Stress is the "wear and tear" our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment or stimulus; it has physical and emotional effects on us and can create positive or negative feelings.
As a positive influence, stress can help compel us to action; it can result in a new awareness and an exciting new perspective.
As a negative influence, it can result in feelings of distrust, rejection, anger, and depression, which in turn can lead to health problems such as headaches, upset stomach, rashes, insomnia, ulcers, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke.
Can I Eliminate Stress from My Life?
Positive stress adds excitement to life, and we all thrive under a certain amount of stress. Deadlines, competitions, confrontations, and even our frustrations and sorrows add depth and enrichment to our lives.
The goal is not to eliminate stress but to learn how to manage it and how to use it to help us. Insufficient stress acts as a depressant and may leave us feeling bored or dejected.
On the other hand, excessive stress may leave us feeling "tied up in knots." What we need to do is find the optimal level of stress which will motivate but not overwhelm each of us.
What is an Optimal Stress level for me?
There is no single level of stress that is optimal for all people. We are all individual and as such, what is distressing to one may be fuel to another. And even when we agree that a particular event is distressing, we will most likely differ in our physical and psychological responses to it.
The person who loves to move from job to job would be stressed in a job which was stable and routine, whereas the person who thrives under stable conditions would very likely be stressed on a job where duties were highly varied. Also, our personal stress requirements and the amount which we can tolerate before we become distressed changes with our ages.
It has been found that most illness is related to unrelieved stress. If you are experiencing stress symptoms, you have gone beyond your optimal stress level; you need to reduce the stress in your life and/or improve your ability to manage it.
Can I Manage Stress Better?
Identifying unrelieved stress and being aware of its effect on our lives is not sufficient for reducing its harmful effects. Just as there are many sources of stress, there are many possibilities for its management. However, all require work toward change: changing the source of stress and changing your reaction to it. How do you proceed?
1. Become aware of your stressors.
Determine what events distress you. What are you telling yourself about meaning of these events?
Determine how your body responds to the stress. Do you become nervous or physically upset?
2. What can you change?
Can you change your stressors by avoiding or eliminating them completely?
Can you reduce their intensity or shorten your exposure to stress (take a break, leave the physical premises, meditate)?
Can you devote the time and energy necessary to changing (goal setting, time management techniques etc.)?
3. Reduce the intensity of your emotional reactions to stress.
The stress reaction is triggered by your perception of danger...physical danger and/or emotional danger. Are you viewing your stressors in exaggerated terms and taking a difficult situation and making it a worse?
Are you expectations realistic? Are you trying to please everyone?
Are you overreacting and viewing things as absolutely critical and urgent?
Work at adopting more moderate views; try to see the stress as something you can cope with rather than something that overpowers you.
Try to reduce your excess emotions. Put the situation in perspective. Do not dwell on the negative aspects ONLY! Resolve one problem at a time!
4. Learn to reduce your physical reactions to stress.
Slow, deep breaths will bring your heart rate and respiration back to normal.
Relaxation techniques can reduce muscle tension. Hypnosis can help you gain voluntary control over such things as muscle tension, heart rate, and blood pressure.
However, these alone are not the answer. Learning to moderate your reaction to stress in a permanent way is a preferable long-term solution.
Such as exercise for cardiovascular fitness (moderate, prolonged rhythmic exercise is best, such as walking, swimming, cycling, or jogging).
Eat well-balanced, nutritious meals to maintain an ideal weight.
Avoid nicotine, excessive caffeine, and other stimulants.
Mix leisure with work. Take breaks and get away when you can.
Get enough sleep. Be as consistent with your sleep schedule as possible.
Most of all be good to yourself and get help when you need it!!!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Who's in control of your MIND??
We have all heard the expression “A mind is a terrible thing to waste”!!
So what does this mean? This suggests that the mind is physical in some way, that if you don’t use it, it will waste away just like muscle groups not exercised on a regular basis. We like to think of the mind as the part of the body that controls everything. Wouldn’t this make the mind the same as the brain?
If this is true and the mind and brain are one and the same, then it stands to reason that the mind has to be physical in some way. Scientists have been trying to prove this since Rene Descartes took his philosophical starting point statement “I think, therefore I am.” Many have tried none have yet succeeded.
Many scientists today have taken the view that the brain controls the body and they see the brain as a machine hardwired to respond to internal and external stimulus. Like a computer programmed algorithmically ready to react in a predictable way. We all know that human beings are anything but predictable.
The only predictable thing about us is that we are UNPREDICTABLE!!
Does this mean that if we are unpredictable, that maybe the brain does not control everything about us? Maybe our minds are not in our brains at all but somewhere else altogether. Maybe our minds are the accumulation of all that is physical, emotional and spiritual about us. Maybe it’s the accumulation of everything that we have experienced to date. So what is the answer? I believe this is a question that each of us must answer in our own way at our own pace.
