How Hypnotherapy Helps With Stress And Anxiety Stress can be defined as a state we experience when there is a mismatch between perceived demands and our perceived ability to cope. Stress can also be defined as an adaptive response by a body to change in the environment. Stress response evolved to enable humans to deal with life-threatening dangers or stressors such as being confronted with a wild animal or perhaps a hostile human. Situations like this required action – the activation of stress response to wither stay and fight or to run away. Today we hopefully won’t have to face the same dangers as our ancestors but the stress response to demanding situations we face is still with us and our mind and body still prepare for fight or flight when confronted with this equivalent of the wild animal. This is where the problem may begin as activation of the fight or flight response with no physical outlet, such as if we are stuck in a traffic jam and can’t fight it or flee it, or maybe an unfair confrontation in the workplace where once again the response for action may be triggered but we can't vent it by fighting or running away without consequences we would rather avoid. Perhaps both of these events and more are experienced on the same day, perhaps every day, and the stress builds within us until it can damage our health if a solution is not found Stress isn’t always bad – the stress response was designed to help and protect us and some people even place themselves in stressful situations they know they can handle for excitement and ‘the rush’ as it is often called. We all experience stress in different ways depending upon our personality type, conditioning and possible training also.... Read more... Also get my Wrinkle Reverse Skin Care Book for just $1 - Limited Offer. Details on pdf

1. How Hypnotherapy Helps
With Stress And Anxiety
Presentation by: Dr Sally Webster

2. How Hypnotherapy Helps With Stress And Anxiety
Stress can be defined as a state we experience when there is a mismatch
between perceived demands and our perceived ability to cope.
Stress can also be defined as an adaptive response by a body to change in
the environment. Stress response evolved to enable humans to deal with
life-threatening dangers or stressors such as being confronted with a wild
animal or perhaps a hostile human. Situations like this required action – the
activation of stress response to wither stay and fight or to run away.
Today we hopefully won’t have to face the same dangers as our ancestors
but the stress response to demanding situations we face is still with us and
our mind and body still prepare for fight or flight when confronted with this
equivalent of the wild animal.
This is where the problem may begin as activation of the fight or flight
response with no physical outlet, such as if we are stuck in a traffic jam and
can’t fight it or flee it, or maybe an unfair confrontation in the workplace
where once again the response for action may be triggered but we can't
vent it by fighting or running away without consequences we would rather
avoid. Perhaps both of these events and more are experienced on the same
day, perhaps every day, and the stress builds within us until it can damage
our health if a solution is not found
Stress isn’t always bad – the stress response was designed to help and
protect us and some people even place themselves in stressful situations
they know they can handle for excitement and ‘the rush’ as it is often
called.
We all experience stress in different ways depending upon our personality
type, conditioning and possible training also.
When we face a stressor but perceive we have the ability to deal with it
successfully a feeling of success and achievement can be gained.
Getting the balance right between good stress to motivate us and
encourage us to grow, and our ability to cope with the stress is possibly the
key to remaining healthy, positive and active in whatever arena of life we
find ourselves.
Our ability to cope with stress can be affected by our diet and the intake of
good substances that out body needs to remain strong and flexible and to
repair itself when needed. Also we should avoid anything that could cause

3. us to be more stressed or weaker such as drugs, alcohol, smoking etc.
Finally, stress can be external, some event or situation that is causing
stress, or internal, attitudes or emotions that lead to stress (anxiety, guilt,
low self esteem, fear, etc).
What is the Fight/Flight Response? Why do we still have it?
The ‘Fight or Flight Response’ is a physiological reaction and is the body’s
response to a stressor.
Changes in hormones prepare a person to either stay and deal with a
stressor or to take flight/run away. This immediate state of alarm is when
the body prepares to take action, and in this state a person will be
extremely alert to their surroundings but also very anxious and possibly
unable to concentrate.
The body will slow down systems not vital in responding to the stressor,
such as the digestive system, which is why a person in a fight or flight
situation may have a dry mouth and a nervous/upset stomach. The body
will make other preparations such as improved cooling for the body as more
energy is used and this will result in perspiration.
The fight or flight response is a very old and very basic response and has
been with us for a very long time. It was originally a response to danger
that would prepare our ancestors to fight the wild beast or the enemy who
might suddenly threaten or confront them, or to take flight and literally run
away from the danger.
This response is triggered when we send a message of alarm to a part of the
brain called the hypothalamus. This area of the brain will then send a signal
to the glands to release adrenaline, cortisol and endorphin into the blood
stream. Increased levels of adrenaline increase heart rate and blood flow
which in turn brings extra oxygen and glucose to the muscles. Cortisol
causes an increase in amino-acids and sugars in the blood. Amino-acids are
crucial for the repair and recovery of damaged tissues which may occur
under stress and the blood sugar adds to the availability of glucose (fuel)
for the body.
The release of endorphin, which is a morphine like substance only more
powerful, provides the body’s natural tranquilizing system. Pain is blocked
and a feeling of euphoria may be experienced, both helping to get the body
through the situation it may find itself in due to stress.

