Using Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms? – The Solution to Managing Your Anxiety May Lie Deep Within Your Subconscious Mind
It is incredibly tempting to try to solve our issues by going for a quick-fix. Though it seems easiest to throw a band-aid on the problem and move on, this will only cause more stress in the end.
A common issue that we might try to overlook or downplay is anxiety. Nearly everyone will experience periods of anxiety in their lives, but for some people, the issue becomes chronic.
If you're suffering from anxiety, you may find yourself relying on unhealthy coping mechanisms as a way to get through the day. However, relying on such methods doesn't really provide a solution.
You may want to consider allowing yourself to examine the root of your anxiety more deeply—within your subconscious mind.
Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms Will Only Cause More Harm
As mentioned, unhealthy coping mechanisms are much easier and seem like a good fix in the moment for a quick anxiety flare-up. Sometimes, especially when anxiety comes out of seemingly nowhere, a quick fix is needed. But it needs to be a healthy one.
Of course, everyone has different standards for what they might consider “unhealthy.” But common coping mechanisms that are undeniably unhealthy include self-medicating with drugs or alcohol, food, escapism, or even self-harm.
Moreover, it's important to recognize that aside from being potentially harmful to your physical health, these means of coping will only make your anxiety worse in the long run. To make a long-term difference and truly manage your anxiety, you’ll have to delve deep into your own psyche to be able to recognize the root of the issue.
How can you do that?
Looking Deep Within Your Subconscious Mind to Treat Anxiety
Suffering from anxiety disorder may leave you feeling helpless and hopeless. But there is hope. Therapy is a crucial part of finding solutions to managing anxiety long-term.
While there are many different therapeutic approaches, hypnotherapy is one especially suited to delving into your subconscious. Maybe you have heard of hypnosis being used in therapy before, but perhaps you’ve never considered that it might help with your anxiety.
In fact, hypnotherapy is useful for a variety of issues, such as:
Fears, phobias, and generalized anxiety
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Certain sleep disorders
General stress
Grief, mourning, and loss symptoms
Hypnotherapy can be the key to overcoming your anxiety. Essentially, hypnosis puts you in a state of mind that allows for positive thoughts and suggestibility to enter.
What can you anticipate from hypnotherapy sessions?
Hypnosis is often portrayed as an experience where the person being hypnotized loses control of their body. This is a complete myth. You will be in control the entire time and have full autonomy. And you will be able to stop at any point should you choose to do so.
After expressing your concerns and discussing your symptoms in depth with your hypnotherapist, you will be guided into a calm and therapeutic mindstate. There, you'll be given suggestions to overcome your anxiety. At the subconscious level, your hypnotherapist will help you to reframe your past experiences in a more positive light.
Once you confront the root cause of your issues, you can be proactive and combat your anxiety.
The Undeniable Benefits of Hypnotherapy
You have nothing to lose and everything to gain by trying hypnotherapy. So long as you see a professional hypnotherapist, it is completely safe and can be used with anyone.
Hypnotherapy treats your anxiety at the root. You will no longer need unhealthy coping mechanisms. You will no longer feel the need to drink or smoke or eat to curb your anxiety in other ways. And you will finally experience a sense of peace and deep understanding about exactly where your anxiety lies and how to approach it in a healthy way.
While hypnotherapy can open the door to deeply understanding and relieving your anxiety, it is up to you to walk through it.
If you would like to know more about how anxiety hypnotherapy can not only treat your anxiety but help you conquer your unhealthy coping mechanisms and live a healthier life, please contact us.