Keys to Happiness – Tips from the Anxiety Control Center People come the the Anxiety Control Center for help with anxiety, panic and stress. They also come with questions about how to find happiness.   So for the next 6 posts I’ll give you a quick “thumb nail” sketch of the way I have found to

In this post I’ve combined a number of email’s  from my online coaching students.  They have been learning and enjoying the benefits of using the mind in a positive, enhancing way, as the excerpts below will show.  For me as their teacher and mentor it brings me so much joy as I watch them move

The following was an email I received from one of my coaching students. When we started in the online coaching course 4 sessions ago, this client hadn’t been out of the house because anxiety was so great.  She found her life limited in so many ways and her self concept was at a low.  Although

Continued from 4/30 post When you say “don’t do something”  your unconscious mind forms a picture of exactly what you are saying not to do.  The more Russell thought about not swearing, the more his mind pictured him swearing.  This is what led to his feeling as if his mind was compelled to do exactly

Insomnia relief As I was reading Excuses Begone by Wayne Dyer it reminded me of a a number of techniques that I use with my clients.  What I call “negative self talk” or “negative stories”  he  calls excuses.   I’d recommend this book, especially the second part which has many ideas on getting rid of excuses

It’s Tish here, one of the hypnotherapists at the Anxiety Control Center. Many people who know me, know that I came to this career because I suffered with panic disorder for many, quite frankly, too many years.  I tried various traditional ways to get rid of it, but only had limited success. It was not

Sometimes repeating positive statements can backfire.  When a person doesn’t believe the statements, it can create even more frustration and self-blame.  The following is a true story of how Sandi (fictitious name) was hurt by well meaning advice to use positive statements to improve her self-concept. Before seeing Sandi for her first appointment her mother

It’s amazing the things I hear every day in such common places as restaurants, bookstores, or even in the doctor’s waiting room.  There are so many people out there who suffer from panic attacks or know someone who does.  Just the other day, I overheard a conversation between a few women, one of whom couldn’t

Creating Powerful Attitudes Remember those times when you were confident, calm, energetic or motivated? You can learn to tap into the positive resources you have within you and gain a wonderful ability to control how you feel at any time. Although there are certain circumstances you can’t control, you can do something to change the

We had an amazing group of people at the Coaching call for “Freeing Yourself From the Shackles of Fear, Anxiety, & Feeling Stuck”. The action plan for next week is to find a memory for calm, security or confidence. We’ll  be using this memory in a technique that will trigger the calm feeling whenever desired.