Anxiety Control Center

Depression: Step 2 in the Step-by-step plan for getting back the spark of joy

In the last post we discussed the 1^st step for lifting yourself out of the feelings of
depression, anxiety, fear and worry.   In the next few posts we will continue looking
at the next steps.

Whenever we feel overwhelmed with any emotion or task, remember to practice
the first exercise.  Do this every day using the video guide I gave you.

Once you have changed your “state of mind” with the 1^st exercise, the next step is to
begin to look underneath the emotion.  To collect information that you might not be
aware of.

And the way to do this is to use your mind in a different way.  Instead of blaming
yourself for the uncomfortable feelings of anxiety, depression, worry or  procrastinating
you instead change your state by becoming curious about your feelings.

Once you are in a curious “state of mind” you will find it helpful to ask yourself the
questions I will give you. . .

Next post in a few days.

I welcome your questions.  Get them answered by joining me for the “live” online
coaching workshop on October 5, 2011.

It’s only $10.  To sign up click here.

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Have you been suffering from depression and feeling hopeless?  Have you tried
but don’t know how to change these feelings?

Are you wishing for something, some “guiding light,” some technique, anything
that’s will help you to get out from under the dark spell of depression?  I want you
to know that here is hope !  I have a step-by-step plan of actions for you to take.
They are it easy to follow, because I know that when you are depressed it’s difficult
to concentrate or to have energy to even read a short article.

I realize that when you are depressed and your energy is depleted it might be hard
to even get out of bed, not to mention reading an article on how to get relief.  So to
make this even easier, I give you a link to a video that will guide you through the
first action step.

So, please, read on and take action, by going to watch the video today.  Take the
first step in changing your life today.     The link is at the bottom of this article.

My name is Audrey Sussman and for over the past 25 years I have helped my
clients to find a way to move themselves from feeling depressed and hopeless,
to feeling optimism and energy.

The first step is simple. It is something so easy to do that you can even do it from
the bed or the chair you are sitting in. So I’ll keep this to just the first step.

In the days and weeks to come, I’ll give you the next steps.  If you follow the
step-by-step plan, you might even surprise yourself as you begin to look forward
to doing the next small step.  Keeping it simple, taking tiny steps moves you in
the direction of hope, until one day you notice you are thinking and feeling
differently.

So, for you who are suffering with depression, worry, or loss of hope, lets start
with the first easy step, and it’s something that only requires your doing something
you are doing anyway.  This is it: Changing your breathing pattern.   This is a
physical or behavioral technique to change your state of mind.  There are other
techniques to deal with negative thoughts and emotions, but we need to start with
the 1st step first.

Go to actionendsprocrastination.com and watch the video.  I’ll guide your through
and give you tips for making it even more successful.  Practice it every day for the
next two weeks, and stay curious.

If you would rather have the written directions, put in your name and email
in the box on the right of this post to download the directions.

That’s it for today.  Start with the first behavioral change, and you’ll be preparing
yourself for the next step, I’ll be giving you.   See you soon,

Audrey

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Audrey Sussman PhD & Tish Schuman LPC from the Anxiety Control Center, are presenting the workshop Hypnotic, No-Fail Goal Setting at the 12th Annual Women’s Health Conference.

Date: Saturday, September 24, 2011.
Where:  Eastern High School, Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, NJ.
Cost:  FREE

Setting No-Fail Goals:
Hypnotherapists from the Anxiety Control Center will give tips from their Transformation System™  in this interactive workshop.  Participants will get practical as well as hypnotic “no-fail goal setting” techniques  for achieving personal goals.  Come learn how to use all parts of your mind to clear fear, anxiety and procrastination. The workshop will give information in a quick, fun and  relaxed manner.

For information please email us at: askdraudrey@gmail.com.
Leave your name and and email address and we will get back to you with registration information.

Registration is necessary because our workshop fills up quickly
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Today we’re looking at another technique to relieve fear and panic.   I’m including a happy  email from a student who  is now dealing with panic and fear, in a new and different way.  As you will read she was creative and combined 2 techniques she learned in our coaching workshop.  Her creative use of what she is learning is giving her new ways to feel safe.  Ones that work so much better than fear, panic and anxiety that used to be  a problem.

