Anxiety is a normal healthy
emotion, and everyone experiences anxiety from time-to-time. Anxiety
can sometimes take the form of excessive worry. People may find
their thoughts racing from one concern to the next. Generalised
Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is an extreme form of worry. People who suffer
from GAD tend to worry excessively about everyday things, such as
their work, finances, family and relationships. Sometimes anxiety
is so persistent and so severe that it creates serious difficulties.
People with anxiety problems may be constantly fearful and worried
or they may be so fearful of certain situations that they avoid
them. They may even be unable to leave the house.
Stress is a normal part of
life. If we find ourselves in a threatening situation, we respond
with our inbuilt Fight or Flight syndrome. This is our instinctive
reaction to danger. All humans and animals respond automatically
in this way when they feel threatened. Sometimes the response is
triggered by a situation that is stressful but not life threatening.
For many people stress and anxiety can become a normal reaction
to many situations in their life. When we operate in fight or flight
mode our body reacts by increasing our heartbeat, pumping blood
at a greater speed and increasing our blood pressure. More adrenaline
and other hormones are released into our blood. The liver increase
the release of sugar providing us with more energy. Our senses become
more alert and our body sweats to cool itself. Our hands and feet
can become cold as our blood flow is restrict.
What is Post Traumatic Stress?
Post-traumatic stress can
develop after a severe trauma, such as a robbery, assault, abuse,
car crash etc. People tend to have recurrent thoughts or dreams
about the traumatic event, and can become very distressed when
they are exposed to reminders of the event. They often avoid people,
places and situations associated with the trauma, and sometimes
withdraw into themselves. Trust can become an issue and they may
show signs of excessive physical and mental awareness which in
turn can result in a change to their normal sleeping patterns.
Some of the symptoms suffered can become very unpleasant and restrictive. Some people may experience chest pains, heart palpitations, breathlessness, shaking, numbness or tingling sensations, nausea, indigestion, muscular pains, headaches, migraines, dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue, restlessness, on edge, tension and insomnia. If you have repeated experiences of any of the above it is wise to visit your GP before seeing a therapist, left unchecked some of the symptoms mentioned could be very damaging to your long-term health and well-being.
Hypnotherapy combined with NLP techniques can be very effective and safe in releasing these negative feeling. To discuss your particular problem in confidence please call or email, our details can be found on our Contact Us page. (If we are unable to take your call, please leave your name, contact number and a time we can contact you.)
