Anxiety
Disorders are like an unwelcome guest inside your body. I
know, anxiety
disorders seem to run in my family. I have 21
years experience as a psychotherapist. I
had struggled with anxiety problems for years.
Not any more! More on that in just a
moment...
Anyone who
knows me knows that I scour the research, always vigilant
to find the best treatment strategies for my
clients. My brother, Allen, came to me one day just
about a year ago. He had noticed that I
never spoke anymore about my struggle with
anxiety.
A
Courageous Moment...
He assumed because I was a therapist that I had
some secret therapy recipe and asked if I would help him.
You see, he had been struggling with several anxiety
disorders too. He had kept it to himself until that
courageous day when he opened the subject up between
us.
I was honored that he trusted me. I know how
embarrassing it can be to struggle with this "Silent
Giant." The stigma is still quite strong and most are
afraid of being judged as weak. And most usually judge
themselves much more harshly than anyone else ever would.
You know what I mean.
What
I Told Him Shocked Him!
I
laughed when I told him that a client had
healed me. You should have seen the look on his
face. I'm known as a jokster, so he had this
confused look on his face, wondering if I was messing
with him.
I told him
the story of a client who had multiple anxiety
disorders. She came into my office one day and I
could tell something was different. She was
calm. As we began the session she shared that she was
browsing the internet between sessions and had come across
an anxiety disorders site which promised immediate relief
from her anxiety. She was a bit sheepish as she shared
because she feared I would think her
naive.
The
Story Unfolds...
I asked her
about the technique she'd learned online. We went
over to my laptop and she showed me the website.
She asked if I would review the product and let her
knowwhat I thought. I congratulated her on her
progress and we went on with our
session.
Later, I took
another look at the site. It was difficult to
suspend judgement. The product was created by a
non-professional and the site looked very "Hyped Up" to
me. I told my
brother that I did indeed, have reservations about it so
I looked up the author and asked if he would consider
giving me a free desk copy so I could review it. He
responded promptly, was very nice, and sent me a
copy.
Now... It Was My Turn To Be
Shocked
I couldnt
tear myself away from the e-book. I read it all the
way through to the end. And then... I tried
it. Please know, it wasn't immediate, but over the
course of the next three days I continued to use it and
began to strike gold.
I was mostly
impressed with his "One Move
Technique" but the diamond in the
rough was the "Embrace" part of
this technique. And what sealed it for me was the
TFT technique. Interestingly, I was somewhat
familiar with the TFT technique but had never thought of
its application for anxiety disorders.
Brilliant!
What About
Allen?
I shared all this with my brother. He
went home and purchased the program and began to put it to
use. That was over a year ago. One of his anxiety
disorders had to do with anxiety tied to what others
thought about him. These anxiety disorders can really
hold a person back. Since his use of the technique he has
been promoted three times and is now in a management position
that is truly fulfilling for him.
Jokes On
Me!
One day after
my brother had recovered from his multiple anxiety disorders,
we had a talk. This time he joked with me and said that
at the time we first spoke he was on the verge of seeking his
own therapy. Instead he put the anxiety disorders
strategy to work for himself. He laughed and said, "Do
you know this program only cost me $9 dollars more than a
single therapy session copay would have cost me?" You
see, not only had he resolved his anxiety disorder, but he
saved himself a boatload of money in
therapy.