It’s a bit like maintaining a car; if you keep a check on it, watch the levels, check the water and oil, check the tyres and look after the bodywork – it should get through the service at low cost.

The general presumption is, if you look after it, your mind, body and spirit should be uplifted, healthy and ready to tackle most events in life.

If you just leave your car unattended and just wait for the service due date to arrive, it would be like asking for trouble and the risk of a huge bill to pay for wear and tear would be very probable.

It’s just like that with our mind and body; if we push it too far and just go on and on and on without a rest, eventually, it will be payback time. That might be you collapsing in a heap because you feel exhausted; going to bed because you have a virus or cold; or generally feeling ill a lot more than when you first cared for yourself.

Caring for your own wellbeing and regularly using self-hypnosis is a way of being proactive. If you are the kind of person who waits for things to happen or ignores the signals that you are doing too much, then much of your time, I expect, will be spent reacting to situations which keep arising.

Learning to be proactive helps you to take responsibility for your own health and wellbeing; it puts you back in the drivers seat and much more in control of your own life and future.