Is your anxiety getting the better of you?
Are you finding it hard to manage your day to day tasks?
Does even the simplest of task feel like a huge hurdle?
Is your motivation drained or non-existent?
We all know that familiar feeling of anxiety.
When we struggle to sleep as we are worrying about things. Carrying around that feeling of being out of control in certain situations. Making our daily tasks feel like huge challenges that seem difficult to face. When this happens, it feels like its impossible to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Lots of things can make us feel anxious, ranging from minor issues to major hurdles… sometimes even the minor issues can feel like major hurdles. We call this anticipatory anxiety, where we anticipate something bad is going to happen even though it may not necessarily happen. You know that familiar feeling, when your mouth goes dry, your heart starts racing and you feel sweaty. This not good for us in the long term and leave us feeling exhausted and drained. The more we think and brood about that ‘something’ the bigger it seems to become.
When you are in this place it can be hard to keep persective.
A great tip is to help you maintain perspective whe you are faced with a situation like this is to ask yourself:
Is any real harm being done? No.
Has anyone been hurt? No.
Is anyone or yourself in any real danger? No.
When you answer NO to each of these questions you’ll see that your anxiety is not real time its anticipatery. This means you are unwittingly creating and maintaining it.
The good news is, anticipatory anxiety can be overcome easily with hypnotherapy and cognitive therapy. If you’d like to find out more about how you can overcome your anxiety with hypnotherapy and cognitive therapy book a free consultation with me on tel 07506 583281 or email katie@hypnosisnottingham.co.uk
In the meantime follow my step by step guide for using self hypnosis to manage your anxiety.
Self Hypnosis Tips for Anxiety
Teach yourself self hypnosis, it’s a great way to calm and relax yourself in any situation.
- Find a quiet place to sit down.
- Uncross your legs and arms.
- Take some long slow deep breathes..
- Imagine you are breathing in calmness and relaxation, breathing out tension and anxiety.
- Tell yourself that you can feel calm and relaxed in any situation
- Countinue breathing slowly and deeply.
- Start at the top of your head and make sure every muscle in your body is feeling relaxed.
Taking these simple and effective steps will help you to gain back some control. So take a few moments out and have a go!
To learn more about self hypnosis, hypnotherapy or cognitive therapy, please give me a ring on 07506 583281 or email me on katie@hypnosisnottingham.co.uk