J Seymour asked:


Overcome anxiety help is a very important aspect of your overall mood and wellbeing. Overcoming depression, panic or phobia requires support. You can take a comprehensive approach that uses self-hypnosis for additional guidance and support to work through your anxiousness.

Anxiety Self Help

The process of introducing an independent approach to taking care of your excessive anxiousness is to begin with research and assessment. You are starting on this journey by reading about ways to find the proper intervention for your needs. There are probably significant signs that you want to find support and guidance.

Your anxiousness can develop into different problems including panic attack, sleep disorders and phobic conditions. These conditions can significantly interfere with your ability to function normally on a day-to-day basis. When this occurs, your anxiousness is more than just an emotion; it is a habitual way of responding to stress.

Stress and Anxiousness

Stressful situations give rise to anxious feelings. When you experience stress on a regular basis, you can develop excessively anxious feelings that stay with you. This is because your subconscious mind holds on to the emotion rather than releasing it. Your thought processes are an integral part of how you process stress.

When you think in terms of anxiety, you become obsessed with the negative emotions. Anxiety self-help seeks to get rid of the anxiousness you feel before it develops into other emotional problems. Anxious feelings are very powerful side effects of stress that can lead to serious conditions that interfere with your daily life.

Stressed Conditions

Panic attacks are very unpleasant episodes that can occur when you have repressed anxiousness in your psyche. These attacks are terrifying and can have significant ramification on your daily life. Other conditions include depression and phobias.

When any of these serious conditions have an impact on your daily life, it is time to seek support. Using self-hypnosis is a viable option that can help you create new patterns of thoughts and new habitual responses to stressful situations. As you learn how to relax deeply, the anxiousness and tension melts away.

Overcome Anxiety Help

Self-hypnosis is such a good choice because it is relaxing by its very nature. Simply taking the time for reflective meditation can help ease stress and tension in your everyday life. In addition, this approach works to create new patterns of thought and emotional responses to stress. You are better able handle stress through this process.

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David Wells asked:


Everyone could use a little healthier life style. With all the junk food, fast food and eating on the run, health is deteriorating. To top it off many people smoke and partake of other non-healthy habits.

Years ago doctors told individuals that cigarettes could be used to calm nerves, help lose weight and just generally help with anxiety. They had no idea how harmful cigarettes actually were. These people exposed not only themselves to the harms of smoke, but also their children. It has only been recently that the surgeon general has begun cracking down on cigarette manufacturers and doctors have started suggesting the cessation of smoking immediately.

Relatively few businesses allow smoking on their premise any longer, many night clubs have restricted smoking to only outdoors. With the world for smokers closing in and opinions changing it has put great pressure on those that smoke.

Some smokers can lay down cigarettes and never pick up another. Other people taper off and struggle for years with cravings and desires. While everyone is different so is the manner by which they need to quit smoking. Between pills, patches, staples and a host of other manners some have been able to quit, but generally turn to another habit. These habits range in seriousness, but none of them are good in excess.

There is one method that is not necessarily aimed at nicotine cessation, but does work. Hypnosis is a technique that is used by a trained professional to induce a suggestible state by the patient. During this suggestible state individuals can change cravings, feelings and behaviors. There are several different types of hypnosis, one of the most effective is stop smoking hypnosis. The hypnosis session is aimed at changing the internal scripting that allows the unconscious to give the feeling of need for cigarettes. This is achieved by changing the scripting inside the brain, replacing it with a productive script.

Quit smoking hypnosis is the same but may focus more on the behaviors that precede or follow having a cigarette. For example, if the smoker has developed a habit that they smoke each time they are in the car, eventually this becomes a habit. Quit smoking hypnotism can help the smoker find another way to cope with not having a cigarette in the car.

Instead it may be suggested that the person chew gum, drink water or have another more productive habit. This is a great way to keep busy and allow the mind to wander else where.

Smoking hypnosis has been proven effective by thousands of smokers. As the word gets out the popularity will grow. There are no pills, staples or any other side effects that you need to worry about interfering with medications or other areas of your life. Hypnosis is completely safe and certainly a good way to quit the most addicting habit of your life.

Nicotine is very harmful and cessation will not only do wonders for your health, pocket book, but also the individuals around you. Second hand smoke has been proven time and time again to cause painful ear aches, worsened asthma, upper respiratory infections along with other issues for children. Children should never be subject to cigarette smoke.

Another great thing about stop smoking hypnosis is the fact that you can change other behaviors and things in your life at the same time. Just because you are working on smoking cessation does not mean that you can not work toward a feeling of good health and well being.

Many people use hypnosis to explore their past and rid of feelings or wishes that they have carried through out their lives. For example, if a parent or relative has passed and you have always wished to have said something a good way to put closure to this is to visit that time again in your life. The hypnotist can guide you through that process and help you put closure to that part of your life. So hypnosis can work for more than one area of your life.

