Do you suffer from bouts of acute fear and anxiety? Have you experienced Panic Attacks?
We can help you live panic free. Category: Mental Health Conditions: Panic Attacks, Anxiety, Stress, Depression, Confidence, Self-Esteem, OCD, Fears, Phobias Back to What We Treat Intense fear and anxiety can cause a panic attack Panic attacks, also known as panic disorder, involve sudden, unexpected, and intense increases in anxiety and fear. In its most severe form, this fear or anxiety will manifest as panic. The trigger for a panic attack may be obvious to the sufferer, however, a panic attack can often occur when there is no apparent cause or reason.
During panic episodes, people can experience several symptoms, including shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, palpitations, an urge to go to the toilet, numbness, tingling sensations, and feelings of detachment, as if no longer being connected to their body. The physical symptoms that accompany a panic attack are the body’s natural response to coping with a perceived threat. Although panic attacks are unpleasant for the individual, they do not present any immediate bodily danger, however, they can present a safety risk depending on when and where the attacks occur. Panic attacks can generate a significant amount of stress and fear in the person experiencing the attack, which can compound the attachment to existing fears and phobias or lead to new fears and phobias developing, such as a fear of driving or leaving the home.
When someone experiences a panic attack for the first time, a fear of future episodes will often ensue. This new fear can lead to them creating avoidance and coping methods, including obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) that form as a means of controlling the out-of-control feelings. For some people, panic disorder may include agoraphobia and avoiding places or situations that cause them anxiety because of the fear of being unable to escape or get help if they have a panic attack. They may also become reliant on someone being with them to leave their home. This avoidance and coping routine can become highly restrictive for the sufferer and can lead to a massive loss of confidence and self-belief, which further influences their decision-making process, causing a negative downward spiral of negative emotions and damaging daily routines. Are fear and anxiety the World’s Silent Epidemic? According to Mental Health UK, over 8 million people are experiencing an anxiety disorder at any one time. The Mental Health Foundation reports that although anxiety is highly treatable, less than 50% of people with generalised anxiety disorder access the treatment available to them. Left untreated, anxiety disorders can be very serious and can contribute to other health issues.
You may not think of something like anxiety as a serious health condition, it can however have major negative effects on both your personal and work life.
Anxiety need not be a life sentence. COACHD Rapid Transformational Therapy™(RTT™) and Hypnothrapy for anxiety and panic disorder is an incredibly fast and effective treatment that can help you eliminate anxiety and panic altogether. Our anxiety and panic disorder treatments are available to anyone suffering the effects of these conditions. Types of anxiety We all feel anxious every now and then. Anxiety is a natural reaction of your mind and body when you are under stress or pressure. Everyday anxiety can be uncomfortable but this is something most of us simply learn to live with.
Anxiety is a normal reaction to many events that happen in life. It is a “fight or flight” response to those events and acts as an internal warning system that alerts you to danger. Most people can manage what might be considered a ‘normal’ amount of anxiety, from things such as a pressing work deadline or going on a first date.
Happy events such as moving to a new home or planning a wedding can also leave you feeling anxious. Sometimes anxiety can even be beneficial. It can motivate someone to complete a project or prepare for an exam. ‘Normal’ anxiety is usually only related to specific situations and events and is a realistic and proportional response.
However, in some cases, everyday anxiety can transform into some form of anxiety disorder. Such disorders can have a major negative effect on a person's life. Anxiety disorders are a group of mental illnesses that keep people from living their life with any kind of normalcy.
Anxiety disorders are wide-ranging. For example, someone could have a panic disorder, social anxiety disorder or something known as a general anxiety disorder. Phobias are another type of anxiety disorder.
In such cases, the anxiety may crop up unexpectedly or for no apparent reason and the person may experience much stronger feelings and symptoms than those of everyday anxiety, which can be difficult to manage.
To treat our clients for anxiety or an anxiety disorder, it is important for us to explore the underlying reasons and causes for the anxiety. Causes of anxiety Anxiety disorders can develop from a complex set of risk factors including things like genetics, brain chemistry, life events or even personality.
Other risk factors for anxiety, can include things such as stress at work or school, stress due to pain and illness, financial stress or even drug and alcohol abuse. Emotional trauma can also plays a major role in someone developing anxiety. Is it Anxiety OR Depression? Depression and anxiety are different conditions, but they commonly occur together, and their symptoms can overlap(1). COACHD use similar treatments for both conditions.
General symptoms of anxiety disorders are:
Always feeling stressed, tense, and worried.
Racing or ruminating thoughts and living with constant nagging worry or anxiousness.
Constantly mulling over what is going to happen in the future.
Feeling painfully edgy and having a hard time concentrating or relaxing.
Experiencing fear, panic, or anxiety in situations where most people would not normally feel anxious or threatened.
Difficulty working, maintaining relationships, or leaving the house.
General symptoms of depression are:
Feeling sadness or hopelessness.
Feeling a sense of despair.
A rapid increase or decrease in appetite.
