Anxiety Control Center

For many the thought of being hypnotized is something that causes fear.  What most are fearful of is of being controlled by the hypnotist. In this article you will learn more about what hypnosis can and can’t do.

Although hypnosis can help people to achieve almost magical results, hypnosis itself isn’t magical.  And no hypnotist no matter how well trained can make you do anything that is in conflict with your values.  If you would never want to do something in a conscious state, you will NOT do it in a hypnotic trance.  When you see a stage hypnotist having people act silly, these are people who enjoy being the center of attraction, and would even in a conscious state be willing to do the things the hypnotist suggests.  The reason why they seem to be able to do things they didn’t know how to do normally, is that they are more open to their own potential when in a hypnotic state.

Continued tomorrow:

To receive the instructions for a
breathing Pattern that calms the mind
and gets it ready for entering a trance state.
Go to www.actionendsprocrastination.com
sign in for the video showing this technique as well as written directions.

Would you like to have the opportunity
to be coached by one of the
top hypnotherapists
at the Anxiety Control Center?
go to actionendsprocrastination.com
for information.
Audrey Sussman, PhD, LCSW, LMHC, NBCCH
is  the director of the Anxiety Control Center.
She is a hypnotherapist
with offices in Cherry Hill, NJ and NYC.
Specializing in the relief from panic, anxiety and stress
using the Transformation System
which combines Cognitive and Behavioral therapy,
with Neuro-Linguistic Programming and two types of Hypnosis.

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The following posts are from  award winning writer Jake Krueger.  There were written for his writing students, I’m including them here because if you change just a few words, they apply to stress caused by what other people say.  You’ll see in (italics) my changes.

If you would like to read more from Jake about tips for writers and actors, then please sign in on the right side of this page,  and then click here go to his web site. By signing in you will receive 2 powerful stress relief exercises.

Good Notes (Advice) And Bad Notes (Advice)

As good as it feels to receive praise (and sometimes even helpful advice) about our scripts (what we should do), we have to be extremely careful about who we take feedback from.

When writers (family and friends) try to solve each other’s scripts (life issues), they many times end up doing more harm than good.

Over the next week, Jake will be adding a series of posts about how to give feedback (advice), not only for other writers (people), but also for yourself.   Make sure to come back and check them out.

It’s easy for most writers (people)  to identify a obviously terrible note (advice).  The real danger occurs with the ones that often seem to be the most intelligent.

Want to learn how to create a “filter” so you can
automatically filter out harmful “advice”
Would you like to learn how to stay centered and calm?
Begin today by downloading your first “tool” for
getting your own mind into a calm receptive state.

Sign in at the top right side of this page

You will get the instructions to 2 exercises.
1. A powerful breathing exercise
to change your state of mind,
2. A second exercise
to help change negative thinking.

So do this now, download
the easy to learn exercises
by signing in at the upper right side of this page.
You will be sent the written instructions as a PDF.

If you would like to learn
using other techniques from the Transformation System
to quiet stress and anxiety
go to action ends procrastination

Our next class will start on
June 9th,  2010.
Looking forward to you becoming a part
of 
this supportive online community.

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There are many different techniques that can be used to stop the worry cycle.  The last few posts discussed behavioral and cognitive techniques.  The most powerful way to stop the worry cycle is in  the emotional part of the cycle.

Remember in the last few post we talked about the 3 ways stress is created.

1. The physical part of the cycle is where your heart rate increases, or you feel your stomach churning. To get a (physical) Technique to stop Worry go to the right of this page.

2. The cognitive part of the cycle is where your thoughts are racing and worrisome thoughts lead to the emotional part. You will also receive a (cognitive) Technique to stop Worry by signing in at the right of this page.

3.  The emotional part of the stress/worry cycle leads to the feelings of fear, anxiety, guilt, or anger. This is also the part of the cycle that “feeds” the other parts as we feel bad about what is happening to us.

And these three parts cycle around and around, increasing worry and fear.

To get true relief from worry we need to release repressed emotions.  Clients say that after using emotional/hypnotic techniques they feel like a suitcase has been removed off their back.

These types of techniques usually involve the help of someone trained in hypnotherapy and NLP. Using these powerful techniques helps you to  tap into unconscious information so you can get to the root of where the issue and quickly change limiting beliefs and old patterns.

To get help with any of the three part of the worry cycle we offer an online coaching course.  The information and link for this is at the bottom of this post.  But to start you can get the instructions for 2 techniques.

Start changing your worry habit today
by downloading your first “tool” for
changing worry.

Sign in at the top right side of this page.

You will get the instructions to 2 exercises.
Start with the breathing exercise
to change your state of mind, and then use the
changing second exercise
to help change negative thinking.

So do this now, download
the easy to learn exercises
by signing in at the upper right side of this page.
You will be sent the written instructions as a PDF.

