Symptoms of Anxiety and why they occur.

What are the symptoms of anxiety? They are exaggerated responses to normal and physical reactions to extreme physical and emotional stress. Anxiety is a catalyst and a side effect of physical reactions and anxious persons may affect people close to them both physically and emotionally. It is important to note that people who suffer the extreme symptoms of anxiety may believe these symptoms are dangerous and a threat to them.

Anxiety is controlled and monitored by a part of the brain called the Amygdala and is responsible for controlling anxiety levels. These symptoms can be grouped into three categories to describe the different type of symptoms a person experiences.

1.  The Psycho Physiological Effect. These are the physical symptoms such as pain in the chest, headaches, skin rashes, pins and needles, tremors, sexual dysfunction, sweating dizziness and giddiness. Reactions experienced at this level are physical reactions to an extreme adrenalin rush caused by the "Fight or Flight Response" which is controlled by the automic nervous system.

2. The Psychological Effect.  These include irritability, hyperactivity, insomnia, lack of concentration, obsessive behaviour (O.C.D.) depression, feelings of loss of control, depersonalization and deep feelings of fear. These symptoms often fluctuate reaching their climax during an anxiety or panic attack.

3. The Impersonal Effect. This is the need to socialize with other people in an attempt to calm down or reduce the symptoms of an anxiety or panic attack. This action may result in severe cases of agoraphobia but like most anxiety symptoms these can be overcome with the help of appropriate treatment or therapy.

Many people experience these symptoms of anxiety and while they are occuring sufferers can feel frustrated or helpless and at times extremly frightened.

Symptoms of anxiety and panic are a result of an over protection and self preservation mechanism which resides within us all and causes no real harm, however they can produce a severe negative effect on a person's day to day life to a point where their quality of life is severely affected.

Most important to remember is that symptoms of anxiety and panic are a result of an extreme response of the "Fight or Flight" in an attempt at protection of the symptoms and acting like an over protective defense mechanism inside our brain.

Symptoms of anxiety and panic are only physical or emotional reactions and are not a result of any disease or illness so people may eventually recover or learn methods of reducing these extreme feelings and symptoms to lead a much better quality of life.

A course of Hypnotherapy may be of help to many or most all cases of anxiety and panic. visit Capital Hypnotherapy .  email caphyp@gmail.com or visit www.capitalhypnotherapy.co.uk 

Phobias

What is a Phobia?

A Phobia can be described as an irrational fear of a place, object or situation.

Most common Phobias are a fear of a specific thing such as flying, insects and hights.

Agoraphobia is a fear of being in situations where one feels extreme fear and anxiety in places where there appears to be no escape or help is unavailable such as in in a large crowd, traveling on a train or just waiting in a queue at the supermarket.

A Social Phobia is an intense fear of being the centre of attention in a social or performing environment.

How do Phobias Develop?

Phobias are extremly common and can start during childhood after a traumatic event or in an attempt to make sense of some intense panic or anxiety, for example "I'm feeling fear so i must be frightened of something".

What Happens During a Phobia?

When a person suffering with a phobia find themselves facing the feared object or situation they experience instant anxiety. The physical symptoms of this anxiety may include a racing heartbeat, shortness of breath, trembling, sweating and discomfort in the abdominal areas. The emotional content of a phobia may include the sufferer experiencing an intense fear of losing control, embarrasing themselves or passing out. The sufferer may attempt to escape the situation and then try to avoid similar situations in the future. This avoiding action may be fairly easy if the object feared is one like a spider or snake which is not often encountered, but in Agoraphobia or Social Phobia avoiding the situation which is feared creates severe restrictions and limitationson the sufferer's lifestyle. Having to escape or avoid the feared object or situation may compound the fear making it even more frightening.

How Does Hypnotherapy Help Eliminate a Phobia?

Hypnotherapy works by neutralizing the negative thoughs and emotions that trigger the phobic response whether those thoughts, emotions or memories are supressed or remembered. Hypnosis is natural, drug free having no side effects and eliminates the symptoms of the phobia quickly and permanently. Eliminating and neutralizing the physical and emotional symptoms of a phobia will have a positive impact on the lives of phobia sufferers.


Hypnotherapy for Phobia removal in Cardiff or South Wales, UK area visit www.capitalhypnotherapy.co.uk

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Hypnotherapy and Stammering

In the United Kingdom the most common speech problem is stammering which affects about four people out of a hundred - mainly men.

The possible causes for stammering include emotional shock, distressing experiences in childhood: a delay in the brain's mechanism for checking what it has heard; slow development of the co-ordination of tongue, palate and lips are needed for speech; and, mostly among people over 50 years of age, partial paralysis of the mouth and face following a stroke.

In children aged between two and five, stammering can be the result of overanxious parents making them feel that something is wrong if they have difficulty in speaking, or are stuck for words.

Using Hypnotherapy in the treatment of stammering where appropriate, sufferers can be taken back in time - regressed - to attempt to discover the root cause of the problem and explore its emotional content. In all cases, ego-strengthening techniques are used while the client is in a hypnotic relaxed state. Self hypnosis can, aided with pre-recorded CDs be applied for speech problems. Visualising difficult social situations under hypnosis, while at the same time receiving positive suggestions may also help to desensitise some stammerers.

For more information regarding Hypnotherapy in the treatment of stammering in the South Wales (UK) area visit www.capitalhypnotherapy.co.uk or tel Raymond Roberts on 01446 620119 or 07762959077

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Hypnotherapy for Warts

The small non cancerous solid growths on the skin are commonly known as warts. These growths are made up of enlarged skin cells caused by a virus and are most often found on the hands and feet eventually disappearing of their own accord.

The most common type of warts are rough, horny, brownish or skin coloured occuring mostly in children, usually on their hands. Children tend to scratch warts leading to the spreading of the virus causing more warts to appear.

