The warm weather, being inside revising and days of study leave are upon us again. This time of year still has the ability to make me dream about exams…and my A levels were a very long time ago! Exam stress, is a fear we are all able to connect with.

Many young people will be feeling the fear now – the pressure to do well, control nerves and cope with the potentially overwhelming feelings of the mind going blank as they sit in an exam hall full of other nervous students.

Feeling anxious about upcoming exams is completely natural and can be utilised productively to help propel you into giving your best performance. However, if the feelings of fear and stress become too much you can be knocked off course and feel disappointed by not doing as well as you know you can.

Hypnotherapy is a powerful way to boost confidence, reduce feelings of anxiety and fear and help you to develop the ability to access a calm state of mind. It’s about getting the balance right and riding the fear wave rather than falling off it!

Taking GCSE’s, ‘A’ Levels and University Degrees are life changing events – which is why anxiety can start at this time.

How Hypnotherapy can help exam stress

Hypnotherapy can help teenagers and young people to develop into healthy and emotionally well-balanced adults by quickly addressing the source of anxiety and build back confidence. It is a powerful therapy to combat negative thoughts with positive ones and learn coping skills.

Teenagers respond really well to hypnotherapy because it by-passes the intellectual thought process in the conscious mind and creates a positive shift in the subconscious – which is where all the learned behaviours and fears from childhood live. It gives them the power to step away from feeling emotionally overloaded and release limiting beliefs before they reach the exam hall…and, adulthood.

For students, being listened to by a trained professional encourages them to feel supported and this lessens their feelings of powerlessness and fear, particularly when it comes to exams. Being authentic, sharing how you are feeling and getting some help is key…

So, if you are a teenager reading this or the parent of a teenager who is struggling with exam stress and fear, then do get in touch with me for an online appointment.