www.peoplebuilding.co.uk Get hypnosis scripts and free NLP resources at http A great deal of anxiety that human beings experience is illogical and even for the patient who realises that fact consciously, it isnt enough to cause it to stop. Enough is Enough Essentially the shift in mindset that needs to occur within the patient is one that causes them to decide and truly believe that the anxiety no longer has permission to influence or predict how they will chose to experience and live their lives because they want to get on with being happy. Counterconditioning Counterconditioning can be used to reduce the intensity of a conditioned response (such as anxiety) by including an incompatible response (such as calm) to the conditioned stimulus (a snake for example). It is important that the incompatible response evokes a very strong positive emotion in order to counterbalance the unwanted conditioned response. Systematic Desensitisation Symptoms can also become inhibited when the stimuli to the anxiety are presented in a graded order and systematically paired with the calming response. The first step is to establish the calming response. Then construct an anxiety hierarchy by considering how to approach the problem one step at a time. Many people who suffer with anxiety are guilty of predicting the future in a negative way and catastrophising an event that may not even occur. For example, someone with a fear of travelling on motorways may refuse to leave their home when <b>…<b>