Overcoming Anxiety

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Do You Feel Anxious or Depressed? You’re Not Alone.

Many people suffering from anxiety also begin to experience situational depression—a type of low mood triggered by the ongoing impact anxiety has on their lives. If anxiety has started interfering with your work, relationships, or sense of self, you may feel trapped in a cycle of stress and sadness.

But here’s the good news: once we treat the root of the anxiety, the depression often lifts naturally—and the real you can finally emerge.

Common Types and Signs of Anxiety

Anxiety doesn’t always mean constant worry about everything. It can be very specific, affecting just one area of life—or it can be more generalised. Here are five common presentations:

  • Social Anxiety – Feeling nervous or uneasy before or during social situations
  • Workplace Anxiety – Feeling overwhelmed or constantly on edge at work
  • Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) – Feeling anxious most days about a range of everyday things
  • Phobias – Specific fears such as spiders, flying, or enclosed spaces
  • Panic Disorder – Experiencing regular, often unpredictable panic attacks

Whether your anxiety is focused on one area or shows up in many ways, you don’t have to live with it forever.

How I Help You Overcome Anxiety

At Bedfordshire Therapies, I use two evidence-backed approaches that consistently help people break free from anxiety at its root:

🔹 BWRT® (BrainWorking Recursive Therapy)

BWRT works directly with the unconscious brain, where the anxiety pattern is held. Unlike older therapies that require you to consciously “manage” or “cope” with symptoms, BWRT changes the brain’s response before the anxiety can even begin.

No scripts. No long stories. No reliving trauma. Just fast, effective results.

➡️ Watch this short video on BWRT

🔹 Hypnoanalysis

This gentle, insight-based approach helps uncover the hidden causes of anxiety and releases them safely. It’s ideal for people who may not know where their anxiety comes from or feel that it’s “always been there.”

What Would Life Be Like Without Anxiety?

Close your eyes for a moment and picture this:

  • You go about your day without dread or hesitation
  • You attend events, meetings, and social gatherings confidently
  • You sleep soundly and wake up refreshed
  • You feel free to be yourself

That version of you is still there. Let me help you uncover it.

➡️ Click here to book your free, confidential consultation

Do You Have GAD or Free-Floating Anxiety (FFA)?

You might clearly know what triggers your anxiety—or you may have no idea why it happens.

  • If you can pinpoint the causes, you may be experiencing Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
  • If you can’t identify the trigger, you may be dealing with Free-Floating Anxiety (FFA)—a form of anxiety that arises without an obvious cause and can strike at any moment.

In both cases, BWRT and hypnoanalysis are highly effective because they work at the subconscious level—where the anxiety actually begins.

Understanding Anxiety’s False Alarms

At its core, anxiety is the mistaken belief that we are in danger. Your subconscious mind triggers a response to protect you—even when no real threat exists.

This produces physical symptoms such as:

  • Rapid heartbeat
  • Sweating
  • Shortness of breath
  • Shaking
  • Blurred vision
  • Nausea or “butterflies”
  • Racing thoughts

These sensations can feel so uncomfortable that we become afraid of the symptoms themselves. This creates a secondary fear: fear of the fear.

And if you’ve had a panic attack before, the fear of having another one can become so intense that it brings on another attack. It becomes a vicious cycle—but it’s one we can break.

Managing Anxiety Attacks vs. Overcoming Anxiety

While many therapies teach you how to “manage” or “cope” with anxiety, my approach focuses on overcoming it completely.

That means:

  • No relying on breathing techniques in the middle of a panic attack
  • No more avoiding places or situations
  • No endless journaling or talking about your past

Instead, we deal with the root cause, rewire the brain’s response, and free you to live your life without fear.

“I Think I’m Having a Breakdown…”

It’s a common phrase I hear—but the truth is, you are not breaking down. In fact, your brain is working too hard. Like a car alarm that’s become too sensitive, your nervous system is sounding the alert too often.

You haven’t lost your strength—you just haven’t yet learned how to calm your system effectively. That’s what these therapies help you do.

I’ve written a more detailed post on the nervous system and why these reactions are nothing to be afraid of. ➡️ Read more here

Take the First Step Today

You don’t have to live with anxiety or depression. You don’t have to wait for it to “go away on its own.”
The support is here. The tools are proven. And the path back to peace of mind is clearer than you think.

➡️ Contact me for a free consultation
Sessions are available face-to-face in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, or online.