I think it’s safe to assume that the mind really does not exist in a physical sense. It’s akin to a wave on the ocean that moves across vast greatness but has no physicality of its own. The mind as we like to refer to it, many times will be substituted for the conscious self, subconscious self and for those of you who believe in a higher conscious, it sometimes sits in for that one too.
The big question is “does the mind control us or do we control the mind”?
In the western world we tend to believe that our conscious self is our mind and that everything that influences our conscious self makes us who we are.
What if we were to learn that we are more then just our conscious self and that because of this, anything that affects us at the conscious level can’t penetrate the deeper levels of consciousness unless we allow it to do so? In keeping with the wave analogy, imagine yourself as body of water and a storm is fast approaching. Once the storm hits, the surface of the water becomes rough with waves and anyone on the water gets tossed around and should seek shelter. However, as you go deeper into your body of water, you will find the affects of the storm lessen and eventually if you go deep enough you won’t even know that there is a storm at all.
What I am trying to say is:
We are in control of ourselves at all times and no matter how hard others try; we can only be influenced if we want to be. If we allow these influences to filter down through all our depths into our deeper selves. When you begin to realize that you are in control of your mind not the other way around, you begin to see the possibilities. If I control my mind at all levels of consciousness, then this must also mean that I am in control of my actions. If I’m in control of my actions, then should I choose to stop acting in a certain way my mind will have no choice but to obey my decision.
At this point your probably saying to yourself, this is all great but how do I apply this to me?
The answer to your question is HYPNOSIS!!
Hypnosis is a natural process that has been used for centuries to help us become the individuals we want to be. A hypnotherapist can guide you through the process empowering personal growth and promoting self control. You will make the positive changes that you want to make. You will also learn to use self-hypnosis to successfully accomplish your goals permanently and effortlessly. Remember a mind truly is a terrible thing to waste!
So take the first step by trying hypnosis and begin to take back control of your MIND
So what does this mean? This suggests that the mind is physical in some way, that if you don’t use it, it will waste away just like muscle groups not exercised on a regular basis. We like to think of the mind as the part of the body that controls everything. Wouldn’t this make the mind the same as the brain?
If this is true and the mind and brain are one and the same, then it stands to reason that the mind has to be physical in some way. Scientists have been trying to prove this since Rene Descartes took his philosophical starting point statement “I think, therefore I am.” Many have tried none have yet succeeded.
Many scientists today have taken the view that the brain controls the body and they see the brain as a machine hardwired to respond to internal and external stimulus. Like a computer programmed algorithmically ready to react in a predictable way. We all know that human beings are anything but predictable.
The only predictable thing about us is that we are UNPREDICTABLE!!
Does this mean that if we are unpredictable, that maybe the brain does not control everything about us? Maybe our minds are not in our brains at all but somewhere else altogether. Maybe our minds are the accumulation of all that is physical, emotional and spiritual about us. Maybe it’s the accumulation of everything that we have experienced to date. So what is the answer? I believe this is a question that each of us must answer in our own way at our own pace.
I think it’s safe to assume that the mind really does not exist in a physical sense. It’s akin to a wave on the ocean that moves across vast greatness but has no physicality of its own. The mind as we like to refer to it, many times will be substituted for the conscious self, subconscious self and for those of you who believe in a higher conscious, it sometimes sits in for that one too.
The big question is “does the mind control us or do we control the mind”?
In the western world we tend to believe that our conscious self is our mind and that everything that influences our conscious self makes us who we are.
What if we were to learn that we are more then just our conscious self and that because of this, anything that affects us at the conscious level can’t penetrate the deeper levels of consciousness unless we allow it to do so? In keeping with the wave analogy, imagine yourself as body of water and a storm is fast approaching. Once the storm hits, the surface of the water becomes rough with waves and anyone on the water gets tossed around and should seek shelter. However, as you go deeper into your body of water, you will find the affects of the storm lessen and eventually if you go deep enough you won’t even know that there is a storm at all.
What I am trying to say is:
We are in control of ourselves at all times and no matter how hard others try; we can only be influenced if we want to be. If we allow these influences to filter down through all our depths into our deeper selves. When you begin to realize that you are in control of your mind not the other way around, you begin to see the possibilities. If I control my mind at all levels of consciousness, then this must also mean that I am in control of my actions. If I’m in control of my actions, then should I choose to stop acting in a certain way my mind will have no choice but to obey my decision.
At this point your probably saying to yourself, this is all great but how do I apply this to me?
The answer to your question is HYPNOSIS!!
Hypnosis is a natural process that has been used for centuries to help us become the individuals we want to be. A hypnotherapist can guide you through the process empowering personal growth and promoting self control. You will make the positive changes that you want to make. You will also learn to use self-hypnosis to successfully accomplish your goals permanently and effortlessly. Remember a mind truly is a terrible thing to waste!
So take the first step by trying hypnosis and begin to take back control of your MIND
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Success you say?? I think NOT !!
