. And so begins the struggle to control “my life”.

Deep peace can arise when we recognise that life is not a possession, not something separate that happens to us.

We are life — and life is us.

But don’t take my word for it, try it on for size, see how it feels to you.

15/10/2025

Real change doesn’t begin when we get it right — it begins when we’re brave enough to question what we believe. In that tiny pause, between reaction and response, lies the power to reshape who we are. When we stop taking things personally and choose awareness over ego, we create space for transformation. 🌿

Take a breath. Notice your next reaction. Then pause — long enough to choose differently.

06/10/2025

www.hypnotherapy-norwich.co.uk/blog/understanding-the-inner-critic

Discover what the Inner Critic really is, where it comes from, and how to stop it from running your life. Learn practical, compassionate strategies to quiet self-criticism, calm anxiety, and build a healthier relationship with your inner voice.

09/08/2025

www.hypnotherapy-norwich.co.uk/blog/your-brain-the-worlds-greatest-pattern-making-machine

Discover how your brain’s love for patterns shapes habits, fuels learning, and can be rewired for lasting positive change.

07/08/2025

Healing doesn’t happen all at once.
It unfolds in stages — often subtle, sometimes cyclical — as we move from surviving to living.

Swipe through to explore a journey many of us walk after trauma:

👉 I couldn’t (the event)
👉 I can’t (the belief)
👉 Can I? (the opening)
👉 I can (the shift)
👉 I will (the decision)
👉 I am (the action)
👉 I have (the transformation)

Each stage is valid.
Each step forward matters.
Your story is not stuck — it’s unfolding.