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Fear of Needles and Blood

by Dan Regan | Aug 8, 2015 | Phobias and Fears

Recently I went to give blood for the second time in Ely – something everyone I’ve spoken to agrees is a useful and valuable thing to do. So what stops so many people actually taking an hour out and giving blood?

Many people I’ve spoken to tell me they have a fear of needles or blood or are worried about fainting afterwards. And of course, needles, blood and the possibility of fainting are certainly part of the process! In fact, while I was there, one person did pass out despite being a regular blood donor, and another person felt faint and had to rest for a while.

I remember the first time I gave blood – afterwards I went a bit dizzy and had to sit down for a while. But it soon passed, and just like the lady who did faint, I was soon up and on my way again feeling fine.

Reduce Anxiety

by Dan Regan | Jul 30, 2015 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

If your anxiety levels are sky high right now then you will be able to feel those physical feelings in your body – maybe in your heart, your breathing or in your stomach. Or maybe you just feel ill at ease or a bit shaky. Your mind is probably working hard running all those anxiety inducing thoughts and scenarios.

If this is you then today I’ve provided you with a two step anxiety reducing process that you can start using right away. Persevere and practice and soon, whenever you chose, you’ll be able to ease your anxiety right down to a more comfortable level.

Action Replay

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

Do you dwell on events that have already happened and make yourself feel bad?

Maybe you play over the things that didn’t go so well or even start to imagine that maybe you said or did something wrong.

And as you replay all those not so great moments you can start to feel bad within yourself and about yourself. You may even project it forward and feel anxious about the next time you are in such a situation or around those same people.

If you are fed up of using your imagination to make you feel bad then do this:

Never Give Up On Yourself

by Dan Regan | Jul 22, 2015 | Confidence and Self Esteem

Have you given up on yourself already? Or maybe if you don’t get it right first time you decide there is no point and too difficult so what’s the point.

I remember watching my daughter learning how to walk for the first time. She fell over, got back up and tried again. And then she feel over again but she kept going until she had mastered it.

Yet if a baby thought like most adults, she would fall over, decide she couldn’t do it, think she was a failure and bum shuffle her way through into her adult life!

Did You Inherit Your Anxiety?

by Dan Regan | Jul 9, 2015 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

According to a recent study, depression and anxiety could be inherited. According to the researchers, the brain function that underlies anxiety is inherited from your parents.

Some of the headlines seemed to suggest that people with anxiety should just shrug their shoulders, accept that they inherited their anxiety and wait for more research to lead to some pills they can take. After all, if anxiety is hereditary then what are you going to do about it? It’s just your lot.

However, reading beyond the headlines, the research does go on to indicate that there is plenty of room for experience and environment to have a say in whether you develop a full blown anxiety disorder. In fact, the research seems to suggest that only about a third of anxiety related tendancies could be explained by family history.

So it seems you can’t just go and point at your mother and father and say “it’s all your fault!”

You Are Feeling Sleepy!!!

by Dan Regan | Jul 9, 2015 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

Do you have trouble switching off at night and letting go of the day, when all you want to do is get to sleep and get some rest?

If you struggle with anxiety and stress, you may well struggle with sleep – it’s like in those quiet moments when you aren’t distracted and keeping yourself busy, your mind decides to run through all the things you’ve been feeling anxious and worried about. The more you think about them, the more agitated, frustrated and awake you become.

Recently, a pretty incredible number of people have been telling me that they now use my free rapid relaxation audio to get to sleep or help them get back to sleep if they wake up in the night.

The Bad News Daily

by Dan Regan | Jul 4, 2015 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

Have you subscribed to the Bad News Daily?

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.

Learning From The Past

by Dan Regan | Jul 4, 2015 | Hypnotherapy Hypnosis and NLP

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.

Teacher Anxiety & Stress Right Up There

by Dan Regan | Jul 4, 2015 | Anxiety Stress and Panic Attacks

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?

Can you beat 54 years of smoking?

by Dan Regan | Jul 2, 2015 | Quit Smoking Hypnosis

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.

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