It is one of the most confusing things about anxiety. You can know, rationally and completely, that you are safe. 

Nothing bad is happening. There is no real threat. And yet your body is responding as though there is. 

Your heart races, your chest may t…

By Lesley Ford, Award-Winning Clinical Hypnotherapist, Phoenix Hypnotherapy, Cheltenham Helping clients in Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Cirencester and across the UK overcome addiction, smoking and habit-driven behaviour through clinical…

Why Do I Always Imagine the Worst?

Understanding Worst-Case Thinking and Anxiety

Your partner is late home and hasn't replied to your message.

You said something in a meeting and you're not quite sure how it was received.

Your child is quieter than u…

Here is something I say to almost every client who sits down with me for the first time.

You were not born anxious.

When you came into this world, you arrived with confidence. 

You let everyone know you were there and you asked to be fed. 

You were com…