Stress

Symptoms

• There may be so much going on that you are just overwhelmed and cannot cope.
• You may feel irritable, angry, moody, unhappy or vulnerable.
• You may have lost your energy or connection to the good things in life.
• You may have unexplained bodily symptoms like aches, pains or twitches.
• You may have disrupted sleep or difficulty falling asleep.
• You may have a loss of appetite resulting in weight loss or eating too much resulting in weight gain.

• You may be restless, unable to make decisions or concentrate.

Remedies

• With some exploration of your situation, life stage, recent events and family, it is possible to understand the cause of your stress, which may change your response to the events, people or situation.
• With some therapeutic counselling, it is possible to learn to manage your stress and learn how to look after yourself.
• It is possible to learn to relax your body and mind with techniques like progressive muscle relaxation.
• Utilising mindfulness, you can learn to be an observer of your thoughts, feelings and sensations without being disturbed by them.
• Using a technique called focusing, first with the therapist and then on your own, you can learn to stay present to your body symptoms, which allows them to shift, change and bring relief.
• It is possible to use techniques like tapping, TFT, EFT with the therapist as well as on your own to soothe, calm and settle your distress.
• Utilising modalities like sand play therapy, art and expressive therapy, symbol work, working with parts and dream work it is possible to rework and transform your thoughts, feelings, behaviours and body sensations in relation to your situation.
• Utilising Bi-lateral Stimulation Processing, it is possible to rework and transform any past traumatic or painful events that may be contributing to your symptoms.
• With the use of hypnotherapy it is possible to access the unconscious mind to develop inner resources and coping capacities, as well as changing undesirable patterns and habits.
• With the aid of Chakra Healing, it is possible to clear out stuck beliefs and patterns directly from the body's energy system, followed by rebalancing and connecting to desirable beliefs.

With some exploration of your situation as well as utilising a variety of therapeutic modalities, it is possible to overcome your symptoms of stress and reconnect to enjoyment and fulfilment of life.