Burn out: Stress, Anxiety & Depression
Hypnotherapy
What is stress?
Stress is how we react when we feel threatened, under pressure and simply unable to cope. It can feel overwhelming and be difficult for us to concentrate and see beyond the mental fog it creates.
Here are some things that indicate stress:
Sleep and digestive problems, changes in mood, sweaty or clammy palms, decreased sex drive, dizziness, teeth grinding, headaches, muscle tension, trembling, low energy.
Are you suffering from any of these stress related symptoms?
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Do you feel irritable, frustrated and on edge?
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Do you wake up with a sense of dread and feeling exhausted?
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Do you feel overwhelmed and unable to cope at work and at home?
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Are you anxious, worried or afraid?
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Are you unable to switch off negative self-talk?
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Does your mind often go blank?
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Do you feel exhausted drained and burned out?
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Is your concentration suffering, making it hard for you to focus?
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Do you experience a racing heart, sweating, shaking and nervousness?
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Have you lost your sense of humour?
What is anxiety?
Anxiety is how the human body reacts to anticipated danger. It’s generally underpinned by worry and fear.
Signs of anxiety:
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Symptoms include cognitive disturbance such as problems, concentrating and physical symptoms such as muscle tension nausea, trembling, sweating, racing heart, dry mouth.
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Do you over think everything?
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Do you always predict the worst outcome for the future?
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Do you have difficulty sleeping?
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Do you suffer from irritability, restlessness and fatigue?
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DO you experience, breathlessness or a choking feeling?
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Are you self- conscious in groups and social situations?
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Do you avoid social situations due to an intense fear during them?
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Are you constantly judging yourself?
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Is negative self- talk making you doubt second guess yourself?
What is depression?
Depression is typically characterised by a persistent sadness and by a lack of interest or pleasure in activities that you once found rewarding or enjoyable. It’s usually accompanied with tiredness and poor concentration.
Signs of depression:
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Difficulty sleeping and over sleeping, moving and talking slowly, appetite or weight changes, decreased energy or fatigue, unexplained aches pains and digestive problems.
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Do you dread getting up and facing the day?
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Are you feeling overwhelmed?
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Do you experience feeling of hopelessness and despair?
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Do you experience feelings of helplessness, guilt and worthlessness?
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Do you experience fatigue, lethargy and decreased energy nearly every day?
How Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can help:
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy enables people to regain control of their lives.
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy focuses on the present and the future, there is no need to go into your past. I use, a gentle combination of psychotherapy, neuro linguistic programming (NLP) and hypnosis to suit your individual needs. These will enable your brain to, reorganize itself and allow you to move towards your goals.
The first half of our session will be the psychotherapy part and the second part will be where you get to experience some deep and soothing relaxation through hypnosis. This gentle but deeply relaxing technique will enable you to untangle from unhelpful subconscious beliefs that are keeping you stuck. You’ll move into a place where you start to sleep better, feel brighter and more energised and start enjoying life again.