Loss of interest in things you used to love to do.
Low energy levels.
Feeling overwhelmed by day-to-day tasks.
Feeling overwhelmed by essential personal relationships.
The reality is, people with anxiety can develop depression and those with depression can develop anxiety. Quite often anxiety will present itself as the person's depressive state worsens.
Whatever a person's condition is, they might have tried managing their negative thoughts and emotions by themselves. Be it by taking medications, using relaxation techniques, or implementing regular exercise and a healthy diet. In each case, they will find some things to be more helpful than others.
However, these approaches alone may not resolve their issues, since many anxieties and depression triggers have deeper roots and causes than just the person's lifestyle. For example, the way someone perceives different situations can trigger negative emotions and feelings. In other words, their mind and body react negatively to certain situations because of the negative stories that play out in their mind. Think of those ‘stories’ as the words they say to themselves and the pictures they create in their head.
To resolve the underlying causes of anxiety and panic, and eliminate it from someone's life forever, COACHD Rapid Transformational Therapy™(RTT™) and Hypnothrapy for anxiety and panic disorder is an incredibly powerful solution. About Rapid Transformational Therapy™ (RTT™) and Hypnotherapy COACHD RTT™ is a complete solution-based treatment, offering fast effective results by combining the most effective principles of Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy, NLP, CBT and Neuroscience.
COACHD RTT™ helps people get to the root cause of their emotional, physical, or cognitive issues. When treating a client for anxiety and panic disorder, we believe it is crucial for us to help them change their way of thinking, and their negative beliefs and behaviour, in order for them to achieve lasting change.
COACHD Hypnotherapy for anxiety and panic disorder works with the subconscious mind, helping the individual deal with their past trauma and reset their negative thoughts and beliefs to positive, empowering new ones. With COACHD Rapid Transformational Therapy™(RTT™) and Hypnotherapy, no one needs to suffer from an anxiety and panic disorder, we believe it is the most powerful and effective treatment available for treating this condition. Read more about Rapid Transformational Therapy™(RTT™). What is COACHD Hypnotherapy for anxiety and how can it help? COACHD hypnotherapy helps resolve multiple physical and mental issues including addictions, weight loss, eating disorders, insomnia, and many more.
Previously hypnotherapy was considered an unconventional method of therapy but today it is backed by an increasing amount of research that validates the effectiveness of hypnotherapy for patient treatment. Hypnotherapy is rapidly becoming the preferred approach to treating many of today's psychological, physiological and physical conditions.
Hypnosis is a method of hypnotherapy(2) and is a key element of COACHD therapy. It is a highly effective treatment option for guided relaxation, intense concentration, focus and a heightened state of awareness.
During this heightened state of relaxation, our clients can explore painful feelings, thoughts, and memories that might be hidden from their conscious thinking minds. They are then able to overwrite their negative beliefs with powerful, empowering new ones. As a result, they are able to perceive things differently in their everyday life.
Reframing, ego reinforcement, age regression, parts therapy, metaphors, and anchors, are all methods and techniques we use in our hypnotherapy to help release tension and manage anxiety disorders. Read more about COACHD Hypnotherapy. Does the Hypnosis in COACHD Hypnotherapy really work for anxiety? Researchers studying the effects of hypnosis and anxiety validate that hypnosis is an effective technique to relieve stress, fear, and anxiety.
One study(4) done in 2016 involved scanning the brains of 57 people who were undergoing guided hypnosis sessions similar to those used to clinically treat someone for anxiety, pain, or trauma.
Brain scans showed changes in the brain activity of those under hypnosis. The brain areas that lit up showed that participants experienced greater physical and emotional control and more focused attention. The participants also felt less self-conscious.
Another study(5) revealed that self-hypnosis training was found to be a rapid, cost-effective, and safe alternative to medication for the treatment of anxiety-related conditions.
The study revealed that hypnosis was an effective treatment for anxiety associated with cancer, surgery, burns, and even medical and dental procedures and can be just as effective for managing everyday anxiety.
Hypnosis can also help reduce anxiety before surgery. One clinical study showed that women who went under hypnosis before breast cancer surgery experienced less pain, fatigue, and emotional stress. They also required less anaesthetic during surgery.
Another study(6) done with students who were taught self-hypnosis showed that hypnotherapy helped reduce anxiety and feelings of helplessness. These effects were far greater than traditional relaxation techniques.
There is plenty of evidence that hypnosis really does work when it comes to reducing stress and anxiety. It is especially important for those taking medications to manage the symptoms of anxiety.
In contrast to medicated treatments, hypnosis in hypnotherapy has no side effects. It is also a much more cost-effective and sustainable tool to help people manage anxiety or even resolve their issues once and for all. Start your transformation and overcome anxiety and panic A skilled COACHD therapist can help free you of your anxiety and panic disorder without the time, frustration, and cost of spending years on a therapist’s couch. Contact COACHD today for dramatic life-changing results that will empower you to overcome your issues, often in a limited number of sessions.