Anxiety About Anxiety Brisbane

Reduce the Fear of Feeling Anxious and Break the Cycle of Monitoring Every Sensation

Anxiety about anxiety can make ordinary nervousness feel dangerous.

You may become frightened by your own thoughts, heartbeat, breathing, dizziness, nausea, chest tightness or sense of unreality. Instead of only feeling anxious about a situation, you may begin fearing what the anxiety itself will do.

You might worry that the sensations will become unbearable, turn into a panic attack, make you lose control or prove that something is seriously wrong.

Clive Westwood provides personalised hypnotherapy for anxiety about anxiety in Brisbane. Sessions can focus on reducing fear of physical sensations, panic-related monitoring, catastrophic thinking, reassurance seeking and avoidance.

Appointments are available in person at Clive’s Boondall hypnotherapy clinic on Brisbane’s northside and online throughout Australia.

What Is Anxiety About Anxiety?

Anxiety about anxiety is fear of the experience of anxiety itself.

You may fear:

• A racing heart

• Chest tightness

• Shortness of breath

• Dizziness

• Nausea

• Shaking

• Sweating

• Feeling trapped

• Going blank

• Derealisation

• Depersonalisation

• Losing control

• Having a panic attack

• Being unable to calm down

• Other people noticing

• The anxiety becoming permanent

The original trigger may become less important than the fear of how your mind and body will respond.

Signs Anxiety About Anxiety May Be Affecting You

You may:

• Monitor your heartbeat

• Check your breathing

• Scan your body

• Fear any increase in nervousness

• Avoid exercise

• Avoid caffeine

• Avoid crowded places

• Avoid driving

• Sit near exits

• Carry water or medication for reassurance

• Ask other people whether you seem okay

• Search symptoms online

• Leave situations early

• Avoid being alone

• Fear going to sleep

• Worry about waking anxious

• Check whether you feel normal

• Panic when you notice a physical sensation

• Fear another panic attack

• Organise your life around avoiding anxiety

These behaviours may feel protective while teaching the mind that anxiety sensations are dangerous.

Why Does Anxiety Become Frightening?

Anxiety is a protective response.

It may involve:

• Increased heart rate

• Faster breathing

• Muscle tension

• Sweating

• Greater alertness

• Stomach changes

• An urge to escape

• Faster thinking

These changes are designed to prepare the body for action.

When you interpret them as signs of danger, the response becomes stronger.

You may think:

• “My heart should not be beating like this.”

• “I cannot breathe properly.”

• “I am going to faint.”

• “I am losing control.”

• “This will become a full panic attack.”

• “I need to stop it now.”

The fear adds a second layer of anxiety to the original sensation.

The Anxiety-About-Anxiety Cycle

A mild sensation or nervous thought appears.

You notice:

• Your heart beating faster

• A change in breathing

• Warmth

• Tightness

• Dizziness

• A strange thought

• A moment of unreality

Your mind reacts:

• “Here it comes.”

• “What if it gets worse?”

• “I cannot handle this.”

• “What if I panic?”

• “I need to escape.”

• “I need to calm down immediately.”

You begin monitoring and resisting the sensation.

The nervous system becomes more activated.

The stronger sensations then seem to prove that the fear was justified.

The cycle becomes:

Sensation → fear of sensation → monitoring and resistance → stronger anxiety → greater fear

Hypnotherapy may help reduce the fear response surrounding anxiety itself.

Fear of Panic Attacks

You may become preoccupied with the possibility of another panic attack.

You may think:

• “What if it happens here?”

• “What if I cannot escape?”

• “What if I embarrass myself?”

• “What if I faint?”

• “What if I lose control?”

• “What if nobody helps me?”

You may avoid places where panic would feel difficult to manage.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce panic anticipation and fear of bodily sensations after appropriate medical assessment.

Fear of Physical Anxiety Symptoms

Physical anxiety symptoms may feel more frightening than anxious thoughts.

You may fear:

• Heart racing

• Breathlessness

• Chest tightness

• Dizziness

• Tingling

• Nausea

• Shaking

• Sweating

• Hot flushes

• Weakness

The more closely you monitor them, the more intense they may feel.

New, severe, persistent or unexplained physical symptoms should be medically assessed.

After appropriate assessment, hypnotherapy may help reduce hypervigilance and catastrophic interpretation.

