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1. Help with exam stress and anxiety

   Posted on 11:54am Wednesday 3rd Apr 2013

   Where can I get some practical tips for helping with exam success ?

   As the exam season looms on the horizon many parents are faced with children who are worrying about what they can do in order to get through this very trying and difficult time. As a clinical hypnotherapist I am already seeing quite a few clients who are looking for help with dealing with this problem. When I work with anyone under the age of 18 I always need to have a parent or guardian in the room with them and in fact the older person often finds that they are learning techniques that they themself can use for their own worries. As a parent it is easy to get caught up in the worry and end up not knowing how to help your child.

    

   I am even working with a number of school to help teach both students and teachers and tutors techniques that can help.
   

   So, what do I do with clients when they come to see me saying "what can I do about this stress and anxiety?"
   

   I like to use the expression that "We get more of what we think about".

   I say this to most of my clients fairly soon into any session and then we go on to explore it in more detail.

   Put simply if you imagine something will happen then it is quite likely that you are right.

   If you decide that you will be nervous in an exam and that you will fumble your papers and struggle to get through it then walk out half way through...then you have started to mentally rehearse this scenario and the chances are that it will happen!

   This is why I work with my clients to teach them that they can visualise a calm and tranquil surrounding, and think about walking into that exam room full of confidence knowing that they will do the best that they can.

   Taking a deep breath seems simple and obvious, but people still don't always do this. It is always a good thing to do. We may breathe all on our own for all of our lives but that extra breath will really help to calm you down.

   Taking time out for yourself and thinking that you will be calm is a really positive start, and of course there are many other things that you can do, but always remember to picture in your mind success and you will find that it is much more likely to happen.

   If you would like to find out more about working with me to wash away those exam nerves then you can call me on 07980 233160 or email me by clicking HERE

2. Brian Blessed and changing your mood in 14 seconds

   Posted on 9:29am Thursday 28th Mar 2013

   I recently wrote a blog post all about how memories can trigger wonderful emotions and I mentioned the fantastic video "We didn't own an iPad", if you missed it you can see it here..."We didn't own an iPad"

   Well, I recently stumbled on a very short clip of Brian Blessed from a few years back. I was presenting the afternoon show on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire and I used to do a terrible impression of Brian which I would get told not to do any more by the bosses. (Of course this just spurred me on to do more bad impressions!) 

   I was working on my birthday and was told there was a caller on the line for me. Ususally I have a computer screen which tells me who they are and where they are, but on this occasion it was blank.

   I went live to the caller and imagine my surprise when it was Brian Blessed himself calling to wish me a happy birthday in the inimitable way of his. He even added a "Gordon's Alive" from Flash Gordon! It really made me laugh and a huge smile spread across my face. Sometimes we just can't help ourselves in the moods that we create and in this case my already happy mood was elevated even further.

   listen to ‘Brian Blessed surprises me on my birthday!’ on Audioboo

   So, when I stumbled across the clip it really made me smile and brought back all those wonderful feelings that I had that day.

   From now on if I need a lift I will just listen again and "lift my mood in 14 seconds"

   It made my birthday and will be something I can always bring back to mind to help me smile.

   What's your Brian Blessed !?