It's quite common for people to grow up with the idea that they're flawed by nature, and that therefore they're the victims of an inescapable defect that exists with in them. Having such an attitude toward yourself causes you to live in a constant state of insecurity and fear. It's impossible to accept success if you have adopted an attitude of unworthiness. An essential objective of hypnotherapy is to release these negative attitudes in order to allow you to accept your success. Once you are capable dealing with your negative thoughts, you can begin to enjoy life's many gifts. You can begin to experience every success that life has to offer, aware of, and acting in accordance with, your inherent right to succeed. Hypnotherapy enables you to clear away the BAD habits that constantly sabotage your efforts to live to the fullest without guilt, fear and doubt.
Most people have a problem thinking of themselves as successful because they may not have a track record of success in their life. Truly speaking, such issues are beside the point. The secret of real success is to appreciate all that is LIFE and to make your best efforts with enjoyment and without fear of being judged. How is this done? It's easily said, but many of us have deeply ingrained conditioning that prevents us from appreciating ourselves and enjoying our lives. Hypnotherapy can help you quickly and easily regain a sense of hopeful and enthusiasm about your genuine interests and aspirations. If you can see it in your mind and believe it your heart, you will make it happen for real. Hypnotherapy helps you through the journey that you must take. It has taken a life time to build you to who you are now. Hypnotherapy will empower you to take a mind journey and free yourself from negative expectations. Have fun discovering the new you!
Most people have a problem thinking of themselves as successful because they may not have a track record of success in their life. Truly speaking, such issues are beside the point. The secret of real success is to appreciate all that is LIFE and to make your best efforts with enjoyment and without fear of being judged. How is this done? It's easily said, but many of us have deeply ingrained conditioning that prevents us from appreciating ourselves and enjoying our lives. Hypnotherapy can help you quickly and easily regain a sense of hopeful and enthusiasm about your genuine interests and aspirations. If you can see it in your mind and believe it your heart, you will make it happen for real. Hypnotherapy helps you through the journey that you must take. It has taken a life time to build you to who you are now. Hypnotherapy will empower you to take a mind journey and free yourself from negative expectations. Have fun discovering the new you!
Monday, November 27, 2006
What's all the hub bub about Hypnosis??
WHAT IS HYPNOTHERAPY YOU ASK?
Hypnosis is a totally natural state of mind. When under hypnosis you will feel very relaxed, just like that wonderful feeling you have when you are tired and lying in your bed and you are so overcome with comfort that you wish the moment could last forever. Through simple hypnotic suggestions and relaxation techniques you can easily attain this state; at which time it becomes easy, with the help of a trained Hypnotherapist to visualize yourself becoming healthier, happier and more confident.
WHAT DOES HYPONTHERAPY INVOLVE?
Hypnotherapy is a two way process between the therapist and the client, a professional partnership. A person cannot be hypnotized unless he or she agrees and co-operates - I cannot stress that enough. Also, while in hypnosis, nobody can make you do anything which you do not want to do. Even those people on stage pretending to be CHICKENS are doing it because they want to! They have chosen to participate. I personally do not hypnotize people for entertainment purposes; I do it to assist them in replacing unwanted behaviours.
WHAT ARE HYPNOTHERAPYS USES AND WHY SHOULD I CARE?
Traditionally it has been successful with sports performance, stress management, smoking cessation, weight management, pain management, phobias, nail biting, stuttering, increasing self-confidence, motivation, memory, concentration, creativity, productivity, self-esteem and so on.
I believe that everyone has something about himself or herself that they would like to improve on. Hypnotherapy is a natural and safe way to make positive changes and improve your overall outlook on life.
So take the first step by trying hypnosis and begin to take back control of your LIFE.
Hypnosis is a totally natural state of mind. When under hypnosis you will feel very relaxed, just like that wonderful feeling you have when you are tired and lying in your bed and you are so overcome with comfort that you wish the moment could last forever. Through simple hypnotic suggestions and relaxation techniques you can easily attain this state; at which time it becomes easy, with the help of a trained Hypnotherapist to visualize yourself becoming healthier, happier and more confident.
WHAT DOES HYPONTHERAPY INVOLVE?
Hypnotherapy is a two way process between the therapist and the client, a professional partnership. A person cannot be hypnotized unless he or she agrees and co-operates - I cannot stress that enough. Also, while in hypnosis, nobody can make you do anything which you do not want to do. Even those people on stage pretending to be CHICKENS are doing it because they want to! They have chosen to participate. I personally do not hypnotize people for entertainment purposes; I do it to assist them in replacing unwanted behaviours.
WHAT ARE HYPNOTHERAPYS USES AND WHY SHOULD I CARE?
Traditionally it has been successful with sports performance, stress management, smoking cessation, weight management, pain management, phobias, nail biting, stuttering, increasing self-confidence, motivation, memory, concentration, creativity, productivity, self-esteem and so on.
I believe that everyone has something about himself or herself that they would like to improve on. Hypnotherapy is a natural and safe way to make positive changes and improve your overall outlook on life.
So take the first step by trying hypnosis and begin to take back control of your LIFE.
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