Unlocking Inner Peace: Effective Hypnotherapy Techniques for Anxiety
Find out how hypnotherapy can help with anxiety. Learn techniques provided by Sacramento’s top certified hypnotherapist Norman Plotkin CHt
Phobias
Phobias are an irrational fear about something. Some conditions such as fear of flying can be perfectly understandable. However, other phobias like the fear of clowns or of seemingly harmless items that wouldn’t bother most people can be much more difficult to understand and manage.
Fear
Fear can scare you, it can motivate you, or it might even cause you to become paralyzed. Some refer to fear as nothing more than false evidence appearing real. But if you are in the grips of fear it is very real and it is important to understand fear as well as to come up with some tools and coping mechanisms for when it visits itself upon you.
Confidence
“The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.” Blake Lively.
According to an article in Psychology Today, confidence is a belief in oneself, the conviction that one has the ability to meet life’s challenges and to succeed, and the willingness to act accordingly. A realistic sense of one’s capabilities and feeling secure in that knowledge are required to be confident.
Projecting confidence is the proverbial putting your best foot forward, and helps people gain credibility, make a strong first impression, deal with pressure, and tackle personal and professional challenges. It’s also a desirable trait, as confidence helps put others at ease.
In order to strike a healthy balance between too little and too much confidence, a realistic appraisal of your abilities will keep you grounded. Too little confidence can prevent people from taking risks and seizing opportunities in school, at work, or in their social life.
Too much confidence can come off as cockiness, arrogance, or narcissism. Overestimating one’s abilities might also lead to problems such as failing to complete projects on time.
Confidence is fluid rather than a fixed characteristic. It’s an ability that can be acquired and improved over time. It can also be shaken, or lost by experience.
Forgiveness
Wikipedia tells us that forgiveness, in a psychological sense, is the intentional and voluntary process by which one who may initially feel victimized, undergoes a change in feelings and attitude regarding a given offense, and overcomes negative emotions such as resentment and vengeance.
Psychologists generally define forgiveness as a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness.