Note from Student:
Hi Audrey, I love the “parts” technique you taught in our online class.  I  combined the “parts” technique with the “floating above” technique from the first week of class and the results were really  magical.  I kind of “traveled back” to my younger self and showed her how use the parts technique.  We “talked to the “parts” that seemed to be causing a problem of panic.  Then we found a better way of keeping “her” safe.  Such a relief to have choice again.   By the way  I now see how, not being “in it” by “staying above” my time line, helps to change the perspective, and gives me time to think.  It makes me feel more understanding of others and lighter with myself.

What this student is talking about are hypnotic techniques she is now using on her own, to re-program an old negative reactions.  In this short note she is talking about  2 techniques from the Anxiety Control Center’s Transformation System. These techniques are giving her to way to change panic in a specific areas of her life.

So for example when you are having a problem with fear, you might imagine the part that is creating the fear.  Just imagine that there is a part that creates fear. Put your hand out in front of you and imagine that it is sitting in your hand.  When you learn to do this it really is amazing how you can bring out the “parts” of yourself.    I know it seems a bit strange but when you use this technique it makes it possible to find the positive intention behind the fear. It’s like having a conversation with a young child  (part) who doesn’t understand how his or her reactions are effecting the adult (self).

What my clients have found is that when they have a “conversation with the part”  they find that the  “part” is trying to do something positive.  Many times the reason for fear or panic starts out as a positive one, perhaps to keep a person from doing something that would hurt them. Or to keep a person safe. If you’re too fearful to go out the part reasons that you’ll be safe.

Unfortunately panic begins to have a “life of it’s own” and it runs out of control.   Even if the intention is a good one, having fear can create more problems.  And it might not be the best way to keep a person safe. But once we know what the part is trying to accomplish by creating fear, we can begin to find better ways of achieving the goal (keeping the person safe).

The best way to learn how to use the “parts” technique is to experience it.  It is actually very easy to learn  when you do it with someone trained in Ericksonian Hypnosis and NLP.  Once you’ve done it the first time it all becomes very clear.

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Continued from post 7

Once you recognize that there are thoughts that create self-doubt you have  started the process of getting back in control of your emotions.

When you pay attention you will get good at listening for the “voice” in the back of your mind.

In order to take the negative charge out of thoughts and images  you can learn to use some of the techniques from NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programmng).

To do this we first we collect some more information.
As you think about the thoughts and pictures moving through your mind,
Answer the following 4 questions:

a. Are the words spoken in a soft or  loud voice?
b. Whose voice is it?  Yours?  Someone else?
c.  What is the tempo of the words/thoughts moving through your mind:
—-1. Are they said quickly?
—-2. Are they slow, drawn out tempo?
—-3. Are the high pitched or low and deep?
d.  What image do you get as you hear the words (thoughts)?

After doing this exercise one of my clients realized that she was seeing her moms face  in the memory.  Her mom had a disgusted look as she said “you’ll never amount to anything. “  It was the “look” on her mom’s face that created a sinking feeling in my clients heart.   She also noticed that the words were said quickly and in a high pitched voice.

Before she did this exercise she wasn’t aware that there were thoughts or images.  She just thought the feeling of self doubt “came out of the blue”.  This was the first step in changing the impact of the thought.  The second step comes in the next post.

OK, now you have some of the thoughts and images. Were they in a loud, harsh voice? In a soft yet blaming, hurtful tone? Once you know what your thoughts and what they are saying and have answered the other questions, you’re probably wondering, how does this change things.  Well in the next post we will start to make the changes.

If you haven’t answered the questions yet, go back now and uncovered any images that go with the thoughts.

If you have questions or would like to get the information
about these techniques specific to your life issues there is a way.

Join with the rest of my students in our online coaching community.  That way you don’t have to wait for the posts and more importantly you can get your questions answered immediately.

For more information on how to become a part o the online community click here.

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Then please sign up for the coaching class
You’ll learn how to get your own mind into
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Take action now,  sign up at the right side of this page
for 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.

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Our next online class is on
January 26,  2011.
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