Nerves & Anxiety

This is very similar to fears and phobias in that we are anxious about the occurrence or outcome of a future event. Here we tend to think the worst will happen, based either on a previous experience or an imaginary outcome. In short, there is a tendency to ‘catastrophise’ situations.

That we realise this on a rational level doesn’t stop our subconscious constructing all manner of dire outcomes, whether this be an imminent driving test, exam, family get-together or other social occasion. Most people have heard that little voice that warns of impending disaster or failure; something like “When Jack and Jill find out what you’ve done, boy I wouldn’t want to be in your shoes!”

Again, this is down to the way we have coded past experiences and are using this mental map of the past to inform the possible scenario of the future without any real evidence that this will be the case.

While the projected outcome may in fact occur, it is unlikely to have the severe repercussions anticipated. Even so, worrying about something that hasn’t happed yet and may be quite mild if it does is not setting you up to comfortably deal with it.

After all,

“Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday and all is well.”

As for fears and phobias, depending on how deep seated or complex the issue, it may be resolved by a simple NLP intervention or, by nesting NLP within hypnotherapy.

So, don’t let your nerves get the better of you. Give me a call for an informal chat. There is no obligation for you to go further if you don't want to.