Hypnotherapy for Anxiety
How does Hypnotherapy help Anxiety?
Hypnotherapy is a very effective treatment for anxiety with long lasting positive results. I can help you to reduce your anxiety symptoms using a combination of hypnotherapeutic relaxation techniques, cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy and curative hypnosis.
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It is not possible for the body to be in a relaxed and anxious state at the same time, so hypnotherapy often immediately reduces those uncomfortable feelings of anxiety, a welcome side effect! I will help you to identify triggers for your anxiety and then we will work together to permanently change that automatic anxiety response. This means that something that once felt threatening no longer has the same negative impact.
Using curative hypnosis including regression techniques we can also work together to identify and resolve past events that may have initially triggered the anxiety response. This can create deep and long lasting positive personal change.
Hypnotherapy is a safe and gentle process and I intend for you to leave a session with me feeling refreshed and calmer than you have felt in a while.
I will also provide you with tools to help you maintain a level of calm and balance in your life, between sessions and into the future after you have finished your therapy sessions with me.
Common Anxiety Symptoms
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Worrying constantly
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Focusing on the worst possible outcome
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Avoiding certain situations or things
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Having trouble sleeping
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Stomach discomfort or IBS symptoms
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Unexplained chest pains
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Feel dizzy
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Frequent headaches
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Panic Attacks
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Sleep problems
I can help you to understand and manage your anxiety for the long term so that you can get back to enjoying life.
You might find that the Anxiety you experience is related to specific situations, events, objects or experiences, in which case you may be experiencing ; Social Anxiety, Health Anxiety, Panic disorder or a Phobia
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is the natural bodily response to stress or fear, often referred to as the ‘fight or flight’ response. When a person is faced with a threatening situation their body is flooded with hormones to help them to fight the threat or run away. If you’re trying to outrun a tiger, this is really useful, but not so useful if you're a demanding boss or screaming toddler, when fighting or running isn’t an option.
If anxiety is experienced repeatedly overtime without resolution, situations that previously wouldn’t have been perceived as necessarily threatening can begin to trigger an anxiety response, so the person can feel that they are in an almost chronic state of anxiety. This can lead to avoidance of situations or people, reduced confidence, feelings of low self-worth and depression.
Some people also experience Panic Attacks, when faced with an anxiety provoking situation. When a panic attack occurs, the bodily sensations brought on by 'fight or flight' mode are experienced very intensely which can be very frightening. If experiencing a panic attack it is important to try to remember that the physical symptoms of a panic attack, while frightening, are not actually dangerous. Learning to practice relaxation techniques at the onset of a panic attack can stop it in its tracks.