Hypnotherapy & Regression Therapy
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You can’t get away from exams these days, practically anything you want to do seems to have some sort of examination attached to it so that you can prove your competence. Some people shine under this level of pressure but the greater part of society has some level of anxiety over them.
A certain amount of nervousness is normal when preparing for exams and can be used as a motivating force in the run up to the examination, to help with revision. However, too much can make you panic and forget everything you have learned. During the Driving Test a perfectly safe and competent driver can make mistakes which they would not normally make. In psychology this is known as state-dependant memory. The state you are in determines what you can remember. If you are in a very different state to when you were learning, it is hard to recall things.
Extreme exam nerves can lead to panic attacks, insomnia and loss of appetite – none of which will help you pass the exam.
A certain amount of nervousness is normal when preparing for exams and can be used as a motivating force in the run up to the examination, to help with revision. However, too much can make you panic and forget everything you have learned. During the Driving Test a perfectly safe and competent driver can make mistakes which they would not normally make. In psychology this is known as state-dependant memory. The state you are in determines what you can remember. If you are in a very different state to when you were learning, it is hard to recall things.
Extreme exam nerves can lead to panic attacks, insomnia and loss of appetite – none of which will help you pass the exam.
Hypnotherapy & Exam Nerves
Hypnotherapy can help with relaxation and positive outlook. In hypnosis you can visualise success, not unlike a sportsperson visualises winning. The subconscious doesn’t distinguish between reality and imagination, so with visualisation your mind already thinks of itself as successful. This, in turn, will decrease anxiety. Changing the way you view exams, from a test of your abilities to an opportunity to show what you are capable of, changes the way you see your situation – from victim to success.
Hypnosis can’t make you know something you haven’t learnt but everything you have learnt is in your brain somewhere and, with post hypnotic suggestions, hypnosis can help you to recall facts more easily so that you experience that wonderful feeling in your exam when you see a question and think ‘I know this’ and started earlier can help to improve study and revision habits.
Hypnotherapy can help with relaxation and positive outlook. In hypnosis you can visualise success, not unlike a sportsperson visualises winning. The subconscious doesn’t distinguish between reality and imagination, so with visualisation your mind already thinks of itself as successful. This, in turn, will decrease anxiety. Changing the way you view exams, from a test of your abilities to an opportunity to show what you are capable of, changes the way you see your situation – from victim to success.
Hypnosis can’t make you know something you haven’t learnt but everything you have learnt is in your brain somewhere and, with post hypnotic suggestions, hypnosis can help you to recall facts more easily so that you experience that wonderful feeling in your exam when you see a question and think ‘I know this’ and started earlier can help to improve study and revision habits.
Don’t let all your hard work go to waste
Exam nerves can usually be cured in only 1 session. Some serious phobics may take a little longer.
I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam: I looked into the soul of another boy.
Woody Allen
Woody Allen
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