Reducing stress with hypnotherapy

ARE you finding it hard to sleep?

Suffering with digestive problems or putting on weight you cannot get rid of, no matter how hard you try?

Are you feeling anxious and worried?

Feeling down or lacking in self-confidence or energy?

Chances are you might be suffering with too much stress.

In our modern lives we often experience many daily stresses. Stress is what happens to us when our mind thinks that we are under some sort of threat. These threats can be small, like an argument, a mountain of paperwork to complete, or being stuck on hold when you are waiting to talk to someone on the telephone.

Occasionally we may also experience actual threats to life such as illness and disease. Whether they are small or large our mind still responds in exactly the same way.

When you feel threatened, your nervous system responds by releasing a flood of stress hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol. This is the body’s way of preparing us to respond to the threat. You may know this as the “fight or flight” response.

A small amount of stress is not actually a problem, it can motivate us. However when stress levels become high and we are producing an overload of these hormones it can be quite damaging to our physical and mental wellbeing.

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can help to improve stress management.

“We all have what we term a stress bucket,” says Sallie Horner, a fully qualified and insured Solution Focused Hypnotherapy practitioner based in Exeter.

“When we experience negative thinking, that metaphorical stress bucket starts to fill up until, eventually, it starts to overflow and then we can find it difficult to cope.”

Sallie says:"Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can really help.

“We help people to empty their stress-bucket levels by encouraging them to focus on positive aspects of their lives and to work through solutions with them so that they can move forward in their lives.

“Each session also has a hypnosis aspect attached to it where the trained and qualified practitioner can work with someone when they are in a trance state. Trance is actually perfectly normal and we go in and out of trance on a regular basis every day – it is simply the brain’s way of processing information and emptying the stress bucket.

When a client goes into the trance state, we are effectively aiding them in emptying their stress bucket and so allowing them to be able to cope with life in a more contented fashion.”

Stress can manifest itself in a number of ways and Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is designed to help people by focusing on future events in their life. As Sallie says: “Our job is to help someone move forwards in their life by looking at ways to make tomorrow better than today. Solution Focused Hypnotherapy is a fantastic tool for helping people to reduce their stress loads but, it is important that people also remember that their doctor is there if they feel they need to discuss any stress-related issues with their GP.”

Solution Focused Hypnotherapy can also help with, weight, anger and sleep management, along with phobias (such as a fear of flying) and easing pain or any anxiety related disorder.

If you would like a free initial consultation or a chat about hypnotherapy call Sallie on 07989 944053 or email her on: [email protected] .

Alternatively, visit the website librahypnotherapies.co.uk .