Before I came to see you every decision, big or small, was hard work for me.

Every thought was hard work, because it had a certain amount of fear, anxiety and stress attached to it. So it was in one word a battle to live. People sometimes say “Oh, I have trouble getting up in the morning, I have trouble talking to people, I have trouble communicating with my family”. To me all of those things were a battle. This battle was very much internally fought. Outwardly I projected a nice person, but inside World War IV was going on. And it never seems to go away and you don’t see a way out of it and it feels like it’s just the way things are going to be forever.

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Silent Screams:  How Anxiety Ruins Your Life.

You are always trying to get away from something. You have a feeling of dread. Your instinct is to hide, lie low, become invisible, disappear.

Your fears may have been triggered by a critical parent, mean teacher, abusive boss, by being in an accident, or witnessing a violent attack. At the time of the events you may have been so shocked, that it felt unreal, like it didn’t really happen. Later on you may even think it wasn’t that important, or big a deal. You may put it behind you and forget all about it. This is denial, one of our most powerful defenses.

But this original fear lives on inside your nervous system and soon you see dangers and threat around every corner. You are always prepared for an imminent attack, even when there is no real danger.

Our fear instinct tells us to run away to save ourselves, or to hide and keep still. As a result of this fear paralysis state we can find ourselves unable to move forward on our treasured life goals, which should be our inspiration; and on many diverse and unrelated matters even many years later. Our strict maths teacher is only a dim memory, but our childhood fears are now preventing us from paying bills, making phone calls, driving to the shops, even taking a vacation. We put off sensitive challenges like confronting a friend and a partner. We procrastinate. We may overcome one fear, only to be faced with another. You are putting out fires, only to find more burning elsewhere.

How Fractal Therapy Gives You the Tools to Overcome Anxiety.

Fractal Therapy triggers a natural release of old deep seated fears from your nervous system so that you can live from a confident base.

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About Anca Ramsden

M.A. Clinical Psychology, Higher Education Diploma, AIT

I have been a practicing psychologist since 1981 and in that time have seen thousands of clients.  Since that time I have discovered the changes in my clients using the Fractal Movement techniques were dramatic and immediate. What’s more, it was easier, quicker for them and required less effort than CBT alone.

The critical thing is it’s extremely difficult to take positive action through self-will while you are in the stressed states of fight, flight or freeze.  The reason is that stress shuts down the brain’s rational and creative problem-solving centres, stress makes us more irrational, aggressive, anxious and even inactive. This is why you must always clear up stress before you start a project or work on goals. Once the stress has been cleared up, other methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and counseling begin working much more effectively.