Plantar Warts also known as Verrucas occur on the soles of the feet and are similar to the common warts, however this type of wart grows into the skin instead of outwards and is more painful. They spread rapidly from person to person in common changing rooms for swimming and other sports and activities where people go barefoot.

plain warts appear flat and light brown in colour and are commonly found on the face. Filiform warts appear as short hard threads and are often seen on the neck, face, chin and eyelids. They can look unsightly but are harmless and eventually disappear over time.

Under Hypnosis the sufferer is given post hypnotic suggestions that the warts will gradually lose their food supply, fade away and eventually drop off.

For more information regarding Hypnotherapy in the South Wales (UK) area contact Raymond Roberts, Tel 01446 620119 or 07762959077 or visit www.capitalhypnotherapy.co.uk

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Can You Lose Those Unwanted Pounds? - Yes You Can!

If you have been overweight most of your life then you have more than likely asked yourself can I lose these excess pounds? will i ever lose these pounds?  You're not alone; people who have or have had weight problems ask themselves this everyday.



There are millions of people around the world that are overweight and feel like there is no end in sight to their problem and will be stuck with their excess weight forever.  Well the good news is you can lose those pounds, you can lose weight!  Lets say it one more time for good measure;  You can lose those pounds!



Here is the first step, you have to stop asking yourself if you can lose weight and start telling yourself you will lose weight, tell yourself you will beat this and tell yourself you will overcome!  We are often our own worst enemy and to overcome our own weakness can be one of our greatest challenges.



However to win the battle over your weight issue you first have to win the battle against yourself.  Once you have achieved this there will not be much standing in your way of achieving your weight loss goal.



The next step is to surround yourself with a network of people that will support you in your weight loss plan.....and not work against you, it may be hard to believe but there will be people close to you that may not want you to succeed.  You need to learn to recognise the signs of this and refuse to allow them to damage your confidence and motivation.



Once you have done this, surround yourself with people you know will support you when you need to be because you know there are going to be times when you are not at your strongest and will need support to see you through these rough periods.



Even though you are the one that makes the ultimate decision on if either you succeed or not, you do have to have a good support network around you to do this.  No great champion has ever won any battle alone; he or she have always had a great team/support network around them.  This is no different than any other competition except the stakes are higher: your peace of mind and possibly your life expectancy.



Now that you are in a positive frame of mind and have your support network around you, now is the time to design an exercise plan to undertake along with your diet.  This does not have to mean vigorous workouts in your local gym, just an increase in your daily physical movement.  Dieting alone will not lose your excess weight, so remember, exercise!



Cutting back on your calorie and fat intake is good and you can lose plenty of weight doing both of these.  However, if you have an exercise plan where you are burning calories along with a healthy diet you can be where you want to be in a surprisingly short space of time.



It's up to you now, you have the plan, you have the positive frame of mind and you have your support network around you.  Now it's time to get what you deserve and what you want, just keep your eye on the prize and let nothing stand in your way.....You will come out on top!



Lastly when undertaking any weight loss method it is recommended to first seek advice from your General Practitioner or medical professional.

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Our Health And The Effects Of Positive Thinking.

We all should consider the relationship between our thoughts and reactions to stress and depression. The question is whether our thoughts create physical depression or the physical depression creates negative thinking? If we develop a habit of imagining events turning out badly for us rational thinking demonstrates to us that often we are prone to exaggeration. However our unconscious mind is a powerful element which shapes our habitual behavior which is beyond our conscious control and our awareness. Hypnotherapy is very effective in altering our beliefs and its effects of hypnotherapy are long lasting and much more powerful than by using just logic only.

Positive thinking can have a tremendous influence upon our physical health and you may have read of the "placebo effect". The "Placebo Effect" takes place when people suffering from an illness are given a substance which contains no healing properties whatsoever and yet a number of them claim an improvement in how they feel, these claims produce evidence of the connection between our mind and body. There are numerous examples of people developing a positive outlook recovering faster from sickness or injury. We can also use our mind power to achieve our fitness goals also. one classic example of this is when athletes Roger Bannister ran a mile in under four minutes which up to that point had been considered impossible. As soon as that negative belief barrier had been broken other athletes soon began to break through what was up to then only a barrier of belief.

The effects of ageing are also much influenced by how we think of the process. As they grow older some people complain to their friends about their "aches and pains" and their weakened capabilities bringing an element of truth to the phrase "you're only as young as you feel", our thoughts can be used to banish these so called negative effects of ageing. Many people, unfortunately, hold on to outdated beliefs that the unavoidable decline of health during old age and ignore the benefits of a positive outlook.

Now that we are aware that our attitude and frame of mind can produce in us a better state of health, it is up to us to take advantage of this fact and make our intention to develop and think positive thoughts whenever we remember.

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General Applications of Hypnosis

Few topics in psychology attract people in the extent that it does hypnosis. The reasons for this interest are multiple. Hypnosis fascinates by its unusual and we do not know if what attracts us is the interest in deciphering the mystery. (D. David after Gheorghidiu, 2000)

Anton Mesmer was he who first induced the state of hypnosis. He used to use a magnet that moves along the patient's body to improve blood circulation. Forgetting his magnet and once at home, Anton Mesmer was forced to resort to another object, a piece of wood, and found that patients responded well. But Mesmer did not realise at the time that the object used was important, but suggestions which included the patient. (Ovidiu Lungu, 2004)

Mielu Zlate (2007) considered hypnosis as an "altered state of consciousness and located between wakefulness and sleep, but closer to waking than sleep." Subject keeps contact with the environment during the hypnotic trance helped by the hypnotist, and cognitive changes occur at the perception, memory, thoughts, feelings, imagination, etc..This underlines the increased activism of the brain.

