Stress Management and Modern Living

Stress management is vital for today’s faster modern life. With the advent of the internet everyone has become used to easier and quicker access to information, products and services. We have become used to communications happening within seconds via email rather than by mail. The world of the future which was predicted to have more leisure time hasn’t been realised.

There is no escape from the pace of life and although most people cope most of the time, occasionally events and experiences can conspire seemingly against us. One unhappy event can soon be compounded by another in quick succession. What we used to take in our stride now feels like a burden. We hadn’t noticed that our energy levels were being eroded over time and now we are running on empty. Sleep does not seem to give as much reprieve from tiredness or restore our energy levels back to where they once were.

If the above description rings true to you, then you could benefit from taking control and utilising stress management. Stress management is more than just about controlling stress. It is about prevention as it is as much about reduction of stress levels.

Stress Management Hypnosis

Prevention as they say is far better than cure and is worth putting the effect in. Self hypnosis can be an important element of your healthier life style and your stress management too. Self hypnosis is the regular practice of a simply relaxation method than anyone can learn easily and benefit from. Taking between 5 to 20 minutes per day, self hypnosis can be an easy habit to slip into your daily schedule.

Causes of Stress

Working late, arguments at home, death, illness, a reduction in your income, larger bills, a car accident and more can all be part of what tips us over the edge. If you turn to alcohol or drugs to provide some escape from stress and anxiety then you have already recognised that you need to cope differently. Self hypnosis can help you do that and in a healthier way be part of your success with stress management.

Just imagine how it feel to be more calm and relaxed. Others may lose their cool and temper as you remain an oasis of tranquillity. A natural result of this is likely to be a better and more restful night’s sleep and an improvement in your relationships. For only 5 to 20 minutes a day practising self hypnosis the rewards of better stress management can be immense and this includes your long-term health too.

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Author’s Details

Steven Harold BA(Hons) DCH DHP
Clinical Hypnotherapist – London and Essex

Website: Stress Management London 

Email: steve@hypno-therapist.com
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Hypnotherapy, Uncertainty and Anxiety

 You may already know that hypnotherapy is effective for issues such as Smoking and Weight loss, but what about the more thorny issues of everyday living and existence? Can hypnotherapy help with issues such as finding meaning in life and living in an uncertain world? In the following article, the focus is on mental toughness and uncertainty. Even though we may crave predictability and security, we all have to live with doubt and the resulting anxiety. In life, anxiety is inevitable; it will either motivate us or overwhelm us. In order to live and succeed in an uncertain world we need what I call mental toughness.

Mental Toughness Versus Uncertainty 

 In order to retain our mental toughness and confidence, we need to be realistic and accept the contingencies of life and existence. This is not always easy as life is uncertain and the future unwritten. We are evolutionally hardwired to be anxious and to worry about the unknown. So it’s unsurprising that we have tried everything from interpreting dreams and reading the stars, to consulting clairvoyants, in order to assuage our anxiety about the future.

Certainty about the future (and the past) gives us a sense of meaning and purpose in the world and the universe – life makes sense. But what if there really is no certainty, no plan and no reward? What if life is just random, meaningless and groundless? What if the universe really doesn’t care? Then, perhaps we need existential mental toughness to get a grip and make the most of a random existence.

Thrown into the World

We do not choose to be born, nor do we choose when and where we are born. We are thrown into the world. At some stage in our development we realise that we exist as individuals and can distinguish ourselves from others. Who and what we become is our responsibility; it is based on the choices we make. Even if life’s conditions constrain us, we still have the freedom, choice and responsibility to decide what we will do and who we will become in each moment. We are our choices. We are our actions. No excuses.

Anxiety and Risk

Given the uncertainty and randomness of life, it is inevitable that we will suffer from some anxiety. In order to contain our anxiety and maintain our false sense of security, we may live restricted lives by limiting our choices and actions. Through risk avoidance and procrastination, our world becomes smaller. A safe life – can be a dangerous life.

The good news is that anxiety can be a catalyst for change and push us towards new experiences that enrich our lives with meaning. Using hypnotherapy we can explore what the anxiety is really telling us, what choices we have and what action we can confidently take. Change starts with anxiety.

