In our last article re the Coronavirus, we provided a powerful anxiety reduction hypnosis recording, as well as highly effective strategies to assist with anxiety reduction.
As we’re now in the 2nd Stage 3 lockdown in Victoria, many people are again feeling uneasy and apprehensive about the current situation.
So we thought it would be highly valuable to our clients to send out some more strategies to not only look after our current health & wellbeing, but also further reduce & manage our anxiety.
As a result, in addition to listening to this recording once a day, and following the tips provided in our previous article, we would highly recommend incorporating the following strategies into your daily life to minimise anxiety:
Exercise for thirty minutes per day – ideally outside
Exercise has such a profound effect on happiness and well-being that it’s actually been proven to be an effective strategy for overcoming stress and anxiety.
Accept that anxiety is a learned behaviour
Remind yourself that the feelings of anxiety do not belong to you. When you feel any of those old unwanted sensations, look around and reassure yourself that there are no dangers.
Increase the joy in your life
Build a complementary set of neural pathways so that your brain begins to default to feelings of joy and relaxation.
As you continually instruct your brain’s attention to good feelings, it will notice them more and more often. From this moment forward, anytime you notice yourself feeling particularly good, put your hand on your heart and take a moment to acknowledge how good it feels. Next, give your mind the instruction to seek out more of this good feeling in the future or simply say out loud: “I feel good!”
Eat three meals a day – choose nutritional foods, and limit your sugar, alcohol and caffeine intake
Because anxiety is physiological, stimulants may have a significant impact.
Get plenty of sleep
Good quality sleep is essential for a healthy mind and body. Insufficient sleep can have a detrimental effect on your mood, and sleep deprivation increases anxiety levels.
Anxiety Distraction Techniques
Distraction is simply taking your focus onto something else for a few moments. It can be a good way to fend off any sudden symptoms of anxiety. This can also allow you to “take a step back from the world” and take a more considered approach to the situation, rather than a “reactive” one.
If you do this for around three minutes, you will find that any sudden symptoms will dissipate.
Choose any one of these distraction techniques:
- Visualise being in your favourite place/favourite holiday destination, close your eyes and imagine every aspect of that place – what it looks like, sounds like and feels like to be there
- Count backwards with your eyes closed from 200 in multiples of 2 – if you forget where you were, simply pick up where you think you left off, and allow your mind to wander to wherever it chooses
- Engage in an “Active activity” i.e taking yourself for a walk, or creative activity, like drawing or painting
Positive Thoughts
- Your past does not have to equal your future
- Sever the emotional links from the past by choosing to let go of guilt, anger, envy, hate and self-pity
A final bonus strategy is to watch the powerful TED talk by SHAWN ACHOR on the Happiness Advantage, which is available on Youtube at:
If we can help or give you any further advice, do please get in touch.
If you have any questions, simply call us on 1300 983 717 (Ian) or 1300 850 774 Caroline on email ian@melbournenlphypnosiscentre.com.au or caroline@bornsuccess.com.
Wishing you success, and all the very, very best,
Caroline & Ian
Melbourne NLP Hypnosis centre
Born Success
NLP Training Victoria