According to the American Psychological Association, hypnosis is a procedure whereby the subject is suggested imaginative experiences to change his subjective experiences, to change his perceptions, sensations, thoughts or behaviour. (Peter J. Hawkins after A.P.A. 2009)

Hypnotic trance has as main features the reduce of planning function (hypnotised subject loses the initiative and will expect the hypnotist to suggest what to do.), attention becomes more selective than usual (the subject which is told to obey only the voice of the hypnotist will ignore any other voice in the room). Imaginative production is easily evoked (subject may find that the lives distance experience in time and space). Control and increased tolerance for low reality distortion. (subject might unconditionally accept hallucinatory experiences). Increased suggestibility (subject must accept the suggestions). Post-hypnotic amnesia (if the subject gets instructions for this, the deeply impressed subject will forget all or almost all)  (Rita L. Atkinson, 2002)

Hypnotherapy applications are endless, from the surgical anesthesia which can be used at birth without pain, to treatment of specific problems such as anxiety, phobias, smoking cessation, sexual dysfunction. However, failures can come from the subject's attitude against hypnotherapy and hypnosis. A negative attitude may hinder treatment. Subjects can not be controlled during their trance unwittingly. (I Holdevici, 1991)

Hypnotherapy for depressive persons contain a model proposed by Yapko in 1992, 9 sequences containing the following stages: "Informal interview and data collection, development of positive expectations, flexibility to facilitate the development, expansion frames of reference, test alternatives, enhancing situational specificity, integration mechanisms feedback, the incorporation, clarifying limits generalization." (J.L. Vargha after Yapko, 2007

Anxiety is one of the specific problems that can be treated with hypnosis. Countless clients feel anxious when faces with situations such as sexual behavior, injections, examinations, surgical, childbirth. Anxiety can be addressed by building self techniques, time management or goal setting. Elevator phobia, for example, can be treated with techniques to enhance self and establishing goals. Subjects may be suggested to imagine, during trance, in a situation where need to use the elevator. After leaving trance reality testing is necessary.

Another application of hypnosis can focus on client's desire to stop smoking. Smokers say that cigarettes reduce stress, but is usually very difficult for them to give up cigarettes. Physiologically, the cigarette acts as a stressor on the body. In order to facilitate smoking cessation, the therapist must use cognitive-behavioral strategies including education about the dangers of smoking by presenting information related to many diseases. Importance of motivation and social support must be emphasized, as increased motivation is an important factor for successful treatment. Techniques on self-monitoring, self-management can be suggested also to the client. (Peter J. Hawkins, 2009)

Sexual dysfunction is a point of interest for both client and hypnotherapist. With hypnosis you can deal with problems like inhibited sexual desire, sexual aversion, erectile dysfunction in men, arousal disorder in women, both female and male anorgasmia, dyspareunia, etc. Hypnosis can be used without a partner and allows a fast exploration, identification of underlying conflicts dysfunction, increased hope, self-confidence. Therapist can use techniques to reduce anxiety, change problematic emotions, increase emotional state and strengthen the sense of self control. (Peter J. Hawkins, 2009)

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in people who witnessed or were confronted with traumatic events. In Post-traumatic stress disorder may be useful two types of treatment: psychotherapy and medication. Hypnotherapy helps customers with the negative original traumatic experience. (Peter J. Hawkins, 2009)

Research is needed to demonstrate the proper functioning of hypnotherapy, typology of patients and symptoms. Whatever symptoms treated by hypnosis, therapists should not forget that human beings are unique and react differently to treatment. Therapists must seek the appropriate method for each client to use the benefits of hypnosis.

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Managing Stress

Stress is a normal and natural physical response and is our body's ability to protect itself but is often viewed as negative.  This reaction better known as "The Fight or Flight Response" helps us stay alert, energetic and focused, this can be beneficial to us. Winning a sporting event, successful public speaking or passing an exam can all be partially due to a healthy response to stress. However, to much stress can be harmful and cause us physical and emotional damage.

We experience chronic stress when our body is subjected to overwhelming amounts of physical and psychological threats. Our body does not differentiate between moderate or extreme triggers of stress, so it reacts with the same intensity regardless of how minor or major the cause, meaning being caught in a long traffic jam or arguing with a work colleague can be the catalyst for intense stress related symptoms which may include anxiety, headaches, muscular tension, fatigue, mood swings, upset stomach and lack of enthusiasm.

All of us have different tolerance levels when it comes to calculating stress so it is important for us to understand our stress thresholds, factors that influence our stress tolerance can include our ability to deal with emotions, sense of control, attitude, physical health and our ability to deal with stress inducing situations. These are what enable us to maintain a sense of calm while others may become completely overwhelmed.

We must examine the factors that cause us stress and it is important for us to look at the ways we react to stress and whether or not we need to alter our response to it. Many of us react to stress by freezing up becoming agitated internally, while others may become outwardly agitated and become volatile or even become withdrawn showing little or no emotion. We need to recognise our personal stress triggers and reactions, this is the key to moving forward and coping with stress.

Stress can affect any of us at any time especially if we undertake fast paced and challenging workloads. Strategies for managing stress can include avoiding unnecessary stress, altering our situation or environment, increasing our fitness level and making time for leisure and relaxation. Taking control of our life and prioritizing what is important to us are integrial parts of managing stress.

Ray Ronson.

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Is it your birthday today?

June 2nd The Day of The Problem Solvers

For those born on June 2, problems and difficulties abound.  This is not as bad as it seems, however, for dealing with these obstacles is for them a way of life.  As a matter of fact, when things are going smoothly, June 2 people may search for or even create new problems to work on.  Those born on this day often choose professions where they help others to cope with difficulty.  In this way, they can outwardly objectify personal problems that they have been dealing with all their lives.  Rarely will June 2 women marry a simple, uncomplicated person.  Indeed, being married to a problematic personality provides endless challenges, but also interesting involvement.  Unfortunately, those women who have such a relationship can also suffer deep emotional frustration coming to grips with the limitations of their partner and the denial of their own needs.

The lives of  June 2 people are rarely if ever dull.  Indeed, constant variety is required to satisfy the complicated needs and urges of those born on this day, and thus new projects, new endeavours abound.  Failure in no dampens the enthusiasm of these hardy souls.  In fact, June 2 people grow more steadfast to calamities of all sorts.  Ultimately nothing is viewed as an overwhelming catastrophe in a life chock-full of small disasters - everything becomes relative, a matter of degree.  Because those born on this day are super-dependable and capable of handling most any crisis that comes along, they are extremely valuable both at home and at work.  They must, however, control an indication for offering unwanted advice.

