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Although we do not remember it every one of us has taken the amazing journey of being born!
Every woman in a delivery suite waiting to give birth to her baby is at the end of a long, long line of successful women who have all given birth. It is a shame then that this most amazing experience is often beset by worry and fear.
Andrew came to see me because had had serious issues with his teeth and needed treatment urgently including an extraction, the dentist he consulted had refused to treat him because he had such a bad phobia.
When in an anxious situation or frame of mind our breathing can become short and shallow in nature, sometimes we even find ourselves unconsciously trying to take in too much air too fast; this is known as hyperventilating. Hyperventilating leads to even more feelings of anxiety and can even result in worrying physical symptoms like the heart racing, feeling faint or light headed.
Emile Coué was a French psychologist and pharmacist who is credited with having discovered the placebo effect, he discovered that if he praised a medicines efficacy people seemed to respond better to it, he also included a little encouraging positive note for customers with their medication. Coué also studied hypnosis so understood the power of the mind and imagination.
It's really not uncommon at all for me to see clients who are feeling anxious and a bit overwhelmed with life in general. They may have begun to feel they are alone in a world where others seem able to easily cope with things that seem to cause them so much worry and anxiety...
