Anxiety Control Center

1.  Are some people more prone to worry than others?

There are many reasons for the different ways people respond to the world they live in.  An event that hardly creates a ripple in one person’s life, can completely distress another person.  People react differently because of the filters, beliefs and the way they interpret events.  A person’s past experiences will “color” their current interpretation and reactions to events.

2.  What is the purpose of worry?  Is it ever a good thing?

Let’s look at the positive purpose of worry.  Worry can serve a positive function when it prepares you for possible future difficulties.  It can alert you to things that need to be taken care of, or of consequences of certain actions.  Worry can keep you watchful for symptoms that indicate a possible life-threatening problem, or it can motivate you to take care of something that needs to be done.

3.  How do I know when worry is no longer useful?

Sometimes worry is a fleeting feeling of concern which is just a part of being a parent trying to protect your child from harm.  For parents of children who have special needs it is understandable that worry can take on a whole new meaning. The reality is, that your child has to overcome additional hardships and you are dealing with the extra stress that comes with wanting to protect your child and at times feeling helpless, not knowing what the future will hold.

But, once you have done everything in your power to anticipate and prepare for possible future problems, worry ceases to serve a positive function.   When your thoughts cycle into negative, scary future possibilities, about things that are outside of your control it is time to learn techniques to stops worry in it tracks.

4.  Are there different techniques that can be used to get relief from worry?  More on this on my next post tomorrow.

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Have you ever been watching your child at play, feeling love and joy and all of a sudden find your thoughts spinning off into all sorts of worry? Has one worrisome thought ever brought on a terrible cycle of more fearful thoughts?  If this has happened you are not alone.

Sometimes worry is a fleeting feeling of concern which is just a part of being a parent, trying to protect a child. But, for parents of children who have special needs it is understandable that worry can take on a whole new meaning. The reality is, that your child has to overcome additional hardships and you are now dealing with the additional stress that comes with loving and caring about your child.  Wanting to protect your child and at times feeling helpless not knowing what the future will hold.   When we create thoughts about possible negative future concerns, ones that are outside of anyone’s control these types of worry serve no positive purpose.  And these are the ones we will talk about changing because they can create great pain that mixes in with the joy and love of your child.

Before I talk about techniques to stop worry in its tracks, let’s look at the positive purpose of worry.  It can alert you to things that need to be taken care of, or of consequences of certain actions.  Worry can keep you watchful for symptoms that indicate a possible life-threatening problem, or it can motivate you to take care of something that needs to be done.  But when worry starts to cycle into all sorts of negative, scary future possibilities over which you have no control it stops serving a positive purpose.

Next week we will continue discussing techniques to get relief from worry.

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The “stress reaction” probably started as far back as in cave man days.  Yet it is the one of the most misunderstood statements that people use.

Most people associate it with aggravation, anxiety and dis-tress. Yet the stress reaction has a positive purpose.   When working properly, it can protect you by mobilizing you for action.  But when the stress reaction seems to come out of the blue,  or no stressor can be seen, it can be the cause of fear and worry.  This fear then feeds the stress reaction as thoughts turn to possible negative reasons for the bodily reactions.    At times  thoughts move  so quickly through the mind, that a person might not even be aware of them.  None the less  the fearful thoughts add to the stress reaction, as the body releases  more chemicals  to  get the body ready to fight or flee.  The thoughts and the chemicals rushing through the body play havoc on the mind and body.

The first key to getting a handle on the stress reaction is to grasp that it is not actually just the outside event that creates  stress.  It is the way we filter or think about what is going on outside of us, that determines the severity of stress.  The good news is that no matter the event, you can learn to have control over your reactions.

There are many ways to do this.  The one I use the most is the Transformation System.  I believe it works so well because it uses a three prong approach, which combines cognitive and behavioral stress relief techniques with Neuro-Linguistic Programming and two types of Hypnosis (Ericksonian and Classical).  Using the Techniques and exercises in the Transformation System gives you a way to change reactions to stressors in your life.

When you learn to use the Transformation System it feels as if your mind and body are on an automatic inner guidance system creating calm, balance and mobilizing energy.  A bonus of using your mind in this new way is that when you are in a state of balance it is easier to make decisions, because fear and anxiety no longer weigh you down.

For information on this profound method of change  click here to send your name and email for more information on the new home study course using the Transformaton System.  You too can learn the step by step method for inner peace and balance.

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Stress, has reached new heights of usage in today’s vocabulary.  How many of us know how to cope with stress?  Since we cannot prevent stress from occurring.  Our new home study course will give you a step by step method to help you learn how to manage stress and even make it work for your benefit. Click here to send you name and email for a downloadable preview to this course.

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The news reports tell us that we’re in a recession, people all around are losing their jobs, and maybe you are feeling that you can’t trust mortgage companies, brokerage houses, even the bank, your retirement is in jeopardy so how is it that millions of people are still smiling?

You might be thinking that they have found the secret to financial security.  No, that isn’t the reason for their smiles.  They do have a secret and it has nothing to do with the size of their bank account.

Their secret will be revealed in this article. Their secret will be revealed in in my next post.  It is one you can learn to use to stay in control of your state of mind, no matter what is happening with the economy. No matter the stressors, no matter the up and downs of the stock market, it is something that no one can take away from you.  More to come . Excerpt from article by Audrey Sussman PhD

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