Anxiety, on the other hand, is a fear of the future, whether known or unknown. For example, awakening in the morning and feeling fear in the pit of your stomach and yet having no idea why. Or, it could be a feeling of fear prior to making a speech to a small group of family members at a dinner party. Either way, that is anxiety.

The Symptoms:

Depression manifests itself as a lack interest in life itself, pessimism and a belief that the future holds nothing of value. Note, in true depression, fear of the future is not present, but on some occasions a depressed person will become anxious and become afraid of the unknown future.

The body slows down and certain chemicals are released. Similar chemicals (endorphins) are released when a patient relaxes deeply, for example whilst under hypnosis. As a world-wide teacher of Hypnotherapy, I always stress in my hypnotherapy training that ‘depression is a contra-indication’ to the use of hypnosis.

Should you use hypnosis with a depressed patient, you may deepen the state of depression even further because of the increased release of endorphins.

Of course, using hypnosis with a client who is suffering from anxiety is to be applauded as an induced relaxed state removes the anxiety and allows a non-critical analysis of the reason for the illness.

The Treatment:

People suffering from anxiety should always be taught a relaxation technique to allow the body to get back to normal as anxiety cannot be felt when the mind and body are relaxed.

In both cases, it is absolutely essential that the reasons for depression or anxiety is understood. With depression the sufferer almost always knows what causes it. With anxiety, if it is considered a problem, the cause is often unknown.

However, with analysis, either through a non-relaxation method such as imagery techniques for depression, or through relaxation techniques for anxiety, the sufferer can be taught to handle the situation in a more beneficial way.

Here are two examples.

With depression, a knowledge of the stages a depressive will experience as the depression takes hold, helps a sufferer to understand what is happening to him or her. This can help to get through the time it takes for the depression to ‘blow itself out’ as in the vast majority of cases, ‘time heals’.

Of course, there are other forms of depression that do not pass in time. A ‘manic depressive’ will vouch for that and the only obvious recourse is to take prescribed drugs and enter in to a long term of therapy. But, if you are suffering from depression as you read this, please remember that these are exceptional cases as the majority of depressed people get well with the passing of time.

Prescribed drugs for either depression or anxiety, must only be taken on a temporary basis as a sufferer can become dependant on them.

The treatment for anxiety are twofold. If the cause is known, for example feeling afraid of flying, then techniques can be taught that will enable you to relax (remember what I said about being unable to feel anxiety when relaxed?) in the situation that causes you the anxiety.

If the cause is unknown, recourse to some form of psychological treatment may be necessary. This would inevitably be in the form of analysing the problem and then learning how to deal with the anxiety.

You Are Not Alone:

In both cases, sufferers are not alone as almost everyone will at some time in their lives suffer with either depression or anxiety, or even both.

The depth of the depression or degree of anxiety depends on individual circumstances and a sufferer’s personality.

Unfortunately, those of us who are sensitive and caring suffer the most but there is always help on hand.

The power control for shyness and avoidance behaviours is in the subconscious mind and it makes sense that the subconscious mind must be used to make these changes lifelong.  You know that being logical makes no difference long-term because the root of the problem is in the subconscious mind.  So how do you access the subconscious – through hypnosis.  Hypnosis is a concentrated relaxation (the concentration is the change you want to make). 

In our waking state, the beta state, the conscious mind is on guard, filtering, hearing and seeing what it wants to see and hear and disregarding anything else.  As the body relaxes you move into the alpha state which is a consciousness of what is going (rather than the conscious part of the mind) – you can go through the memories and feelings attached to past events and review them in an objective sense and with your adult’s self now determine whether they warrant the control that you have allowed them to have.  You are removing the emotional attachment from these memories.  As you move into theta, the creative part, the imaginative part of the brain waves, you can see how you want to be now, how you would feel not being social anxious, the positive difference it would make to your life.  Also you are aware of any fear of changing that is present and analyze this fear’s concerns.  Then with delta these changes are being absorbed into the deep recesses of the subconscious mind.  You have to bring all the sense into play, you have to make it real.  The subconscious mind does not know the difference between what is real or imagined so this is used for you to rehearse how you want things to be – a comfortable you, feeling relaxed in company.  In this way, we are changing the avoidance behaviours.  Accepting yourself for as you are and knowing that you are entitled to take up space on this world and be counted.  Making the improvements you need to make, being less self conscious and embracing life.  But you have to want to change, you have to make the decision to embrace change so that you can be relaxed in the company of others, no matter what goes on.  It doesn’t matter what anyone says or does to you, it is only your response that gives it worth.