Unsurprisingly, the emotional life of June 2 people is rocky.  Their feelings are very complex and difficult to characterize.  Though as stated above, June 2 people handle crisis with great aplomb, in their own lives lasting calm sometimes seems out of reach, as they go through periodic upheavals.  Moreover, their impulses lead them not to security, comfort and happiness but to more precarious situations.

Although they value freedom, it is actually commitment which attracts June 2 people.  Again and again they essentially give up their personal freedom by tying themselves to someone else.  They actually may be either contributing to the other person's unhappiness or to their own, but as they see it everything is for the good.  Rarely do June 2 people recognise the unusual nature of their relationships, nor are they particularly interested in fathoming out their own "problems".  Yet though all of their difficulties, the excellent organizers born on this day do achieve a kind of stability in their lives and as they grow older it seems as if there is nothing that they cannot handle.

NUMBERS AND PLANETS

Those born on the 2nd of the month are ruled by the number 2 and by the Moon.  Since those ruled by the number 2 are better co-workers and partners, this helps June 2 people fit in better at work and in relationships.  However, it may also act as a brake on serious individual initiative and action, producing frustration, especially since the moon's influence is strongly reflective and passive.  The combined influence of the Moon and Mercury (ruler of Gemini) can make for glib and facile responses, and a desire to please; this is  particularly true for many second children born on this day who up subordinated to a more powerful sibling.

TAROT

The 2nd card of the Major Arcana is The Priestess, shown seated on her throne, calm and impenetrable.  She is a spiritual women who reveals hidden forces and secrets, empowering us with knowledge.  Favourable qualities of this card are silence, intuition, reserve and discretion; negative values are secretiveness, mistrust, indifference and inertia.

HEALTH

Since June 2nd people are usually social creatures, they may gain weight after too many parties and dinners out.  Vegetarian dishes can serve to limit excess fat in the diet and when at home June 2nd people can better control their calorie intake by developing cooking skills.  As far as exercise is concerned,one-on-one competitive sports like squash and tennis are good for June 2nd people and release their frustrations.  Those born on this day are themselves experts in matters of health and diet but should beware of giving too much advice to others except, of course, in a professional capacity.  Regular and extended holidays are essential for the overworked nervous systems of those born on this day.

ADVICE 

Don't carry the world on your shoulders.  Think of yourself more often and cultivate independence.  Don't always involve other people in your plans; try doing things alone sometimes.  Actively seek happiness and contentment.  Be guarded with your advice.

MEDITATION 

"Wishes too often come true"

STRENGTHS

Inventive
Adaptable
Problem Solving

WEAKNESSES

Picky
Problem Creating

BORN ON THIS DAY

Thomas Hardy (British 19th c. novelist, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Jude the Obscure)

Charlie Watts (British drummer, Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts Big Band)

Marquis de Sade (French writer, Justine, sexual sadist, writer of pornographic works, tales of depravity, served many years in prison for sado-masochistic crimes)
Tarzan)
Edward Elgar (British Victorian composer)

Johnny Weissmuller (US Olympic five gold medal-winning freestyle swimmer, actor, Tarzan)

Hypnotherapy For The Treatment Of Alcoholism

Hypnotherapy For The Treatment Of Alcoholism

The Greeks, Romans and Egyptians were then first civilisations to use healing techniques that have now evolved into what is now termed 'Hypnotherapy'.  These methods of healing are today used to treat a variety of illnesses, emotional problems including alcoholism.  Hypnotherapy has been proven a safe and effective form of treatment and has been adopted by many health care professionals as a complementary therapy for many ailments.  So is hypnotherapy effective in the treatment of alcoholism?

The therapeutic effects of hypnotherapy are the successful implanting of positive suggestions and helping tense and anxious people to relax by putting them into a relaxed state of mind.  The habit of excessive alcohol consumption is something that has been installed into the minds of chronic alcohol drinkers by various factors which may include social upbringing, peer influence, media advertising or problems dealing with stress.

There are those that believe hypnotherapy does not deal directly with the causes but instead helps reduce the symptoms of alcohol cravings which lead to excessive consumption of alcohol.  For example people may binge drinkto cope with the stress of lifes problems such as work or relationships.  Hypnotherapy is used as a tool to relax the mind of a client rather than brow-beating or commanding them to be stress free.

Many of the triggers of alcohol cravings which lead to binge drinking cannot be avoided during everyday situations so hypnotherapy has an important role to play in this area.  It can help clients to cope with the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal along with teaching them relaxation techniques and along with expert counselling can introduce empowering thoughts and ideas that profound affect on people suffering from alcoholism.

To conclude, hypnotherapy treatment along with counselling can help treat the symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and cravings and has an important role to play in helping clients set realistic goals and to achieve them.

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Hypnotherapy for Athletic and Sports Improvement

Hypnotherapy for Athletic and Sports Improvement.

Mentally rehersing before a game or match is not a new idea, visualising playing a gameor undertaking event and already seeing it as won while in hypnosisis a techinique practiced by many top athletes and sports persons.  For example, some professional sports persons or teams employ the services of Hypnotists or use therapeutic recordings as part of their routine training for motivation and for revitalising their physical body.  These hypnotic techniques may also asist in easing their physical aches as well as installing psychological well-being and enthusiasm.

Fear is the greatest enemy of many athletes: fear of losing, fear of injury, being humiliated in public or even a fear of winning.  There are athletes and sports persons who play excellently while practising but will freeze up during an actual game or event while under the watchful or critical eye of spectators.  This pressure often inhibits a good performance. 

Athletes must be relaxed enough to perform well, this allows their natural coordination and timing to flow with the movement of their game.  In this flow their every movement feels right.  Hypnosis can bypass the critical and doubting parts of their mind to allow them to experience their fullest potential. 

