Anxiety problems

Don't panic!

We all experience some anxiety in our daily lives. That nervousness before an interview or an important meeting. Those feelings of apprehension at starting a new job or meeting new people. Or maybe butterflies in the tummy before an exam or driving test. All quite normal and natural.

For most people these feelings are transient and that's as far as it goes. But for the unfortunate few, anxiety can persist long after the reason for it has passed.. For some it can strike out of the blue for no apparent reason and it may even make itself felt in strange ways such as odd, unconscious habit behaviours or distressing compulsions and obsessions.

For these individuals anxiety is a real problem and often the more they consciously fight their feelings, the worse they become.

As if this wasn't bad enough, at its worst it can result in a full blown 'panic attack' an extremely distressing and debilitating condition.

In fact for some anxiety can have a devastating effect on their lives.

What's happening?

It's all a matter of survival really. When we find ourselves in a threatening or potentially threatening situation our nervous systems go into survival mode, preparing our bodies to meet and overcome the threat. All happening unconsciously and automatically.

That's all very well but we are hardly physically endangered by an exam result or a prospective employer! Not usually no, but the threat doesn't have to be a physical one it can be something that is emotionally or psychologically threatening. Also because of our talent for imagination it doesn't have to be a real threat it can be just something we perceive as being threatening. Our sophisticated imaginations mean that we can even imagine ourselves into future dangers or tap into memories of past situations so that the threat, real or imaginary need not be in the present.

In fact sometimes the whole thing happens unconsciously and we just feel the effects, like the racing heart, cold sweat, difficulty in breathing etc..

The very fact that it's an unconscious process and seemingly beyond our control that makes it more frightening and causes it to persist.

Putting you in control

Hypnotherapy is arguably the most effective way of dealing with anxiety problems  because it deals directly with the source of the problem, the unconscious mind.

The aim is to put you back in control not by conscious effort but by sorting out the problems at an unconscious level.

A number of techniques are used either singly or in combination to address whatever the particular root problems might be, whether rooted in the past, present or future.

This is an area where benefits are often felt right from the first session and many people are amazed at how effective this type of therapy can be.

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