Fear of a Racing Heart

You may notice your heartbeat and immediately think:

• “This is too fast.”

• “Something is wrong.”

• “I am going to have a heart attack.”

• “I will not be able to calm down.”

• “This means panic is starting.”

You may check your pulse repeatedly.

Anxiety can contribute to heart racing, but other causes should also be considered.

New, persistent, severe or irregular palpitations require medical assessment.

Fear of Shortness of Breath

You may become focused on whether each breath feels complete.

You may:

• Take repeated deep breaths

• Sigh

• Yawn

• Monitor every inhale

• Fear that breathing will stop

• Feel unable to trust automatic breathing

• Panic when your chest feels tight

Persistent or severe breathlessness requires medical assessment.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce breathing-related monitoring where anxiety contributes.

Fear of Chest Tightness

Chest tightness may immediately trigger health fears.

You may monitor:

• Pressure

• Heartbeat

• Breathing

• Arm sensations

• Whether pain is spreading

• Whether you should seek emergency help

Chest symptoms can have medical as well as anxiety-related causes.

Call Triple Zero on 000 for severe, sudden or worsening chest pain or pressure, particularly when accompanied by breathlessness, sweating, nausea, fainting or pain spreading to the arm, back, neck or jaw.

After appropriate medical assessment, hypnotherapy may help reduce chest-focused anxiety and muscular bracing.

Fear of Dizziness

Dizziness may create fears involving:

• Fainting

• Falling

• Losing control

• Having a stroke

• Being unable to drive

• Being trapped in public

• A neurological condition

You may avoid standing quickly, walking alone, busy places or exercise.

Dizziness has many possible causes.

New, persistent, worsening or unexplained dizziness should be medically assessed.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce dizziness-related fear after appropriate assessment.

Fear of Fainting

You may interpret light-headedness, weakness or visual changes as signs that you are about to pass out.

You may:

• Sit near exits

• Avoid queues

• Avoid exercise

• Carry food or water

• Check blood pressure

• Avoid being alone

• Leave situations early

• Focus constantly on balance

Hypnotherapy may help reduce catastrophic thinking surrounding fainting after medical causes have been considered.

Actual fainting requires professional assessment.

Fear of Nausea

Nausea may create fear of vomiting, losing control or being embarrassed.

You may avoid:

• Restaurants

• Public transport

• Meetings

• Social events

• Travel

• Eating before leaving home

• Places without an obvious exit

Persistent or unexplained nausea should be medically assessed.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce nausea-related anxiety and stomach hypervigilance.

Fear of Shaking

You may fear that shaking will reveal how anxious you feel.

You may avoid:

• Holding drinks

• Signing your name

• Eating in public

• Presentations

• Handshakes

• Being watched

The fear of shaking may create more muscular tension.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce symptom-related self-consciousness.

Persistent tremor should be medically assessed.

Fear of Sweating or Blushing

You may worry that other people will notice anxiety through:

• Facial redness

• Sweat marks

• Facial sweating

• Damp hands

• Body odour

• Feeling overheated

You may monitor your skin and body temperature constantly.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce fear of visible symptoms and the belief that they must be hidden perfectly.

Persistent or excessive symptoms may also require medical assessment.

Fear of Derealisation

Derealisation may make the world feel:

• Dreamlike

• Distant

• Artificial

• Flat

• Unfamiliar

• Visually strange

You may interpret this sensation as evidence that you are losing touch with reality.

You may repeatedly check whether your surroundings feel normal.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce reality checking and fear after appropriate mental-health assessment.

Fear of Depersonalisation

Depersonalisation may make you feel detached from your:

• Body

• Voice

• Emotions

• Identity

• Movements

• Sense of self

You may think:

• “I do not feel like myself.”

• “What if I disappear?”

• “What if I lose control of my body?”

• “What if I never feel normal again?”

Hypnotherapy may help reduce self-monitoring and panic after appropriate assessment.

Fear of Losing Control

You may believe that intense anxiety will make you:

• Scream

• Run away

• Collapse

• Act irrationally

• Become aggressive

• Say something inappropriate

• Lose control while driving

• Hurt yourself

• Hurt someone else

• Become unable to function

Fear does not automatically predict behaviour.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce the belief that anxious sensations remove your ability to choose how you respond.

Genuine intent or risk of harm requires urgent professional support.

