DO YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS? Irritability   Tension   Headaches Upset Stomach     Rapid Heartbeat Difficulty Breathing    Excessive    Worry Fatigue Sleep Disturbances At the Anxiety Control Center, we have developed an exciting program specialized to relieve panic, anxiety, and health issues such as migraines and irritable bowel syndrome. Clients have achieved lasting transformations with

3 Ways We Create Stress 1.    Cognitively (what we say to ourselves, our own thoughts) 2. Emotionally (feeling bad about negative messages we give ourselves) 3.  Physically /Behaviorally (quick short breaths high in chest starts the heart pounding) Each of these circle around creating a cycle of more stress, fear and panic. For example, you

STEPS FOR TRANSFORMING SADNESS TO HOPE Audrey Sussman PhD, LCSW, NBCCH, Director Anxiety Control Center Has the thought of summer ending triggered feelings of loss or sadness?  If so you are not alone.  At different times of the year the Anxiety Control Center gets inundated with phone calls from people suffering from melancholy, loneliness, sadness

Dr. Audrey talks about Hypnosis. Excerpt from teleseminar, questions people are asking . . . . This is the top question I get from new clients, “Can I be hypnotized?”  Many times this question is followed with the statement  “I’m a very logical, scientific kind of person, and I’m strong willed, so  even though I

Rapport Hello again, I’m Tish one of the hypno-therapists at the Anxiety Control Center. I’ll be writing today about everyday occurrences and the importance of using rapport skills to get what you want.   Something happened today that really reminded me once again of how important rapport can be. This is actually a two- part post.

Whenever negative thoughts and images move through your mind they have an effect on your mood. No matter how intelligent, creative or successful you may be these messages cause stress and even self-doubt.  As a hypno-therapist, I see the pain that is caused when people beat themselves up with negative self-talk.  Sometimes we are consciously

After posting my article  Negative mantras that “take you down” on the golf course. I received a question about the difference between negative mantras and simple annoying thoughts.  The best way to understand the difference is to think about the feelings you have. For instance feeling annoyed because of playing badly on one hole, and

Continuation for yesterdays post on creating the state of mind your desire. I welcome your feedback and questions, and will write more on specific issues you send in.  To contact me with your questions click here. Want to begin your journey now,  sign in at the box at the top right  of this page and

Continuation for yesterdays post on creating the state of mind your desire. I welcome your feedback and questions, and will write more on specific issues you send in.  To contact me with your questions click here. Want to begin your journey now,  sign in at the box at the top right  of this page and

Today I will start the first of 5 posts about ways of creating an optimal state of mind, for learning, growing and moving through problems.  I will be using the game of golf as one example of where people find negative “mantras” interfering with the enjoyment of the game.  But negative mantras can get in