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Hypnosis for Anxiety

Hypnosis for Anxiety

July 23, 2021

As the coronavirus pandemic rapidly sweeps across the world, it is inducing a considerable degree of fear, worry and concern in the population at large and among certain groups in particular, such as older adults, care providers and people with underlying health conditions.

In public mental health terms, the main psychological impact to date is elevated rates of stress or anxiety. But as new measures and impacts are introduced – especially quarantine and its effects on many people’s usual activities, routines or livelihoods – levels of loneliness, depression, harmful  alcohol and drug use, and self-harm or suicidal behaviour are also expected to rise.

If you’re anxious already, the current pandemic can really make things tough!

Hypnosis for AnxietyWhat will I learn in this blog?

• That anxiety can be made worse in the current pandemic
• Almost everyone is feeling some anxiety right now
• Knowing that you’re not alone in these feelings can help
• How hypnosis could help you regain a better balance

I’m worried about being anxious!

Worries, doubts, and anxieties are a normal part of life. It’s natural to worry about an unpaid bill, an upcoming job interview, or a first date. But “normal” worry becomes excessive when it’s persistent and uncontrollable. You worry every day about “what ifs” and worst-case scenarios, you can’t get anxious thoughts out of your head, and it interferes with your daily life.

Constant worrying, negative thinking, and always expecting the worst can take a toll on your emotional and physical health. It can sap your emotional strength, leave you feeling restless and jumpy, cause insomnia, headaches, stomach problems, and muscle tension, and make it difficult to concentrate at work or school.

Hypnosis for AnxietyYou may take your negative feelings out on the people closest to you, self-medicate with alcohol or drugs, or try to distract yourself by zoning out in front of screens. Chronic worrying can also be a major symptom of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), a common anxiety disorder that involves tension, nervousness, and a general feeling of unease that colours your whole life.

What can I do about it?

The NHS (www.nhs.uk) has some great tips about combating anxiety during these challenging times.

1. Stay connected with people

Maintaining healthy relationships with people we trust is important for our mental wellbeing.

There are lots of different ways to stay in touch with friends and family when you cannot meet in person. You could schedule time each week to speak over the phone or make time for regular video calls.

Social media is another good way to stay connected, but make sure you take breaks from your digital devices and switch off before bed.

We all need to feel connected still, so keep in touch – whether it’s with people you normally saw often or reconnecting with old friends.

Talk about your worries2. Talk about your worries

It’s normal to feel worried, scared or helpless about the current situation. Remember: it’s OK to share your concerns with others you trust – and doing so may help them too.

If you cannot speak to someone you know or if doing so has not helped, there are plenty of helplines you can try instead.

3. Support and help others

Support and help othersHelping someone else can benefit you as well as them, so try to be a little more understanding of other people’s concerns, worries or behaviours at this time.

Try to think of things you can do to help those around you. Is there a friend or family member nearby you could meet outdoors? If you cannot meet up, you could phone or message them.

If you do go out to offer support or help to others, always follow social distancing guidelines when you are outside your home.

 

4. Feel prepared

As the outbreak continues, it can help to work through what changes to government guidelines mean for you so you feel more prepared and less concerned.

It can help to think through a typical week: how will you continue to be affected and what will you need to do to solve any problems?

If you have not already, you might want to talk with your employer. Find out about government support for businesses and self-employed people and understanding your sick pay and benefits rights.

5. Look after your body

Our physical health has a big impact on how we feel. At times like these, it can be easy to fall into unhealthy patterns of behaviour that end up making you feel worse.

Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals, drink enough water and exercise regularly. Avoid smoking or drugs, and try not to drink too much alcohol.

Going for a walk, run or bike ride can really help lift your mood and clear your mind – just remember to follow social distancing guidelines. Or you could try an easy 10-minute home workout.

6. Stick to the facts

Find a credible source you can trust – such as GOV.UK or the NHS website – and fact-check information you get from newsfeeds, social media or other people.

Think about how possibly inaccurate information could affect others too. Try not to share information without fact-checking against credible sources.

You might also want to consider limiting the time you spend watching, reading or listening to coverage of the outbreak, including on social media, and think about turning off breaking-news alerts on your phone.

Stay on top of difficult feelings7. Stay on top of difficult feelings

Concern about the COVID-19 outbreak is normal. However, some people may experience intense anxiety that can affect their daily life.

Try to focus on the things you can control, such as your behaviour, who you speak to, and where and how often you get information.

It’s fine to acknowledge that some things are outside of your control, but if constant thoughts about COVID-19 are making you feel anxious or overwhelmed, try some ideas to help manage your anxiety or listening to an audio guide.

8. Do things you enjoy

Feeling worried, anxious or low might stop us doing things we usually enjoy. Focusing on your favourite hobby, relaxing or connecting with others can help with anxious thoughts and feelings. If you are not able to do the things you usually enjoy because of the current guidelines, it might be possible to continue with your favourite hobbies online, alone or with members of your household. You could also think about trying something new. There are lots of free tutorials and courses online, or try online pub quizzes and music concerts.