Fear of Going Crazy

You may interpret anxiety, intrusive thoughts or dissociation as signs that you are losing your mind.

You may think:

• “What if this becomes psychosis?”

• “What if I lose touch with reality?”

• “What if I cannot stop my thoughts?”

• “What if I never return to normal?”

• “What if my mind breaks?”

Hypnotherapy may help reduce catastrophic interpretation after appropriate mental-health assessment.

Hallucinations, severe confusion, fixed unusual beliefs or major behavioural changes require prompt professional support.

Fear of Intrusive Thoughts

An unwanted thought may trigger fear that it means something dangerous.

You may think:

• “Why did I think that?”

• “What if I act on it?”

• “What if this thought gets stronger?”

• “What if it means I am a bad person?”

• “How do I prove I do not want it?”

The analysis may make the thought feel more important.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce thought-action fusion and fear of intrusive thoughts.

When OCD is suspected, specialised psychological treatment may also be needed.

Fear That Anxiety Will Never Stop

During intense anxiety, you may struggle to imagine feeling normal again.

You may think:

• “What if this is permanent?”

• “What if I am stuck like this?”

• “What if my nervous system is damaged?”

• “What if I never relax again?”

• “What if every day becomes like this?”

The fear of permanence can intensify the current episode.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce catastrophic future prediction and strengthen confidence that internal states can change.

Fear of Anxiety in Public

You may worry about having symptoms where other people can see.

You may fear:

• Panicking

• Fainting

• Vomiting

• Shaking

• Sweating

• Going blank

• Running away

• Becoming embarrassed

You may avoid shopping centres, restaurants, public transport or social events.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce fear of visible anxiety and public loss of control.

Fear of Anxiety While Driving

You may worry that anxiety will make you:

• Lose concentration

• Faint

• Swerve

• Panic on a motorway

• Become unable to breathe

• Feel trapped

• Cause an accident

• Be unable to pull over

Hypnotherapy may help reduce driving-related panic anticipation after appropriate assessment.

Do not drive when symptoms make you unable to operate a vehicle safely.

Fear of Anxiety at Work

You may fear:

• Panicking in a meeting

• Going blank

• Looking nervous

• Being judged

• Making mistakes

• Needing to leave

• Being unable to hide symptoms

• Losing your job

You may overprepare, avoid meetings or constantly monitor your performance.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce anxiety about symptoms and workplace scrutiny.

Fear of Anxiety During Social Situations

You may worry that people will notice:

• Your voice shaking

• Blushing

• Sweating

• Going blank

• Avoiding eye contact

• Breathing quickly

• Being unable to speak

This creates fear of the interaction and fear of the symptoms at the same time.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce social self-monitoring and anxiety about visible anxiety.

Fear of Anxiety at Night

You may fear that anxiety will become harder to manage when:

• Other people are asleep

• The house is quiet

• Medical help feels less accessible

• You are alone with your thoughts

• You cannot distract yourself

• You need to sleep

You may delay bedtime or keep another person awake.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce night-time hypervigilance and fear of symptoms.

Fear of Waking Anxious

You may begin worrying at night about how you will feel in the morning.

You may think:

• “What if I wake panicking?”

• “What if tomorrow is worse?”

• “What if I cannot get out of bed?”

• “What if I feel sick again?”

• “I need to prevent it.”

This anticipatory fear may interfere with sleep and strengthen the morning pattern.

Hypnotherapy may help weaken the expectation that anxiety must return.

Fear of Exercise

Exercise naturally increases heart rate, breathing and body temperature.

You may interpret these normal changes as signs of panic or danger.

You may avoid:

• Running

• Cardio

• Gym training

• Stairs

• Hot environments

• Strenuous activity

• Anything that raises your heartbeat

Avoiding activity may strengthen fear of physical sensations.

Medical guidance should be sought before exercise when you have concerning symptoms or health conditions.

After appropriate assessment, hypnotherapy may help reduce fear of safe physical activation.

Fear of Caffeine

You may avoid caffeine because you fear:

• Heart racing

• Shaking

• Panic

• Derealisation

• Losing control

• Poor sleep

• Feeling mentally overstimulated

Avoiding a trigger may be sensible when it clearly worsens symptoms.

However, anxiety may generalise to many other sensations and substances.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce broader fear of internal activation.

