There are cases when mental components like stress, fear, and the pressures of daily living can be so persistent and invasive that they already have a detrimental effect on an individual’s well-being, as well as how he performs at work and in other aspects of his or her life. Sometimes these mental factors can even cause physical symptoms like profuse sweating, tremors, palpitations, and sometimes even chest pain. While the root of these physical manifestations is either mental or emotional in nature, they are nonetheless very much real to the person experiencing them.
It is not right to assume that people suffering from these problems intentionally bring these upon themselves. Nor is it right to think that they are fully cognizant that it is their frame of mind which brings about these performance and health problems. There are some strategies you can employ to overcome these detrimental mental factors. Spirituality and meditation are two good examples of such. Alternatively, you may make use of self-help tools such as the book entitled the Mind Masters Silent Journey made by Dr. Sean Sullivan, who is a psychologist.
The Mind Masters Map touts itself to be a 21-day road map of self-discovery, to be the best version of you. It also has an iTunes mobile application version, the Mind Masters Map. The Mind Masters Map is a free application you can run on an iPad and it contains soundtrack and challenges developed by Dr. Sullivan. Reviews for the said self-help tools are favorable, with many saying that the book is hard to put down, and the entire program as being truly life-changing.
Sometimes, therapy administered by a professional may be required to address destructive behavioral patterns and find better and healthier coping mechanisms. There are two modalities used commonly by the typical therapist for these cases, your San Francisco Therapist included, and these are hypnotherapy and neurolinguistic programming. A hypnotic subject has heightened focus which allows him to home in on a particular thought, memory, or sensation. During hypnosis, you will be in a state of heightened suggestibility as well, which allows the therapist to help you develop new views of a particular event, and to correct self-imposed limitations and destructive behaviors. Hypnotherapy has also shown to be an effective treatment for psychosomatic illnesses such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Neurolinguistic programming or NLP attempts to explore the relationships existing between how we think (neuro), how we communicate (linguistic) as well as our patterns of behavior and emotion (programs). By understanding these relationships, proponents say that individuals can effectively transform the way they traditionally think and act, and adopt new models of human excellence to assist them in achieving their personal and professional goals. NLP can be used to manage anxiety, fears, correct destructive habits, and treat psychosomatic illnesses. NLP practitioners say that a person can become successful if they are able to address their self-defeating perceptions. This assertion is mirrored in one of the techniques used by an average San Francisco Bay Area Therapist schooled in NLP, namely, reframing. A frame in relation to NLP science refers to a belief, which limits your view of the world. If you change this overly-pessimistic belief system, you also enable yourself to create a healthier perception of yourself and your experiences which in turn will allow you to live a richer and fuller life.