u/SarahOutThere

I'm 26 and got the silverline 380 Ag inserted 9 years ago (2017) well aware it should be replaced after 5 years. The insertion was very painful and when the 5 years were up I simply couldn't bring myself to book an appointment to get it replaced. I kept telling myself I would do it soon but it never happened.

Although it's 4 years past expiration, the IUD seems effective still. My periods are regular (never missed one!) and my boyfriend and I have continued our sex life without any other contraceptives since 2017.

Of course it's really stupid and crazy of me to let it get to this point. I worry about infections and permanent damage to my uterus as well as pregnancy complications if I do fall pregnant.

Does anyone else have similar experiences with keeping the Silverline for over 5 years? I've read that the 5 year mark is somewhat arbitrary, since that's all there is data to support while in reality IUDs can be effective for far longer.

I'm considering becoming a hypnotherapist. It's a topic that genuinely fascinates me, and I can really see myself thriving in an intimate 1:1 setting where I help people using the specific setup that hypnosis offers.

I'm located in The Netherlands, and see that there just so happens to be an English-speaking course in OMNI hypnotherapy running in Amsterdam (I'm originally from Norway, my dutch isn't good enough to take a Dutch course). I'm really in luck here because according to Claude it's the only English speaking hypnosis course in Europe.

For the past three years, I've been working absolute ass jobs that don't feel meaningful to me at all (data stuff, marketing) and that I just deeply despise. I'm just so done with KPIs, hitting soulless corporate "targets", trying to impress some boss, having no flexibility in my schedule and most importantly feeling like whatever I'm doing is just so void of any authenticity and meaning.

Before I started working, I did a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's in Communication and Information Sciences (which was very marketing/UX oriented). I pivoted from Psychology to the latter because I thought it would make it easier to get a commercial job after graduating. But I liked psychology much more. I'm always curious about how our brains work and how we can transform ourselves. I'm interested in the science behind it but also the emotional, anedotal aspects as well. I'm also someone who is very interested in the "mystical" (think NDEs, religious experiences etc) and I guess there is an aspect of hypnosis I find mystical (although, yes, I know it has a very scientifically sound basis).

I hope I'm making sense here.

Can anyone who has experience with becoming OMNI certified (in Amsterdam or elsewhere) share their experiences?

Or if you are a hypnotherapist trained differently or formally not at all, I would also be very curious to hear more about your job. What does your day look like? Is it flexible? Do you find it interesting? hard?

I'm considering becoming a hypnotherapist. It's a topic that genuinely fascinates me, and I can really see myself thriving in an intimate 1:1 setting where I help people using the specific setup that hypnosis offers.

I'm located in The Netherlands, and see that there just so happens to be an English-speaking course in OMNI hypnotherapy running in Amsterdam (I'm originally from Norway, my dutch isn't good enough to take a Dutch course). I'm really in luck here because according to Claude it's the only English speaking hypnosis course in Europe.

For the past three years, I've been working absolute ass jobs that don't feel meaningful to me at all (data stuff, marketing) and that I just deeply despise. I'm just so done with KPIs, hitting soulless corporate "targets", trying to impress some boss, having no flexibility in my schedule and most importantly feeling like whatever I'm doing is just so void of any authenticity and meaning.

Before I started working, I did a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's in Communication and Information Sciences (which was very marketing/UX oriented). I pivoted from Psychology to the latter because I thought it would make it easier to get a commercial job after graduating. But I liked psychology much more. I'm always curious about how our brains work and how we can transform ourselves. I'm interested in the science behind it but also the emotional, anedotal aspects as well. I'm also someone who is very interested in the "mystical" (think NDEs, religious experiences etc) and I guess there is an aspect of hypnosis I find mystical (although, yes, I know it has a very scientifically sound basis).

I hope I'm making sense here.

Can anyone who has experience with becoming OMNI certified (in Amsterdam or elsewhere) share their experiences?

Or if you are a hypnotherapist trained differently or formally not at all, I would also be very curious to hear more about your job. What does your day look like? Is it flexible? Do you find it interesting? hard?