Fear of Medication Side Effects

You may monitor yourself intensely after taking medication.

You may worry about:

• Allergic reactions

• Heart changes

• Dizziness

• Nausea

• Losing control

• Feeling mentally different

• Becoming dependent

• Permanent damage

Do not stop or change prescribed medication without speaking with your doctor or pharmacist.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce medication-related anxiety while professional advice is followed.

Anxiety About Anxiety After Cannabis or Other Drugs

Cannabis and other substances may trigger a frightening episode of panic, paranoia, derealisation or loss-of-control fear.

Afterwards, you may remain alert for any sign that the experience is returning.

You may think:

• “What if I damaged my mind?”

• “What if the panic comes back?”

• “What if I never feel normal?”

• “What if the experience revealed something dangerous?”

• “What if any strange feeling means it is starting again?”

Seek medical or mental-health advice when symptoms begin during or after substance use.

Hypnotherapy may support associated anxiety but does not replace medical, psychiatric or addiction care.

Anxiety About Anxiety After a Panic Attack

One severe panic attack can change how you relate to normal body sensations.

You may begin monitoring:

• Heartbeat

• Breathing

• Dizziness

• Vision

• Balance

• Stomach sensations

• Whether you feel trapped

• Whether panic is beginning

You may organise your life around preventing another episode.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce the emotional charge attached to the original panic attack and the fear of recurrence.

Anxiety About Anxiety and Agoraphobia

You may avoid places where escape or assistance feels difficult.

These may include:

• Shopping centres

• Public transport

• Motorways

• Bridges

• Theatres

• Queues

• Crowds

• Open spaces

• Being far from home

• Being alone

The fear may centre on having anxiety or panic in the situation.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce panic anticipation and avoidance.

Agoraphobia may also benefit from structured psychological treatment and gradual exposure.

Anxiety About Anxiety and Health Anxiety

You may interpret anxiety symptoms as evidence of serious illness.

You may:

• Search symptoms

• Check your pulse

• Monitor blood pressure

• Check oxygen levels

• Seek repeated tests

• Distrust reassuring results

• Visit emergency services repeatedly

• Avoid medical care because you fear bad news

Appropriate medical assessment is important.

After suitable investigation, hypnotherapy may help reduce catastrophic interpretation and reassurance dependence.

Anxiety About Anxiety and OCD

You may become obsessed with monitoring or preventing anxiety.

Compulsive responses may include:

• Checking how you feel

• Reassurance seeking

• Avoiding triggers

• Repeating calming techniques

• Testing whether you can cope

• Reviewing panic attacks

• Monitoring thoughts

• Trying to achieve certainty

Hypnotherapy may support anxiety reduction.

When OCD is present, evidence-based psychological treatment such as cognitive behavioural therapy with exposure and response prevention may also be necessary.

Anxiety About Anxiety and Depression

Long-term anxiety about anxiety may lead to:

• Exhaustion

• Hopelessness

• Withdrawal

• Loss of confidence

• Reduced motivation

• Feeling trapped

• A belief that life will always be restricted

Hypnotherapy may complement appropriate care.

Persistent low mood, hopelessness or thoughts of self-harm require assessment from a GP or mental-health professional.

Anxiety About Anxiety and Burnout

Constantly monitoring, controlling and avoiding anxiety can become exhausting.

You may feel:

• Mentally drained

• Physically tense

• Unable to switch off

• Frustrated with yourself

• Afraid to rest

• Emotionally numb

• Unable to enjoy safe moments

Hypnotherapy may help reduce internal vigilance.

Recovery may also require rest, workload changes, boundaries and professional support.

Avoidance and Safety Behaviours

You may attempt to prevent anxiety through:

• Sitting near exits

• Carrying water

• Taking someone with you

• Avoiding heat

• Avoiding exercise

• Checking routes

• Leaving early

• Holding onto objects

• Distracting yourself constantly

• Avoiding eye contact

• Checking your pulse

• Carrying medication for reassurance

Some precautions may be practical.

However, when safety behaviours become essential for every situation, they may reinforce the belief that anxiety is dangerous.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce dependence on these behaviours gradually and appropriately.

Reassurance Seeking

You may repeatedly ask:

• “Am I okay?”

• “Is this only anxiety?”

• “Will I calm down?”

• “Do I look normal?”

• “Could I lose control?”

