Excerpt from Article One of the Quieting the Mind Series: Do you find yourself overwhelmed and without enough time to relax and re-charge?  Do racing thoughts move through your mind keeping you awake at night?  Would you like to be able to gain calm and focus, stop the mind chatter, change negative thoughts and stress

  WHAT  IS  HYPNOSIS ? It is a process that uses imagination and an inwardfocus to open the doorway to the unconscious. Hypnotic techniques enables a change of state which is needed to make lasting change, and tap into reserves of potential. WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM USING HYPNOSIS? People who are intelligent and who have an active

Thank you for being a part of the Anxiety Control Center Community.  One of my goals for the New Year is to offer my followers a series of articles and reports that will provide step-by-step instructions for relief from anxiety, fear, procrastination, worry and panic.  Each report will have techniques that can be put to

New Year 2014:  To all my clients: After so many emails thanking me for miraculous changes I wanted to send a message back to all of my former, current and new clients. Thank you so very much for sharing your accomplishments and joy with me. It takes a lot to come in for the first

I have received a number of questions about the use of alcohol and panic.  In this post I’m giving you some ideas to think about.  ******* Question sent to the Anxiety Control Center about drinking. Is it possible that my binge drinking of wine is connected in some way to my panic attacks. ******* Answer

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

The “stress reaction” probably started as far back as in cave man days.  Yet it is the one of the most misunderstood issues. Most people associate it with aggravation, anxiety and dis-tress. When the reaction to stress seems to come out of the blue,  or when there is a situation where no stressor can be seen,

We had a wonderful group for our last workshop. We answered many questions and gave some tips for stress relief. If you’d like to see a short clip from the More Than Stress Management Workshop, click on the link below.

Here is the first in our series of weekly posts to answer your questions.  Keep sending your questions to askdraudrey@gmail.com or go to www.anxietycontrolcenter.com to find more tips and techniques. (Excerpt from email) Dear Dr. Sussman, I thoroughly enjoyed your seminar this Saturday and would love to meet with you for a consultation. . .

The 60 Seconds to Calm exercise works great to quiet a racing mind, and to reduce anxiety and fear.   The detailed written directions are below. We also have an easy to follow video. We recommend watching the free video the first time you do the exercise: 1.  It is easier to follow when Audrey leads