Overcoming Anxiety

At Gippsland Counselling & Hypnotherapy, we specialise in helping busy professional women, just like you, conquer these challenges. Whether it’s Generalised Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety, OCD, PTSD, or Phobias

, we’re here to support you. As an Accredited Hypnotherapist, I don’t just have the credentials; I’ve walked the path myself, so I truly understand the journey.

Anxiety is your bodies natural reaction to sensing a threat, and it shows up with physical sensations like a racing heart, rapid breaths, those fluttery butterflies in your stomach, and an energy surge that could light up a city. But that’s not all – it also brings along excessive fears, worries, and obsessive thoughts that can be downright overwhelming.

Now, let’s get into the science of it. When anxiety kicks in, your Sympathetic Nervous System jumps into action. Pupils dilate, saliva production takes a timeout, your lungs open up like they’re preparing for a marathon, your heart revs up like a sports car, and a mix of adrenaline, cortisol, and glucose floods your system, getting your arms and legs ready for action the fight/flight response. Meanwhile, your digestive system, pancreas, intestines, and even your bladder decide to take a time out.

But here’s the twist: anxiety isn’t always a full-blown storm. Sometimes, it’s more like a persistent drizzle, keeping you on edge and agitated.

Trauma may be referred to as overwhelm, also has an impact on our internal alarm system. I believe that each of us has encountered trauma at some point in our lives. Trauma could be moments when you felt criticised, abandoned, or rejected. It might have been those times in school when you were the last one picked during sports activities or when you felt excluded or picked on. When we view and interact with the world from this state, it doesn’t feel safe, and our internal alarm system tends to activate more frequently as a result of these experiences.