• “Will this pass?”

• “Should I go to hospital?”

Reassurance may help briefly.

The fear often returns because your mind is still demanding certainty.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce reassurance dependence while preserving sensible help-seeking when genuine warning signs occur.

Constant Body Scanning

You may scan for:

• Heart changes

• Breathing changes

• Dizziness

• Tightness

• Nausea

• Tingling

• Vision changes

• Mental fog

• Whether you feel real

Body scanning can make ordinary sensations more noticeable.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce internal monitoring and the belief that safety depends on detecting every change.

Trying to Force Anxiety Away

You may think:

• “I need to calm down now.”

• “I cannot allow this feeling.”

• “I have to stop the symptoms.”

• “I need complete control.”

• “Why is this still here?”

• “I should be able to relax.”

The struggle can turn anxiety into an emergency.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce resistance and fear so the nervous system has less reason to remain activated.

How Hypnotherapy May Help With Anxiety About Anxiety

Hypnotherapy does not guarantee that you will never feel anxious.

Anxiety is a normal human response.

After appropriate assessment, sessions may focus on helping you:

• Reduce fear of physical anxiety symptoms

• Stop monitoring your heartbeat and breathing

• Reduce panic anticipation

• Feel less afraid of dizziness or nausea

• Reduce catastrophic thinking

• Stop treating nervousness as an emergency

• Reduce reassurance seeking

• Feel safer in public

• Reduce avoidance

• Trust your ability to handle temporary discomfort

• Reduce fear of losing control

• Feel calmer at night

• Wake with less symptom checking

• Return to activities you have been avoiding

• Respond proportionately when genuine medical help is needed

The goal is not to remove every sensation.

The aim is to change what the sensations mean emotionally, so anxiety does not automatically create more anxiety.

Why Choose Clive Westwood for Anxiety About Anxiety Hypnotherapy in Brisbane?

Helping Clients Since 2013

Clive Westwood has been helping clients through hypnotherapy since 2013.

His experience includes working with anxiety, panic attacks, physical symptom fear, health anxiety, derealisation, fear of losing control and avoidance.

This allows sessions to focus on both the original anxiety and the secondary fear surrounding it.

A Strong Focus on Panic and Fear of Symptoms

Anxiety about anxiety is often maintained by monitoring and catastrophic interpretation.

Clive can help clients work on:

• Fear of panic attacks

• Heartbeat monitoring

• Breathing hypervigilance

• Fear of fainting

• Fear of losing control

• Public anxiety

• Avoidance

• Reassurance seeking

You will not simply be told that anxiety cannot hurt you or that you should ignore every symptom.

Personal Understanding of Severe Anxiety

Clive has spoken openly about his earlier experiences with severe anxiety and panic attacks.

This personal understanding may help clients feel less judged when explaining how frightening anxiety sensations have become.

Personalised Hypnotherapy Sessions

Anxiety about anxiety affects people differently.

Your main concern may involve:

• Panic attacks

• Heart racing

• Chest tightness

• Shortness of breath

• Dizziness

• Nausea

• Derealisation

• Driving

• Public places

• Work

• Sleep

• Fear of losing control

Clive adapts each session around your symptoms, history, medical context and goals.

A Responsible Approach

Anxiety symptoms may overlap with:

• Heart conditions

• Breathing conditions

• Sleep disorders

• Medication effects

• Substance use

• Hormonal changes

• Neurological conditions

• OCD

• Depression

• Trauma

• Other mental-health conditions

Hypnotherapy should complement rather than replace appropriate medical, psychological or psychiatric assessment.

A Calm and Non-Judgemental Environment

You do not need to control every symptom during the appointment.

Clive provides a calm and private setting where you can explain what happens without being criticised for monitoring or seeking reassurance.

In-Person and Online Hypnotherapy

Face-to-face anxiety-about-anxiety hypnotherapy is available at Clive’s Boondall clinic on Brisbane’s northside.

Online hypnotherapy appointments are also available throughout Australia and internationally.

What Happens During an Anxiety About Anxiety Hypnotherapy Session?

Your appointment begins with a confidential conversation about the sensations and situations you fear.

Clive may ask:

• Which anxiety symptoms frighten you most?

• Have you experienced panic attacks?

• When did the fear begin?

• Do you scan your body?

• Do you seek reassurance?

• Which places or activities do you avoid?

