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Specifically he helps you to organise debt and help to establish an route through the debt mine field.
Specifically he helps you to organise debt and help to establish an route through the debt mine field.
Would you like to be less stressed?
The rigours of life can be stressful and there are times when most of us feel stressed. Stress is becoming a major cause of illness and unhappiness within the UK whether these pressures come from the self, our peers or feeling unable to cope with the perceived demands put upon us. It is clear that Stress is taking it’s toll as surveys have shown that stress is a major contributory factor in up to 90% of all illnesses and 5 million people in the UK would describe themselves as being very or extremely stressed.
Both Hypnotherapy and Counselling can help to alleviate stress to begin to help you live Your Life as you’d like to be. Please read on -
Stress can be described as an imbalance between a persons demands and their ability to cope with those demands. The personal demands that cause this stress are ultimately imposed by the individual, therefore stress, to a large extent can be indirectly self imposed.
Some common triggers of stress can include lack of interest at work, time pressures, excessive working hours, relationship difficulties, insecurity of the future and money concerns. This can result in muscle tension, increases in heart rate, cold hands and feet as blood is diverted elsewhere and increases in breathing. All of this can be very mentally tiring which in turn can increase stress levels even more.
Tips to help Manage Stress
Being aware that you may be stressed can be the first step to Managing stress. Stress symptoms include mental, social, and physical manifestations. These include exhaustion, loss of appetite, headaches, emotional outbursts (anger/crying), sleeplessness and oversleeping. Increased use of alcohol, drugs, or other compulsive behaviour are often indications. Feelings of alarm, frustration, or apathy may accompany stress. You can also: -
Prolonged stress can have long term physical damage as the body’s response to stress creates the fight or flight syndrome. This is where your body concentrates on it’s perceived emergency situation and prepares itself for battle or to run by secreting adrenaline into the blood stream, halting the digestive system, hindering growth and slowing down the immune system. This can have many effects including causing an increase in general illness levels as the immune system is frequently slowed and stomach ulcers as the digestive system is impeded to protect the stomach lining.
Reducing stress doesn’t mean reducing activity or not achieving your goals but rather being more effective, spending your time wisely and utilizing your inner resources.
Both Hypnotherapy and Counselling can help to alleviate stress to begin to help you live Your Life as you’d like to be.
The rigours of life can be stressful and there are times when most of us feel stressed. Stress is becoming a major cause of illness and unhappiness within the UK whether these pressures come from the self, our peers or feeling unable to cope with the perceived demands put upon us. It is clear that Stress is taking it’s toll as surveys have shown that stress is a major contributory factor in up to 90% of all illnesses and 5 million people in the UK would describe themselves as being very or extremely stressed.
Both Hypnotherapy and Counselling can help to alleviate stress to begin to help you live Your Life as you’d like to be. Please read on -
Stress can be described as an imbalance between a persons demands and their ability to cope with those demands. The personal demands that cause this stress are ultimately imposed by the individual, therefore stress, to a large extent can be indirectly self imposed.
Some common triggers of stress can include lack of interest at work, time pressures, excessive working hours, relationship difficulties, insecurity of the future and money concerns. This can result in muscle tension, increases in heart rate, cold hands and feet as blood is diverted elsewhere and increases in breathing. All of this can be very mentally tiring which in turn can increase stress levels even more.
Tips to help Manage Stress
Being aware that you may be stressed can be the first step to Managing stress. Stress symptoms include mental, social, and physical manifestations. These include exhaustion, loss of appetite, headaches, emotional outbursts (anger/crying), sleeplessness and oversleeping. Increased use of alcohol, drugs, or other compulsive behaviour are often indications. Feelings of alarm, frustration, or apathy may accompany stress. You can also: -
- Exercise regularly as your body can fight stress better when it is fit. Exercise also produces endorphins which can raise mood and gives general feelings of wellbeing.
- Get enough rest and Sleep.
- Eat healthy, well-balanced meals.
- Learn and practice relaxation techniques – email me for a free relaxation guide.
- Accept that there are events that you cannot control.
- Keep a positive attitude.