4. We still have this response, as it is still necessary to prepare and protect us
in times of alarm, such as being involved in an emergency situation of any
kind, or being confronted with any form of potentially life threatening
danger.
Once the initial stages of this fight or flight response are over, a person will
have a psychological reaction to the stressor which will be based upon many
variables including, personality type, conditioning, age, physical and mental
ability, and their knowledge relevant to the situation to be dealt with.
It is very often the resulting symptoms of this fight or flight response
kicking in that we tend to call a panic attack. what actually happens is that
we may be in a situation where we can’t fight or flight, such as a meeting
or on a train, and so we become more and more anxious and may feel as
though we will pass out, or be sick, or any one of a number of responses.
What often happens then,is we find we have a desperate need to urinate,
and that is another way the subconscious mind will sometimes attempt to
gain our attention and force us to leave the arena in which we find
ourselves at the time.
It is normally the feeling of not being able to escape, and knowing that we
might have this strong feeling to fight or flight that causes much of the
anxiety and expectation of problems for most people who find they need
help to overcome their problem.
Also, many people….no…that should be most people who suffer from panic
attacks and anxiety will normally have the need for some Obsessive
compulsive actions in their life…it can often be a type of coping, or
controlling strategy.
Why hypnotherapy is totally different from any other form of therapy?
Hypnotherapy is different from any other form of therapy because of the
way in which the therapy part happens while one is in hypnosis. Put another
way, hypnotherapy is a very effective combination of hypnosis, a trance or
altered state of mind and deep relaxation, and the chosen therapy, which
might be for example; suggestion therapy, regression, ego states therapy,
neuro-linguistic-programming or hypnoanalysis.
Hypnosis allows an individual to enter a state of deep relaxation which in
itself is a very useful therapy for combating stress. It also allows one to
become calm and focused, as all parts of the mind work together and
concentrate on solving the problem at hand, and therefore making the very
best use of the chosen therapy as it is applied.

5. Why it is so helpful in cases of stress, anxiety and panic attacks?
Hypnosis is a state in which the conscious critical faculty is temporarily
suspended or distracted and in which all parts of the mind work in harmony
for the good of the whole being.
When in hypnosis an individual can become very relaxed and at the same
time very aware and ‘sharp’, mentally focused.
For the computer literate, I would liken hypnosis to the ‘safe mode’ on a
computer, where if a part of the system is acting up or malfunctioning,
placing the system in safe mode allows for investigation and repair to be
carried out safely while minimising the risk to the normal operating
systems.
In some sports it would be like a ‘time-out’, where all parts of the team
come together briefly to review the current state of play, to identify where
poor choices may have affected the outcomes and to choose a new strategy
to move forward with.
In the normal hurly burly of life we seldom have time to take a time out, or
to go into safe mode to pull together our resources and to calmly take stock
and plan our best way forward.
Hypnosis then, is a safe, relaxing state in which we can let go the tensions
in and around us for a short period, and in which, if we desire it, a skilled
therapist can guide us through the stages of investigation, discovery,
planning and repair we may need.
Hypnotherapy therefore provides relaxation (and clients of good therapists
learn self-hypnosis so they can find this deep relaxation for themselves) and
is therefore useful at even this basic level, as a kind of first aid.
The good therapist will help the client to find any repressed emotions,
triggers and false instincts from the past that are a kind of out-of-date,
erroneous, or maybe just no longer wanted or needed programming, that
loops around once triggered to cause us much anxiety and feelings of panic,
but we often don’t know why.
Following this, the wonderful power of hypnotic suggestion, and Neuro-
Linguistic programming techniques will be used to provide new and efficient
programming to support moves forward into a much more positive life with
a better outlook on everything.

6. Stay healthy.
Regards
Sally
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