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In today’s world, it’s very common to feel like we’re drowning in the stresses and anxiety caused by modern day living.
Workplace stress is endemic. Our jobs pile un-ending pressure on us, without seeming to care for us as individuals at all. We have to juggle work and family responsibilities, leaving us feeling like we don’t have any time left to decompress or enjoy life. We are fed a constant stream of bad news on a 24 hour cycle, which just increases our feelings of general unease. We often feel like we are barely surviving – pushing through each day feeling unhappy, unfulfilled, hopeless and exhausted.
Those negative emotions then build and multiply, affecting every part of our lives. We become constantly stressed or anxious. We develop unhelpful thoughts, beliefs and behaviours, or fears and phobias. We feel like we can never break free.
“Susan has supported me to find healthy and effective strategies to manage my symptoms of anxiety and depression.”
To help us cope, we often develop bad habits, but they just make us feel worse. We turn to drinking, smoking, binge-eating – or other, even more destructive habits – causing us to feel guilt and shame. Our relationships with those closest to us suffer and we can end up isolated and alone.
Trauma, PTSD and CPTSD
Sometimes, we can suffer such a traumatic event that it effectively rewires our brains and, often, our entire nervous system (PTSD). This can also happen when we suffer periods of prolonged and intense stress, particularly as children (CPTSD).
We no longer have ‘normal’ responses to the world around us. We can become, on the one hand dissociated in general, and on the other hand extremely sensitised to triggering events. We may lose the ability to turn our thoughts off and may end up constantly reliving the traumatising event, or become stuck in negative thought patterns.
We can start to feel that the world is not a safe place and our nervous system responds to that belief, locking us in the ‘fight or flight’ stress response, causing illness, digestive issues, insomnia and nervous exhaustion.
“Susan helped me release the obstacles that were holding me back, allowing me to connect with flow and ease.”
We can help
We can help you cope with the stress and anxiety you are suffering.
Hypnotherapy helps to re-programme your mind, allowing you to see the world in a more positive way. It can uncover deep-seated stresses caused by long-forgotten past events and allow you to resolve them and move on from them. It can give you a toolbox of methods you can take away to manage your stresses and anxieties more effectively on your own.
Talking therapies can help you to sort out your thoughts and develop a healthier approach to life going forward. They can provide you with a clear plan you can apply to create the future you want and deserve.
Deeper traumas, PTSD and CPTSD can also be treated with modern techniques such as EMDR and CBT.
All forms of stress, anxiety and trauma can also be helped by learning and applying other wellness techniques, such a mindfulness, meditation and movement therapies.
If you would like help with overwhelm, stress, anxiety or trauma, please contact us or click here to book a session.
