Post lockdown anxiety – the results

Post Lockdown Anxiety – the survey

A recent survey undertaken by Anxiety UK shows that for many people the end of lockdown can’t come soon enough, with almost 37% looking forward to returning to normal life. However, 36% of over 900 respondents said they were quite happy to stay at home and 27% had no strong feeling either way. Therefore, the results present a very mixed picture of views regarding the return to the new ‘normal’. Read the full article.

Furthermore, 37% said they did not expect family and friends to put them under pressure to rush back to normal compared to 23% who felt the opposite. Interestingly, 30% said they did not expect their employer to put them under pressure to return to normal working.

Conclusion

So the conclusion is that there is a mixed picture when it comes to post lockdown anxiety. Many of us can’t wait to get back to normal life, whereas others are anxious about post lockdown life and how it will impact them. It seems that we shouldn’t put pressure on ourselves to make changes too quickly and just take our time adapting to the new way of life in a post pandemic world.

How I Treat Anxiety

At Behavioural Freedom, I use a skills-based model for treating anxiety. During our sessions, I will teach you relaxation techniques and helpful ways in which you can fundamentally and positively change the way you behave, think and act. It’s also important to note here that you can’t be stressed or suffer from anxiety when you are in a relaxed state. The skills you’ll learn during your time with me will be vital to both your on-going treatment and perhaps more so as you leave my care.

A combination of Applied Relaxation and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is considered by the British Medical Journal to be one of the most effective therapies to alleviate anxiety and put you on a path to having a positive mind-set and being able to live life to the fullest, free of worries. By combining both and adding in the element of hypnosis, I believe this is the most effective, pragmatic and relevant approach to the treatment of anxiety.

Online hypnotherapy for post pandemic anxiety?

Traditional methods for the treatment of anxiety can be useful if you are suffering from post pandemic anxiety. Online hypnotherapy is a safe and convenient alternative to face to face sessions. It is just as effective as working together in the clinic and follows the same structured approach. The initial online consultation via Zoom, provides a safe and secure connection and gives us the opportunity to trial the process before committing to future sessions. You’ll just need a quiet, comfortable and private place at home or work to talk and relax without the need to spend time and money travelling and parking!

Please contact me today to start the journey back to behavioural freedom.