Social Anxiety

I was asked by one of the readers to write a little bit more on how social anxiety affects a person’s body and a person’s career. So I thought this would be perfect to follow my previous blog.

When a person feels anxious particularly in a social situation such as public speaking, eating in front of others or meeting new people, the body may start to sweat, blush or shake. The person may feel nauseous, dizzy, may have an increased heart rate or even have the need to cry or go to the washroom.

In most cases social anxiety can affect a person’s career in the sense that this type of anxiety stops the person from trying out for new job opportunities or to achieve higher levels of education or training because of fear of rejection, fear of not being perfect, fear of a new environment, fear of authority figures, testing and writing in front of others etc.

When social anxiety affects a person in the form of not allowing them to speak clearly or in the form of shyness, the person may also be perceived as incompetent or as not being motivated, which can also cause a problem in that person’s self-esteem.

As a performance and motivational trainer, my advice would be for a person with this type of anxiety to frequently expose themselves to what they fear for longer and longer periods of time. The exposure should be predictable and controlled by that person.

And by no means should that person try to be perfect because there is no such a thing as perfection. An easy tip for the socially anxious person to remember is that whatever others think of them, it is not of their business. Keeping this in mind can help the person be more relaxed when dealing with others.

Now seeing a hypnotist on regards to social anxiety would probably help overcome any type of fear in a much faster way, but the person should not expect it to be like taking a magic pill, it requires work from both sides for a successful outcome.

Monica Dumont, 
http://monicadumont.com

Anxiety

Anxiety is mostly caused by a person’s interpretation of an event or situation which is based on their beliefs and thoughts.

There are different types of anxiety. To name a few, we could say Social Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety or even Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Anxiety can affect a person’s behaviour, body, career, love life and even the way people perceive them.

So where does Hypnotherapy come into the equation? Well, if a person has chosen not to take medications for the anxiety they are experiencing, then hypnotherapy can help change the way a person perceives or sees situations in their daily life.

In other words, through hypnosis a person can be taught to stop over-estimating how badly an event or situation might go and help them stop imagining unbearable consequences.

A great little exercise an anxious person can do on their own is to start noticing their thoughts when they start to become anxious. The individual should then stop, take a deep breath and ask themselves if what they are thinking is realistic.

Monica Dumont,  

http://monicadumont.com

Forgiveness and Hypnosis

The other day someone asked me what my personal opinion was on forgiveness and hypnosis.

To answer this question I must speak through a very personal point of view.

I believe that true forgiveness comes when a person operates from a point of self-empowerment, when a person can take full responsibility for all the good and bad of their own lives.

Only then can one forgive; because we see that we are the ones in power to change and create what we want in our lives. And once we see and know that, then what others have tried to do to us or whatever has happened to us does not matter anymore. Allowing us to release whatever it was that held us back and ultimately free ourselves.

So my answer to the question is yes, hypnosis can help with forgiveness because we can use different hypnotic exercises to help us empower ourselves. However, there are many other ways in which self-empowerment can be born in a person. Such as a life changing experience or through advanced meditation practices.

Monica Dumont,  
 http://monicadumont.com

Weight Loss And Hypnosis

When a person goes to see a hypnotist for weight issues, he or she should expect for the hypnotist to ask if what is causing the excess weight is a medical reason such as an imbalance in the thyroid gland.

If the answer is no, then the hypnotist will look into the clients life style, eating habits etc. Once that is determined, the mind is gently reprogramed through exercises and hypnotic suggestions.

One of many exercises you can do on your own is start by visualizing or pretending that you are at your ideal weight. Do this every day as you wake up in the mornings or from a nap.

Another good way to retrain yourself into healthy habits is, believe or not, through games such as the Slimkicker app for Iphone users. Which helps retrain the mind by keeping you aware of your life style and choices that can affect your weight.

