Worrying about health and/or death are arguably amongst of the most common symptoms of anxiety but for some health becomes the sole focus of their anxiety and is given the term health anxiety.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a condition where the individual experiences frequent unpleasant obsessive thoughts or compulsive behaviours which in turn can cause them to repeat rituals in order to temporarily alleviate the anxiety or unease.

 For people with health anxiety, their own health or the health of loved ones becomes the obsession and they are compelled to mentally scan their body for any sensations which they believe might be associated with an illness or health condition.  If they experience a discomfort or sensation, they will then repeatedly check in and focus on that part of the body.  Then what often follows is compulsive searching on the internet in an attempt to self-diagnose whatever they believe they have found.

There are a number of characteristics of how the mind works that need to be considered: –

1. Whatever the mind focuses on grows. Therefore, if you find an unexpected sensation in your body, the more you focus on it, the more the sensation will increase

2. When anxiety occurs, the dominant part of the mind, associated with the flight/fight systems, will look for the worst possible scenario.

3. A human psychological trait called confirmation bias will find evidence to support whatever we believe, ignoring evidence which does not.

 The result is often that the individual becomes convinced they have a serious life-threatening condition which in itself leads to anxiety – and so the vicious cycle is perpetuated.

 So, is health anxiety a form of OCD?  Yes, it can become an OCD if the original anxiety is not addressed, although it must be stressed that worrying about health frequently occurs with any form of anxiety and is not necessarily OCD.  However, both OCD and health anxiety are highly treatable, but sadly many people do not seek help believing it is an illness they have to live with.

 At Old Town Hypnotherapy proven therapeutic techniques are combined with the relaxing state of trance (hypnosis) to address the underlying anxiety which manifests in obsessing about health or other OCDs.  Free initial consultations are available online or face to face that will explain in detail where the anxiety is coming from and how hypnotherapy works to reduce it.

More about Anxiety and OCD

Living under the dark cloud of anxiety or depression can be a nightmare.

No matter how hard you struggle or how hard you try and break through, those thoughts are always there, lurking in the background, just waiting for the chance to pull you under again…

I know because I’ve been there myself.

I’ve lived through dark days that feel like an endless battle, where I was desperately trying to keep my head above the rising waves. I’d tried everything in the books, but nothing was working.

Nothing was helping me stop the emotions from churning around inside me like a rickety rollercoaster.

Nothing I tried could bring back ‘the old me’. I felt hopeless. Like I would never snap out of this darkness and go back to the happy, carefree life I once had.

But then one day… a breakthrough.

It was a miracle that I discovered the raw, natural healing power of hypnotherapy.

Unlike all the other things I’d tried over the years, hypnotherapy was the only one that wasn’t focused on finding the source of my despair.

(This wasn’t about probing my past to find someone or something to blame for my spiral into those dark depths, and then trying to work up from there.)

Hypnotherapy was about healing me from the inside out and giving me the reins back to my life by showing me how to be in full control over my thoughts and emotions.

And, I’ve made it my mission to help others break free from anxiety and depression.

I specifically developed this unique, 6-week course to be delivered to you immediately via email (even if it’s at 2 A.M.) so you can access it from the complete privacy, safety, and comfort of your own home.

But that’s not all.

Each weekly session is structured exactly as a live ‘face to face’ hypnotherapy session and is fully supported through a variety of different methods (see in the details below).

Your full course package includes –

• A 1-hour live online Skype therapy session with a qualified and highly experienced hypnotherapist
• 6 video therapy tutorials (delivered at weekly intervals)
• 6 specially formulated, fully guided hypnosis sessions
• Interactive exercises to help you check your progress each week
• Handy printable check lists of Step By Step daily practices and routines to follow
• Unlimited email support
• Plus 2 bonus video modules

This online course gives you the exclusiveness and privacy of a face to face meeting with a qualified therapist, but from the comfort and convenience of your own home.

And it’s for a fraction of the cost you’d normally pay for this type of treatment.

Many people who desperately need help curing their depression and anxiety absolutely dread the thought of driving halfway across town to meet a therapist face to face (which I absolutely understand!).

And not everyone can afford to fork out thousands of pounds for these exclusive treatments either…

But other, online hypnotherapy courses are either ridiculously expensive, or just send you a book or CD in the mail… leaving you to try and figure it out all by yourself.

“Goodbye Anxiety, Adios Depression” is different.

Instead of costing thousands, you get the entire 6-week course for just £199.

This is an excellent deal, because the 1-hour live Skype session alone is worth that much!

But, instead of just a one-off session, you get a full 6-week course with unlimited support the whole way.

Who is this course for?

• For anyone who has ever suffered from stress, anxiety and/or depression
• For anyone who feels like they can’t cope with their daily life and responsibilities
• For anyone who struggles day in and day out with anger, insomnia, panic attacks, OCD, IBS, eating disorders, addictions, migraines and headaches
• …and has had ENOUGH of their suffering!

