Gay hypnotherapy
Sexual Problems, Gay Men & Dating
The leading place to come across people is “out there” in the real world. However gay scene appears to be shrinking these days, partly due to growing acceptance of lgbtq+ people. Technology has also made its contribution to the demise of the gay scene. Apps like Grindr, Growlr and Scruff create it a whole lot easier for people to discover the sex they want. That’s no bad thing. As a therapist I believe that a lot of people would be a lot happier if they were able to like the sex they like without guilt, shame or fear.
Dating apps can be great for helping you to build friends in comfort and safety online, before meeting up in real animation. I’m going to assume that you all take the usual precautions when meeting someone from an app – if you don’t know what they are – click this link. But not yet.
Dating Apps Can Affect Your Mental Health
Being ghosted isn’t nice. Having put in the effort to become to know someone who then either doesn’t turn up as agreed, or who suddenly blocks you can contain a negative impact on your emotions. It can let self-doubt to creep in, leaving you wondering if there was some
By Daniel Browne (MHS Accred).
On 11th October each year since the late 1980s, National Coming Out Day has been marked. It’s a day of insight and celebration that started in America and is now recognised globally.
National Coming Out Day is an opportunity for the lesbian, male lover, bisexual and gender non-conforming (LGBT+) community to be loud and proud about their identity, while displaying why coming out remains important and raising awareness of the reasons why so many LGBT+ people are unable to come out.
In an ideal planet there would be no need to come out. People would be competent to live freely with no judgement, prejudice, or discrimination. People would be able to inhabit freely without heteronormative or cisnormative ideas been projected on to them. Sadly, we don’t dwell in that utopian world. LGBT+ people are still subjected to judgement, prejudice, and discrimination. LGBT+ people still include to deal with the heteronormative and cisnormative society we live in.
But what has this got to do with therapy? Why is National Coming Out Day important in the context of therapy?
If you are a therapist, the chances are you will work with an LGBT+ person at some signal. With estimations of the
Gay shame: How hypnotherapy can improve LGBTQ+ mental health
Updated: Dec 4, 2024
During Event Month, it's essential to shine a light on the mental health challenges faced by the Diverse community.
Pride is noted in the month of June, as that was the month when the Stonewall riots took place. These were protests in 1969 in the US, that changed gay rights for a lot of people in America and around the world. Now Pride is a celebration of how far Gay rights have come, but also demonstrates that there's still work to be done and highlights many of teh challenges facing LGBTQ+ people.
A significant factor contributing to these challenges is 'gay shame,' a concept eloquently discussed in Matthew Todd's guide, Straight Jacket: Overcoming Society’s Legacy of Gay Shame. Gay shame, stemming from societal discrimination and internalised homophobia, often leads to emotional distress and self-loathing. Embracing one's true self is vital for achieving a fulfilling life, and in this blog, we'll delve into how lgbtq+ shame impacts LGBTQ+ mental health and explore hypnotherapy as a promising tool for self-acceptance.
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While other therapists and hypnotherapists might mean well, they do not always know or understand what it is like to own gay, lesbian, or transgender specific problems. Some therapists may not be as LGBT culturally competent as one would hope.
Melvin Marsh is a certified hypnotherapist who is a gay-identified female to male transsexual himself, and has a long history of facing both medical and social issues. He felt like a lad his entire life, and in 2002 he began to inhabit socially as a man. He was living as a guy when he gave birth to his daughter in 2003. Melvin had his name changed in 2008, and top surgery in 2009.
Melvin has felt the discrimination on a daily basis since then, especially living in the south. He is aware of the hardships some face to get medical care, as he himself has to travel 3 hours each way for his control care. As such, Melvin wants to make sure that other LGBT people who would fond to experience hypnosis / hypnotherapy have the opportunity to undertake so in an environment that is safe, respectful, and intimate with someone who personally understands the need for discretion. Additionally, he is happy to suggest virtual therapy for clients that are anxious ab