9. Focus on the present

Focusing on the present, rather than worrying about the future, can help with difficult emotions and improve our wellbeing.

Relaxation techniques can also help some people deal with feelings of anxiety.

Can you use hypnosis for anxiety?

Can you use hypnosis for anxietyYou certainly can, in fact, we’ve developed a special relaxation programme for you to use, and it’s FREE to download. Just follow this link!

You can also have a free initial consultation with one of our therapists to find out if hypnotherapy is right for you.

It’s important to find a therapist that respects your confidentiality, so that you feel comfortable telling them all about your issues.

Remember, your exterior world is a reflection of who you are on the inside. To change your outer world, you have to change your inner world. That’s where hypnosis really comes in.

To find out more about hypnosis and how it works, have a look here: https://thehypnosisclinic.com.sg/what-is-hypnosis/

What did I learn here?

That these are challenging times, however, there are things you can do to reduce your anxiety.

Sometimes people feel that their anxiety is simple, or silly, or not worth bothering anyone with, however, if it’s something that’s taking over your life, it really can be stopped.

If you’d like to find out more about how hypnosis can help you, have a look at our website. We offer a free initial consultation, either by a Telehealth video link or at our clinic in Novena Medical Centre.

Or you fancy a chat, just give us a call.

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Anxiety

Anxiety

April 14, 2021

How to use hypnosis for anxiety!

Everyone feels anxious from time-to-time; whether it’s prior to a job interview, an exam or a test. Maybe even wedding nerves, a big meeting or visiting the dentist.

These states of heightened awareness are generally temporary, and can leave as soon as the stimulus causing the problem has gone. But what if the feelings stay? Like around 10% of the Singapore population, you may be suffering from a more generalised anxiety disorder of GAD.

AnxietyWhat will I learn in this blog?
• That anxiety can have many forms and varieties
• Some people are more likely to be anxious than others
• Looking at the cause of anxiety is often useful
• How hypnosis could help you conquer those feelings

What are the symptoms of generalised anxiety?

Some or all of the following maybe things you have noticed:
• A churning feeling in your stomach
• Feeling light-headed or dizzy
• Pins and needles
• Feeling restless or unable to sit still
• Headaches, backache or other aches and pains
• Faster breathing
• A fast, thumping or irregular heartbeat
• Sweating or hot flushes
• Sleep problems
• Grinding your teeth, especially at night
• Nausea (feeling sick)
• Needing the toilet more or less often
• Changes in your sex drive
• Having panic attacks.

According to MIND, generalised anxiety disorder means having regular or uncontrollable worries about many different things in your everyday life. Because there are lots of possible symptoms of anxiety this can be quite a broad diagnosis, meaning that the problems you experience with GAD might be quite different from another person’s experiences.

The anxious feelings you have are almost entirely your own personal experience and unique to you. And as long as they cause you some discomfort, they are important to correct, so that you can live a life that is free from worries and concerns that are out of proportion to reality.

Anxiety can be in many forms, here are just a few:

Social anxiety – this means you experience extreme fear or anxiety triggered by social situations (such as parties, workplaces, or everyday situations where you have to talk to another person). It is also known as social phobia.

Panic disorder – this means having regular or frequent panic attacks without a clear cause or trigger. Experiencing panic disorder can mean that you feel constantly afraid of having another panic attack, to the point that this fear itself can trigger your panic attacks.

Phobias – a phobia is an extreme fear or anxiety triggered by a particular situation (such as going outside) or a particular object (such as spiders).

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – this is a diagnosis you may be given if you develop anxiety problems after going through something you found traumatic. PTSD can involve experiencing flashbacks or nightmares which can feel like you’re re-living all the fear and anxiety you experienced at the time of the traumatic events.

What causes anxiety?

AnxietyThere’s no one cause of anxiety, but it’s generally thought that life experiences like some kinds of traumatic events may cause anxiety in people who are already prone to it. There may also be a genetic pre-disposition to being anxious.

According to The Mayo Clinic, these factors may increase your risk of developing an anxiety disorder:

Trauma. Children who endured abuse or trauma or witnessed traumatic events are at higher risk of developing an anxiety disorder at some point in life. Adults who experience a traumatic event also can develop anxiety disorders.

Stress due to an illness. Having a health condition or serious illness can cause significant worry about issues such as your treatment and your future.

Stress buildup. A big event or a buildup of smaller stressful life situations may trigger excessive anxiety — for example, a death in the family, work stress or ongoing worry about finances.

Personality. People with certain personality types are more prone to anxiety disorders than others are.

Other mental health disorders. People with other mental health disorders, such as depression, often also have an anxiety disorder.

Having blood relatives with an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders can run in families.

Drugs or alcohol. Drug or alcohol use or misuse or withdrawal can cause or worsen anxiety.

