Stress Management Hypnotherapy

The symptoms of stress vary from person to person and can present themselves as physical, or emotional symptoms.
Some of the symptoms of stress include cognitive, emotional, physical or behavioural. Signs include poor judgment, a general negative outlook, excessive worrying, moodiness, irritability, agitation, inability to relax, feeling lonely, isolated or depressed, aches and pains, diarrhoea or constipation, nausea, dizziness, chest pain, rapid heartbeat, eating too much or not enough, sleeping too much or not enough, social withdrawal, procrastination or neglect of responsibilities, increased alcohol, nicotine or drug consumption, and nervous habits such as pacing about, nail-biting and neck pains. (Wikipedia 26/10/10)
If stress is prolonged it can often present itself by way of physical illness such as regular coughs, colds, stomach upsets etc.
Essentially anything that you perceive to be threatening which stimulates you to be ready for action (fight, flight or freeze) is a stressor; we need a certain amount of stimulation, however when we begin to fail to cope, the stimulation is perceived as negative and our health and mental resilience may begin to decline.

How Can Hypnotherapy Help With Stress?

Hypnotherapy is an excellent treatment for stress. Together with breathing and relaxation techniques which also help with stress, it provides you with a set of tools and techniques to help you recognise and address your stressors and choose an alternative response, which rather than masking or trying to suppress the issue, really does help with stress levels.
I take an holistic approach to the treatment for stress and find that physical exercise can also be helpful.

What can I expect to happen at a hypnotherapy session for the treatment of stress?

Well the first step to getting help with stress can be to identify and address the actual source of the stress, such as work or family issues, however there are some stressful situations which cannot necessarily be changed such as the experience of bereavement, redundancy etc and in these instances it is possible to work with the sufferer to strengthen their emotional resilience in order to help them manage the situation until such times as issues become resolved.
If the treatment for stress cannot include resolving the problem itself, and let’s face it, sometimes we cannot change the situation in which we find ourselves, another way to help with stress is to learn how to bring your mind and body into a state of relaxation, after all, it is not possible to feel stresses and relaxed at the same time.
So we will discuss your symptoms, causes and history of stress and develop some goals and desirable outcomes to aim for from the hypnotherapy treatment for stress. I may well ask you to rate your stress levels on a scale of 1-10, so that we can track your progress and you begin to need less and less help with stress.
The hypnotherapy treatment for stress session itself is usually very relaxing in its own right and most clients find it very enjoyable.
So if you need help with stress, why not book an appointment for a consultation, or if you would to experience the type of relaxations session I use to help with stress, click here to listen to a free taster session.

Do contact me if you have any questions or queries of click here to book your appointment today.