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  • Mind-Opening Exercise – Shifting Away From Worry And Fear

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    Mind-Opening Technique For Shifting Away from Worry and Fear I hope you will experiment with this next exercise. It’s one you can use anytime you feel your mind racing with worry, fear, anxiety and even bodily pain. It is especially useful when you start questioning yourself as to “why” you are feeling a certain way.…

  • Why Do We Worry? – Answers to 6 Questions on Worry

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    Why do we Worry? Quick Tips for Worry Relief The following are some questions that people have sent me.  Question 1. Are some people more prone to worrying than others? Answer: Yes, it is true that some people are more prone to worrying than others.  And, there are many reasons for this.   An event or…

  • Worry Relief: Tips and Answers

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    Relief from Worry and Fear The following are some questions that people have sent me about worry. For each I’ve given some answers and short tips Question 1. Are some people more prone to worrying than others? Answer from Audrey: Yes, it is true that some people are more prone to worrying than others.  And, there are many…

  • Why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Isn’t Working for You

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    Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Doesn’t Heal the root of Panic Attacks Most of the people call the Anxiety Control Center want a way to stop  panic attacks, worry or fear.  Many people struggle for years before finding their way to my therapeutic door.  And most tell me that although have found excellent therapists that helped in many other ways,…

  • Is Binge Drinking Related to Panic Attacks?

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    I have received a number of questions about the use of alcohol and panic. Question: Is it possible that my binge drinking is connected in some way to my panic attacks? To give an full answer to this question it would be important to have more information. What I can tell you is that people who…

  • Action Steps to Stop Panic and Anxiety.

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    A.  Feeling Panic, Worry, Fear or Anxiety: Start with these action steps: 1.  Gather more information. 2.  Recollect what was going on just before you felt the symptoms: fear, panic, worry, sadness, depression. Note for people who have sent in questions about the need to binge on food or alcohol. 3.  It is possible that…

  • Can Anyone Be Hypnotized?

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    Dr. Audrey Talks Hypnosis Have you ever wondered if you can be hypnotized?   The truth is that almost everyone can be hypnotized.  In over 27 years of practice as a hypnotherapist I have found that anyone who is able to keep an open mind, and wants to be, can be hypnotized. When clients first come in…

  • Sadness and Fear: An Exercise to Get Relief

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    The following is a question I received from one of my clients.  It mirrors what so many people with anxiety feel that I decided to give a technique that I haven’t talked about in a while.  It is different type of solution and one that is worth using.  The people who have experimented with it…

  • Loneliness and Grief – 10 ways to free the mind from grief

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    In my last article I shared a note I wrote to my dad when he was grieving and suffering the passing of a loved one.   In this article I’m sharing some other thoughts about my dad, my philosophy and about using the mind to relieve some of the sadness of loss. I’ve also included a…

  • Loneliness and Grief

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    I received a phone call this week from a person suffering from a tragic loss because of a car accident.  I told her I would post about my own path in dealing with grief. First I offer my deepest condolences and I hope something in what I am writing today will in some small way help…