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1 June 2026
If there’s one thing you can be certain about, it’s that life’s filled with uncertainty. Right now, it seems that the change and uncertainty just won’t stop coming. We’ve had wars in Ukraine, Iran and the middle east, the cost of living crisis and a general feeling of instabililty in the world right now. And while inside you’re saying “enough is enough” and craving a bit of stability, all sorts of unfathomable things appear to be happening.
All of this goes against the natural craving for certainty that all human beings have. As human beings, it’s normal to want to plan and know what the future has in store. Unpredictability isn’t just something most people prefer. Many times it can feel like a deep need. And when faced with uncertainty, it can leave you feeling tense and unsettled. As a result, uncertainty can cause you to worry; about health, jobs, families, financial security, the environment, the future.
You probably don’t like feeling unsettled. Learning how to feel calm with all this going on is the key to developing ways to cope while everything is changing. Creating a sense of inner calm can help you to manage stress and anxiety when you’re feeling uncertain. Being calm can even help you to thrive under pressure.
For more check out Five ways to escape overwhelm
Stress is a normal response you feel you’re under too much pressure. It’s the body’s completely natural reaction to the feeling of threat – the fight or flight response. The fight or flight response helped humans to survive in prehistoric times when there was danger around every corner. Unfortunately, it doesn’t know that the thing you’re worrying about isn’t a tiger about to eat you, and reacts as if your life is in danger. It can trigger very unpleasant feelings in the body, and in turn, lead to more worry. For more on fight or flight check out https://www.blossomhypnotherapy.com/fight-flight-understanding-body-responds-stress/
Although the body responds automatically, the fight or flight response doesn’t usually help to respond to the pressures in today’s world.
You can’t fight or flee from ill health, debt, deadlines, job insecurity, relationship breakdown or economic meltdown. Rather what helps in these situations is finding ways to relax, feel calm and cope better.
You may not realise that some of the common symptoms of poor health may actually be down to being stressed. When the body’s under stress, it’s common to experience frequent headaches, muscle tension and aches and pains. A churning stomach, sweating, blurred vision, tired eyes, feeling sick, dizzy and faint, bowel and bladder problems, changes in breathing, dry mouth and feeling tired all the time are all symptoms of stress.
The way you think, feel and behave get affected too. You become more prone to worry and sleeplessness and your thoughts race. It’s common to want to eat, drink or smoke more than usual too. It can be easy to get so caught up in stress that you stop exercising, or taking the time to do the things you enjoy and give your life meaning.
The more you’re stressed, the more you’re susceptible to the illnesses you’re trying to avoid.
It doesn’t have to be like this. There are simple and practical steps to help you to feel calm and in control again.
When I work with stressed and worried clients, we work together to change the thoughts, feelings and behaviour that cause stress. I show clients how to tune into their body and mind so they can stop stress in its tracks. Going at the client’s pace, I take care to support them to develop the skills they need to make changes. I help clients learn to manage stress by developing coping and problem solving techniques and ways to manage their thoughts, feelings and moods. We work together to develop self confidence and the ability to cope, no matter what life has in store.
For more, check out https://www.blossomhypnotherapy.com/how-can-hypnotherapy-help-me/
Tim (not his real name), is a 40 year old tour guide who struggled with feeling stressed and anxious in social situations for as long as he could remember. He couldn’t relax and be himself in public and would agonise for ages over conversations. Tim was so worried about making a mistake that he would often say nothing and this would lead to people feeling he was unfriendly. He felt it was holding him back in his career and desperately wanted to change.
I visited Celia seeking some help with some underlying anxiety issues that needed to be dealt with, which had led to me being victim to a few uncomfortable experiences. On a positive note I had been offered a fantastic job, but I was full of fear and trepidation about accepting it, even to the point that I had convinced myself I didn’t want it.
This could not be further from the truth and I knew deep down that it was the culmination of years of anxiety that had held me back for too long. With limited time available I contacted Celia, we talked things through, then set to work. She taught me ways to stay calm whatever I was thinking and how to relax when I felt under pressure. The results were fantastic.
I was able to speak publicly (I actually look forward to the opportunity to try it out and improve!), my fears about social situations have become a thing of the past and I just felt much calmer and at ease in everyday life; actively seeking out conversations and interactions. I wasn’t sure if hypnotherapy would be effective when it came to something subtle and personal like anxiety. But it was, and I say it was one of the best decisions I have made.
I was delighted to hear back from Tim six months later, when he sent me this email.
Thanks again for your help Celia. I just wanted to let you know that you have helped me far more than I could have hoped.
Arriving to work over there and meeting my colleague/manager at the airport went super smoothly and we have a good friendly relationship now. I used what you taught me to stay calm in the moment. Meeting and ‘entertaining’ the clients went fine as well, with speaking publicly no big deal at all and what I found greatest of all was that I was really able to engage with people and hold lengthy conversations where I was actively involved, asking questions and not seeking a way out, or afraid to initiate the conversation in the first place. It is very subtle but absolutely a great change within me, and as time passes I can only build on it. So thank you for that!
If this sounds like you, it’s possible to change. Spending a little time to find new ways to approach uncertainty and change how you react can help you to stay calm under pressure.
Try my top five tips for feeling on top of things again.
One of the best ways to feel calmer is by focusing on the here and now. Try not to concentrate on the past or future, but pay attention to the present. Focusing on the positives in your life is a powerful way to improve your wellbeing. Keep a notebook by your bed and every night write down three things that have gone well and that you have appreciated during the day. It may be a compliment you received, time spent with a friend, or enjoying being out in the good weather. Focusing our attention away from the negatives to the positive has been shown to improve mood and help us to feel more positive about ourselves.
Saying no can be a liberating technique to feel better. We can experience feeling low if we feel we have no control over what we do, and have to commit to things that we don’t want to. By challenging our thoughts about what we can and can’t do, we can create feelings of calm and break the cycle of overcommitment. Look at how to stop being a people pleaser and creating self confidence for ways to help you.
Stop expecting yourself to be perfect. No one is. Avoid “all or nothing” thinking, that if one aspect isn’t perfect, the whole thing is a disaster. Things generally don’t go how we plan them. Take a deep calming breath, try to smile and accept things are the way they are.
Learn how to prepare yourself in advance for situations you are likely to find stressful. Close your eyes and imagine experiencing the situation in as much detail as possible, then take a deep breath and relax away the tension. Imagine feeling calm and dealing with the situation in the best possible way you can.
https://www.blossomhypnotherapy.com/how-to-relax-in-just-five-minutes/ can help you too.
Breathing calms us down. It is so important in controlling stress and anxiety. Take a few deep breaths – breathing in to a count of 7, and out to a count of 11. This will stimulate your body to relax away tension. With practice, this will help you feel calmer and more in control.
If you’d like to know how I can help you to feel calmer and more in control contact me for a chat.
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