Anxiety Control Center

Author: Audrey Sussman

  • Tips to stop obsessive worry

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    From time to time I get questions that are common to many people that have panic and anxiety. Recently a new client sent me this question after our first sessions together. I sent him some tips that seems to be helping so I decided to post them so others might also benefit. Client note:  …

  • Procrastination, Use hypnosis to change your state of mind

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    Finding the underlying issues that fuel procrastination is one of the steps that will lead to changing this dis-empowering habit. If you procrastinate it is possible that you’ve asked yourself why you procrastinate when it ends up causing stress, overwhelm and feeling bad. There are a number of reasons people procrastinate and they fall into…

  • Getting free of self-doubt #9

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    Continued from post #8 In our last lesson on getting free of self-doubt we paid attention to the thoughts that cause self-doubt or fear.  And then we answered 4 questions  about the thoughts. People are surprised at the information they collect when they “look” at the  many different elements that make up our thoughts.  You…

  • Getting free of self-doubt #8

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    Continued from post 7 Once you recognize that there are thoughts that create self-doubt you have  started the process of getting back in control of your emotions. When you pay attention you will get good at listening for the “voice” in the back of your mind. In order to take the negative charge out of…

  • Getting free of self-doubt #7

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    Continued from post 6: Take a moment to listen to the thoughts going through your mind. When an uncomfortable emotion seems to come out of the blue, there is always a trigger.  The following are just a small sample of thoughts that “take you down.”  ““You won’t do it good enough” “You don’t know enough”…

  • Getting free of Self-doubt #6

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    This is the 6th post in getting free of self-doubt series. Continuation from last post: Here are some of the things you might hear as you take a moment to listen to the thoughts going through your mind.  They might sound something like this:   “You won’t do it good enough”,  “you don’t know enough” or…

  • Getting free of self-doubt #5

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    This is the 5th in the creating self-confidence series. So you might be wondering how can we change old beliefs from out childhood?  There are a number of steps to this process. Steps to change self-doubt to confidence: 1.  Notice the thoughts going through your mind. 2. Go back in your mind and think about…

  • Getting Free of Self-doubt #4

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    This is the 4th post in the getting free of self-doubt series. Let’s look at an example of how one of my clients began to change the problem of self-doubt.  I’ll call him James for this example.  James is the founder of a number of successful companies.  He came to the Anxiety Control Center for…

  • Getting free of self-doubt #3

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    This is the third post in the creating self-confidence series. Can you imagine how different it would be for you if you were fortunate enough to have someone there to point out the good parts of your efforts.  Someone to say that you’re OK even if things didn’t go as planed, or to look at…

  • Getting free of self-doubt #2

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    This is the second in the getting free of self-doubt and creating self confidence series. Think about the last time you began to doubt yourself.  What were you working on or tying to do? As you think back to that memory, pay attention to the thoughts going through your mind: right before the self-doubt surfaced. …