Helping you with
Stress
Are you feeling stressed out? Is caused by work, relationships, finances, social media or just everyday living?
Stress is the worry we feel when we are under pressure and is a common response to tough events or situations. We use a range of techniques like hypnotherapy and creative expression to reduce the worry you feel when you're under pressure or feel like you can't cope.
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Stress
Stress triggers off our ‘fight or flight’ response, preparing the body to take action against potential danger.
The trouble is, your body isn’t very good at distinguishing between emotional and physical threats. You can get just as stressed out over an argument with a friend or a mountain of bills as a true life-or-death situation. Some stress is normal and even beneficial, but severe and ongoing stress can put your physical and emotional health at risk
Stress is subjective – the level and impact of stress we feel depends on our attitude and interpretation. You can get stressed out just by worrying about things. An event that may be extremely stressful for one person can be a minor bump in another person’s life.
Factors that can play a part in feeling stressed out include:
- Fear and uncertainty. Things like family or relationship breakdowns, redundancy or financial problems, health concerns or traumatic events.
- Anxious thoughts or outlook. Having unrealistic expectations, perfectionism, negativity, inability to accept uncertainty, lack of flexibility or rigid thinking, negative self-talk or an ‘all-or-nothing’ attitude.
- Any major life change can be stressful – even a happy event like a wedding, moving house or caring for a newborn baby.
The severity and length of the stress we experience can also be influenced by:
- How the problem affects you
- Whether or not you have any control
- How long the stressful event lasts
- How important the outcome is to you.
Long term stress & burnout
In the long term, the pressure that stress puts on your body is bad for both your physical health and emotional wellbeing. Eventually, too much stress on your body over a long period of time can cause us to burn out. Burnout is a state of complete mental, physical and emotional exhaustion.
It’s easier to prevent burning out if we’re able to identify early on the signs of experiencing too much stress and address them.
Common signs of being stressed out:
- Headaches, aches and pains
- Fatigue
- Difficulty sleeping
- Difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness, indecisiveness
- Upset stomach
- Irritability
- Constant worry
- Drinking or smoking too much or using drugs
- Feelings of apathy, hopelessness and lack of control
- Chest pain, rapid heart rate
- Muscle tension.
Meet your
Stress
specialist
Tom Hutton
I’m a bit older than I act and, like everyone else, over the years my life has had its ups and downs. The good news is I'm here to help you through yours!
I use a bunch of techniques — including hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, creative expression and counselling — to help your realise your wellbeing, performance and growth goals. I work with lots of different people, but I specialise in helping 'blokes', whether they be kids, pre-teens, young adults or grumpy old men.
