What Is Anxiety?
One in three people suffer from anxiety and yet many may not realize that this is what they are experiencing. Anxiety is characterized by excessive apprehension, concern, and worry. There are several symptoms associated with anxiety including: feeling insecure, nervous stomach, restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge, racing heart rate, sweaty palms, being easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating or mind going blank, irritability, muscle tension, and trouble sleeping. Anxiety can begin as at early childhood and continue throughout an individual’s life.

Why Do People Experience Anxiety
There is growing evidence that this anxiety is significantly related to frequent negative feedback and parental restriction . As this early interaction and feedback forms one’s subconscious tapes, this can account for the negative automatic thoughts that cause anxiety even as an adult.. These negative self- statements usually leave you doubting your self value and feeling concerns about the judgments of the people around you.

How Does Hypnosis Help Reduce Anxiety?
When it comes to the treatment of anxiety, an approach of modifying these negative self thoughts and tapes is critical to relieve the anxiety. Hypnosis is very effective in reprogramming the subconscious mind with positive self thoughts and evaluations. A growing body of research supports the ancient practice as an effective tool in the treatment of a variety of problems, from anxiety to chronic pain.

Using hypnosis to restructure these automatic thoughts and behaviors can effectively eliminate negative self thoughts as well as increasing self confidence and self esteem, eliminating anxiety.