Hypnotherapy for sports or athletic improvement can be utilized  for both competitive and non competitive sports and can help sports persons fine tune their concentration allowing them to use better their body's natural adrenalin for a greater and more focused performance.

(C) Ray Ronson 

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Managing Stress

Managing Stress

Stress is often viewed by many people as negative, it is in reality a natural and normal physical response. A stress response is only our bodies capability to defend and protect itself. This “fight-or-flight” response can help us stay energetic, focused and alert. These actions can be valuable. A passing of an important examination, the success of a presentation of a speech, or a performance in front of a live audience can all be in part due to a healthy stress response. On the other hand, too much stress can result in severe damage to a person, physically, mentally and emotionally.

Chronic stress is created when our body is exposed to an uncontrollable amount of physical and emotional threats. Since our body cannot distinguish between extreme or moderate stress triggers, it reacts with the same intensity, despite how major or minor the cause. This means that a long delayed flight or being caught in severe traffic congestion can be the trigger for excessive stress related symptoms (that may feel as intense as a real life-or-death situation). Symptoms may include muscular tension, headaches, tiredness, anxiety, changes in eating habits, mood swings, lack of enthusiasm, and/or stomach upsets.

Everyone has a different tolerance level when it comes to stress. It is important for us to understand our own individual stress level tolerance. Circumstances that influence stress tolerance include: our ability to deal with emotions, our preparation for stress-inducing circumstances, our sense of control, attitude, support network, physical health and nutritional level, fitness level and  sleeping pattern. These factors are what enable us to conserve a sense of calmness while other people feel completely overwrought.

To cope with our stress levels we must study the factors that cause it, it is important for us to observe the ways in which we react to stress, and whether or not our responses need to be changed. Some of us react to stress by clamming up and becoming extremely internally agitated. Others become very outwardly agitated and may become volatile. Some become withdrawn and show hardly any or no emotion at all. Understanding our personal stress triggers and our reaction to these are an important step to facing and coping with negative factors in our lives.

Even though stress can affect you at any time, those persons with fast paced and pressurised working conditions are most prone to the signs and symptoms of stress.  Coping mechanisms for stress whether it be personal or work related may include: avoiding any unnecessary stress, altering your situation or environment, accepting and adapting to your environment, increasing your level of fitness and taking time out for your own leisure and relaxation.  Planning and taking control of your life and deciding whats truly important (and worth stressing over) are essential methods of coping with and combating stress.


Ray Ronson. (c) 2012

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Increasing Mind Power

Increasing Mind Power


Have you ever considered the many ways there are to increase your mind power?  There are many methods, the following are just a few.

The following are powerful excersises to be used to increase your mind power, these have been used and proven to increase the rate at which your brain produces new brain cells to keep your brain alert and functioning to its maximum. These excersises are physical, cardio and mental.

To increase your mind power you need to begin by eating more healthy foods and if needed, take nutritional supplements such as - Vitamins A, B-complex, C and E, folic acid, selenium and alpha-lopoic acid, these are all associated with improved memory function. Fish, green,  vegetables, nuts (Almonds are believed to improve memory) lean meat and olive oil are all considered to be excellent foods to stimulate brain.

Ginkgo Biloba, a herbal supplement increases blood flow to the brain, another supplement, St. John's Wort  has also been shown to assist with increasing mind power by creating a positive mood; apple juice is renowned for its ability to produce the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, which results in increased memory. It has been suggested to avoid foods high in starch i.e. pasta, rice, and white bread as they can deplete B-complexVitamins.

Restful sleep, at least 5 hours a night, meditation, yoga or just taking time out to relax, these are all excellent therapies for your mind. Fatigue or stress will deplete much of your brains energy, which in turn will affect your brain function and memory. Try taking advantage of  'power naps' these are believed to improve mind power, 'power naps' are short 10 minute naps during the middle of the day.

Things like creative writing, crossword puzzles and speed reading will keep your brain stimulated,  increasing your brains sharpness and agility, just like muscular excersise, your brain requires exercise to function at its best and just like your body the brain needs a period of rest so that it can proccess and digest new information more easily and arrange it in the correct area allowing for easier access when the information is needed to be recalled.

Increasing your mind power doesn't necessarily mean increasing your intelligence; rather it is a way of using your brain and memory more effectively, increasing the speed of access to information and preventing the loss of brain or mind function. Keeping your mind and brain fit and healthy is just as important as it is for the rest of your body and it is never too late to start.

(Ray Ronson)

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Using Positive Affirmations

Using Positive Affirmations

It has been proven that using positive affirmations will dramatically improve your lifes outcomes, this is well supported by medical and scientific evidence. Whichever part of your life you choose to improve, health, career, bad habits,  a positive attitude is a major factor in achieving success.

'Positive Thinking' techniques are one of the most popular and widely known because they are simple to use and are effective.  Any self-help or success strategy will use these tecniques to achieve the desired outcome.

A large percentage of all the thoughts you have daily are negative. These negative thoughts damage your ability to succeed and can eventually affect your health. Using positive affirmations is an excellent way to combat this negativity and gain control of your thinking.

Positive affirmations are short positive statements that you repeat to yourself on a  regular basis or you can leave them around written on post-its where they will be easily seen.  To create them they must be positive, in the present tense and state something that is wanted. The secret is to keep them brief as this makes it easier for them to be remembered and repeated.

Positive affirmations will challenge your negative thoughts and beliefs. Used correctly these affirmations will curb the flow of negative thoughts and the words that give them power over you.   Using affirmations is more than just repeating words over and over. It is a process of becoming aware of your thoughts and words in your day to day life. The more you can consciously include the positive intent of your affirmations into your daily thoughts and words, the quicker they wil take effect and work for you.

By developing small but positive changes in your mindset you can gain an enormous impact on your success.  Simply put, if you can steer your thinking onto a positive path , the benefits will follow naturally. A positive attitude is very important when it comes to your health and emotional wellbeing because many illnesses and ailments have been associated with negative beliefs and emotions.

