Anxiety
Anxiety
Anxiety
Anxiety is synonymous with Stress. It manifests itself in various forms. In its most obvious form we suffer from what might be called free floating anxiety where our general anxiety levels, often throughout the day and sometimes during the night, are abnormally high.
In addition to panic attacks, heightened anxiety can result in a whole range of symptomology associated with our flight or fight response. We could suffer from Irritable bowel syndrome and its associated pain and worries. It is well known that stress will often affect our skin condition and can cause Eczema and Psoriasis.
Two to three people in every hundred suffer from OCD. As with panic attacks the triggering factor often seems to be associated with raised stress levels. OCD can take many forms but is most often seen in repeated washing and checking behaviours.
Sress and anxiety will exacerbate and sometimes cause Migraine or severe headaches. Anxiety can be the cause of many physical conditions including Blood pressure and Ulcers. It can affect our libido and ability to conceive.
Anxiety and depression will affect our ability to control pain. Hypnotherapy can help enormously with Pain relief and control.
Many people suffer from childhood from irrational Fears or phobic responses: needles, heights, knives, fire, death, darkness, water, spiders, driving, travelling, flying, blood, snakes etc. Anxiety can often bring about these traumas in later life or can increase the intensity of childhood responses. These responses can often be associated with people causing quite severe difficulties in social situations; giving presentations, attending interviews etc. Emetophobia, the fear of being sick or others being sick is sadly quite common, as is Erenthophobia, the fear of blushing.
Anxiety inevitably erodes a person's confidence and self-esteem. Often an anxious person will sustain inappropriate habit responses such as Nailbiting, Thumbsucking, Hairpulling etc.
Hypnotherapy will help you take back control
The average number of sessions required to help anxiety disorders is 5-8 sessions. Minor phobias can usually be helped in 2-3 sessions.
For friendly helpful advice call David Bailey on Tel. 01225 718 907