If you would like more coaching on
using other techniques from the Transformation System
to quiet stress and anxiety
go to action ends procrastination

Our next class will start on
June 9th,  2010.
Looking forward to you becoming a part
of 
this supportive online community.

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The following was an email I received from one of my coaching students.

When we started in the online coaching course 4 sessions ago, this client hadn’t been out of the house because anxiety was so great.  She found her life limited in so many ways and her self concept was at a low.  Although some of the techniques she talks about may not be familiar, her new feeling about herself are obvious.  She has taken all that I teach and made it her own.  The following is her email.

Hi Audrey,

As I was listening to your questions on what did the feeling feel like and where did I feel it, I began to get an insight.

Getting in touch with my feelings and my body helps me to be in touch with myself to understand me. It helps me to identify a feeling(s) so I’m put in a position to use it in the way that helps me.

Getting in touch with my feelings also helps me to identify where I feel any kind of negative feelings in my body and replace it even change it with the “anchor” you help me set up.

This particular session has helped me realize even more, that my feelings do matter and I am important.  I do matter, and my life is important. When I consider my feelings to take good care of me, it makes me want to consider other people’s feelings and be more kind to them.  I’m beginning to understand the concept of “you only can love others when you love yourself”.

Thank you Audrey for all the work you have put in and you’re putting in to help so many, you are making a difference.  Carolyn

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It’s Tish here, one of the hypnotherapists at the Anxiety Control Center. Many people who know me, know that I came to this career because I suffered with panic disorder for many, quite frankly, too many years.  I tried various traditional ways to get rid of it, but only had limited success. It was not until I used the methods that we use, that I was able get true relief.  But an interesting thing happened along with getting rid of panic disorder.

I used to have Lupus. When I say this, the response that I usually get is, “How did you get rid of it?”

The short answer to that question is that I released the negative emotions that I had.

I believe that we can have dis-ease in the body due to the negative emotions that we hold. It is documented that anger is connected to many diseases.

As I mentioned, I suffered with panic disorder for many years. I would not do a lot of things because I was afraid that I might have a panic attack. Things like going to the movies, grocery shopping, or even visiting friends. So since for many people, panic is not a “real” thing, I believe that my unconscious created lupus because

it is “real”.  So if I could not go someplace or do something, I could always blame it on lupus and that would be acceptable to people.

When I got rid of the negative emotions and the panic went away, all of the lupus symptoms went away as well.  So it was as if my unconscious was saying, you don’t need this anymore.

My lab results are always good and I have not been on medication for at least 7 or 8 years. I had a discussion with my doctor about this.  He, a medical man with a scientific mind, actually agreed that letting go of stress and anxiety can cause the symptoms to go away.  I told him that I don’t believe I have it anymore.

I never set out to get rid of lupus. I would never claim to be able to cure anyone of a disease. For me, it was just a very nice side effect of getting rid of panic disorder.

People are truly amazed at the changes they get after experiencing the powerful
Transformation System developed at the Anxiety Control Center.

If you would like to begin with an easy to learn skill
for reducing stress, you can start with the
Breathing for Calm Exercise this is a gift
for being part of our online community.

Just sign in at the upper right side of this page.
After you sign in you will be sent the written instructions for
the Breathing for Calm Exercise

Or you can go to actionendsprocrastination to watch
the video versions of the breathing for calm exercise.

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It’s amazing the things I hear every day in such common places as restaurants, bookstores, or even in the doctor’s waiting room.  There are so many people out there who suffer from panic attacks or know someone who does.  Just the other day, I overheard a conversation between a few women, one of whom couldn’t go over the Benjamin Franklin bridge because of her intense, uncontrollable FEAR.

Being someone who specializes in helping people with Anxiety disorders, I wished I could just go over and tell her that help is available.  I tried to think of a way to slip her a card without intruding, but there was no appropriate way I could think of to do it.  So, I left without saying a word.  The Anxiety Control Center is a place where people can go to get help.

Panic disorder can take many forms.  Its victims may be afraid to leave their home, to go up high, to drive, to eat in public, to take tests, or any combination of these and other fears.  For people suffering with panic attacks, even doing everyday task such as shopping can feel like a life and death situation.

The first step in getting relief from panic attacks is to realize that something is triggering them.  They do not come “out of the blue”, even though it might feel that way.  You are not going crazy, and many intelligent, creative people suffer from panic attacks.  And most importantly you can learn how to re-reprogram not only your reactions to the fear but the underlying causes as well.

I will be answering questions that people send in each day for the next 30 days.  I’ll look forward to hearing from you.

If you would like to become a part of the online coaching class where you can learn many different ways to stop panic and anxiety please go to our sister site by clicking on this link.

But before you go there,  please sign up for your first mind calming exercise in the upper right side of this screen.

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