3 Ways We Create Stress 1.    Cognitively (what we say to ourselves, our own thoughts) 2. Emotionally (feeling bad about negative messages we give ourselves) 3.  Physically /Behaviorally (quick short breaths high in chest starts the heart pounding) Each of these circle around creating a cycle of more stress, fear and panic. For example, you

STEPS FOR TRANSFORMING SADNESS TO HOPE Audrey Sussman PhD, LCSW, NBCCH, Director Anxiety Control Center Has the thought of summer ending triggered feelings of loss or sadness?  If so you are not alone.  At different times of the year the Anxiety Control Center gets inundated with phone calls from people suffering from melancholy, loneliness, sadness

Dr. Audrey talks about Hypnosis. Excerpt from teleseminar, questions people are asking . . . . This is the top question I get from new clients, “Can I be hypnotized?”  Many times this question is followed with the statement  “I’m a very logical, scientific kind of person, and I’m strong willed, so  even though I

Learn to “see” things in a different way Hi, I’m Tish and you will be seeing regular posts from me.  I am a Hypnotherapist at the Anxiety Control Center and I have been helping people get relief from such issues as anxiety, panic, anger and health related stress issues for over 12 years.  I welcome

Continuation for yesterdays post on creating the state of mind your desire. I welcome your feedback and questions, and will write more on specific issues you send in.  To contact me with your questions click here. Want to begin your journey now,  sign in at the box at the top right  of this page and

Continuation for yesterdays post on creating the state of mind your desire. I welcome your feedback and questions, and will write more on specific issues you send in.  To contact me with your questions click here. Want to begin your journey now,  sign in at the box at the top right  of this page and

Today I will start the first of 5 posts about ways of creating an optimal state of mind, for learning, growing and moving through problems.  I will be using the game of golf as one example of where people find negative “mantras” interfering with the enjoyment of the game.  But negative mantras can get in

Our newest hypno-counselor Lisa Kilburg RPh,CCP,CH. is doing a series of posts about hypnosis, trance and hypno-counseling.  We hope you enjoy her answers and that you’ll write in with questions of your own. She will have openings in her schedule for new clients in September.  Please send your questions to our email by clicking here. 

Our newest hypno-counselor Lisa Kilburg will be doing a series of posts about hypnosis, trance and hypno-counseling.  We hope you enjoy her answers and that you’ll write in with questions of your own. She will have openings in her schedule for new clients in September.  Please send your questions to our email at, anxietycontrol@comcast.net.  Questions

Continued from yesterday’s post: If you haven’t read yesterday’s post you can find it under “Can Pain be used to stop negative thoughts? part 1” Continued. . .  Here is what happened.  First he did a great job explaining how pain and pleasure can be used to break a habit.  So of course I was