| Exam
nerves can affect anyone, no matter how clever they
are or how much they’ve prepared.
There is a great emphasis in today’s
society to use exams to measure an individual’s ability
(e.g. for certain jobs, to drive a car etc.) and the pressure
of this can be overwhelming.
Nerves can become out of control and cause
anxiety attacks and stress, creating
a vicious circle leading to more intense nerves.
This can have a negative impact on our unconscious
mind and lead to more general, longer term performance
based anxiety.
Preparing for an exam and successfully completing
it is not just about how knowledgeable an individual is, but
also about their state of mind. Feeling calm,
relaxed, focused and confident when studying and sitting
the exam means an individual will be much more likely to achieve
their full potential.
Accessing this state of mind is a skill and
can often be learned by implementing new
ways of thinking using different techniques.
Symptoms
* Feeling sick
* Sweaty palms
* Butterflies
* Insomnia
* Loss of appetite
* Depression
* Stress
* Anxiety
* Trembling
* Bad tempered
Treatment
Hypnotherapy is a common method used for helping
to control exam nerves. The power
of suggestion and visualisation techniques can encourage an
individual to clear their racing mind and approach the exam
with a cool, calm state of mind.
If an individual is anxious, their mind may not be able to
focus. However, controlling this anxiety often leads to increased
concentration levels, allowing the knowledge to be
accessed with more ease.
Hypnotherapy can be used to:
* Increase confidence
* Increase motivation
* Learn how to control anxiety
* Increase memory and concentration
* Encourage an individual to focus
* Overcome fear of failure
* Learn how to relax
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