Monica Dumont,  
 http://monicadumont.com

Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative Colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation and ulcers in the rectum and colon. During a flare up, it may cause excessive bleeding and the reduction of absorption of nutrients to the body.

If you have been suffering or if you ever come to a point where you start suffering from Ulcerative Colitis, you must remember that your body is meant to heal and regenerate itself. Despite what some may say, it is a curable disease if you give your body a chance to do what it does best (heal itself). No matter what medicine or therapy you use, in the end it is always your body that has done the work of healing.

A simple technique that can be done at different times through the day is visualizing pure white light going into the digestive system through a series of slow and deep inhales.

In other words, inhale the white light and visualize it going into the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, the rectum and the colon and on the exhale, just release everything out. That includes emotions, images or ideas of the ulcers in the colon, any colour that you might see or think of and anything else that may come to mind.

It is important that after doing this exercise, the person spends a minimum of 20 seconds seeing and feeling their digestive system working perfectly and in complete peace.

A book I highly recommend is “Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health Through Diet” by Elaine Gloria Gottschall.

Food and supplements that might be a good idea to look into are:
- Cabbage
- Golden Milk
- Essential Minerals
- Natural sugars
- HMF Replete
- L-glutamine powder
- Spirulina powder
- Vitamin D
- Probiotics and Prebiotics
- Kefir
- Kambucha


Other things to look into:
- Delay allergic reaction to specific foods such  as foods with Lactin & Gluten
- Functions of the digestive system
- Food combinations
- Positive thinking
- Emotions or thoughts that might be creating this
- High levels of stress and changes in life
- Laughter
- Meditation

Link(s)

 http://discovermagazine.com/2012/oct/16-big-idea-tap-the-healing-power-of-poop

I hope that this information can help as many people as possible. Ulcerative Colitis is a serious disease and anyone suffering from it should always be under the care of a qualified medical professional.

If you suffer from Ulcerative Colitis and would like to receive the "Healing with Light" meditation I have created, please write to me at info@TheSuccessRoom.ca and I will email you the free MP3.

Monica Dumont,  
 http://monicadumont.com

Visualization

It has been a while since I last posted something, so I thought it would be a good idea to write about visualization.
Visualization is one of the easiest and most effective way to create change within ourselves. But sometimes many of us think “well, how can I do visualization exercises when I cannot see pictures in my mind?”
As it stands, If you can remember dreaming to some extent or the house you live in when you are somewhere else, then that indicates that some part of your brain is capable of visualizing something that is not in your conscious reality.

Visualization is a very unique tool we all have because the brain does not know the difference between reality and a thought. That is why so many of us end up attracting unwanted things in our lives.

Have you ever noticed how you feel after watching a movie?

Well, while you consciously know that the feeling is just from a story, the subconscious believes that that feeling came from something that actually happened to you. That is how the brain works, you create a thought and with the thought a feeling follows and “voila!” the unconscious mind starts creating it into reality.
This creation process also happens with old unconscious habits of having negative thoughts about your life, work, relationships, money, etc. That is why it is so important to remove these old habits and replace them with positives ones.

In my opinion, the mind is such an amazing tool and that is why I love what I do.

Well, until next time. Meanwhile, if you have any questions, feel free to ask and I’ll be happy to reply.



Monica Dumont,  
 http://monicadumont.com

Long Breath Technique for Daily Stress Management

Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world.
And even though certain levels of stress are normal and healthy, the continuous high levels of stress we experience in our society can be harmful and affect our social and private lives.

So if you are a Hypnotherapist looking for a simple technique you can use, or a reader looking for a simple technique you can do on yourself, this is for you.

Imagine inhaling through your fingertips, up the arms into the shoulders, and then exhaling down the trunk into the abdomen and legs, and leisurely out at the toes. Repeat, and feel how this slow, deep breathing affects your whole body.

Note: make sure that when doing this type of breathing, you do not move your shoulders.



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Monica F. Dumont, 
 http://monicadumont.com