Anxiety is a common experience for many people, and it can be overwhelming and debilitating when it becomes chronic. While there are many different strategies and treatments that can help manage anxiety, hypnotherapy is a powerful and effective treatment that can provide lasting relief. In this blog post, we’ll explore four ways that hypnotherapy can help you overcome anxiety.
1. Hypnotherapy can help you identify and address the root cause of your anxiety
One of the key benefits of hypnotherapy is that it makes changes at a subconscious level. Your subconscious is where your beliefs, habits, memories and behaviours are stored. Your subconscious mind makes up for about 80-90% of your mind while your conscious mind is only 10-20% therefore your subconscious mind is running your life and that makes it difficult to change habits and behaviours and thoughts which you would like to change. Additionally, emotions are attached to the unconscious beliefs, thoughts and memories and those are also stored in the subconscious mind therefore you may not understand why you have such strong emotions and reactions as well as habits that you do not want. Through hypnotherapy, you can work with a trained hypnotherapist to identify and understand the underlying causes and make changes which you want to make, at a subconscious level.
2. Hypnotherapy can help you reprogram negative thought patterns, behaviours and habits
Anxiety can also be learned which means that if a parent is afraid of dogs, their children can be afraid of dogs and they can remain afraid of dogs in adulthood. At the heart of anxiety lays our perception of ourselves and the world around us and that is linked to beliefs which have been downloaded as a result of our experiences and the emotions attached to those experiences.
When anxiety is experienced, the person often believes their ability to cope with the situation is less than what it actually is and the threat is perceived to be more serious than it actually is however our perception is powerful. We believe what we feel and we feel what we believe.
Thought patterns and beliefs can become deeply ingrained over time, and they can be very challenging to change through conscious effort alone. Hypnotherapy helps replace unwanted, unhelpful thought patterns as well as behaviours and habits and improve your overall well-being as well as your quality of life.
3. Hypnotherapy can help you manage physical symptoms of anxiety
Anxiety manifests as physical symptoms, such as sweating, trembling, rapid heartbeat, and shortness of breath, upset stomach and feeling faint or light headed. These symptoms can be distressing and can further fuel anxiety.
Clients find relief from the above symptoms as well as IBS, teeth grinding, nail-biting, tinnitus and other physical symptoms that arise from anxiety.
One of the benefits of hypnotherapy is that it can reduce the size of the amygdala which is responsible for the fight or flight response people have when they perceive danger. A person will still be able to perceive danger after having hypnotherapy however their tendency to catastrophise will reduce. By learning how to relax your body and mind with hypnosis, you can reduce the severity of physical symptoms and create a sense of calm and peace that can help you cope with life more effectively.
4. Hypnotherapy can help build self-confidence and self-esteem as well as self-belief
When a person’s self-confidence and self-esteem is low, it can cause them to make decisions which are not for their highest good because they feel helpless and vulnerable. Hypnotherapy can help you build self-confidence and self-esteem as well as self-belief by developing more positive and empowering beliefs about yourself and your abilities. By reinforcing your strengths and abilities, you can begin to see yourself and the world in a more positive light and that can help you make better choices and changes and live the life you want to live instead of just surviving life.
Do you want to learn more?
If you’re struggling with anxiety, hypnotherapy can be a powerful and transformative tool that can help you overcome it. By changing your mind you can reclaim your life from a much more empowered perception of yourself and the world.
To learn more about how hypnotherapy can help you with anxiety, book a free call with me today. Let’s work together to help you be your best and live your life to the fullest.
