Ursula James
HypnoSOS Podcast
Reduce Your Anxiety
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Reduce Your Anxiety
HypnoSOS is a regular hypnosis podcast with 200+ episodes and over a million downloads.
Each episode is a mini-hypnosis session which starts with an introduction about how get the most benefit (which you can feel free to skip through once you have heard it once), and some details about the contents of the hypnosis session. You can then close your eyes, relax, and have a mini-break from the stress around you. You can listen to each episode as often as you need to.
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HypnoSOS Episode 49 – Reduce Your Anxiety
Make yourself comfortable now… notice if there are any areas of tension in your body… you can just for a moment focus on them… move around if you need to… but be aware that as we go on… you can and you will start to relax… all the way through relax… put your attention to your breathing now… and allow each breath… to flow as deeply and evenly as you can… for a few moments just think about each breath… as you take in… that which is around you and helps you… and breathe out that which was within you… and you now need to let go of… breathing in… breathing out… we naturally exchange something we need for something no longer need… and in this process… in these moments… as you listen to the sound of my voice or not… your breathing will continue and this process of taking within something new that will help you… and letting go of something old… that no longer has value… will move itself from the natural processes of your breath to helping you let go… of any anxiety… unnecessary tension… or unease…
You can take a moment before we continue… and notice the area which you focused upon at the beginning of this process… for you may already be aware that the tension is easing… as you start to relax… all the way through relax… and if during this process you find that… you notice …that you’re forgetting to listen… or your attention drifts and wanders… that will be fine… just fine… for the moment there really is nothing else for you to do… just breathe… and… let every muscle in your body relax… all the way through… relax… and you can take a little time… to bring your attention just for a few moments back onto the words that I say… and notice that… my words can help you… help you to go deeper… deeper… deeper still… into a state of peace… deeper… deeper… deeper still… into a state of physical as well as mental state… of relaxation… as your breathing helps you connect with the moment… and in these moments… in these moments of peace… you can and you will find that… without you having chosen to do anything at all, you will find that… your anxiety is receding… and in this process it can drain from you… and in its place… a feeling of being in control… just as you are in these moments… completely in control… and you can find that your mind will allow you to just for these moments… in these moments… let go of any discomfort… tension… or anxiety… stored in any part of your body… for as much as anything… we hold the tension in our muscles… and that in itself becomes both a trigger and a reminder of anxiety… and so… often by just changing your posture… by sitting… standing… or even lying… taller… stretch out your spine… allowing your shoulders to drop… and your head to look forward… you move into a posture which for you has an absence of anxiety or tension in those muscles…
And so I want you to know that… as the days and the weeks and months go by… if you find yourself moving into a situation where in the past you would have become anxious… instantly and immediately you can take control and reduce the anxiety… simply by changing your posture… standing tall… sitting up straight… or just by stretching out your spine when lying down… you move into a space… into a shape of relaxation… just as you have in these moments… and just as has occurred in these moments… you begin to assume that posture of control… unconsciously… and it becomes as natural to you as breathing in… and breathing out… breathing in… and breathing out… rest for a moment… let your mind drift… allow your thoughts to wander… let your thoughts wander onto something pleasant… perhaps a peaceful tranquil scene… or a nice memory… or something that makes you laugh… but it doesn’t really matter whether you remember the events around this positive feeling… what does matter is the knowledge that you can associate with moments where the anxiety is absent… and so it is very important that… at night when you sleep, when you dream… you remember to allow yourself to access these positive states… positive thoughts… happy memories… moments of enthusiasm or laughter… and things to look forward to… so that when you wake in the morning, the first thoughts that are with you… even unconsciously… are thoughts of ways to reinforce these positive sensations… positive thoughts and positive feelings… remember… you are in control… and you can enjoy this… enjoy this knowledge in these moments… and will I remain silent for a moment… breathe in as much of this as you need… and all the while, you can go deeper… deeper… deeper relaxed… deeper… deeper… deeper relaxed… you… have… control… and… the feelings of peace that you have connected with in these moments… can and will build… and slowly erode and replace… those feelings of anxiety… In fact, physically anxiety and excitement are the same… shortness of breath, dry mouth, sweaty palms… perhaps it is time for you to get excited instead… excited by life… excited by opportunities… excitement by the thought of being you… it is time… it is time…
And in a few moments in time… in a few moments in time you will hear me count from 1 to 10… and at the count of 8 your eyes can naturally and easily open… and at the count of 10 you will be fully wide awake… all appropriate, normal, healthy, positive sensations and responses will be with you… and any anxiety you can choose to leave in the past in these moments… remember… you’re in control… and it’s time to get excited by life… so ready… 1… 2… 3… more aware… 4… 5… 6… more alert… 7… 8… eyes open if you haven’t already… 9 and 10… rest for a moment… stretch… and then you can get on with your day…
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