By James Tallett Definition of Hypnotherapy Hypnosis is not a state of deep sleep. It does involve the initiation of a trance-like condition, and the subject is in an increased state of awareness, concentrating wholly on the hypnotist's voice. The…
If you’re trying to breathe and stay calm in more stressful situations and generally remain cooler under pressure, then you’ll often be approaching the idea of stress as something ‘bad’ that you need to ‘fix’ or address. Actually though, this…
Cognitive behavioral therapy teaches us to break down our fears into their underlying beliefs. We are afraid of X because we think Y might happen. Often once we express our fears in these terms, we find that actually our fears…
A flow state is a near-mythical psychological state that makes us calm, alert and highly able to react and respond to what’s going on around us. Flow states are the mental states we go into when we’re hurtling down the…
When dealing with anxiety and stress, one question you could ask yourself is ‘why does it matter’? Why does it really matter if people can tell that you’re anxious? Does it really matter if you’re understandably nervous during a big…
If you’re looking for ways to combat anxiety and stress and to stay calmer in dangerous situations, then perhaps you are someone who struggles with anxiety and you have found that it is preventing you from getting everything you want…
All of us experience anxiety from time to time but this is most severe by far when it evolves into a full blown anxiety attack of panic attack. This is something that most of us will experience at some time…
Hypothesis testing is a concept taken from cognitive behavioural therapy and that involves testing a negative ‘hypothesis’ in order to disprove your fears and help you to overcome an illogical anxiety. This is a technique that you can use to…
If you’re someone who struggles with anxiety, whether you regularly find yourself having panic attacks or you simply find yourself feeling stressed from time to time, then you may have been recommended anxiolytics by your doctor. These are medications designed…
If you’re looking to improve your ability to stay calm and collected under pressure, then there are numerous different techniques you can use. One of the most potent is to learn to control your breathing, which can immediately help you…