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Anxiety/Panic Attacks/Depression Explained

Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Do you suffer from the agonies of anxiety? Can you feel your heart pounding when you walk into a room? Do your hands shake when you're forced to speak to someone you don't know? Do you find it hard to catch your breath when feelings of dread roll over you like a thick, suffocating fog? Are you finding it hard to leave the house? Is your life and your family being affected by your anxiety?


You are not alone. Millions of people suffer from anxiety and even resort to taking prescription medications to control the condition. But although these medications can relieve some of the physical sensations of the anxiety they do not get to the root of your anxiety. Prescription medications just mask the problem instead of fixing the problem.


Advanced hypnotherapy allows you not only to finally control your anxiety, but also to get to the root of the anxiety. To be able to put an end to the feelings of unfounded fear and uncontrollable panic you have been experiencing. You can control your anxiety quickly, safely and naturally by using the power of hypnosis and your unconscious mind. You will be able to take control and release yourself from anxiety and the constant fear of being afraid.

 
What Causes Anxiety Attacks?

The simple answer is FEAR. Or, to be more exact, the fear of fear, or the fear of losing control. Anxiety itself comes after fear. Often, the fear is unfounded and your mind is working against you, leading you into eventualities that exist mainly in your imagination,

“If I get up and give that speech, I’ll get it wrong and suffer public humiliation’ or ‘If I go into town, I might get attacked….”

This is called ‘free floating anxiety’ and can be triggered by the perception of danger – real or imaginary. It’s as though there’s an early warning system connected to your brain that is overly sensitive to every thought you generate – and it’s constantly working overtime

 

Symptoms of Anxiety Disorder & Panic Attacks

A panic attack generally comes on suddenly, with little or no warning, generating fear that is out of proportion to the actual situation – in fact, it’s often unrelated.

Symptoms of an anxiety attack or panic attack might include heart palpitations, sweaty palms, shortness of breath, pressure in the chest, feeling like choking, spasms and tremors, wobbly legs, frozen limbs, generalised sweating, light headedness, nausea and fainting.
 

Needless to say, this can be terrifying and truly debilitating, often causing a major re-arrangement of the individual’s life and life-style. Depression is often associated with anxiety and panic attacks.

The good news is that there is no real reason why anyone should continue to suffer from anxiety attacks or panic attacks.

Hypnotherapy Treatment for Anxiety Disorder & Panic Attacks

With an effectively applied combination of advanced hypnotherapy techniques, anxiety and panic attacks can be tackled and rapidly resolved.

 
Imagine what it would be like to:

go out in public without the fear of having an anxiety attack

get up in front of a group of people without feeling any fear

get through a day without a single instance of uncontrollable panic

let go of your anxiety and feel free and in control

 

Depression and Emotional Problems

The human condition is one that brings with it what is often called “moods”. You can be in a good, bad, high, low or indifferent mood. It is normal to experience all these moods at different times. Some of these moods can be started by conscious events in our lives, whilst at other times we may be unaware of why we feel a particular way. Sometimes there may be a physical reason for feeling one of these moods.

Depression is when someone experiences a sustained period of dejection or feeling low that seems to have little respite or it can be a low mood that seems to continue to return on a regular basis.

Some psychological symptoms of depression include:

feelings of hopelessness and helplessness
low self-esteem
tearfulness
feelings of guilt
feeling irritable and intolerant of others
lack of motivation and loss of interest
difficulty in making decisions
lack of enjoyment
suicidal thoughts
thoughts of harming someone else
feeling anxious or worried
reduced sex drive
 

Depression can also have physical symptoms, which may include:
slowed movement or speech

change in appetite or weight (usually decreased, but sometimes increased)

constipation
unexplained aches and pains
lack of energy or lack of interest in sex
changes to the menstrual cycle

disturbed sleep patterns (for example, problems getting off to sleep or waking in the early hours of the morning)

 

If you're depressed, it may also affect the way you interact with others, including:

not performing well at work

taking part in fewer social activities and avoiding contact.

feeling isolated

reduced hobbies and interests, and difficulties in home and family life

 

When people are depressed they do not think clearly. They hold a pessimistic view of the future, unrealistic expectations and are unusually harsh and overly critical of themselves.

When you are depressed, you feel trapped and devoid of choices. You are in fact trapped in a mental prison by your negative thinking, pessimistic expectations and perseveration on morbid themes.

 

Advanced Hypnotherapy can offer a positive way out of this predicament. It can:

Change your negative self-suggestions and self-beliefs
Reduce your feelings of guilt and self-blame
Help you to begin making positive choices again
Shift your perspectives on your negative experiences

 

With Advanced Hypnotherapy you begin to move in a positive direction, to take steps towards healthier behaviour, more positive thinking and lighter happier moods. Advanced Hypnotherapy can help you learn more adaptive behavioural and psychological coping skills and help you to turn your life around and start living again.

 
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