Hypnosis Bolton is the way to go when you want to change a thought process that leads to negative behavior. Hypnotherapy Bolton will work whether you want to quit smoking, stop panic attacks, cure phobias or anxiety, relieve stress or even help you lose weight. There is no end to how hypnosis Bolton can help you overcome negative thoughts that have a poor impact on your life.

If you have anxiety, fears, stress or any other negative thoughts that cause behavior that affects your life and not for the better, then you need to do something to change that thought pattern. If you continue with the same thought pattern, you will not be able to change the behavior. If you want to change the behavior, you need to start with a new thought pattern.  But this can be difficult. Most people have a very hard time just changing their thoughts. And the thoughts control how we behave. Hypnosis Bolton will help change those thoughts. 

Hypnosis Bolton is done properly and can help you alter your thought process that can change your behavior. Hypnotherapy Bolton is not a trick and is performed by licensed therapists. This can work to amend any thought process that is negatively affecting your life. Negative thought patterns will produce negative behavior. The hypnosis Bolton takes control of the thought process and makes the change that is needed to alter the behavior. 

Thoughts control behavior. Many people who have problems with their behavior try to amend it to no avail as they struggle to control their thoughts.  It can be very difficult to alter a thought pattern, especially if you have had it for a long time. This is usually the case with addictions, overeating, stress, anxiety and other negative thought processes that lead to negative behaviors.  Hypnotherapy Bolton interrupts those thought processes and replaces them with positive thought processes.  In order to make any change in your behavior, you have to start at the root. 

Hypnosis Bolton is the best way to stop any type of behavior that is adversely affecting your life. This can mean stress, anxiety, weight gain or any other type of behavior. Hypnosis Bolton should not be construed as a trick or some motivational type therapy. It is a true well being science that actually works towards altering thought patterns. This is the best way to overcome a thought pattern that has been causing you to behave in a way that is causing you problems. 

Hypnotherapy Bolton is performed by licensed professionals who understand how to use the power of suggestive therapy to get your mind to alter its thought process. Using hypnotherapy Bolton will help you overcome any type of problem that is plaguing you that is due to thought process. If you are suffering from stress, fears, anxiety or depression, do not depend on pills to help yourself, but on hypnotherapy Bolton , Not only will changing your thought patterns work without side effects, but the effects will be everlasting.  Hypnosis Bolton is the answer when you want to get control of your thoughts and behavior. 

Subconscious Anxiety

The subconscious mind is a vast resource for you to enjoy. This is the place of daydreams, motivation and habits. You can tap directly into this resource through self-hypnosis. This is an effective approach because you are dealing with your stress, worry and anxiety directly and this is important when you want to inhibit feelings of anxiousness and stress.

These episodes are frightening and it is helpful to recognize whether you have experienced one or not. Chances are that you are all too aware that you have had an episode because the experience is so overwhelming. There are symptoms that indicate that an episode has occurred.

Symptoms of Panicked Episodes

The most pronounced symptoms are strongly related to fear. You feel as if your heart is going to burst out of your chest and breathing seems nearly impossible. Dizziness and nausea can occur, making the experience unbearable.

There is an unshakeable feeling that something terrible is about to happen or that something terrible is happening at the moment. The problem is that there seems to be no trigger for the episode. You simply fall into a deep state of panic and fear for no reason and your physical responses follow suit.

How to Stop Panic Attacks

The best way to stop panic attacks is to understand their nature. These episodes spill over into your consciousness through the subconscious mind. This realm does not recognize time the way that your conscious mind does. The subconscious does not know that there is no need to feel panicked and it is not aware that there are no immediate threats.

Once you are able to grasp this notion, you are better able to take control of the situation. Your panicked state is a helpful indicator that you have problems that need to be addressed on a subconscious level. You can stop worrying about episodes popping up out of nowhere when you take control of your panic and anxiety on a subconscious level.

Selecting Self-Hypnosis Recordings

One of the biggest challenges you have to face is choosing a self-hypnosis recording. Following are some examples of excellent compositions created by talented hypnotherapists and neuro linguistic trainers. It benefits you to choose a recording created by a skilled professional.

Debbie Williams is a fine example of a skilled professional who has impressive clinical experience. Her recording found here – Stop Panic Attacks – offers the support you need to guide you to success.

Another recording by Williams offers a powerful tool for helping you to stop feeling unnecessary worry. This recording can be found here – Stop Worrying – and it showcases Debbie’s uncanny ability to calm and relax you into the perfect hypnotic state.

Similar recordings are available here – Panic and Anxiety. Simply click on the links for additional information.