Newbury Therapy

 

Chris Tyce MCMI. MAREBT

Anxiety and stress are not illnesses nor are they something wrong with you.  They are normal human reactions which can become inappropriately associated to particular objects or situations. 

 

Anxiety and Stress can affect anyone, more than 1 in 4 adults will suffer from it some time in their lives.

Anxiety limits lives in so many ways - careers, relationships and health.  It stops us doing things we would love to be able to do.  

 

Anxiety has uncomfortable and even frightening symptoms - sweating, dizziness, difficult breathing, dry mouth, palpitations and pounding heart.  No amount of people saying "pull yourself together" or "there is nothing to worry about" can possibly have any effect - worse still, we can start to worry that there is something wrong with our mind, we feel out of control - "am I going mad?" or that there is something wrong with our body; do we have some illness such as a heart problem or even a brain tumour.

 

Medication and drugs can limit some of the symptoms, counselling and the talking therapies can help you work through current issues,but rarely will these resolve the underlying problems.

 

But CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) & NLP will help you resolve the deep-rooted basis of your anxiety and change it for good, often more quickly than you imagine.  They are practical and structured approaches that give you the tools not only to resolve the problem but to help you in the future.  CBT is particularly favoured by medical professionals as a fast and effective way of tackling anxiety.

 

Many people ask what the difference is between anxiety, anxiety disorders, anxiety syndrome, anxiety attacks, panic attacks, phobias or fears?  The answer is none, they are just psychologist's labels for the same thing but in slightly different circumstances.They are all just an excessive and irrational feeling of fear that has been connected to a particular situation or object.

 

There are whole range of physical problems which are recognized as having a psychological basis, for example, eczema, asthma, blood pressure, psoriasis, migraines, IBS, ME, sleep disturbance.

 

Anxiety and Stress can lead to emotional problems like eating and weight disorders, excessive drinking, anger, depression and OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).

 

Anxiety can come in many different forms.  Performance anxiety, Agoraphobia, fear of open spaces, crowds, flying and public transport.  Claustrophobia, fear of confined spaces, feeling trapped, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).  Fear of sickness or illness in yourself or others.  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).  Social Anxiety - a fear of acting in an embarrassing way in front of people, speaking in public, meeting people, eating in public.  Sleep, nightmares and dreams. Phobias, those irrational fears of everyday things such as spiders, needles, buttons, birds - it can be about anything.

 

Anxiety is a learnt pattern and it can be unlearnt.  Break the cycle today.

 

Resolving anxiety is a lot easier than living with it