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HypnoSOS Episode 7 – Let Go Of Anxiety

Make yourself as comfortable as you can… and just allow your body to rest for a moment… whether you sit down or lie down it is not important as long as you can be comfortable… and if you need to move around, you can… you will… and it won’t disturb you… just as you move around in your sleep… you remain in control throughout this process… and… just so you can relax fully you need to know that there is no right or wrong way to experience this… some people hear every word… others drift off from time to time… some people allow themselves to fall into a natural sleep… which ever you do, it will be right for you right now…

And now I’d like you to focus on your breathing… notice your chest rising and falling… and as you do… you can notice that already your breathing is changing… you can breathe more deeply and slowly… no need to try to make it happen… it is a natural process… just notice it for now… and this process will continue… even after this session… in your sleep and in your dreams… as you connect with these moments of peace as a memory… a memory to which you can connect whenever you need to be physically relaxed… or more clear in your mind… or feeling calmer… and more in control… and from this point in time, there is no need to listen hard to the words that I say… for simply the sound of my voice… simply the sound of my voice… will help you to connect with the words that I say… so that you will only take on board suggestions that are right for you at this moment… always remember you are in control here… and you stay in control throughout… so you can relax now… and enjoy the process…

Just take a moment and breathe… and you can notice that… for a short while… you can relax… just rest in this moment in time… a moment in time when there is nothing which can disturb you… nothing at all… just breathe… nice and deeply… allow your body to relax… and your thoughts to drift… you can begin to feel more relaxed… just for the moment… and in this moment… your body… your thoughts… and your feelings… can be free from anxiety… because in these moments you are in control… you are safe… and you can allow yourself to focus in on these feelings… these thoughts… just for a moment, allow them to come… and in these moments … you can connect with how you are feeling… breathing deeply and evenly… your muscles have become warm and relaxed… your thoughts now drifting… and… if at any point in time in this process… a negative thought… a feeling… or a reaction intrudes… one which in the past you associated with anxiety, comes anywhere near… you take a deep, deep breath out… and breathe out deeply… so it can leave you… the anxiety can leave you… and as you do, you will soon find that these thoughts, feelings or reactions can leave you… leave you alone… just in these moments… so you can relax… and in your sleep and in your dreams from now on, you will be able to safely rehearse healthier and more appropriate responses… and… wherever the anxiety came from… whatever started or caused it to continue… you can now allow these memories to be processed properly and fully in your sleep… in your dreams… allowing you to move forward in a more healthy and positive way… the right way for you… the right way for you to feel better about yourself and the world around you… and to start looking forward… look forward to how you will feel in future… creating new and positive plans… thoughts and responses… creating your future self as you wish to be… and the future will start in a few moments in time…

In a few moments in time I’m going to wake you… but before I do I want to remind you that each day you can grow stronger… calmer… and more confident too… creating your positive future states in your sleep and in your dreams… allowing you to feel better… calmer… more in control… no matter where you are… who you are with… or what you have to deal with in that day… you are in control of your inner world… and from this control you can and you will… let go of that which has no place… and take on-board strength each and every day from now on… and I would like you to know that as each day goes by… you are going to become a little more mentally calm… a little more clear in your mind each day… which means that… you are going to be able to think more clearly… see things more clearly… so that nothing… and no one… will ever be able to worry you… or upset you in quite the same way… your mind becomes more and more clear… beautifully clear… allowing you to feel physically more relaxed too… not only in your body… but you will feel more relaxed about yourself… about the world around you… and as the days and weeks and months pass… and you become ever more calm and clear in your mind… ever more relaxed in your body… it will be perfectly natural that you’re going to be able to cope better with anything… and anybody… and any situation that you have to deal with in your daily life… because you’re coping more calmly… more and more confidently too… more confidently because you will have greater self-control… greater control of the way you think… greater control over the way you feel… and greater control over the way you do things… the way you behave every day… You are going to experience a greater feeling of well-being… physical as well as mental feeling of well-being… a greater feeling of safety and security too than you have experienced in a long, long while… altogether you can feel as if a weight, a burden has been lifted… allowing you to live your life in a way that will be so much more satisfying… satisfying to you…

And in a few moments in time I will bring you back to a full alert state and when I do, all of the positives which you have experienced in these moments will come back with you… and anything that has no value… these negative thoughts or feelings can go into the past… where they can remain… as they no longer benefit you… so… in a few seconds time, you will hear me count from 1 to 10… you will slowly come awake with each number and at the count of 8 you will open your eyes… and by the count of 10 you will be fully alert… you’ll wake up feeling fine… with a feeling of well-being all over… a feeling of well-being… every part of you will be back here with me in the present… all normal sensations would have returned to your limbs… and you’ll be fully wide-awake at the count of 10… you will feel fine and refreshed… you’ll feel better and more optimistic than you have felt in a long, long while… so ready… 1… 2… 3… more aware… 4… 5… 6… more alert… 7… 8… open your eyes… 9…10… wide-awake… fully alert… wide awake.

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