COVID-19 Anxiety and Depression

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Matthew Tweedie Hypnosis COVID-19 Anxiety and Depression

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Series Health Anxiety - Article 1 Of 6 Do you have health anxiety?

What exactly is health anxiety?

There are 2 types of health anxiety issues, one is known as a Somatic Symptom Disorder, and the other as an Illness Anxiety Disorder. The recent events concerning COVID-19 have have general anxiety at a new level.

The somatic symptom disorder is characterized by various physical complaints which lead to excessive neurotic thoughts, feelings, and behaviors associated with the symptoms. These symptoms are not always imaginary or self-produced, and may in fact accompany a known medical condition. That’s why it is always best to go to the doctor for a comprehensive examination. With the current COVID-19 situation, its easy. to. see how one could feel anxious. www.matthewtweediehypnosis.com.au

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People who have an illness anxiety disorder (also known as hypochondria) which usually develops during adulthood, are often unable to function properly in their daily lives, because of their fears about health issues.

In general folk with health anxiety normally experience symptoms which include an ongoing intense fear of having a serious condition, and worry that minor symptoms indicate something serious may be wrong.

Health anxiety persists in spite of reassurance from the doctor.

Some people who suffer from health anxiety may refuse to go to the doctor as they are afraid of what the diagnosis might be. This is a bad idea, as amongst all the irrational obsessions there just could be a life-threatening issue lurking in the shadows.

On another spectrum, there are those who continually visit the doctor for every little ache or pain, seeking reassurance that there is no serious medical illness pending. The doctor’s reassurance of good health will bring some relief, but mostly the relief is always of a temporary nature. As soon as new thoughts and different physical sensations pop up, the misinterpretations of danger and disease resurface, only to result in more visits to the doctor, with possible requests to be referred to a specialist for extensive tests.

The resultant anxiety catapults you into yet another cycle of alarming thoughts and devastating expectations of a terrible illness.

About anxiety.

When you are anxious about something, it often becomes a protective structure, and this includes if you suffer from health anxiety issues. This results in obsessing about normal bodily sensations such as eyesight, heart rate, shallow or rapid breathing, and any other tweaks or pains which may occur. Any sensation which seems to be abnormal, can lead to you scanning your body over and over again, and because the sensations are real, you feel it is the right thing to do.

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Each scan of the body gives rise to more uncertainty and doubt, and as you imagine the worst scenario, general anxiety symptoms take over with the usual symptoms of hyper-ventilating, chest tightness, nausea and headaches.

Your imagination runs wild because although the symptoms may be real, the thoughts are false, and mostly figments of an overworked imagination.

What about treatment for health anxiety?

medical problems have been ruled out, the most effective treatment is hypnotherapy in conjunction with NLP – neuro-linguistic programming. Hypnotherapy is able to access the subconscious mind and identify the origin of the harmful thoughts and ideas which cause anxiety. Hypnotherapy with NLP can help you overcome your fears by correcting irra3tional thought patterns and poor behavioral responses.

Mental health experts agree that once valid

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You will learn how to create a new, positive mindset which will enable you to respond differently when anxiety threatens to overwhelm you. If you are feeling. the pressure of COVID-19, you can let go of such stress with hypnosis and NLP (HNLP).

The benefits of hypnosis and NLP include:    

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Eliminating poor behaviors.

Help you to have control over emotional and physical states.

Identify and remove limiting beliefs which hinder you from feeling better.

Learn how to approach anxious situations differently, by helping you to understand it is not always the situation which makes you anxious, but may indeed be irrational thoughts.

Give you the power and confidence to overcome irrational thoughts.

This treatment can give you the means to stay calm, as well as stay focused and productive in your daily life.

Hypnosis and NLP can give you the ability to deal with stress and anxiety – not matter what comes your way in life.

Series Health Anxiety - Article 2 Of 6 Are you feeling anticipatory grief?

What is anticipatory grief?

Anticipatory grief is best described as a mourning process when you sense that a loss is going to happen, but you are not exactly sure what. Although many folk might associate grief with losing

someone you love who has passed away, or perhaps a romantic partner who has deserted you, in reality grief is a much more complex reality.

Struggling with any kind of loss can initiate a grief process. It may be a job loss, moving house, the loss of a pet, or grief that you have lost confidence in your health.

Some, or all of these, can lead to negative thought patterns about things that might never happen. This type of thinking is difficult to come to terms with, and could plunge you into anxiety and stress, mainly because you have a lingering feeling that more grief is bound to happen.

The COVID-19 Disaster.

You may have already been battling to cope with anxiety about your health, when the COVID-19 virus disaster unexpectedly hits the world stage. This leads to even greater health anxiety, because suddenly there is a worldwide common loss of normal day-to-day routine, a loss of connection with others, and a traumatic uncertainty about the future.

A mourning process begins to take place when you consider all the things you may lose as a result of this new disaster, and the sense that more loss is yet to come takes hold. You could become obsessed with the idea of loss, making you hyper-sensitive to every little sniff or cough.

The feeling of fearful anticipation is known as anticipatory grief, a condition you may now feel totally unable to handle.

How to Recognize whether you have this form of grief.

Here are some signs that you could have unresolved anticipatory grief:  You are always on edge as if something bad is about to happen, but you have no idea what it could be.  You are super-alert for possible threats, like if someone coughs or sneezes near you, or if the phone rings at an unusual time – you automatically think it is bad news.  You are easily frustrated and upset by things you cannot control, such as the local store being out of stock of something you need. Studies have indicated that this is a typical sign of unresolved grief.  You may have a continued obsession with past disappointments or failures that keep you fearful and afraid to move on, just in case you might have to feel that emotional pain again.  Grieving for a loss of any description can make you irritable and angry, but even if you do your best to bury the feelings of loss, they will sometimes just come up and

make you feel as if a wet blanket has been thrown over you, resulting in a lack of motivation and a type of low-grade depression.  The anxiety about your health shows no signs of letting up, and adds to your feelings of constant insecurity about your health.

No matter what you have lost, it is still a loss, perceived by the mind to be devastating events, and if not resolved, have the potential to cause emotional pain and disrupt your life.

A Recommended way to break free from Anticipatory Grief.

Mental health experts agree that a key way to banish grief and anxiety is by means of hypnotherapy. Hypnosis is able to access the subconscious mind and establish the origin of harmful thoughts causing grief, negativity and anxiety.

The mindset which encourages the poor thought patterns can be eliminated by hypnotherapy and replaced with a new, positive mindset. The thoughts you think help to determine the direction of your life. If you dwell on defeat you will never be able to move forward and leave the past behind.

Hypnosis will teach you how to think powerful thoughts that take you away from anxiety and rebuild your confidence and esteem.