I enjoyed our  Q & A session this morning,  and I thank everyone for being there.  Many had the courage to ask hard questions about fear and worry.   And I’ve also received a few emails from the “quiet” people thanking me for holding the session. One of the questions I didn’t have time to answer

There are many ways to reduce stress.  In the  following exercise we will be changing negative  thoughts and images to change the anxiety/stress  cycle.    By making changes using the conscious part of your mind,  you can begin to re-program your reactions.   The beauty of this exercise is that it can help change old patterns of

The news reports tell us that we’re in a recession, people all around are losing their jobs, and maybe you are feeling that you can’t trust mortgage companies, brokerage houses, even the bank, your retirement is in jeopardy so how is it that millions of people are still smiling? You might be thinking that they

The following is a question I received from one of my clients.  It mirrors what so many people with anxiety feel that I decided to give a technique that I haven’t talked about in a while.  It is different type of solution and one that is worth using.  The people who have experimented with it

This is a continuation post about suffering the passing of a loved one.   I’ve woven parts of my letter to my dad with information that I had for him.  As with my first post, I’ve cut out the very personal parts that are not necessary for understanding what I am speaking about. Because  my

I received a phone call this week from a person suffering from a tragic loss because of a car accident.  I told her I would post about my own path in dealing with grief. First I offer my deepest condolences and I hope something in what I am writing today, and in the next few days,

Dr. Audrey talks about Hypnosis. Excerpt from teleseminar…. Of course, the question remains “how do I know if Hypnosis is right for me?  And what do I do if it isn’t?”  What many people ask is “Can I be hypnotized?” This is usually followed with the statement “I’m a very logical, scientific, kind of person,

This month a number of letters and emails came in, from our clients, thanking the hypno-therapists at the Anxiety Control Center for their help in getting their “lives back”.   There were many similarities in what people said, so the following are bits and pieces from different emails and letters.  I hope what our clients

If you are reading this today, my guess is that the power is still on or you’ve found a way to connect to the internet.  We will not have power for a few days, but all is well and there are lots of places open where I can plug in my computer and write to

News of the possible weather can be terrifying to anyone listening. But, if you’ve been suffering with panic / anxiety attacks you already are very familiar with the terror and fear.  As the rest of the country listens to the news of the upcoming storm, they are only getting a small glimpse of what it