Everybody gets anxious from time to time and this is perfectly normal.
But, when the anxiety or panic attacks start to strike frequently, or intensely, and often completely out of the blue, then this is the time to start thinking about seeking help, treatment or therapy for that anxiety. Hypnosis and hypnotherapy for anxiety and panic attacks can be very effective. Anxieties can develop into phobias & fears with equally debilitating effects.

Disorders

Anxiety disorders are very common, affecting as many as 13% of the adult population. They can start at any time, either in childhood, adolescence, or adulthood and fall into five main categories:

1. Panic Disorder
2. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
3. General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
4. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
5. Phobias (which includes Social Phobia, or Social Anxiety Disorder)

Symptoms

The feeling of anxiety can be crippling and leads to disruptions in the sufferer's life. Their commitments, responsibilities and their lives have to be altered in an attempt to limit their anxiety, and/or panic attacks.

The problem can be compounded by other issues such as; depression, sleep disturbance, or psychosomatic conditions which can easily have a detrimental effect on commitments to relationships; work, family, sexual , social life, or education.

The anxiety can range from general feelings of anxiousness or nervousness, to a full-blown panic or anxiety attack.

The symptoms of which can involve palpitations, feeling short of breath, tingling, feeling light-headed, sweating, feeling hot or cold all over, nausea, fear of losing control, or even feelings of fainting or impending doom.

Treatment

What ever the cause of your anxiety please be rest assured that treatment for Anxiety can be extremely successful with rewarding and satisfying results.

Hypnotherapy helps to identify the root cause of your anxiety, it is possible to desensitise and help clients emotionally disassociate from past experiences, traumas or events. Treatment also covers coping strategies, anxiety management and relaxation techniques.

If you suffer with anxiety and it’s causing problems in your life, then don't suffer in silence, simply call for an Initial Consultation, free of charge and obligation.

Panic Attacks

Everybody gets anxious from time to time and this is perfectly normal, however when a panic attack strikes it feels anything but normal.

A panic attack can happen completely 'out of the blue', and often occur for little or no apparent reason.

The onset of a panic attack is usually very sudden, and typically, a panic attack will last usually between 20 and 30 minutes. It can be defined as a period of intense fear, accompanied by a series of psychological or bodily symptoms.

Symptoms

The symptoms of a panic attack will vary from person to person, but can include any of the following:

Shaking
Difficulty in breathing, or shortness of breath (Dyspnoea)
Abnormally rapid heartbeat (Tachycardia)
Excessive sweating (Hyperhydrosis)
Chest tightness
Chest pain
Abnormal sensations of the skin (Paraesthesia)
Raised blood pressure (Hypertension)
Tension and apprehension
The feeling that 'something terrible' is going to happen.
A specific fear of death

Treatment

As with Anxiety, the treatment of Panic attacks can be extremely effective, clients respond very well to Hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy helps to identify the root cause of your anxiety, it is possible to desensitise and help clients emotionally disassociate from past experiences, traumas or events. Treatment also covers coping strategies, anxiety management and relaxation techniques.

If your issues or problems are causing problems in your life then telephone or e-mail to arrange a no obligation Initial Consultation free of charge.

Social Anxiety or Phobia

Social Anxiety/Phobia revolves around a fear of how others might see you, what they think of you, and feeling that whatever you’re doing, you are being judged in some way. In essence, social phobia is a fear of being judged.

If you suffer from social phobia / social anxiety, this fear becomes your own worst enemy.

Symptons:

Dry mouth
Blushing
Feeling sick
Shaking
Feeling weak
Shy bladder (inability to urinate in public toilets)
Stammering
Diarrhoea
Stuttering
Sweating
Palpitations

...Ultimately it can cause a full-blown anxiety or panic attack.

Social situations

The fear of social phobia is based around social / public situations, and these can range from anything such as nights out, to going shopping, meeting people, going to work, parties, entertainment situations, or even a complete inability to use public toilets (shy bladder), as well as many other situations where people come into some kind of contact with others.

Avoidance

Sufferers may re-arrange their whole life to avoid situations where social interactions may occur. This can include avoiding using / answering the telephone, or typing / writing something down in front of others, avoiding signing their name, or anything that could possibly put them at the centre of attention, or 'on the spot'.

Low self confidence and self esteem

Often, when a person has social anxiety, their self esteem is low, they are lacking in confidence, they are sometimes not even able to hold eye contact.

There is usually an intense dislike of being introduced to people, often anxiety over eating / drinking in public – the very things that most people enjoy, such as having dinner in a lovely restaurant, can bring dread to someone with social phobia.

Social phobia in the workplace

Social phobia may also manifest itself as the avoidance of situations involving confrontations with colleagues, especially when involving figures of authority, such as supervisors and managers.

Other effects of social phobia

Parties can be stressful and because of this the need to have a drink beforehand, to loosen up a bit and relax enough to release those social inhibitions, becomes of prime importance to the sufferer.

Over time this social phobic condition may go on to develop into depressive illnesses or because the sufferers end up avoiding so many social places, they may go on to develop agoraphobia.

Some people with social phobia or social anxiety disorder may use drugs, alcohol, or tranquillisers as crutches, and are exposed to the danger of becoming addicts.

Fear of Public Speaking / Stage Fright / Performance-Related Fear

Fear of public speaking (or stage fright) is also a form of social phobia or social anxiety and yet the individuals concerned may lead perfectly normal lives, with no problems or anxiety at all over socialising, or eating in front of others.

Yet, when the sufferer has to stand in front of others and give a talk, demonstration or performance the social anxiety can come out in full force and sufferers may feel sick, shaky, stammer, have a dry mouth, or experience an increase in their heart rate.

Treatment

Whatever the cause of your anxiety or phobia please be rest assured that treatment can be extremely successful with rewarding and satisfying results.

Hypnotherapy helps to identify the root cause, it is then possible to desensitise and help clients emotionally disassociate from past experiences, traumas or events. Treatment also covers coping strategies, anxiety/phobic management and relaxation techniques.

If you suffer with anxiety and it's causing problems in your life, don't suffer in silence. Simply call for an Initial Consultation free of charge and obligation.

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