Anxiety Control Center

Whenever you find yourself stuck or indecisive, and your are beating yourself for procrastination, use these two tips to break the cycle of negativity.

I was working with a client the other day and she told me that she was so anxious that she couldn’t even make a decision on what food to eat.

She was running a real negative conversation in her head about how she wasn’t able to make decisions. I asked her to change her words from “I can’t” make a decision to “I choose not to make a decision on what food I want to eat. She said that felt uncomfortable saying it that way. And I’m sure it did feel uncomfortable saying she was choosing not to make a decision. The positive about saying “I choose” is that it puts a person at “cause”.

The second step after being at “cause” is to say to yourself, “That’s curious, that I’m choosing not to make a decision. I wonder what that’s about?” When my client asked herself this question, it amazed us both when she got her answer: The reason she wasn’t making a decision on what to eat was that she really wasn’t hungry, she was bored. After getting that information she can now see that it wasn’t that she was stuck and not able to make a decision about food, it was that she needed to find something else to do so she would feel productive.

For example. . .

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Summary of “Hypnosis Quick Relief for Stress” Workshop

1.  Difference between  hypnosis for stage and therapy.

2.  Exercise with a  imaginary lemon shows how thoughts can create a physical reaction.

3.  The  3 ways stress is created: The cognitive, physical, emotional stress cycle.

4.  Understanding the difference between Conscious and Unconscious parts of the mind, so you know which part to use with different techniques.

5.  Ways an advanced hypnotic technique was used to take the emotional charge out of repressed memories.

6.  How to use the rating gauge to rate your stress level

7.  Technique for stress relief in 60 seconds. A physical/behavioral exercise to reduce stress using the breath.

8.  How stress is created by thoughts.   Why it’s possible to get stressed while safely in your living room.

9.  Purpose of the stress reaction, and the flight/fight response

10. Exercise to break through a physical limit.

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Changing the Breathing Pattern

The calming “HA” Breath for relaxation and beginning self-hypnosis

START with the calming  “HAAA BREATH.”
It is the easiest way to begin changing the stress response.

The calming HAAA Breath is the beginning step in the process of
gaining relaxation when you want it.

It is one of the easiest skills to use.  The only effort required
is to learn proper breathing patterns.

This new pattern changes the message in the brain from,
send more adrenaline to things are safe, no more adrenaline is needed.

This breath leads to a settling down feeling in the body
as the body again seeks balance.

DIRECTIONS: HAAA Breath, the 60 Second Instant Relaxer

1.  Start this exercise with a short 2-second inhalation.

2.  Hold your breath for the count of 4.

3. Next you exhale with your mouth open, making a soft “HAAAA” sound for the count of at least eight seconds. The longer you exhale, the better this exercise will work for you.

An important part of this exercise, is to
make a sound like you are saying a soft “HAAAA”

4.  When you have released as much breath as you think you can, push out a little bit more.

5.  Then, inhale gently for the count of 6 to 8.

6.  Hold for the count of 4.

7.  Continue with step #3 (exhale).

8.  Repeat two more times.

A complete breath consists of three full repetitions
that are done at least 3 times a day:
1.  Upon arising
2.  At lunchtime
3. When going to sleep
4.  In addition, do the HAAA breath in times of stress

This exercise is an excerpt from the book
Power of Thought – Untold Secrets of the Unconscious Mind.
by Dr. Audrey Sussman

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10 ESSENTIAL REMINDERS TO REDUCE STRESS

1. Inner peace is possible, even in the midst of a stressful event.

2. Stress originates in the way you think about things and what you say to yourself.

3. The experience of stress is the result of thought.

4.  It is your mind you can use it to your benefit.

5.  You can reprogram thoughts so they are enhancing and inspiring.

6.  Use the anchoring technique to create a state of excellence with the resources you already have.

7.  When you start to tap into your inner creative potential, you will feel uplifted and empowered.

8.   Even when you can’t change the situation, you can change the way you think about it.

9.   Stress is not something that happens to you, but rather something that develops because of the thoughts you have.

10. To begin to reprogram negative thinking.  Stop for a moment, and create two possible positive thoughts for each negative one.

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