How do we take back control?

Here are some great ways to help beat anxiety from the UK National Health Service.

• Try talking about your feelings to a friend, family member, health professional or counsellor.
• Use calming breathing exercises
• Exercise – activities such as running, walking, swimming and yoga can help you relax
• Find out how to get to sleep if you’re struggling to sleep
• Eat a healthy diet with regular meals to keep your energy levels stable
• Consider peer support, where people use their experiences to help each other. Find out more about peer support on the Mind website
• Listen to free mental wellbeing audio guides
• Search and download relaxation and mindfulness apps

There are also some very important things NOT to do!

• do not try to do everything at once – set small targets that you can easily achieve
• do not focus on the things you cannot change – focus your time and energy into helping yourself feel better
• do not avoid situations that make you anxious – try slowly building up time spent in worrying situations to gradually reduce anxiety
• try not to tell yourself that you’re alone; most people experience anxiety or fear at some point in their life
• try not to use alcohol, cigarettes, gambling or drugs to relieve anxiety as these can all contribute to poor mental health

How does hypnotherapy help anxiety?

Hypnotherapy works from 2 different directions, firstly to look and see what has actually caused the anxious behaviour in the past, and then to give you the tools you need to be able to fight that anxiety by increasing your feelings of calmness, physical relaxation and control.

You see, what often happens with anxiety is that we get a circle of behaviour that gets out of control. Firstly, concentrating on the thing that makes you anxious makes you … well, anxious! That continued concentration can turn a small puddle of worry into a massive sea of anxiety; your mind becomes a stressful place, where the anxious thoughts seem to dominate all the other, more tolerable thoughts.

This has a knock-on effect on your body; it goes into ‘fight or flight’ mode, your muscles tense, blood pressure increases, heart rate goes up, digestion slows down, your senses heighten, it’s as if the body is preparing for some really physical challenge.

This tsunami of physical tension and mental torment crush confidence, reality and perspective, often to the extent that it can lean to a full-blown panic attack, where the person effectively shuts down.

Now, that vicious circle is very powerful, as one thing feeds of another, so, using hypnotherapy, we use that structure, but turn it on its head to make a ‘virtuous’ circle.

In this, we use hypnotic techniques to increase some of the things you need to be able to rationalise that is happening to you when you start to get anxious, and do something about reversing the trend before it becomes a full-blown life challenging event.

Calmness is the antidote to anxiety. When your mind is calm, you see things in their true perspective, and with their correct levels of meaning. Because your outlook is more rational, thinking and optimistic, it prevents the negative thoughts from getting a hold and taking you someplace you don’t want to go.

Now, there is a side-effect of being calm, and it’s that your body relaxes. No longer at DEFCON 1 and under attack, your muscles relax, your heart rate and blood pressure are adequate and you feel at ease with yourself.

Of course, there is natural effect from feeling and being calm and relaxed, and that’s confidence. The too main ingredients of confidence are mental calmness and physical relaxation, when you think about times in your life that you’ve been most confident, they have always been when you felt calm and relaxed.

Confidence naturally leads to feeling and being more competent. So you can see things more clearly with the correct level of meaning with true importance. And because your mind is calm, your body is relaxed, you feel confident, you see things in their perspective. The quality of your natural sleep also becomes progressively better and better, so that
you wake up in the morning feeling and being calm, relaxed, in charge, in control, happy and at ease.

In the sessions, you are taught to relax to a very deep level and you can also have a specially-recorded self-hypnosis
session. To use at home, then you can gradually replace the old feelings with the new ones, until they just feel right.

It’s important to find a therapist that respects your confidentiality, so that you feel comfortable telling them all about your issues.

Remember, your exterior world is a reflection of who you are on the inside. To change your outer world, you have to change your inner world. That’s where hypnosis really comes in.

To find out more about hypnosis and how it works, have a look here.

CASE STUDY 1 – Anxiety

John Juno had been suffering from depression and anxiety for many years, it was even affecting his sleep? Could hypnotherapy be the answer to his problems?

“Great experience. Quite nothing that I’ve ever experienced. Like anything that is outside of traditional medicine, I approached this with a bit of skepticism but when I fully committed to getting this done and put my faith in the guys at The Hypnosis Clinic, I was able to slowly overcome sleep anxiety.

I will definitely recommend Hypnotherapy as an alternative to managing anxiety with ‘pills’ that may do more harm than good in the long term.”

 

 

 

What did I learn here?

That anxiety can be challenging; it often has roots into our childhood, however, even serious anxiety can be cured.

Sometimes people feel that their anxiety is simple, or silly, or not worth bothering anyone with, however, if it’s something that’s taking over your life, it really can be stopped.

If you’d like to find out more about how hypnosis can help you to be free of anxiety, have a look at our website, https://thehypnosisclinic.com.sg. We offer a free initial consultation, either by a Telehealth video link or at our clinic in Novena Medical Centre.

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