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Deborah is a 32-year-old mature student with a history of panic and anxiety-related conditions. These had prevented her from completing her education and she had left school with no qualifications and low self-esteem. Having eventually realized her true potential, she decided to study design. However, as Deborah was waiting to sign up for her course, she suddenly felt vulnerable – there were people in front and behind her and she felt so much older than everyone else. Her heart began to palpitate and her stomach began to churn – she felt completely trapped and unable to escape. Her panic levels rose as she became more and more anxious. Although she had always been nervous, this was completely unexpected. Rather than give up her new-found determination to study she decided to seek help.

I treated her panic using the thought scrambler exercise (see here). I then used the new behaviour generator exercise (see here) to begin to train her brain to work in a new direction. Lastly, I taught her self-hypnosis for confidence and how to visualize her goals for the future.