Stress
You're stressed, feeling out of control, you've had enough and you want things to change. But don't know how?
Here we have some answers for you. Answers you can act on almost now, answers you can act on even sooner, or you can find out more about stress, its symptoms, and its effects on you, your mind and your body.
Strategic Solutions for the Stressed
Action now:
If stress is casting a shadow over your enjoyment of life, or affecting your health and wellbeing, it is worth considering some dynamic one-to-one work to help you get back in charge and make your stress a thing of the past. When we work together I will help you:-
- Highlight practical action which you can take immediately to help you support and de-stress your body
- Learn to really relax at will, perhaps more deeply than you’ve ever been aware of before.
- Understand where your stress comes from
- And help you to change it for the better
- Build self-esteem and improve self-image
- Start to accept yourself just as you are, a unique and special human being
- Help you to choose new attitudes and patterns of behaviour to suit you and your body
- Help you get back in control, instead of life controlling you.
- Make stress a thing of the past
- Access your best resources so that you can look forward to being happier, calmer, and back in control
Give me a call on 01206 299 724 for an informal chat about the steps you could take to get back in control.
Alternatively you may like to think about our Self Hypnosis course.
You may not feel the need for one-to-one therapy but be aware that stress is taking its toll. Or you may like to discover the benefits of deep relaxation, and the potential you have locked away in your subconscious mind, with a small group of like minded people.
If this is the case you could join our course introducing you to the benefits of Self Hypnosis. The aim of this course is to help you learn to really relax, to become more pleasurably aware of the world we live in, to appreciate and enjoy life more, to gain greater self-confidence and to become happier and more contented in yourself. Visit our Self Hypnosis page for more information.
Action even sooner:
If you have reached a point where you are so stressed that you want to do something now this minute then I have two suggestions.
Firstly download our ebook ‘How to take back Control of your Life’ packed with useful strategies to help you understand and alleviate your stress. Highlighting the symptoms of stress and the effects that it can have on both mind and body, it offers 20 tips to change your actions and your attitudes and help your stress become a thing of the past. Priced at £2.95, it is also available free if you buy our MP3 ‘Change your Mind about Stress and Anxiety’ (see below)
How to take back Control of your Life, ebook, £2.95:
And secondly you probably know already that you will benefit from some high quality relaxation. Add to that some positive thinking and you have the ideal gift for your mind and body. My MP3 ‘Change your mind about Stress and Anxiety’ can help you do just that.
Our ‘Change Your Mind About Stress and Anxiety’ recording is specifically tailored to help you take time out and think about yourself in new and positive ways. It will help you:
- Learn to really relax, perhaps more deeply than ever before
- Experience the benefits of guided visualisation
- Benefit from the stress reducing suggestions designed to be taken in at a deep subconscious level
- You’ll find that over time you will become calmer, more relaxed, and much better able to deal with life’s ups and downs
- If you think you could do with a tried and tested method of achieving deep relaxation and positive thinking about yourself, then this recording could be a turning point towards a calmer, happier you.
- Free ebook ‘How to take back Control of your Life’ worth £2.95.
The recording is available direct as a download for £9.95 or if you prefer, we can send you a CD and a paper copy of our ebook for £14.95 including p&p.
Change Your Mind about Stress as a download, including free ebook, £9.95:
Change Your Mind about Stress as a CD, including free booklet, £14.95:
30 day Money back Guarantee. Remember, if for any reason whatsoever you don’t agree that the recording is helping to get you started on the road to a more relaxed and positive you, then simply let us know within 30 days of purchase, and we’ll refund your money immediately. No hassle and no delay.
More about Stress
If the health and safely experts could, they would surely put a warning label on Life itself with its rich but uncertain variety of experience, and its inevitable stresses and anxieties.
A certain level of stress is usually manageable (and this level will vary from person to person) and indeed can be useful in terms of motivation and performance.
But for many stress, whether in the workplace, through illness, or family issues, not only interferes with daily life but can also make it a misery. Depression, anxiety and sleeplessness are common symptoms of stress and it can be a contributory factor in many illnesses such as heart disease, digestive disorders including Irritable Bowel Syndrome and high blood pressure.
Do you React or Respond?
We often experience stress when we feel out of control, or when we don't know how to cope with life's challenges which inevitably come our way. Headaches, tightening of the stomach and difficulty in sleeping are examples of how we might react physically to stressful situations. But try changing the word ‘react' to ‘respond' and immediately there's already a greater sense of being in charge.
The point I'm making here is that whilst we can't always control what life throws at us, we can learn to control how we are going to be about it. We can actually choose to allow ourselves those automatic reactions or we can learn to respond to situations in new and positive ways.
Take a look at the main symptoms of stress and common effects it can have on your health and wellbeing, extracted from our ebook ‘How to take back Control of your Life’
Symptoms of Stress
Ask yourself the following questions:
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Do you feel exhausted or have a sense of being physically run down?
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Do you feel angry at those making demands?
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Do you criticize yourself for putting up with the demands?
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Are you cynical, negative and irritable?
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Do you have a sense of being besieged?
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Do you explode easily at seemingly inconsequential things?
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Do you suffer from headaches and gastrointestinal disturbances?
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Have you gained or lost weight?
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Is your sleep disturbed?
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Do you feel depressed?
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Are you short of breath?
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Do you have feelings of helplessness?
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Do you notice an increased degree of risk taking?
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Do you have difficulty in prioritizing/making decisions?
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Do you have occasional dizzy spells
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Are you drinking or smoking more?
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Do you have odd aches and pains?
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Are you more forgetful than usual?
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Do you have feelings of being unable to cope?
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Have you lost interest in your appearance?
If you are stressed you may well recognise a number of these symptoms and be wondering about their deeper effects. If so it’s time to take action. Because stress left untreated can affect your life and your health quite profoundly.
The Effects of Stress on Your Health
On your Mind
- Prolonged stress can lead to chronic anxiety, that is to say continued feelings of fear and apprehension accompanied by symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, dizziness or difficulty breathing.
- It can develop into depression, feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness, that there’s no point in anything.
- Eventually it could cause mental breakdown, even suicide.
On your Behaviour
- You may turn to excessive use of alcohol or other substances.
- You may lose confidence and self esteem.
- You may find you become increasingly socially isolated. It’s just all too much effort to get along with others.
- You may find yourself becoming impatient or aggressive.
On your Body
- Stress can lead to digestive problems such as constipation or diarrhea. It is often the underlying cause of irritable bowel syndrome. It can cause nausea and vomiting.
- Stress lowers your resistance to infections.
- It can exacerbate problems such as asthma, dermatitis and psoriasis.
- It can affect sexual function.
- There is an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and even cancer.
Stress Recordings
If you think you could do with a tried and tested method of achieving deep relaxation and positive thinking about yourself, then this recording could be a turning point towards a calmer, happier you. We will also send you, at no extra cost, our ebook 'How to take back Control of your Life', worth £2.95.
Change Your Mind about Stress and Anxiety as a download £9.95:
Change Your Mind about Stress and Anxiety as a CD £14.95:
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