So, how can we decide if we are living our lives to their fullest potential? Consider if you had to live your life exactly the same, over and over again for all eternity. As Nietzsche once asked, what if:

“This life as you now live it and have lived it, you will have to live once more and innumerable times more; and there will be nothing new in it, but every pain and every joy and every thought and sigh and everything unutterably small or great in your life will have to return to you, all in the same succession and sequence – even this spider and this moon-light between the trees, and even this moment and I myself. The eternal hourglass of existence is turned upside down again and again, and you with it, speck of dust!” (Nietzsche, 1882)

So, if you had to live your life the same over and over again, would you be happy with your choices and actions, would you change anything? To give meaning and purpose to our existence, each of us has to invent our own philosophy of life. We all need to find our own truth, however what is true for us today might not be appropriate tomorrow.

 Ask yourself these two essential (and existential) questions each day.

1.  Who am I?
2. What am I going to do?

For more information on Mental Toughness and Hypnotherapy please see my details below.

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Author’s Details

Phil Pearl Phil Pearl DCH DHP MCH GHR Reg
Clinical Hypnotherapist – Harley Street & Kensington, London

Website: www.mental-toughness.co.uk
Email: phil@mental-toughness.co.uk
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Bibliography:

Nietzsche, F. (1882). Die fröhliche Wissenschaft. Translated by Walter Kaufmann UBNVAYFFQNC6

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Stress Management and Anxiety Help with Hypnosis

One of the biggest challenges facing anyone today is how to deal with a pace of life that seems to becoming more rapid. With the proliferation of access to the internet all of us have become accustomed to faster responses to what we want and our needs. Goods and services can be ordered with the click of a button and delivered in double-quick time.

Is a faster pace of life right for us and do we just go along with it because that is the way technology is taking us?

“Our minds and bodies are not like a piece of technology that can suddenly be cranked up to match the innovations in the commercial world”.

Faster internet access and quicker response times has not led to human beings stepping up a gear to match these developments. In the short-term we mahy be taking matters in our stride but what are the long-term effects of this increase in the expectancy and pace of life?

Some people are finding it harder to cope and eventually they just stop. They mayh have a nervous breakdown or in a fit of temper (built up stress or anxiety) they resign from their job.

Yet there can be a gap between what we expect of ourselves and our performance in comparison to these technological leaps. Even our employers can get caught up in the hype. They might expect unrealistic increases in workers effectiveness and efficiency.

As a result of these technological efficiency improvements and as expectations grow of life becoming faster, some people can forget to slow down enough to look after their own needs. In fact speed does not always equate to efficiency. Sometimes, just like them, you can just find yourself running on empty. In other words you feel tired or even exhausted most of the time but you still keep going.

Exhaustion, buth physical and mental, leads invariably to stress. Stress is a state that can be beneficial but an excess of prolonged stress can be detrimental to the human mind and body.

Stress & Anxiety

Prolonged stress or anxiety, if left unchecked, can lead to physical issues such as ulcers, eczema, psoriasis, acid reflux and high blood pressure to name but a few. Excess stress tends to be a de-motivator and you may find yourself making excuses to get out of doing something you no longer have the energy of will to tackle.

Self Hypnosis

Hypnotherapy can provide the solution to recovering a better quality of life and a sense of well-being. Self hypnosis, which is a relaxation method, can release excess stress and anxiety and prevent the build-up of problems resulting from prolonged stress.

For busy people for whom time is a precious resource, self hypnosis can be used in 5 minute per day to achieve lasting harmony and balance. Self hypnosis brings with it a wonderful state of relaxation and calmness. Feeling calmer more of time will help you cope with the pace of life and make better decisions too.

Once learned, self hypnosis and the wonderful sense of peace and tranquility experienced through it, can become a regular habit that helps you perform at your peak with energy and healthier self confidence.

Feel More Relaxed

If you want to destress your life, release anxiety and tension and feel calmer and more relaxed, consider learning self hypnosis. You’ll be glad you did and as it usually takes one session of hypnotherapy to learn, you can soon be enjoying a life where you feel empowered and in control more of the time.

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