PITITA
20-09-06, 23:56
Hello Everyone,
I would like to share my experiences with you and tell you something that I had learnt today although it may be something that you already know. Apparently the reason we are constantly fighting our anxiety symptoms and it never seems to subside is because our brain is made up of subconscious+ conscious mind where the subconscious takes up the majority and once the anxious behaviour is learned then its all autopilot. The conscious part of the mind which is also the rational thinking part will be always overriden by the subconscious thats why we feel that there is a war in our heads..lol
Thats just one thing my therapist told me today. Another thing she mentioned is that hypnotherapy is all about deep relaxation, nothing more so there is nothing to be afraid of. I had arrived there today with a really high anxiety and even that did not affect me being relaxed. What I did was this... I thought to myself, this anxiety is not going to go away doesn't matter how much I want it to, so I am just going to ignore it. And it was HARD for me, as I was bombarded with intrusive thoughts about me starting to hear voices in the quietness, but for once I let FATE take over...I gave up the fight! I thought to myself, if this is my fate let it come and take me. Guess what, my anxiety did not get any better, but my ATTITUDE did! I was there all trembling in the chair, but I just did as I was told anyway. That just showed me how much CONTROL we really DO HAVE!!!
And another thing that gave me lots of hope was the fact that the therapist has so much hope in me, she said something that warmed my heart, she said...you may not see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I do and i am going to walk you though it till the end, which was so sweet I thought. She said its also good that i believe in the therapy because that is supposed to help too.
Sorry to be a bit long, but I just really wanted to pass on some info that someone out there might just find helpful or even hopeful :)
Will go back to second session on Monday and will let you all know how it went if you are interested!
Love Pitita xxx
"Our thinking creates problems that the same type of thinking will not solve" Albert Einstein
I would like to share my experiences with you and tell you something that I had learnt today although it may be something that you already know. Apparently the reason we are constantly fighting our anxiety symptoms and it never seems to subside is because our brain is made up of subconscious+ conscious mind where the subconscious takes up the majority and once the anxious behaviour is learned then its all autopilot. The conscious part of the mind which is also the rational thinking part will be always overriden by the subconscious thats why we feel that there is a war in our heads..lol
Thats just one thing my therapist told me today. Another thing she mentioned is that hypnotherapy is all about deep relaxation, nothing more so there is nothing to be afraid of. I had arrived there today with a really high anxiety and even that did not affect me being relaxed. What I did was this... I thought to myself, this anxiety is not going to go away doesn't matter how much I want it to, so I am just going to ignore it. And it was HARD for me, as I was bombarded with intrusive thoughts about me starting to hear voices in the quietness, but for once I let FATE take over...I gave up the fight! I thought to myself, if this is my fate let it come and take me. Guess what, my anxiety did not get any better, but my ATTITUDE did! I was there all trembling in the chair, but I just did as I was told anyway. That just showed me how much CONTROL we really DO HAVE!!!
And another thing that gave me lots of hope was the fact that the therapist has so much hope in me, she said something that warmed my heart, she said...you may not see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I do and i am going to walk you though it till the end, which was so sweet I thought. She said its also good that i believe in the therapy because that is supposed to help too.
Sorry to be a bit long, but I just really wanted to pass on some info that someone out there might just find helpful or even hopeful :)
Will go back to second session on Monday and will let you all know how it went if you are interested!
Love Pitita xxx
"Our thinking creates problems that the same type of thinking will not solve" Albert Einstein