The lifecycle of anxiety/panic attacks and how hypnosis helps.

There are five stages to an anxiety or panic attack.  Stage 1 is the threat/trigger/perceived threat.  Stage 2 your heart rate increased and you begin to feel clammy and uncomfortable.  Stage 3 your mind starts to focus on your symptoms and you begin to lose concentration on external events.  Stage 4 is the catastrophic stage – “making a mountain out of a mole hill”, overgeneralising.  Stage 5 is the full blown anxiety/panic attack.  What can you do to let hypnotic techniques help you?  As you see each stage is a precursor for the next stage so when you can interrupt the development of the stages, the anxiety attack cannot occur.   All the symptoms have physiological basis – this is a throw back to our automatic primal response.  What you focus on you give power to it.  With hypnosis (a relaxation) you are learning why you felt threatened in the first place.  Obviously if you are under physical attack this response is necessary but if you find that panic comes over you when in the supermarket or in a meeting at work or even when out socially, then you need to learn how to regain control over what is happening inside you so that you can prevent the anxiety/panic attack developing.  Think of the life you want to have – constantly in fear of having a panic attack or being in control and being the best you can be.  It is a choice.  By accessing the subconscious mind (as you do with hypnosis) you gain full control which produces lasting effects.  For appointments call 086 1038892. Dublin 2.