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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Russell Crowe told Oprah, he feels like he can’t help but doing exactly what he was told not to do.  (continued from 4/29 post)

When Russell Crowe was backstage, before being on Oprah’s show, they told him not to swear on live TV.   As he was talking to Oprah he told her how he felt himself start to swear. He said, “the funny thing is that I wasn’t even thinking about swearing until they said not to.

Similar problems crop up when  parent tells a child not to do something.  When a parent says, “don’t touch the lamp,” what do you think the next thing the child does?  You guessed it, touches the lamp.

It isn’t because the child wants to do something wrong.  It’s because the message goes directly to the unconscious part of the mind. Only problem is the unconscious doesn’t hear the “don’t” part of the message.

For example if you say “don’t hit the golf ball into the sand trap”  your unconscious mind forms a picture of exactly what you are saying not to do, and the ball goes directly into the sand trap.   The more Russell thought about not swearing, the more his mind pictured him trying not to swear.  This is what led to his feeling as if his mind was compelled to do exactly what he was told not to do.

The way the unconscious mind hears your messages can also be used in a positive way.  Imagine . . . (continued in tomorrow’s post).

To start the process of clearing the mind
so you can stop obsessive thinking
it is helpful to  calm the mind.

To download an easy to learn mind calming  exercise

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 and
a second exercise on how to use positive thoughts to
create what you want in life.

After you sign in go to actionendsprocrastination to watch
the video version of the breathing for calm exercise.

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The problem with just saying how wonderful you are, or that everything will be all right is that unless the belief is changed they don’t ring true.  For instance if a person has a belief that they can’t do things “right,” no matter how many statements to the contrary, the belief doesn’t change.

Therefore the place to make the change needs to be at the root, where the “belief” was formed.   It is possible to re-program the mind by using self-hypnotic techniques.

When I worked with Sandi, we went back to age 4.  She was living with her aunt and older cousins and was told repeatedly that she didn’t do things right.  She could still remember the embarrassment she felt.

As she looked at this early event she was able to see things with the perspective of a young adult.  She realized her cousin was angry at having her live with them and was just acting out.  It really wasn’t about Sandi’s ability at all.  We did some re-programming around the event and Sandi felt like a weight was lifted off of her.

The key to having positive self-talk work is to first change the limiting belief. Now when Sandi uses positive self-talk, it feels true and enhances her new found feelings of worth.

You can start the process of re-programming your mind
with an easy to learn exercise.
Go to  the upper right side of this screen sign in
and you’ll receive your 1st mind calming exercise.
It will be sent to you as a PDF.

If you’d rather watch a video explaining this mind calming exercise, after you sign in on the right,  go to actionendsprocrastination to watch the video.

While you are there please sign up for our online coaching course
starting in May 2010.
Looking forward to meeting you when you join this online coaching group

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According to the U.S. Department of Health,
over three million people suffer from panic attacks.

Symptoms include:
* Racing or pounding heart
* Shortness of breath
* Dizziness, lightheaded, or nausea
* Flushes or chills
* Shakiness inside
* Fear of losing control or doing something embarrassing
* Terror
* A feeling that something catastrophic is about to happen, and being unable to stop it.
* Fear of going crazy or dying

As the director of the Anxiety Control Center I have been specializing in the treatment of Anxiety Attacks and Phobias for over 25 years.  Treating panic attacks is different from therapy for many other types of issues.  There are 3 parts to the system that we follow.  They include changing the thoughts that fuel anxiety reactions, mind/body techniques to release physical tension, and emotional release techniques in order to get to the root of where panic comes from.

If you have tried talk therapy you have already found that it doesn’t work  to stop panic attacks.  You do gain insight but that alone isn’t enough.  If you have tried to stop panic using cognitive therapy and changing your thoughts, you have found that that alone also isn’t enough to stop the panic cycle.

To get lasting results a combination of techniques are needed. When they are blended for each individual, true lasting change can happen.   The combination of  cognitive/behavioral  techniques along with Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Ericksonian and Classical Hypnosis is the key to real change in panic symptoms.

The system that combines these techniques is called the Transformation System.   It was developed at the Anxiety Control Center after many years of research and practice.  It incorporates  and blends techniques from each modality.  Using it gives us a blueprint that can be followed for the unique issues of panic attacks.

Start the process of calming the mind by signing up for your first mind calming exercise. Go to  the upper right side of this screen and sign in, the mind calming exercise will be sent to you as a PDF.