- Be assertive instead of aggressive. Assert your feelings, opinions, or beliefs instead of becoming angry, defensive, or passive.
- Talk to others – seek out social support from friends, colleagues and family.
- Don’t rely on artificial means such as alcohol or drugs to reduce stress.
- Learn to manage your time more effectively.
- Set realistic goals – try not to overload yourself or add unnecessary pressure.
- Get yourself out of the situation, whether this be leaving or taking a break.
- Prioritise and try not to worry about the small things.
- Look around – See if there really is something you can change or control in the situation.
- Do something for others as this will allow you to be less conscious of yourself and your own concerns.
- Work off stress with physical activity such as gardening, housework or exercise.
- Be kind to yourself.
Prolonged stress can have long term physical damage as the body’s response to stress creates the fight or flight syndrome. This is where your body concentrates on it’s perceived emergency situation and prepares itself for battle or to run by secreting adrenaline into the blood stream, halting the digestive system, hindering growth and slowing down the immune system. This can have many effects including causing an increase in general illness levels as the immune system is frequently slowed and stomach ulcers as the digestive system is impeded to protect the stomach lining.
Reducing stress doesn’t mean reducing activity or not achieving your goals but rather being more effective, spending your time wisely and utilizing your inner resources.
Both Hypnotherapy and Counselling can help to alleviate stress to begin to help you live Your Life as you’d like to be.
As the the emphasis on image and healthy living grows, so does the multi-million pound diet industry in the UK.
Hypnotherapy can be an excellent method to address and help you lose weight and rather than focusing on deprivation or will power, hypnotherapy can help create a change in your attitude to food and lifestyle choice. It can address the psychological factors that play a key part in weight gain such as lack of confidence, anxiety or depression – the factors that can cause people to comfort eat or develop unhealthy eating habits.
Hypnotherapy is a natural and safe method that is very successful in helping people lose weight and establish healthy eating patterns and healthy life-styles.
Hypnotherapy can be an excellent method to address and help you lose weight and rather than focusing on deprivation or will power, hypnotherapy can help create a change in your attitude to food and lifestyle choice. It can address the psychological factors that play a key part in weight gain such as lack of confidence, anxiety or depression – the factors that can cause people to comfort eat or develop unhealthy eating habits.
Hypnotherapy is a natural and safe method that is very successful in helping people lose weight and establish healthy eating patterns and healthy life-styles.
There are a number of reasons as to why exercise is good for us from the obvious physical effects but also from a psychological perspective. Exercise increases the release of natural opiates within the brain called endorphins which is chemically similar to morphine. Exercise is also believed to increase the secretion of serotonin and dopamine and it reduces the level of cortisol which is a stress hormone. This means it allows us to be less stressed, and the feel good brain chemicals that are released can boost our mood and how we feel about ourselves and can reduce anxiety, sadness, worry and other depressive emotions.
From a social point of view, often, exercise allows us to get out in the world to be in an environment with others, which can help us from feeling isolated and unsupported to feeling active and to help meet new people. It can also give us new goals and a sense of purpose by having something positive to aim for.
What’s your preferred exercise? Would you choose the gym to help get your stress out? Do you prefer team sports such as football or rugby? Would you prefer to run outdoors, maybe listening to your favourite music? Would you prefer to play a one on one game such as tennis, squash or badminton with a partner or friend? Do you enjoy interactive video games such as the Nintendo Wii? Or something else?
In a nutshell exercise can beneficial to our mental state –
Biologically – through the natural release of feel good chemicals
Socially – though increased interaction
Giving us a sense of purpose
By offering us a distraction from our world if our world is stressful
Exercise is associated to –
Enhanced mood
Greater functioning
Improved self esteem and self worth (including body image)
Reduced Stress
Reduced anxiety
Decreased depression
Improved thought patterns
Often when we’re feeling low, stressed, anxious or down, we choose to take a break, have a cigarette or drink alcohol when it maybe much better for us to engage (even if it is for only 10 minutes) in some activity whether it be playing with the kids, playing on the Wii, taking a quick run, cycling, doing some rigorous housework etc…. What would you ideal exercise release be?