You can stop the dark thoughts and crazy emotions and get back control of your life.

You will discover how anxiety and depression develop and what really causes it.

You will learn short and long term techniques for dealing with anxiety & depression.

You will understand why your sleep patterns are disturbed and your sleeping will improve.

You will be able to adopt new habits which will allow unwanted patterns of behaviour to fade away.

You will become aware of any unconscious and conscious misalignment and learn how you can correct it.

You will be able to identify more easily when your imagination has taken control

You will understand how you can influence your ‘luck’ to be good or bad.

Understand about how your hormones are affecting your moods and how you can influence that.

Learn new strategies for dealing with people so they don’t cause you stress and anxiety.

Discover your personality archetype, what makes you tick and why you do the things you do.

You will have more energy

You will be more motivated to do the things you need to

You will be able to cope with life’s situations more easily

You will be calmer

Learn how to get ‘unstuck’ and move on with your life.

How Is The Course Delivered?

Once you have clicked the link below to ‘order now’ you will be redirected automatically to a form to enter your best email address where you would like the course delivered.

Then when you click submit, you will be immediately redirected to the first Module of the course and your first hypnotherapy MP3 to download instantly.

You will also receive an email from Emma with instructions of how to arrange the one to one live session and links to the first part of the course so you can go back at any time.

Then each week, same day, same time, the next module will be delivered to your inbox, even if that’s 2am!

Emma Triplett HPD, DPH, MNCH(Reg) AfSFH

Hypnotherapist, Psychologist & Life Coach

Emma is the Founder of Old Town Hypnotherapy having opened the first branch in Swindon in 2011 after training in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy at the prestigious Clifton Practice in Bristol.  She later went on to open the Brighton and Hove branch before adding Mindfulness, NLP and Life Coaching to her skillset.

Emma is not a stranger to anxiety and depression.  In 2002 after a 15 year stressful corporate career she cashed and burned out of the IT industry with stress and depression.  At that time much less was known and, at a loss of how to get help except to be given antidepressants and signed off work, Emma resigned her job and ran away to Nepal where she started a Social Enterprise.  However as the recession took hold in 2008, that business began to fail and history was set to repeat itself as the stress levels rose.

But Emma discovered Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and began training as a practitioner understanding that there is a prevention and cure for anxiety and depression that everyone can do for themselves if only they have the right information and training.

Since then Emma has helped literally hundreds of people rid themselves of the life debilitating symptoms, opened 6 branches of Old Town Hypnotherapy and is now on a mission to empower others to make the internal changes necessary to rid themselves of these toxic diseases.

Emma is the owner and Director of Old Town Hypnotherapy Ltd and also runs her own Life Coaching business, EmmajTriplett.com where she regularly holds Personal Development & Coaching Retreats on the Island of Gozo where she lives.

1.  Can this course open a can of worms I wasn’t expecting and make me any worse?

No.  It can only help, it cannot do any harm whatsoever. At Old Town Hypnotherapy we practice Solution Focused Brief Therapy.  Going back into the past to find ‘reasons’ can be particularly unhelpful for anxiety or depression, focusing on the problems or what you ‘think’ caused it will make the problems bigger.  We don’t do that, we focus on what you would like to change or get better – future orientated.

2.  What if I can’t ‘go under’ without a hypnotherapist being present.

That’s not going to happen.  Being in a trance or under ‘hypnosis’ is just a matter of relaxing.  For the first time or two some people feel anxious about what will happen, but when they discover nothing ‘happens’ then they relax and go into a trance easily.  A trance is just a state of relaxation, so in fact it is easier to achieve a state of trance at home than it is in the therapy room.

3.  Will I have access to a Therapist for help if I need it.

Yes absolutely.  You have unlimited email support and you have a one to one Facetime/Skype session.  You can ask about anything you don’t understand or want further information on or just to use as a sounding board if there’s something on your mind.

4.  How long is each session

You should set aside an hour and half each week for the new course materials.  The therapy video can be from 20 minutes to 40 minutes long. You will have weekly exercises to do each week and then each week we finish with a self hypnosis session that is usually about 30 minutes.

5.  What if it doesn’t work?

What if it does? It’s a typical thought pattern of anxiety to ‘what if’ from a negative point of view and for depression it will most likely be ‘it won’t work, nothing can help’.  Sadly these are both self sabotaging thought patterns because they stop you getting the help you need. The course comes with a caste iron, no quibble money back guarantee, so if you’re not happy with what you receive, then just email me and I will refund every penny.

6.  What if you’re not real?

If you’re concerned we’re not ‘real’ you can check us out with Companies House in the UK, we are a registered Ltd Company (number at the bottom of the screen) or even simpler call me and have a chat about it, the number is at the top of the screen.