Quit smoking hypnosis is safe and a great way to improve your life. Every time you experience hypnosis you awake to feeling relaxed and refreshed. Hypnosis can really enhance your life!

T H asked:


Has anyone used hypnosis to help with anxiety or with a social phobia?

Dane Bergen asked:


Since hypnosis is a method of achieving total relaxation and allowing others access to your subconscious thoughts, it would seem that anxiety and hypnosis would go well together with hypnosis being a natural help for anxiety. And while hypnosis can be used as therapy for anxiety, it can also be hindered by it as well.

Studies have shown that about 30 percent of the population can easily be placed into what is usually termed a hypnotic trance and another 20 percent will be extremely difficult to persuade. The remainder of the population can go either way, mostly depending on their mood at the moment and their level of anxiety and hypnosis may be easy.

Anxiety, however at the thought of giving up control of their mind to another person, may prevent hypnosis from being successful and the thought of someone else having control over the mind and what they may do while under hypnosis, brings on additional anxiety and hypnosis may not be possible.

Stress Depends On Your Definition

You control the definition of stress as it pertains to your life and situational anxiety and hypnosis can go together like the proverbial hand and glove. In any given situation such as asking for a raise, going to traffic court or prepping for surgery a certain degree of stress is involved, which will invoke anxiety to a level equal to the level of stress. You can move past this anxiety and hypnosis can help, by allowing your subconscious mind to accept a new definition of stress for that given circumstance.

Hypnotism is not about altering circumstances, but about altering how your mind perceives and understands the circumstances. How well you can accept what is going on around you and how well your mind adapts to this new knowledge will determine how your anxiety is transformed into calm feelings.

There was a phrase that said stress was mind over matter, and when looking at anxiety and hypnosis aids for stress, it really is mind over matter. If you can get the negative thoughts out of your mind, the positive message will help make it so the outcome does not matter.

Experts agree that stress is a state of mind, depending on how your mind deals with the current circumstance and its possible outcomes. By combining your anxiety and hypnosis techniques you can alter how your mind perceives the potential outcomes and can more positively deal with the situation.

John Howard asked:


Anxiety is a psychological disorder. It has become a common problem among the people who lead a fast and tensed life. Both children and adults are found to be the victim of anxiety disorder when they find it difficult to cop up with the work load at school or at office.

Various methods that we use to treat it include drugs, therapy, self help and alterative therapy. Traditional medicine always prefers drug treatment to cure the symptoms of anxiety present in a patient. Though expensive, many use cognitive behavior therapy to overcome the difficulties and unrest associated with anxiety.

Hypnosis is proved o be very effective in treating all the problems relating to anxiety. A number of people now prefer hypnotherapy for anxiety treatment. Many who have experimented with this method of treatment witnesses the effectiveness of using hypnotherapy to remedy anxiety.

The person who wants to undergo a hypnotherapy for anxiety treatment will be put into a trace state of mind by the hypnotist. The hypnotist who specializes in this field of treatment is known as anxiety psychiatrist. Consulting an anxiety psychiatrist in time will help you from becoming a person with anxiety disorder.

Make sure that the hypnotist that you approach with an intention to avail hypnotherapy for anxiety is a qualified psychotherapist to avoid complications. Approach only the hypnotist who has a good reputation among their patients. Try to gather enough information about the work experience and the qualifications of the hypnotist you choose will help you to find the best hypnotist.

Some people try self hypnosis techniques at the comfort of their home to overcome the difficulties they face in their day to day life due to anxiety disorder. Self hypnotherapy for anxiety can be tried by a person after acquiring knowledge in different techniques and tools to be used in hypnotherapy. Self hypnotherapy for anxiety will not produce any result if you do it with out expertise or with out undergoing a hypnotherapy training.

If you are interested in making use of the techniques it is better to learn the techniques with the help of an expert hypnotist. You can also learn it through the online institution that imparts training in hypnosis.

Hypnosis scripts designed to address anxiety problems will also be a great help for the person who tries self hypnosis to cure this mental disorder. Inducing positive thoughts in the mind of the patient with the help of these scripts will definitely help the patient to overcome this state of mind.

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David Wells asked:


Self hypnosis is an easy technique that can allow you to better understand yourself. The human mind is made up of two parts that are known as the conscious and unconscious mind. The conscious mind is what allows the individual to exist in society productively. The conscious mind is like the regulator while the unconscious mind is the primitive portion.

When something is not as you would like the unconscious mind may send signals to run, fight or some other unacceptable behavior. The conscious mind then intervenes and holds these primitive thoughts to keep your body productive and in line. The unconscious mind makes up the majority of the mind and stores all experiences and memories from the past.