From a social point of view, often, exercise allows us to get out in the world to be in an environment with others, which can help us from feeling isolated and unsupported to feeling active and to help meet new people. It can also give us new goals and a sense of purpose by having something positive to aim for.
What’s your preferred exercise? Would you choose the gym to help get your stress out? Do you prefer team sports such as football or rugby? Would you prefer to run outdoors, maybe listening to your favourite music? Would you prefer to play a one on one game such as tennis, squash or badminton with a partner or friend? Do you enjoy interactive video games such as the Nintendo Wii? Or something else?
In a nutshell exercise can beneficial to our mental state –
Biologically – through the natural release of feel good chemicals
Socially – though increased interaction
Giving us a sense of purpose
By offering us a distraction from our world if our world is stressful
Exercise is associated to –
Enhanced mood
Greater functioning
Improved self esteem and self worth (including body image)
Reduced Stress
Reduced anxiety
Decreased depression
Improved thought patterns
Often when we’re feeling low, stressed, anxious or down, we choose to take a break, have a cigarette or drink alcohol when it maybe much better for us to engage (even if it is for only 10 minutes) in some activity whether it be playing with the kids, playing on the Wii, taking a quick run, cycling, doing some rigorous housework etc…. What would you ideal exercise release be?
I''ve found this blog very useful http://counsellinghelp.blogspot.com/.
There seem to be some great blog articles with some really useful help and advice.
There seem to be some great blog articles with some really useful help and advice.
Anxiety is a universal human emotion felt by everybody. We all sit on the scale between experiencing no anxiety to experiencing extreme anxiety and we can move up and down this scale daily, hourly or even by the minute. For some, they can anxiety can be felt much more than others whether this be a temporary reaction to current stresses or pressures or whether it’s a long-term affect.
When anxiety is affecting our abilities to function in the world or if we feel overwhelmed or that our fears are stopping us dong things, we may want to seek assistance.
Often self education is a good starting point to begin to understand anxiety more and about anxiety disorders such as Panic Attacks, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), Anorexia and GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder).
By seeking professional assistance it can help you to –
As a natural human emotion, we all experience anxiety in our own way and recognising how it works for you will enable you to become aware of what you’re feeling to allow you to manage any unwanted feelings quickly.
Coping with anxiety can include learning relaxation techniques, learning ways to halt panic attacks, ensuring your needs are met, utilising your support structures, managing stress levels and becoming aware of psychological blocks that maybe keeping you in an unwanted state.
In seeking help for anxiety, the Internet is always a good place to start. There are lots of websites that provide information and choosing to search on a reputable website for information (such as Bupa, NHS or Wikipedia). In terms of seeking a therapist, again, the reputable organisations are a good place to start. Using the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) ‘find a therapist’ section or the UKCP directory will provide lists of therapists in your area who have the optimal level of education to provide effective help. Members of these organisations are also bound by their stringent code of ethics. Shopping around and asking questions is always a good idea. You may want to shortlist a number of therapists to make contact with to have your questions answered and to see how you feel from their response and the information they present. Therapy is a very personal thing, so its important you undertake this with someone you feel as comfortable as possible with.
Counselling Birmingham - visit http://www.personalempowerment.co.uk
When anxiety is affecting our abilities to function in the world or if we feel overwhelmed or that our fears are stopping us dong things, we may want to seek assistance.
Often self education is a good starting point to begin to understand anxiety more and about anxiety disorders such as Panic Attacks, OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), Anorexia and GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder).
By seeking professional assistance it can help you to –
- Help you gain an understanding of what anxiety is
- Look at how your anxiety is affecting you
- Find the steps you can take to alleviate the symptoms
- Allow you to develop new coping strategies and mechanisms
- Identify what the cause or roots of your anxiety may be
- Employ longer terms coping strategies
As a natural human emotion, we all experience anxiety in our own way and recognising how it works for you will enable you to become aware of what you’re feeling to allow you to manage any unwanted feelings quickly.
