It is important to note that hypnosis should be used as a tool to help quiet the mind and reduce general stress and anxiety. If you feel that your anxiety or stress is increasingly becoming unmanageable, or leading to a heightened, uncontrollable sadness, please seek help from your doctor or a licensed mental health professional.
We all experience stress at some time in our lives. Stress is not entirely a bad thing. It’s a survival mechanism to alert us that something is wrong or that something needs our attention. Stress is a motivator to act. It is the body’s reaction to a perceived threat. Unfortunately, living with constant stress, and not being able to release it, can make you ill. It can be the culprit of many serious illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, and sleep disorders. Stress can also lead to racing thoughts and constant worry. Enter anxiety. Anxiety is another way your body can react to excessive stress. If you’re experiencing a lot of stress in your life, your body is constantly in a high alert, tense state – always ready for fight or flight. That’s clearly not healthy and it’s certainly no way to live!
Hypnosis creates a deeply relaxed state, thereby giving your mind a much-needed break from racing thoughts and gives your body a break from tense muscles at the same time. Hypnosis can also help you achieve healthy lifestyle changes to reduce the effects of stress on the body. Examples of this are regular exercise, healthy diet, and relaxation techniques,
Hypnosis can offer immediate relief from anxiety symptoms. By calming and relaxing the body and mind, feelings of anxiety and panic naturally subside. Multiple sessions are typically required where we work on hypnotic techniques such as focused breathing, progressive relaxation, and anchoring. Anxiety can have roots in past experiences. These experiences can be major or minor traumas from childhood, accidents, or injuries. Depending on the issue, hypnosis can also be a useful tool to help uncover the underlying cause of anxiety.
Hypnosis promotes peace, rejuvenation, and healing from within. It allows your mind to quiet and your body to relax. Think of the benefits of having a restful mind: increased energy, focus, creativity, clearer thoughts and a general feeling of peace.