Virtually every aspect of your life can be linked to your own beliefs and behaviors. The choices you make and the behaviors you have today will be the things that determine your future tomorrow. If you desire your future to be better than your past you need to change the thoughts that created that past and change them for ones that will bring you the future you want. Positive affirmations and positive thinking techniques are one of the best ways to achieve this.

(Ray Ronson)

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Hypnosis and Pain Relief

Researchers at a Boston medical centre in 2000 found that hypnosis was able to reduce both surgical pain, time and improve safety.  During a trial of 241 patients the ones that used self hypnotic relaxation techniques generally needed less pain medication and left the operating theatre quicker.

These studies supported what many hypnotists have long maintained - that one of the most important benefits of hypnosis is in the control and management of pain.  Hospitals around the world are now beginning to use hypnosis to reduce pain and discomfort from surgery and other medical applications.  During the nineteenth century pioneering doctors such as James Esdaile and James Braid had used hypnosis to carry out major surgical operations.  However, the discovery of chemical anesthesia made surgical applications of hypnosis redundant and the techniques remained unused for years.

We all suffer pain in our lives at times.  When our body has a painful experience, this message travels through our nervous system to our brain, causing us to feel pain.  pain has a useful purpose, it tells us something is wrong. 

Anyone who lives with constant or recurring pain knows how uncomfortable this can be.  They may use drugs to manage the pain, which at times are effective but they can be expensive and may have some side effects. The advantage of using hypnosis to manage pain is that it has no side effects.  Pain relief through hypnosis has been used successfully especially in the case of burns.

In the treatment of pain, one technique is for the hypnotist to suggest directly to the patient's subconscious mind that the pain is getting less, melting away and ultimately disappearing.  This technique induces "analgesia" - this is when the body experiences sensations but not pain.  Another technique is where the patient dissociates from the pain.  The hypnotist asks the patient to imagine the pain as a seperate shape, object or colour and then visualise either of these gradually disappearing, perhaps by shrinking in size or floating away in a balloon.

When treating pain such as migraine headaches, a therapist may use hypnosis to eliminate the pain and then instruct the patient in self hypnosis so they can then deal with the discomfort if and when the migraine attacks reoccur.  It should be always remembered that pain is a signal that something may be wrong, so patients should always seek medical advice to treat the cause of pain as well as using hypnosis to manage it.

During deep hypnosis, it is possible for patients to experience anesthesia, this is were they feel no sensations at all.  During this state it is possible for them to undergo major surgery without experiencing any pain.  This can be extremly useful during dental work where patients are unwilling to have injections or chemicals when undergoing treatment.  The advantages of hypnosis is that there are no side effects (such as a numb mouth) or risks from general anesthetic.

Hypnosis can be used to rid a person's fear of visiting the dentist in the first place, this is a common phobia among many adults.  It can also used in reducing a patients bleeding during dental treatment such as the removal of a tooth.  research reveals that if it suggested to the subconscious mind that the patient will bleed less during treatment, then this is precisely what happens.

 Andy Bryant, a british man, in 1994 demonstrated the potential of hypnosis for pain control when he underwent a vasectomy operation without anesthesia.  Prior to the surgery, he put himself into a hypnotic trance and said he felt "great" after the four minute operation in London, Uk.

Explaining afterwards Andy said "you can feel the sensation of the knife cutting, but you switch the pain off."  he said he had known what to expect, as he previously had an operation on his toes some time earlier while under hypnosis.  Although on this occasion Andy brought along his own hypnotist, he had hypnotised himself ten minutes before the operation took place.

In the nineteenth century, a patient of James Esdaile had a tumor weighing more than one hundred pounds removed from his body while hypnotised - without feeling anything.


(Ray Ronson)

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Hypnosis for Self-Improvement

Hypnosis for Self-Improvement.

Mention the word hypnosis to most people, especially the practice of it and their comments or beliefs about it will mostly be erroneous. So lets take a closer look at hypnosis. There are many positive things that can be achieved through the medium of hypnosis especially in the field of self-improvement.

If the practice of hypnosis interests you and you are considering its use to improve the quality in your life, read on for some ideas that may encourage you in where and how to use hypnosis.

Hypnosis can be used in treating fears, phobias and anxiety. When you have learned the method of hypnosis, you can use this skill in helping yourself to overcome your anxiety, especially those issues that are rooted deep in your subconscious mind because a lot of fears and phobias are difficult to treat working with just the conscious mind alone. So getting yourself into hypnosis where you can experience deep relaxation you can give your subconscious mind positive suggestions regarding your problem, this can be one of the effective uses of hypnosis. Phobias and anxiety can often become a hindrance to many people in their lives so learning hypnosis and how they can use it to help them eliminate these problems may just be an ideal solution for them.

Hypnosis can also be used in treating addictions and bad habits that seem to be difficult to control. These bad habits and addictions can be hard to break and difficult to deal with but seeking help from the subconscious mind through hypnosis can actually free you from the grip of these life problems.

 In the field of medicine hypnotherapy has now become a recognised treatment and its use has become a complementary treatment to medical proceedures and has been proven to assist in a fast and effective healing proccess.

Hypnosis can also be learned to help you eliminate other problems such as over eating or nail biting, problems that you believe are beyond your control.
Apart from these two common problems where hypnosis can be used, you can also learn hypnosis to help you increase motivation in your life especially when it comes to achieving goals and objectives. If you are trying to lose weight but your efforts are defeating you then you may find hypnosis an excellent technique to help you with these issues.

Another use of hypnosis is in business, utilizing hypnosis your persuasion skills can be drastically enhanced which of course is important in making sales and to expand your business.  A business will not be successful without promotion.  Advertising and marketing are an essential part of running a business so if you complement this with good persuasion skills that have been enhanced through hypnosis, you will be well on your way to managing a successful business as well.