Coping with anxiety can include learning relaxation techniques, learning ways to halt panic attacks, ensuring your needs are met, utilising your support structures, managing stress levels and becoming aware of psychological blocks that maybe keeping you in an unwanted state.
In seeking help for anxiety, the Internet is always a good place to start. There are lots of websites that provide information and choosing to search on a reputable website for information (such as Bupa, NHS or Wikipedia). In terms of seeking a therapist, again, the reputable organisations are a good place to start. Using the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) ‘find a therapist’ section or the UKCP directory will provide lists of therapists in your area who have the optimal level of education to provide effective help. Members of these organisations are also bound by their stringent code of ethics. Shopping around and asking questions is always a good idea. You may want to shortlist a number of therapists to make contact with to have your questions answered and to see how you feel from their response and the information they present. Therapy is a very personal thing, so its important you undertake this with someone you feel as comfortable as possible with.
Counselling Birmingham - visit http://www.personalempowerment.co.uk
Counselling is a talk therapy and many people gain great benefits from being able to openly and safely explore their inner world. Gaining a greater understanding and self awareness can often be the first steps towards making positive change or experiencing your world in a better way.
We are unique and as individuals we are the greatest experts on ourselves as only we know how we feel about any specific subject or in any given situation. No one can tell us how we're feeling or what we're thinking even though people will often try to guess our thoughts and feelings. When this happens, it's usually the other person trying to project their own thoughts and feelings onto us.
Counselling aims to help the individual find their own way forward and allow them to be their authentic self. Often we can get caught up in what's expected of us or how society dictates we should be rather than ensuring our own personal needs are met.
People come to counselling for a number of reasons such as - To offload their thoughts and issues, to solve a specific issue, to improve their current circumstances, to cope better with life, to explore their inner selves, to cope with anxious thoughts and feelings, to gain greater self awareness, to improve their relationships with others, to move forward if they are feeling stuck, to find out who they are and many many more.
Talking openly in a safe environment can help you begin to piece together the parts of you that are most important and it can allow you to become more self aware. For example, there may be times when we display unwanted behaviours as a way of protecting ourselves. By being aware of our defense mechanisms and what triggers them, we can begin to live in a happier and more balanced way by not allowing these behaviours to develop.
Added awareness can often lead to us wanting to make positive changes and sometimes, the very smallest of change can have great effects. For example, being aware of the tone you use when talking to others and understanding the likely reaction you receive can allow you to alter this and observe the difference this makes.
By talking, it allows you to process more clearly and deeply. By having a professional with you, it can allow you to look at things you may be missing, take on board a different view point and allow you to delve deeper beneath the surface.
http://www.personalempowerment.co.uk
We are unique and as individuals we are the greatest experts on ourselves as only we know how we feel about any specific subject or in any given situation. No one can tell us how we're feeling or what we're thinking even though people will often try to guess our thoughts and feelings. When this happens, it's usually the other person trying to project their own thoughts and feelings onto us.
Counselling aims to help the individual find their own way forward and allow them to be their authentic self. Often we can get caught up in what's expected of us or how society dictates we should be rather than ensuring our own personal needs are met.
People come to counselling for a number of reasons such as - To offload their thoughts and issues, to solve a specific issue, to improve their current circumstances, to cope better with life, to explore their inner selves, to cope with anxious thoughts and feelings, to gain greater self awareness, to improve their relationships with others, to move forward if they are feeling stuck, to find out who they are and many many more.
Talking openly in a safe environment can help you begin to piece together the parts of you that are most important and it can allow you to become more self aware. For example, there may be times when we display unwanted behaviours as a way of protecting ourselves. By being aware of our defense mechanisms and what triggers them, we can begin to live in a happier and more balanced way by not allowing these behaviours to develop.
Added awareness can often lead to us wanting to make positive changes and sometimes, the very smallest of change can have great effects. For example, being aware of the tone you use when talking to others and understanding the likely reaction you receive can allow you to alter this and observe the difference this makes.
By talking, it allows you to process more clearly and deeply. By having a professional with you, it can allow you to look at things you may be missing, take on board a different view point and allow you to delve deeper beneath the surface.
http://www.personalempowerment.co.uk
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