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Are you spending your day focussing on all the things that aren’t how you want them to be in your life – on all the worries, stresses and bad news in your life, other people’s lives and in the world?
When you feel anxious, it’s easy to focus on all the worries.
And the more you focus on them, the worse you feel. It becomes a self-feeding cycle and it may even feel like you have to find something to worry about.
Do you dwell on the past or try and forget it even happened?
Often it can be tempting to block out past negative experiences or, if we do think about them, to dwell on the negatives and generate more bad feelings.
I’ve worked with clients who carry the anger, fear, guilt and hurt of events that may have happened 10, 20, 30 or more years ago.
It’s like they can’t let go of the emotions and move on to fully appreciate and enjoy the life they have now.
I often work with teachers (trainee, primary and college) to help them take control over their anxiety and stress levels.
From what they tell me about the workload, assessments, constant changes, long hours and demands from all directions, it isn’t too hard to understand how all those demands and stresses can build up to breaking point.
In fact, a recent report by the University of Manchester’s Business School has gone as far as to name teaching as one of the top three most stressful occupations, with endemic levels of stress, anxiety and depression.
And I think it’s pretty unlikely that the culture of testing, constant change and the demands from policymakers, other staff and parents are likely to disappear anytime soon. As well as how bad stress and anxiety make you feel, that feeling you can’t cope can impact on your home life, sleep, confidence and health.
So what can be done about teacher stress and anxiety?
Recently I helped someone who had smoked heavily for 54 years to easily stop smoking successfully.
And of course I’ve also helped many other people who have smoked for a few years, dozens of years or many decades to quit smoking for good.
In effect, they all went from being a smoker when they walked in the room, to being someone who used to smoke and no longer does when they left their session.
The reason my stop smoking programme works so effectively (as long as you want to quit smoking) is that it addresses all the key aspects of smoking.
A huge thank you to everyone who came to my Ely office official launch on Saturday 27th June, and to all of you who sent me best wishes and messages of support. I’m very grateful for all the support I’ve received from friends and family and former and exisiting clients.
Come and see me soon at 3A Lynn Road, Ely!
Here are a few photos from the launch:
Recently I’ve successfully helped a growing number of women to take control over food and overcome their binge eating.
Whilst they may also be seeking help with weight loss, in many cases the bingeing happens even with women who are comfortable with their weight.
Yet all of them who come to see me feel out of control, even desperate, to take control over it. Some tell me that they feel a huge compulsion to binge that they can’t control except by giving in, and although there may be a period when it is better, soon the bingeing starts up again. One client, before we sorted it all, even told me she thought she was a food addict or junkie in the way she binged.
It may be linked to anxiety, stress and low self-esteem, or i tcould just be a habit or behaviour that has taken on a life of its own.
Are you a tightly wound up ball of anxiety? Do you struggle to switch your mind off and get some peace?
If you have anxiety then you will crave a sense of peace and calmness – both physically and mentally. You may feel like your mind never switches off and your anxiety may leave you feeling exhausted.
Anxiety can create its own self supporting loops – you feel anxious and your mind fills with worries, what ifs and worst case scenarios. Thinking of these then makes you feel more anxious, and leads to more of those worries. It can then ripple into your appetite, cutting back or stopping things you used to enjoy, lying awake at night and can impact on friendships, relationships and at work.
And all you really want is a few moments of peace and freedom from all that anxiety.
Are you standing at the back of the queue?
I often work with people who have a habit of putting everyone else first and themselves last. And after a while, everyone else starts to put them at the back of the queue as well.
If you do this too, you may find yourself frantically running around feeling anxious, stressed and frustrated.
I’m delighted to confirm that Sky 1 Presenter, Steve Miller, will be officially opening my Ely Hypnotherapy Centre later this month.
Steve, who presents Fat Families, is visiting Ely on Saturday 27th June to help celebrate the launch.
Steve says, “I have never visited Ely and I am looking forward to meeting lots of people at Dan’s opening. I cannot believe how one man has such magic. I had suffered with a phobia of blood for years and now I just laugh at it. It’s like my mind has been reprogrammed.”
I’m very pleased and excited to confirm that from 1st May 2015, I will be operating from a bespoke hypnotherapy centre in Ely.
Appointments will continue to be available during the day, in the evening and at weekends and I can now offer improved flexibility when you book.
My Ely Hypnotherapy Centre will be based at:
First Floor
3A Lynn Road
Ely
CB7 3EG
For all enquiries about hypnotherapy in Ely, and for any questions, please call me on 01353 669941.
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