Hypnotherapy for anxiety
When you feel anxious, you worry, feel overwhelmed and have the belief that you’re not good enough and won't be able to cope with what life is throwing at you.
You imagine worst-case scenarios and convince yourself that everything will be a disaster. You imagine negative judgments, you ruminate about how terrible you are or were or will be and what you should do or should have done.
This is a dreadful downward spiral to be caught up in.
Anxiousness can even lead to panic attacks that make you feel helpless and scared as if you can no longer even trust your own body.
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These are some of the symptoms you may experience because of anxiety :
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You feel tense, your heart races, your breathing is shallow and tight
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You believe that everyone else is better than you
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You lack confidence and feel anxious in social situations
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Your sleep is affected, you might either find it difficult to get to sleep or wake up in the middle of the night
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Your mind goes blank at key moments and you find it difficult to concentrate
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You feel overwhelmed and find it difficult to cope
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You engage in negative, self-critical thinking and believe that people are judging you
How Cognitive behavioural hypnotherapy can help reduce anxiety
When you're anxious, your mind and body are on red alert, you feel under threat as if there were an imminent danger you need to protect yourself from. Your nervous system is in fight, flight, freeze mode and you can no longer find the pause, relax and restore switch.
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Don't get me wrong, knowing when to recognise and act on real threats is an important survival instinct, however, when it deregulates, everything can seem a threat. This is unsustainable as it burns you out. It's as if your foot is hard on the accelerator pedal all the time.
An effective part of the therapy I offer is to show you how you can self-regulate your mind and body to greater calm and composure. You learn to take your foot off the pedal again.
Once you know how to bring yourself to mental and physical calm once again, you can release tension and regenerate your self-confidence to feel better, stronger and more serene in the face of external difficulties
During our sessions together, we unpack the negative thoughts you repeat to yourself, challenge and replace them with more helpful, positive cognitions and beliefs. Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool to help you retrain your mind.
You learn to be kind to yourself again and know how to be your own best ally not enemy!
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Anxiety often goes hand in hand with not daring to be assertive, my sessions help you learn to express your feelings and opinions openly and honestly. You no longer fear what other people might think or say about you or your opinions, you give yourself the right to your own beliefs.
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These coping skills help you to feel more in charge, calmer, and with the ability to steer away from negative thoughts.
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Imagine no longer feeling anxious!
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I cannot recommend Morag enough. I had been struggling with anxiety for over a decade and hadn’t slept properly for months. After one session with Morag I felt like a new person who actually slept! Morag was incredibly understanding and so easy to talk to. She provided really helpful resources and recordings so I can keep up the positive changes she helped me achieve.
Lucy Britton (UK)