Hypnotherapy for Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Anxiety occurs when our minds become uncontrollably worried about issues in our day to day life such as our work, our family or an important upcoming event. On some occasions the sufferer may not even know where these feelings stem from and so they will have a general feeling of anxiousness without an obvious underlying cause.

The symptoms of anxiety are troublesome and unpleasant and can include sweating, shortness of breath, a high pulse rate, muscle tension, trembling and an inability to relax. When we are anxious our “fight or flight” response kicks in making us want to escape or avoid the stressful situation but in most cases this may be impossible. Anxiety can also cause us to have poor sleep patterns, become impatient or irritable and lead to low confidence and low self-esteem.

Panic attacks are distinguished from other forms of anxiety as they are relatively short periods of intense fear which tend to appear very suddenly. First time sufferers often feel they are experiencing a heart attack or breakdown as the experience can be so frightening and upsetting. Panic attacks tend to be relatively short lived with the peak of the attack typically occurring within 30 minutes and then subsiding gradually over the next few hours.

The symptoms of panic attacks are often more extreme than those experienced with general anxiety. Panic attacks almost always cause hyperventilation and the sufferer may also feel nauseous, faint, trembling, heart palpitations, sensations of choking and chest pain.

Anxiety Treatment with hypnosis

We will all experience anxiety at some point in our life such as when we have an important exam or driving test and although unpleasant a small amount of anxiety can make our adrenaline flow and push us into action. Problems start when these anxious feelings become out of control and have a negative impact on our performance, work and family.

Hypnotherapy can help by training you to recognise when you are about to experience these anxious feelings and thoughts so that you can use relaxation and coping strategies to maintain control of the stressful situation.

It will also give you the methods and tools to look at the situations that are creating the stress allowing you to make changes to your life so that you can be the person in control once more.

Panic Attack Cure with Hypnotherapy

A treatment for panic attacks can be determined by the hypnotherapist once the trigger for the problem has been determined. Panic attacks can be activated by phobias, personal loss, short term triggers such as significant life changes or personal loss as well as by medication. Recent evidence has also shown that people who suffer from panic attacks suffer from a lack of assertiveness which contributes to their condition.

Once the underlying cause of the attacks is discovered the hypnotherapist will work closely with the client to teach them techniques which will enable them to control and overcome the attack. This could involve teaching the client self hypnosis or using therapeutic techniques to enable them to come to terms with their major sources of stress in their life.