It is important to think and consider that hypnosis should be used to make positive changes in yourself and the lives of others and not something to be used to gain an advantage over others.

(Ray Ronson)

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Releasing Anger Using Hypnosis

Releasing Anger Using Hypnosis

As a human being you experience two emotions that can control who you are and what you choose to do.  These emotions are love and fear.

Anger is the manifestation of fear.  It has been described by some as if there is a demon inside them that is raging to surface and dominate.  In reality they know who they are but deep down within lying dormant is a dark evil force just waiting to erupt.  Where does this "force" come from? There can be several reasons.  One of the most common is worthiness. Without the feeling of worth they live their life through a combination of scarcity and fear.  When fear grips us, we subconsciously seek safety no matter how we get it. This safety for some is achieved through venting anger.  When you learn to trust yourself, the anger disappears.

Anger can serve a purpose for some. Anger can keep people at bay, and transfer the fear onto others. It can also produce a sense of control which of course is an illusion. Venting anger is an attempt to not appear vulnerable, because to the ego vulnerability equals weakness. If a person believes they are weak they believe this perceived weakness makes them lose control. When we learn to trust ourselves we have no need for anger, as then it serves no purpose.

Until our perception of situations that cause the anger change, it will remain eating away at us until physical illnesses manifest.  These illnesses work from the inside out so our body will slowly begin to shut down in one form or another.  Because these illnesses begin as stress and stress is 95% of our health related issues, we will not physically see anything wrong.

But working behind the scenes in your body is an acid travelling around in your veins infecting every cell you have. It's not noticed, when it is noticed it's too late. Not like a physical injury where we see it and immediately tend to it. Anger poisons our emotions and rots our soul. It spreads like an infection and needs to be healed before any permanent damage is done.

By using hypnosis, anger can be dealt with by exploring the subconscious mind, where it started.  The hypnotherapist may use a technique called hypno-analysis to get to the root cause and once and for all resolve the issues causing the anger. What you think you may be angry about isn't usually the real reason. External circumstances bringing out the anger within you, but the root cause is buried in your subconscious. By going to the subconscious mind, you can find and disolve the anger forever, enabling you to recapture the feelings and emotions involved in self trust. resulting in you learning to trust yourself again.

We owe it to ourselves and those around us to deal with our anger and one of the easiest ways is  Hypnosis. It is non invasive and conducted in a relaxed environment, you will learn coping and relaxation strategies that can be used anytime and anywhere, bringing you relief every day of your life.

(Ray Ronson)

Ray is a practising Hypnotherapist in the South Wales Uk area and works with anger issues,  Please visit http://www.hypnotist.uk.com/   For training in hypnotherapy/hypnoanalysis and hypnotic techniques please visit http://www.elestialtraining.co.uk/

Lose Weight With Hypnotherapy

Are you considering using hypnotherapy to lose weight? Many great things have been said about weight loss with hypnotherapy, so the question is, does weight loss hypnotherapy really work?

Hypnotherapy is used to change your attitude towards food to a more healthier option.  Many people have used hypnotherapy to quit smoking so its only natural to believe that losing weight with hypnotherapy will work in a similar way.  People have often misunderstood hypnotherapy and believe  that as soon as they have completed their treatment they will immediately start to eat fruit and vegetables instead of sweets , chocolate and crisps.  While this will be the case for some, for many others it may be different.

Hypnotherapy for weight loss was introduced around the same time that people started to use it to quit smoking.  There are proven cases where hypnotherapy was used to help people stop bad habits, so if you are seriously thinking about, and need to lose weight you may want to consider some hypnotherapy treatment.

In recent years hypnotherapy has been used as an effective way to lose weight.  Case studies have included an average women who lost 20 pounds in 4 weeks with almost no effort at all, to the obese women who lost an astounding 80 pounds from just using these hypnotic techniques taught to her during therapy sessions.

Hypnotherapy works by giving the subconscious mind suggestions.  These suggestions can range from making certain foods appear undesirable, to suggesting to your boy's self image that you really are a slim person.
While weight hypnotherapy is an ideal way to lose the pounds, many hypnotherapists don't preach it to be the be all and end all.  Effective weight loss using hypnotherapy is best when taken together with a suitable diet, an ample amount of water to avoid dehydration, regular exercise and rest.

 Although hypnotherapy is an excellent method to use to lose weight, indulging in that extra sweet after every meal isn't going to help.  Fortunately, hypnotherapy can help reinforce that unwanted behavior pattern as well.  infact clients of hypnotherapy have often reported that things "just fall into place".  Their eating patterns have naturally changed into a much healthier option, without all the mental struggling they have encountered in the past.

To start yourself off, contact your local hypnotherapist and request an introductory session about weight loss.  The therapist will tailor the treatment to your needs, diet, and habits. For example, if you've tried other diets but constantly found yourself quitting or failing halfway through, this may be something that the hypnotherapist could address and a solution would be worked on. Another example would be if you're constantly tempted by a specific kind of food, the therapist could tailor your sessions to tackling that habit - In general you can expect permanent weight loss results by about 2 months of once a week visits.

If you find the cost of going to a hypnotherapist in person is too expensive, weight loss by the method of listening to self- hypnosis CDs may be a cost-effective option. These recordings are designed to subconsciously help you lose weight. They can not only be vocal, but also have a hypnotic background designed to put you into trance.

(Ray Ronson)

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Boost Your Exam Scores With Subconscious Mind Power

Taking exams can be an anxious and difficult time in your life. But by using mind training exercises, you can easily increase your exam scores in a very short space of time. By harnessing your subconscious mind power, your ability to remember any piece of information, no matter how obscure or how difficult it may seem will naturally increase.

Exams seem so incredibly difficult for some because when you take them you are always under a severe time restriction. Restrictions create and increase stress, and stress is the worse possible thing for both learning and recallation of learned knowledge. The thing to do is to eliminate the stress, so the information you need to know is easily recalled.

