Understanding Habits and How to Take Back Control With Solution Focused Hypnotherapy

Struggling with unhelpful habits? Ripples Hypnotherapy Brighouse offers Solution Focused hypnotherapy for stress relief and mental well-being.

We all have habits — some helpful, some not so much. Often, the habits that sneak into our daily lives are there for a reason: they help us cope with uncomfortable feelings or emotions. The tricky part? While they may make us feel better in the short term, in the long term they can start to take over our lives.

Think about the things we turn to when we want to feel better: binge-watching Netflix, endless social media scrolling, smoking, vaping, drinking alcohol, recreational drugs, overworking, emotional eating, sugar binges, or exercising to extremes. On the surface, these behaviours seem harmless, or even rewarding, but what’s really happening in our brains?

The Science Behind Habits

Many of these behaviours trigger our brain’s “feel good” chemicals, particularly dopamine. Sugar, for example, spikes dopamine, giving us a temporary mood boost. Alcohol in excess dampens rational thinking, while recreational drugs hijack dopamine receptors, which can mean our brains stop producing dopamine naturally from everyday activities.

Over time, this creates a loop: the behaviour becomes familiar, comfortable, and harder to break. When we repeat these patterns, the prefrontal cortex — the part of our brain responsible for rational thinking — can become less active. Essentially, our brain learns that it’s easier to seek a quick dopamine hit than to sit with difficult emotions. Triggers from stress, fatigue, or negative emotions can fire up this emotional brain, encouraging us to repeat unhelpful habits.

Does This Sound Familiar?

Have these habits started to consume your life? Are you ready to regain control, reduce stress, and live a more balanced life? You’re not alone. Many women in Brighouse find themselves stuck in these loops, not because they lack willpower, but because these are brain-driven behaviours.

The Good News: Your Brain Can Change

The brain is neuroplastic, which means it can adapt and rewire itself. With Solution Focused hypnotherapy at Ripples Hypnotherapy Brighouse, I use techniques that support your brain in breaking unhelpful patterns and creating healthier habits.

My approach combines psychotherapy and hypnosis, offering supportive hypnotherapy and therapeutic hypnosis designed to meet your individual needs. Every journey is unique, so I provide personalised hypnotherapy sessions that can help with stress management hypnotherapy, clear goal setting for hypnotherapy, and long-term transformative therapy.

By focusing on your strengths and solutions, this form of mental well-being therapy helps you reduce stress, build resilience, and reconnect with the things that truly nourish your mind and body.

✨ If you’re ready to explore how hypnotherapy and therapy can support you in rewiring your brain, taking control of habits, and living a more balanced life, Brighouse hypnotherapy at Ripples Hypnotherapy Brighouse is here to help.

👉 Book a consultation today and take the first step towards positive change.

Jane x