I think I may have anxiety, but I don’t want to self diagnose. How can I tell? Vol. 551, June 4, 2020
One of the Quoran’s asked this rather interesting question and this is how I answered it:
Anxiety is nothing more than worrying about something that has yet to occur. The real issue is if the anxious feelings are getting in the way of your having a good quality of life.
If not, no issue. No need to make it into something larger than it is. However, if it is negatively impacting your life getting to the cause of it can be helpful in releasing it.
I read a fascinating story about a young man who had anxiety whenever it was time to go to sleep. It went back to when he was really young and a bunk bed fell on him. Gee, that could make the unconscious mind ‘defend’ one against potential harm. I have had clients create anxiety from all sorts of situations in life, Many with no recollection of the cause. I had a client who had a fear of driving over bridges – when I hypnotized her she recalled being in a very bad accident with her mom on a bridge so her unconscious mind was doing what it could to protect her even though the protection was totally out of date. Others develop anxiety because of trauma. I had a really cute college-age client with horrible anxiety due to her older brother’s drug addiction creating endless fights in her family home and on it goes.
There are many people who have these issues and yet have no idea from where they came.
On the other hand, there are some people who have been traumatized and know exactly what caused it and in those cases it can be desensitized as was done for the client whose anxiety was brought on with the fighting in her family due to her brother’s drug addiction.
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About Suzanne
Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.