Anxiety & stress is one of the most common mental illnesses in the UK.

Small steps to relieve anxiety and stress.

Today I am going to share 3 ways that can relieve anxiety and stress without medication. You can relieve the symptoms of anxiety by making some small and simple changes. Supporting a healthy self-care of your physical and mental well-being. I believe it is our innate right and you deserve to be living the life that you dream of.

The Mental Health Foundation, has estimated that around one in four people will have a poor mental health in the U.K at some point and many of those have symptoms of anxiety. It appears that most GP’s offer anti-anxiety medication as relief for suffers. A side effect of these SSRIs and SNRIs have a side effect of anxiety.

Researchers estimate that around 40% of people that have anxiety symptoms don’t seek help for fear of judgement.There are many factors that can cause anxiety, here are just a few, a change of job or moving house, getting married, divorced or being made redundant.

The good news is there are things you can do to manage or relieve anxiety and stress symptoms and reduce the risk of developing an anxiety disorder.

One way to manage your anxiety is through diet and exercise. These two things can affect your mind and body differently. It makes sense that used together to improve how you feel emotionally and physically.

It is essential to understand that anxiety and stress has a significant impact your health. Left untreated can even leading to severe depression.

The good news. There are many ways in which you can manage anxiety and stress through diet and exercise. Here are three ways in which you can relieve anxiety and stress through diet and exercise:

1) Eat healthy food

To boost or stimulate mood, reduce fatigue and improve energy levels, eating fresh healthy food is one of the best ways to manage anxiety and stress levels in your body.

Foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and whole grains contain vitamins, minerals, contain antioxidants that help fight free radicals in the body. Free-Radicals can cause oxidative stress in the body.

2) Exercise regularly

Mental health studies show that exercise is able to reduce stress levels, increase happiness and well-being, and improve sleep. You do not have to join a gym or start a rigid weight-lifting regime. Small steps, and I do mean small steps. Walking is one of the best exercises and the great thing is it’s free. YouTube have videos for Yoga, Pilates, Qigong and more. Maybe get a buddy to join you a couple of times weekly to support each other.

3) Journaling

I am a huge fan of journaling. Honestly, I don’t do it every day, typically about 3 times a week. I use it to recall the things that I am thankful for along with quieting my thinking mind. People suffering various conditions including anxiety wrote for 15 minutes over three days of the week. It took only one month for the benefits to be felt by the participants. The mental health and well-being of those that took part in the study continued to improve over a 12 week period of journaling.

I have seen many clients suffering from anxiety.

As a hypnotherapist, I have seen many clients suffering from anxiety. There are many different reasons as each client is individual to how a problem will show itself in the body and mind. Hypnotherapy is a powerful tool that can help relieve anxiety and stress. Hypnosis or trance is a state of consciousness in which the mind is open to suggestion, a client will be guided into a relaxed state. Whilst in the state of relaxation the therapist is able to speak to the clients subconscious mind.

Hypnosis for Anxiety and Stress Relief

People who suffer from anxiety or stress will often have negative thoughts going around in their minds. There could be exams that you maybe worried that won’t pass. The mind probably filled with thoughts of “what if I fail”? or maybe you due for an appraisal at work. Worrying about what hasn’t happened puts the body in undue stress. The truth is that quite often what we thought was going to happen, doesn’t happen.

Hypnosis can help you eliminate those negative thoughts. You feel less anxious about what may or may not happen in the future. Sweating and rapid heart rate that are associated with anxiety and stress are reduced. You’ll learn to control these symptoms through hypnosis.

If you are just curious or have a specific issue, contact me to book a call and find out more. I am based in Milton Keynes and work on Zoom or from offices in Newport Pagnell. You are welcome to sign up to my weekly ‘Wisdom for the week’ newsletter.