Relaxhypnotherapy - Stress
Stress is the mental, emotional or
physical strain impinging an individual by an external pressure. Everybody will
at some point in their lives feel stressed. Although a small amount of pressure
can be a positive aspect, such as providing you with motivation to get something
done, too much stress can lead to mental, emotional and/or physical problems.
Too much stress causes the body to release the chemical adrenaline in response
to the natural ‘flight or fright’ response. When feeling fear or change, the
subconscious mind acts as a survival mechanism, telling the body to naturally
react to the stress stimulus. 
Stress can materialise from work, relationships, home life, and daily
situations. Be that as it may, there are different categories of stress.
"Hypostress" is stress due to boredom, feeling unchallenged, or lack of
motivation. "Eustress" is positive short-term stress which provides strength
to increase performance and motivation. "Acute Stress" is stress felt
through tension and physical disturbances. "Episodic Acute Stress" is a
damaging form of acute stress associated with hypertension, migraines, heart
conditions and other ailments. "Chronic Stress" is a serious stressful state
that has no end and is associated with serious diseases from
immunocompetence to cancer and diabetes. However, it is treatable, although
it may take years until it can be controlled. "Traumatic Stress" is another
type of stress which results from massive acute stress.
Symptoms of stress include increased irritability, heightened sensitivity to
criticism, signs of tension (such as nail-biting), difficulty falling asleep
or waking up, increased drinking or smoking, indigestion and loss of
concentration.
Stress can be treated with hypnosis. Hypnotherapy can be used to reduce
stress by teaching the client to relax when they recognise the symptoms. I
achieve this by first having the client pinpoint each stress stimuli. I then
use the relaxation induction as it is important to spend time relaxing each
part of the body. With the body relaxed and the mind relaxed, I then
reprogram the client's subconscious to experience new responses to old
stressful stimuli. The last step in the treatment will be to bring the
client out of the trance, reminding the client that their mind and body are
relaxed before they are reoriented.