How Hypnotherapy Can Help People With Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Vivienne Dent Hypnotherapy, Counselling, Reiki, Weight Loss in Merseyside July 10, 2015

How People Who Have Panic and Anxiety Attacks Can Benefit From Hypnotherapy?

Pains in the chest and shortness of breath are quite common with panic disorder, but are obviously quite distressing for most people, because they could be something more important. There are lots of reasons why it could occur. Research suggests that stress can be a major factor in the onset of panic disorder, as well as stressful or difficult situations. Unfortunately, people can experience panic disorder suddenly and for no apparent reason. All of us have a natural fight or flight response that stimulates the release of adrenaline when we find ourselves in circumstances where we sense danger and feel the need protect ourselves.

Not only will the attack itself be very distressing, they can also place limitations on how people live their everyday life. It may cause worry and stress and anxiety, as you don’t know where or when a panic attack could happen. Maybe you will find yourself avoiding going to certain places where you fear may result in a panic attack, and quite a few people become isolated as they are afraid to go out at all. A loss of confidence and self esteem is common for people with anxiety and panic attacks, which in itself can lead to further anxiety attacks. An anxiety attack itself can be extremely frightening to a person experiencing it and upsetting for other people around them as well. As many as 1 in 10 people may encounter a panic attack to some degree at some point in their life. Having an anxiety attack on a regular basis naturally increases your belief that you can have another one soon, causing regular feelings of fear.

Medical practitioners can prescribe medication to assist with panic and stress; however this only helps with the symptoms not the cause. Hypnotherapy for anxiety attacks aims to eradicate entirely the underlying issues generating the individual’s panic disorder. Hypnosis for panic disorder and anxiety can bring about favourable behavioural changes by changing the thought processes of the subconscious mind. Triggers for anxiety and panic attacks can be managed and for many individuals removed altogether.

Vivienne Dent, a clinical hypnotherapist located in Southport Merseyside, said I have successfully treated many people who have been experiencing panic disorder.

Hypnosis uses specialist techniques to teach the client new approaches to relax, identify and remove triggers that may cause anxiousness, resolve problems which cause panic or stress, and aim to eliminate further panic attacks.

Hypnosis delivers good results for those who endure panic disorder and have found no solution in the medical world. A hypnotic approach uses a combination of hypnosis and cognitive behavioural therapy to calm the mind and create more appropriate thought processes to help shake off the feelings of panic. By changing behaviours within the subconscious mind, it really is possible to achieve almost anything.

Hypnotherapy is a remarkably successful treatment that supports clients in making alterations to negative habitual behaviours. Problematic behaviour, in addition to psychological and physiological problems, can be effectively treated with hypnosis, such as Irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, depression, psoriasis and raised blood pressure. Qualified hypnotherapists can also assist with weight management and smoking efficiently. See website for details. www.southporttherapy.co.uk

Vivienne Dent is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and a full member of BSCH. (British school of clinical hypnosis) and she is an Accredited European EMDR Practitioner.