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Combat Anxiety and Relax Better

by Dan Regan | Sep 23, 2014 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

To win the battle against anxiety you have to start relaxing and giving your tired brain a rest from all that worry and stress.

In the same way that when you are physically tired you need to rest your body, your brain also needs regular time outs.

Most people with anxiety will say they never relax, or they aren’t very good at it – some will even say they never relax, their minds are always whizzing around.

Learning to relax is like any other skill or activity – the more you practice it, the better you get at it and the calmer and in control you start to become.

Stoptober – from a month to forever

by Dan Regan | Sep 18, 2014 | Quit Smoking Hypnosis

Stoptober is upon us and you may be one of many smokers hoping to stop smoking for 28 days – and hopefully to continue stopping smoking beyond that.

I fully support anyone who is trying to stop smoking – it’s an unecessary habit that gives you very little in return for the massive price you end up paying with your health.

And although may people quit smoking using will power alone, you may have experiened the ‘elastic band’ effect in the past. This happens when you force yourself to stop something for a period but like stretching an elastic band, sooner or later it springs back to its starting point.

Because in many ways aiming to quit smoking for just 28 days can be a bit like going on a diet in the few weeks before going on holiday – the longer it goes on the more you start to think about food and want to eat it. Once the holiday is over, the motivation and reasons eavaporate and you find yourself putting all the weight back on.

Be The Director Of Your Life

by Dan Regan | Sep 16, 2014 | Confidence and Self Esteem

Do you want to take control over the direction of your own life?

One of my clients was telling me today how much she loves the technique in this article and what a difference it has made to helping her rediscover her happiness.

If you currently struggle with anxiety and low confidence you probably spend a lot of time thinking about all the rubbish stuff, the bad stuff, the mistakes in your life. You may dwell on things, criticise yourself or get lost in your worry.

But we’re going to flip it!

Is Your Mind TOO Organised?

by Dan Regan | Aug 31, 2014 | Confidence and Self Esteem

Sometimes it can seem like our minds are too organised (even if we think our thoughts are a bit chaotic!).

I often work with clients who can be relaxed and confident in one situation and then in another situation they turn into a nervous wreck and can’t think straight. It’s like their mind files their confidence in a certain box that they can’t access whenever they want to – even though they know they know how to be more confident.

Now some of this can be due to associations, habits, beliefs and experiences, yet part of this is also that we aren’t always the best at teaching our minds to act and react in they way we want to, when we want to.

Are you too afraid to be happy?

by Dan Regan | Aug 12, 2014 | Hypnotherapy Hypnosis and NLP

Are you too afraid to be happy?

I’ve been working with a client who has never allowed herself to be truly happy. A part of her is always fearful that something bad might be around the corner if she allows herself to fully enjoy life.

Sometimes a part of us wants to keep us safe from feeling too good in case we come back down with a huge bump. It’s like carrying insurance around with you all day long and assessing the potential damage.

But what if you allow yourself to be happy?

How To Stop Thinking The Worst

by Dan Regan | Aug 8, 2014 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

Do you have a habit of thinking the worst and then feeling stressed and anxious?

To stop catastrophizing use these steps:

Reduce Your Worry

by Dan Regan | Aug 8, 2014 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

Here’s a quick technique you’ll love because it shifts your focus from worry and stress to feeling positive and happy:

1) Ask yourself: ‘Who or what makes me feel happiest?’

2) Write down your answer and spend 30 seconds thinking of that person or thing.

3) Ask yourself the same question and again write down your answer and spend 30 seconds on each until you have 8-10 happy triggers.

3 Useful Ways to Disintegrate Stress & Worry

by Dan Regan | Aug 8, 2014 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

Do you struggle with stress and worry?

It’s easy to become overwhelmed and so get even less achieved – adding to the worry. Or maybe you try and distract yourself and not think about it, but then sooner of later those thoughts and worries come flooding back and you feel just as bad.

There’s no point pretending that things don’t exist or wishing they will disappear; you’ve got to start to take control over how you feel about them and how you react to them.

Having worked with hundreds of people to ease their stress levels, I thought I’d share three of their favourite ways to take back control:

Get The Confidence Habit

by Dan Regan | Aug 8, 2014 | Confidence and Self Esteem

I’ve had a busy week helping people turbo charge their confidence so they know they can achieve the things they want to with their life.

They’ve been busy getting rid of limiting beliefs, ending their worry about what other people think and stopping thoughts of failure. Being free of these learnt limitations means they can re-discover how to be confident and happy.

To get the confidence habit you need to: