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Anxiety or Stress? Life today can be stressful. The economy,
real estate market, work, family, and relationships can all create stress. And while many people do not differentiate stress
from anxiety, the distinction is important because the solutions are different.
According to the National Institutes of Health: "Stress can come from any situation or thought that makes
you frustrated, angry, nervous or worried." If your employer has announced there will be layoffs, you will probably experience
stress, and that is all normal and natural. Too much stress can be unhealthy, but in most cases you know what you are worried
about, and when the situation becomes more positive you no longer feel stressed.
In contrast, according to the NIH, "Anxiety is a feeling of apprehension
or fear. You may not know the source of this uneasiness, which can add to the distress you feel." In addition, "People
with anxiety disorders have symptoms that cause them to have difficulties with daily activities and relationships." This
is often referred to as Generalized Anxiety Disorder because you feel anxious in general, even when there is nothing specific
happening that would be disturbing or scary to the average person. People with anxiety tend to feel somewhat to very anxious
every day! And, unlike stress reactions, an anxiety disorder will most likely continue unless treated--often it gets worse
over time, rather than better.
Anxiety Symptoms Successfully Treated - Panic
attacks
- Stomach pain
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pains
- Racing heart
- Nausea
- Fear of social situations
- Fear of leaving the
home (agoraphobia)
- Excessive sweating
- Blushing
- Nail biting or picking
- Emotional or physical numbness
- Erectile
dysfunction
- Performance problems (sports, school, etc.)
- Low self-esteem
How Hypnosis Helps As you probably have discovered, you are
not able to "figure out" the cause of your anxiety, and even if you did, that would not cure you. The reason
is the problem lies in your subconscious, and once we are adults, we have no access to the subconscious in our day-to-day
lives.
There is nothing your conscious mind can do
to cure your anxiety symptoms. You already know there is no rational reason to feel as you do, yet that doesn't
help. Some people try to medicate the problem away, with drugs (legal or illegal) or alcohol. These tend to deaden all the
senses, often have unhealthy side effects, and do nothing to resolve the source of the problem.
Because hypnotherapy does treat the subconscious, I am able to heal the source of the anxiety directly.
Even most types of psychotherapy are not able to be as effective because they are primarily dealing with your conscious
mind. Your problem does not live in your conscious mind! So how can explorations in your conscious mind help?
What you need is reprogramming of your subconscious
mind. And, in working with a clinical hypnotherapist who also understands the psychology of deep feelings and fears, this
can be accomplished so you can get on with your life with a calm feeling of security and confidence.
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