When an individual wishes to change a part of their personality, thoughts or behaviors they must change the internal script. There are a number of scripts that are already stored within the brain, but can be changed with the use of hypnosis. Self hypnosis technique is a good way to change this scripting. It is simple and most anyone can hypnotize themselves. You can guide yourself into this deep area of thought through relaxation and focus.

By focusing your attention on something you can drift away to your unconscious mind. State what it is you want to change or work on as well as how you will feel when you come out of hypnosis. Of course you want to feel relaxed and rested, so tell yourself.

Change self hypnosis is when you have hypnotized yourself and are working on changing a behavior. For example, if you suffer from anxiety and panic at the thought of going to a public place alone, you can suggest other feelings with the thought. Such as, when I think of going to the mall alone, I will feel a feeling of calmness and relax. With your mind being in such a suggestible state it will absorb the feeling and change the scripting. This is very effective for a number of issues. Many people have changed fears, thoughts, addictions with change self hypnosis.

Free self hypnosis is the only form of hypnosis that is truly free. Since the person is conducting the hypnosis themselves there is no need to incorporate anyone else that would charge a fee. Self hypnosis is as safe and effective as guided hypnosis. In fact many people feel more comfortable not sharing their inner feelings and thoughts.

Sometimes there are issues that are embarrassing for individuals that they do not feel the need to indulge to others. That is where self hypnosis can assist them in their journey to change. There is no reservation on the patient’s part of sharing their feelings or saying something that they may regret. While hypnotist can not elicit behaviors or thoughts that are not representative of the patient many people still have many reservations.

There are a number of myths that surround the topic of hypnosis. No matter how much proof there is that hypnotist can not make a person do something they normally would not do, they still believe the myths. Many picture a person being mesmerized with a pocket watch or bulls eye. Once in hypnosis they picture walking around like an animal making animal sounds. This is not true for hypnosis that is seriously working toward changing feelings or thoughts. There are however many stage hypnotists that will have subjects perform funny behaviors, but they are willing participants.

You would not find that in a hypnotist’s office. They are not going to jeopardize their career for a few minutes of laughs. On the other hand the stage hypnotist makes their living from making the audience laugh. It is all in good fun and there is nothing wrong with quacking like a duck! With self hypnosis there is not a fear, but the reality of you are fully in control.

There are several self hypnosis scripts available in books, tapes and online. Some have free scripting that you can get ideas and others charge for their scripts. A person can easily sit and write their own script. Simply determine your goal, what you wish to achieve and sit down and write it out. Study it and become comfortable with telling yourself these things. Focus on something and imagine a peaceful place. Once you are there recite the script to yourself, upon awakening enjoy the new you!

txn 71 asked:


I want to quit smoking. I **** it. However, I am every anxious and it seems to be my crutch. I do keep busy but when I want one, I WANT ONE. I tried Chantix but it made me crazy. I suffer from depression/anxiety and it does say not to take it if you have these problems. That I know is true. I did it. The patches make me have headaches and rashes. Has anyone tried hypnosis? If so, does it work?

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J Seymour asked:


The fear of roaches is a common problem that many people face. Many consider the roach as a source of anxiety and panic with good reason. Cockroaches are unpleasant, insidious creatures that seem impossible to destroy. While it is reasonable to be a little afraid of these insects, it isn’t reasonable to have a phobia of roaches.

Self Help Fear

Taking a self help approach to dealing with being afraid is very empowering but you may need support if you have irrational feelings of panic at the very thought of cockroaches. The phobic response can be so overwhelming that you find it difficult to think about a roach. Reading about them can give you anxiety as well.

Your mind may go into overdrive with imagination that has a negative impact on your ability to deal with cockroaches realistically. This is very problematic but it can be reversed with relative ease using self-hypnosis as a guide. Part of the process relies on your subconscious mind to re-see how you perceive cockroaches.

Overcoming Fear of Roaches

You can overcome your fear and anticipation by taking a realistic perspective on the situation. The cockroach is a valuable creature that serves a purpose, other than to cause you personal anguish. These insects can be controlled with proper interventions and a visit from your exterminator.

You can replace the image of the sneaky insect crawling around in the dark with images of the insect leaving your space and entering a new place where he serves his valuable purpose. The bug is nothing more than an insect. It can’t hurt you and it really doesn’t want a face-to-face encounter with you, either.

Changing Thoughts Changes Emotional Responses

Your thinking patterns related to the creepy-crawlies is the fundamental problem in overcoming your anxiety and panicked responses. The bugs aren’t pretty and they are a nuisance but they are not really harmful. You have control over your response to them.

Control begins when you delve into your subconscious mind to retrain it to have different responses to this insect. When you take self-hypnosis as an approach, you are working with your natural emotional responses that seem beyond your control. You find that your automatic reactions are not so automatic after all.

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