| Stress is the label we apply when we place too much | | | | Exercise and nutrition, meditation and yoga are all tried |
| pressure on ourselves. It is such a far reaching | | | | and true methods of stress management. (In fact, we |
| condition that its effects are thought to be felt in | | | | recommend that everyone engages in some form of |
| practically every kind of illness, every kind of disease. | | | | regular exercise.) |
| Yet so few of us really have an effective stress | | | | But for sheer effectiveness and rapidity of results, few |
| management strategy in place in order to bring about | | | | things can match the power of self-hypnosis for |
| the essential stress relief that we need. | | | | stress management and stress treatment. The reason |
| A certain amount of stress, of course, can be | | | | for this is because hypnosis is capable of producing a |
| beneficial. In reasonable amounts, it is perfectly natural | | | | wonderful, calm state that is so far from stress that it |
| and relatively harmless, indeed, it may well be essential | | | | has been called 'a state of grace'. |
| in order to really motivate and prod us into getting | | | | Indeed, self-hypnosis offers a method of completely |
| things done and performing at our best. But when | | | | releasing stress, providing a valuable way - through |
| stress takes on too much of a driving, overpowering | | | | post-hypnotic suggestion - to manage stress and |
| role, it can exact a real toll and have truly damaging | | | | anxiety. When done correctly, it can provide potent |
| effects on both our mental and physical health. | | | | and ongoing stress relief and stress treatment that |
| Such, unfortunately, is the case in many industrialised | | | | lasts far beyond the actual sessions of self-hypnosis. |
| countries such as the UK, the US, Canada and | | | | And the amazing thing is that practicing self-hypnosis |
| Australia today, where the most common mental | | | | needn't take forever. |
| health issues are anxiety and depression and in which | | | | Here in the UK, we teach people how to enter a deep |
| stress plays a major underlying role. | | | | trance state in a matter of seconds. Remaining in this |
| At work, stress can turn us into jittery, anxious and | | | | wonderful, calm state of hypnosis for a few short |
| resentful workers, unable to function as we really | | | | minutes, they are able to let go of and free |
| should; while at home, stress can provoke marital | | | | themselves from the harmful and potentially |
| conflict and problems with children. Often, we are able | | | | devastating effects of stress. |
| to notice the signs of stress in others much easier than | | | | But learning self-hypnosis from a hypnotherapist is |
| we can in ourselves. | | | | certainly not the only way. True, this is the easiest, |
| Yet even if we are only too well aware that we are | | | | most rapid and effective method of mastering the art |
| suffering from stress, few of us really know how to | | | | of self-hypnosis since, correctly done, it is taught while |
| manage stress. We simply lack the stress | | | | actually in the trance state, but it is not the only way. A |
| management and stress relief strategies for dealing | | | | visit to your local book shop will produce a selection of |
| with and releasing it. | | | | good books that will take you through the process |
| And so alcohol, drugs, tranquillizers and | | | | step by step. |
| anti-depressants are regularly turned to in an attempt | | | | One thing is sure: time and effort invested in learning |
| to escape from and cope with the often devastating | | | | and then practising some form of self-hypnosis brings |
| and frequently incapacitating effects of stress. | | | | real rewards when it comes to stress relief and stress |
| However enticing, employing distractions and strategies | | | | management. It is an extremely potent method that |
| such as these is simply ineffective when it comes to | | | | enables you to manage stress and is perhaps the |
| real stress treatment and stress relief; they are | | | | most effective stress treatment there is. |
| temporary at best and short sighted at worst. Often | | | | If stress is something you find yourself struggling with |
| they just serve to complicate and worsen an already | | | | on a regular basis, self- hypnosis - together with good |
| difficult situation. | | | | nutrition and moderate exercise - is the very best |
| Yet there are other ways to deal with and manage | | | | stress management and stress relief tool you could |
| stress that are really effective and far from harmful. | | | | use. |