This can be easily achieved by using simple, mind training exercises. The reason stress is felt is because you are consciously aware of the time restrictions of the exam, resulting in you imagining the worst possible outcome, creating even more stress. This builds a never ending loop of frustration with seemingly no escape.

But what if a friend told you that you only had five minutes to make them a cup of coffee?  What about fifteen minutes to wash an item of clothing? Why would these tasks appear to be so simple to you?  Because you know, really and truly know that you are capable of doing these things.

After you have convinced your subconscious mind that remembering information on an exam or a test is as easy as saying A B C, then you will experience a natural flow of information and knowledge into your conscious awareness, resulting in exam or test success.

Think of positive statements that you would use to describe an exam taking "superstar". Then simply state them in the first person, and in the present tense. Here are some examples to get you started:

I have a fantastic memory.  I remember things easily.  I  am always relaxed during exams. I am always the first one to finish my exam. I always score high in my exams. Taking exams is easy and natural for me. Scoring high on exams is easy and natural for me.

Practice these statements until they seem natural to you. When you repeat these affirmations to yourself, try to be as relaxed and as sleepy as possible. In this relaxed, sleepy state which is close to drifting off into a dreamy slumber, your subconscious mind is open and receptive to suggestions. The ideal time to practice this is just before you fall asleep at night. By repeating these statements as you drift off to sleep, your subconscious mind will be powerfully reprogrammed.

It's important to have strong feelings of gratitude and appreciation as you state your affirmations, say them as if they are already true. This may feel quite odd at first, especially if you aren't very good at taking exams right now, but it does get easier with practice. With sufficient consistency, strong emotions and saying these while you are in that sleepy, drowsy state, your exam scores will dramatically improve in a very short amount of time.

(Ray Ronson)

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Relieving Exam Nerves With Hypnotherapy

Searching for Perfection Assures Failure

Using hypnotherapy to relieve exam nerves can have unusual results. For example, 22-year-old David was making himself physically sick with worry over an up coming veterinary examination.

He believed that if he did not succeed in the exam his future would be ruined. He had to succeed, if not he could not enter into a career of his chosen field as a veterinary surgeon.

Experiencing physical symptoms of upset stomach, land headaches caused by lack of sleep, David was harnessing depressing thoughts of failure, both in his exam and his whole life.  Only a top grade would be acceptable.

It is clear that David had set himself up for a drastic failure because people who feel they must reach a state of perfection guarantee themselves disappointment and failure because well hold imperfections.

David had not consciously sought out the therapist to change his attitude to failure. he requested hypnotherapy as a means of support through this difficult time of his up coming exam.

Positive Hypnotic Suggestions

Utilizing imagery and positive suggestions from the hypnotherapist David imagined:

* himself studying positively
* recalling all the necessary information during the exam,
* resulting in gaining a first class honors in veterinary surgery.

With David's co-operation the hypnotherapist reinforced what he already knew about himself: that he was highly intelligent and very capable of succeeding in his field. The session was enjoyable for him and left him feeling calm, relaxed and optimistic.  Days later, David took the exam and failed.

Hypnotherapy Can Help To Change Attitudes

But the good news being is that the hypnotherapy had released him from his catastrophic thinking.

So he didn't pass. He did his best, he felt good about himself, and that is what is most important. So what if he didn't go into veterinary practice  He could find something else as a career, and it felt so good to him be able to accept that it is O.K. not to receive an A.

Some people are not as optimistic as David. They would only be satisfied  if hypnotherapy had helped them to pass the exam they dreaded.  Just like Michael. He had failed his physics exam twice but was determined to pass it. Unlike David, Michael wanted to understand why he had failed.

Uncovering the Cause of Fear Using Hypnoanalysis

The hypnotherapist used a technique called hypnoanalysis. This technique pinpoints the origin of a fear while the client is in hypnosis. The method used with Michael was to just to relax him into hypnosis to bring on feeling the fear. Once Michael indicated that he was re-experiencing the fear the hypnotherapist counts rapidly to three after saying "allow the feeling fear to increase stronger and stronger as I count to three"

The next instruction  following the word "three" - was to "go  to the first time you felt that fear."

Following this instruction Michael recalled an incident when he was eight years old and his teacher had harshly scolded him for for his poor result  in a spelling exam in school. The teacher made fun of Michael in front of his fellow classmates.

Healing Mixed Emotions with Hypnotherapy

During the hypnoanalysis it became perfectly clear that Michael's fear of exams stemmed from  repeated terror during his school days that he could never please his teacher. Even more significant was Michael's reluctance as an adult to out class  his teacher. Below his level of conscious awareness  Michael harboured  anger at his teacher for the humiliation that was  inflicted upon him as a child, this anger was unacknowledged because it aroused more guilt in him that he could handle.

The childhood incidents (which there were many) and the mixed emotions of the adult Michael  (he  as well being angry with his teacher, he admired him as well) were dealt with in hypnotherapy.

The hypnotherapist then turned Michaels  focus on the exams. When asked what grade he wanted to achieve Michael thought and stated that "65% would be a good result."

Imaginative Use of Hypnosis for Success

"All this is in your imagination, Michael, " the hypnotherapist said, "so why wouldn't you go for 80% or even 90%?

Michael aimed for 95%. The hypnotherapist relaxed Michael into hypnosis then made positive suggestions that he would achieve this result, some of the suggestion being:

* understanding what he was studying,
* absorb the information, and
* be able to easily recall it.

The hypnotherapist in addition encouraged Michael to imagine himself receiving his physics degree, working in a prestigious laboratory and  being successful in his chosen field.

The secret to success in using hypnotherapy to relieve nerves about taking exams is to be relaxed both while preparing for and actually taking the exam.
One of the ways to be relaxed that Michael learned from the hypnotherapist, is to be unconcerned about the outcome. This paradox served Michael's needs well as he went on to achieve 98% pass.

He enjoyed the hypnotherapy sessions and learned how to utilise hypnotherapy to relieve his exam nerves.

(Article by Ray Ronson)

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