Hypnotherapy for Anxiety, Phobias and Panic.

Hypnotherapy is commonly used to treat anxiety, phobia, and panic attacks.

What are the symptoms of anxiety, phobia and panic?

In a panic attack people may feel as if they could explode, or completely lose control. They may have palpitations, difficulty breathing, light-headedness or nausea. Generalised anxiety is milder, but still distressing. A phobia is when people feel anxiety or panic in response to some ordinary thing or situation.

Can anxiety lead to Depression?

Yes, because prolonged anxiety may leave people utterly exhausted, mentally paralysed, and unable to enjoy their life. They may even be so despairing as to have considered suicide.

What could make anxiety even worse?

Alcohol or drugs may relieve anxiety in the short term, but in the long term, bigger and bigger doses are required, and the person finds they cannot do without their "crutch." Avoidance of whatever sets off the anxiety likewise works only in the short term. In the long term, more and more situations must be avoided, until life becomes severely restricted.

How can anxiety be treated?

Hypnotherapy is a very effective treatment for anxiety, phobia and panic. It is a natural treatment, without side effects, and does not involve dependence on any drug.

What is the underlying basis of hypnotherapy for anxiety?

There are two ways of reacting to a problem. Non-threatening problems we can think about, using out intelligence to work out a solution, or to seek help. But faced with a life-threatening problem we don't have time to think- we just react, like an animal reacts, by fighting, flying away, or freezing.

By learning to relax the mind using hypnotherapy, the intelligence is switched back on, and are once again able to control the instinctive urge to run away. Nature has designed these urges to last only for a short time in any case- long enough for us to escape our enemies.

SELF HELP SLOT. Here is a simple way for you to calm yourself when you are suffering from anxiety. Close your eyes if possible. Now pay attention to your breathing. DO NOT try to breathe deeply- just breathe normally. But see if you can breathe out a little slower than you breathe in. Breathe in, hold the air for a moment, and breathe out as slowly as you can. Keep doing this. Your breathing muscles relax as you breathe out- that's how breathing works- and because your mind is focused on your breathing, your other muscles tend to relax a little also. See if you can feel your muscles beginning to relax, a little more with every breathe that you breathe out. Some times if you clench the muscles first, you can feel the relaxation more easily. Begin with the muscles of your head and face, letting them relax for five breaths. Next focus of the muscles of your head and neck. Then the neck and shoulders. Then your shoulders and your arms. Then the muscles of your back and spine. Finally your stomach muscles, and your legs. The more you practice this exercise, the easier it will be.