If you’d rather watch a video explaining this mind calming exercise, sign in on the right and then go to actionendsprocrastination to watch the video.  While you are there please check out our online coaching course starting in May.   Looking forward to meeting you when you join this online coaching group

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Have fun doing this exercise, as you beginning to train your mind to create positive future images.   These images can then be used in later exercises for setting off a “touch anchor” or for another technique call  the “map across.”

So here is your mind-expanding exercise, read all the directions first:

Answer the following Questions:
1. What would a perfect day be like for you?
2. What would you be feeling, seeing or hearing in this perfect day?
3. Put in everything from the smallest stuff to what is happening and whom you are with.

Here is a very important part of how to write this.

1. Write what you are feeling, seeing or hearing as if you are experiencing it right now.

Or
2. You can write it down as if you were looking back, at the end of the day and reporting on what happened.  What you saw, felt, heard.

Present moment example: I am walking in the forest, seeing the sun streaming through the leaves of the trees.  The  smell of the pine needles as they crunch under my feet, is so soothing. And there just a few feet away, there is  a  bird with the most beautiful red color, I can hardly believe I’m lucky enough to be in this place at this time, and my best friend walking next to me.  . . .     (present tense).

Or I spent the most wonderful day, it was so perfect for me because I started out not even knowing that I would see the most beautiful sights, and find joy in a simple walk . . . .   (As if the event has already happened)

As you describe the perfect day step into it, be there, feel the feeling, see what there is to be seen.  Notice what happens in your body as you act “as if” you are in the event.

Please take action and write it down first. In this way you make sure it is set in the present as if you are experiencing it.  Or as if you are “in it” once again as you remember the day from the end of the day.

But, even just “thinking” about and being in the most beautiful day creates a change in your state.  You’ll find that when you actually take the action of doing this exercise your unconscious will hear it as if it is happening and your “state of mind” can shift as if you actually just had a positive day.    Many people notice an immediate shift in their energy level after dong this exercise.  Notice which way has more power for you writing or thinking about it in the present tense or  writing or thinking about it as if it already happened.

To get more information on the online coaching group.  Go to action ends procrastination.

Hope to have you join us in this journey of self discovery.

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We had an amazing group of people at the Coaching call for “Freeing Yourself From the Shackles of Fear, Anxiety, & Feeling Stuck”.

The action plan for next week is to find a memory for calm, security or confidence. We’ll  be using this memory in a technique that will trigger the calm feeling whenever desired.

For my readers I decided to give you a quick overview of what we are doing, so you can follow along with with this action step.  To get coaching on this and many other calming techniques  I hope you will sign up for our next TeleWorkshop, May 5, 2010. There is still time to get in on this group.

Creating a feeling of security, confidence, and calm

A. First step for this is to have a vision or memory of the feelings you want.

There are two ways to do this: Find a memory from the past or to create a new memory or  “visualization” of a future event.

1.Find a memory from the past.
a.  Remember a time when you had the feelings of confidence, calm or comfort.
b. To do this just close your eyes and drift back to a time in your life, even a brief memory when you felt confidence, calm or comfort.

2. Create a “new memory”.
a. To create a “new memory” we need to create a vision of what a confident, calm or comfortable day
b. The vision we create uses not just a picture, but also sound, and feelings.
c. To do that you use your imagination.

I’ll use an example from my online coaching group to demonstrate.

Example: The group member who is directing and producing a movie, could “see herself at an award ceremony”.   The famous actress she has in her film, walking to the stage to accept the award.  People congratulating her on her amazing movie, on a job well done.  She would step into that “future self” and feel the feelings as if she were there.

Group members working on relationship issues would create a different image.  One might see herself in the future, with her son hugging her in total joy, as he graduates from college.   She would step into that image and feel all the success as a parent, having brought up such a wonderful loving son.

Another person would in an airplane, off on an adventure, pleased that he now feels calm and relaxed. As he steps into himself he can feel the amazement that this is now so easy to do. Perhaps it would be a future image after having traveled successfully, many, many times.

Do step one.  Start by having some fun with this exercise.  We are using this to expand your mind to the positive side of your creativity. These images can then be used in later exercises for setting off a “touch anchor” or for another technique call  the “map across.”

To get more information on the online coaching group.  Go to action ends procrastination.

Hope to have you join us in this journey of self discovery.

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