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Weight loss mistakes you need to avoid

by Dan Regan | Jan 11, 2016 | Weight Loss

As is common at this time of year, I’ve been working with increasing numbers of weight loss clients to help them make 2016 the year they become fit, healthy and happy.

And recently I was talking to Ely Personal Trainer, Kevin Hurley, about what makes some people more successful than others at losing weight and keeping it off, and how people often go wrong.

So to help you to start successfully ending your battle with weight loss, I’ve brought together some of Kevin’s top advice as a trainer, as well as my advice for how to get your mind in the right place.

Ending Dentist Fear

by Dan Regan | Jan 4, 2016 | Phobias and Fears

Do you struggle with a fear of the dentist?

I get a lot of clients referred to me from dentists because they need treatment for their teeth yet they are so fearful that they can’t go through with it.

Many just avoid the dentist altogether until their tooth pain gets too great and they have to face their fear. Others may run from the chair or be unable to stop shaking, making dental treatment virtually impossible. Some will consistently cancel and postpone their appointments and I have even helped people who have had consistent panic attacks in the dentist chair.

Relax your mind to reduce anxiety

by Dan Regan | Dec 23, 2015 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

When you struggle with anxiety, all those anxious thoughts and feelings can leave you feeling exhausted and burnt out.

It takes a lot of mental energy to mentally race through all those anxious thoughts like worst case scenarios and those ‘what if?’ thoughts, and it can feel just as exhausting to try and force them away or distract yourself.

And with your mind on high alert, your body is also ready for action and you may experience all those energy draining symptoms such as a racing heart, sweating and shaking.

So how can you start to cool down all that stressful mental and physical activity?

Happy Christmas From Dan Regan Hypnotherapy

by Dan Regan | Dec 18, 2015 | Hypnotherapy Hypnosis and NLP

Happy Christmas from Dan Regan Hypnotherapy!

Just wanted to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

And a huge thanks for everyone who has helped make 2015 such a great year – and let’s make 2016 an even better one!

6 Ways To Help Someone With Anxiety

by Dan Regan | Dec 14, 2015 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

Generalised anxiety rarely rests. For the anxious person it can be physically and mentally draining and seem like an endless cycle of fear and dread.

They would probably give their right arm to switch off their anxiety and start feeling calm again, yet their mind continues to race with worrying thoughts and their body continues to stay in a state of high alert.

And even if someone does get moments of relief, or only gets anxious around specific situations, in those moments it can be hard to stand by and watch someone you care about facing their internal battle alone.

You want to help, yet what can you actually do that will help someone with anxiety?

4 things not to say to someone with anxiety

by Dan Regan | Dec 14, 2015 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

Living with anxiety can be tough. And trying to support someone with anxiety can be just as tough.

I’m often asked by partners, parents and friends how they can help someone they care about who seems to be anxious. After all, no-one wants to put their foot in it or make it worse and sometimes it may feel like anything you do seems to fan the flames of anxiety (or make them angry that you ‘don’t understand’ or ‘don’t get it’).

So you may be desperate to help in some way yet feeling helpless to help.

I’m going to give you some ways to help a person with anxiety, but before I do, what should you avoid saying to an anxious person?

Reduce Your Anxiety & Worry

by Dan Regan | Dec 7, 2015 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

Are you fed up with running anxious scenarios over and over through your mind? And constantly thinking of things going wrong and worst case scenarios?

If you imagine vivid scenarios of things going wrong – and often these may be big, bright and colourful – then you can find that you start to generate the anxious feelings you would get if these were going on right now.

These feelings can grow and grow as you go from one scenario to another, each getting more catastrophic along the way.

So how do you calm those anxiety fuelled thoughts?

End Insomnia And Sleep Better

by Dan Regan | Dec 7, 2015 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

Do you struggle to get a good night’s sleep? Maybe you feel anxious in your own bed? Perhaps you can’t stop all that overthinking?

Maybe you have even learnt to dread your bed time and that ritual of frustration, anxiety, worry and restlessness.

There is no doubt about the importance of sleep – we all know how much harder everything seems to get after a few nights of limited or poor sleep. Not to mention that we need enough rest to cope emotionally and to repair and recharge.

And you could turn to sleeping tablets and use them as a crutch or you could learn how to drift effortlessly and naturally into a wonderful deep sleep every night.

Ease Social Anxiety At Christmas

by Dan Regan | Dec 5, 2015 | Confidence and Self Esteem

With the festive season well and truly upon us, and all those Christmas meals and parties, your social anxiety may be getting to set to rise a few notches.

For some, just the thought of being around friends, relatives and work colleagues can create worry, anxiety and stress. After all, there is all that small talk to endure and all those ‘what ifs?’ about saying the wrong thing, messing up or being judged in some way.

And even if you decide not to go due to those fears, there may still be that nagging concern over what they will think if you don’t show up. So you’re kind of caught in a trap of worry about going versus the worry of not going.

Just like with presentations, social functions may lead to worry about making an idiot of yourself, perhaps by drying up during conversations, not knowing what to say, or worries about being thought of as boring.

So what can you do to lower social anxiety at social events?