• Are health concerns involved?

• Have persistent symptoms been professionally assessed?

• Which behaviours would you like to change?

• How would you prefer to feel and respond?

Clive will explain the hypnotherapy process before hypnosis begins.

During hypnosis, you remain aware and responsive.

You do not lose control.

Your personalised session may include:

• Therapeutic suggestions

• Calming imagery

• Reduced body scanning

• Less fear of physical sensations

• Reduced panic anticipation

• Greater tolerance of temporary discomfort

• Mental rehearsal of previously avoided situations

• Reduced reassurance seeking

• Confidence allowing anxiety to pass

• Greater trust in your ability to respond appropriately

Will Hypnotherapy Stop Me Feeling Anxiety Forever?

No.

The aim is not to eliminate every normal stress response.

Hypnotherapy may help reduce the fear, monitoring and catastrophic interpretation that turn manageable anxiety into a larger cycle.

Can Hypnotherapy Help With Panic Attacks?

Hypnotherapy may help reduce fear of panic sensations and anticipatory anxiety after appropriate medical assessment.

Can Hypnotherapy Help Me Stop Monitoring My Body?

Hypnotherapy may help reduce habitual checking of heartbeat, breathing, dizziness and other sensations.

Appropriate medical attention should still be sought for genuine warning signs.

Can Hypnotherapy Help Me Return to Avoided Places?

Hypnotherapy may help reduce anticipatory fear and support gradual real-world participation.

Longstanding avoidance or agoraphobia may also benefit from structured psychological treatment.

How Many Sessions Will I Need?

The number of sessions varies depending on how long the fear has been present, the severity of the avoidance and whether panic, health anxiety, trauma or OCD are also involved.

Clive can provide a more personalised recommendation after discussing your circumstances.

No ethical hypnotherapist can guarantee a particular outcome or exact number of sessions.

When Should You Seek Medical or Mental-Health Support?

Arrange professional assessment when anxiety:

• Appears suddenly or becomes significantly worse

• Causes severe physical symptoms

• Includes actual fainting

• Involves severe or persistent chest pain

• Causes significant breathing difficulty

• Prevents normal eating or drinking

• Leads to prolonged avoidance

• Significantly affects work or relationships

• Begins after medication or substance use

• Occurs with severe depression

• Includes hallucinations or major confusion

• Includes thoughts of self-harm

Persistent symptoms should not automatically be assumed to be anxiety.

Crisis and Immediate Support

Seek urgent help when you believe you may harm yourself, cannot remain safe or are experiencing a severe mental-health crisis.

In Australia:

• Call Triple Zero on 000 in an emergency.

• Call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

• Call the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467.

• Attend the nearest hospital emergency department when immediate assessment is required.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is anxiety about anxiety?

Anxiety about anxiety is fear of anxious thoughts, physical symptoms or the possibility of experiencing panic.

Can hypnotherapy help with anxiety about anxiety?

Hypnotherapy may help reduce fear of physical sensations, body scanning, panic anticipation, reassurance seeking and avoidance.

Why does fearing anxiety make it worse?

Fear increases nervous-system activation. This can strengthen the sensations you are already monitoring and create a self-reinforcing cycle.

Can hypnotherapy help with fear of panic attacks?

Hypnotherapy may help reduce catastrophic interpretation and fear of another panic attack after appropriate assessment.

Can hypnotherapy help with fear of a racing heart?

Hypnotherapy may help reduce heartbeat monitoring and panic around the sensation. Persistent or irregular palpitations require medical assessment.

Can anxiety about anxiety cause avoidance?

Yes. You may avoid places, exercise, driving, social situations or being alone because you fear experiencing symptoms.

Can hypnotherapy help with fear of losing control?

Hypnotherapy may help reduce the belief that intense anxiety automatically removes your ability to choose how you respond.

Is anxiety about anxiety the same as panic disorder?

Not necessarily. Fear of panic and avoidance can occur in panic disorder, but a qualified mental-health professional must assess and diagnose it.

Will I lose control during hypnosis?

No. You remain aware, responsive and able to stop the process at any time.

Where is Clive Westwood’s Brisbane clinic?

Clive Westwood’s hypnotherapy clinic is located in Boondall on Brisbane’s northside.

Are online appointments available?

Yes. Online hypnotherapy appointments are available throughout Australia and internationally.

Book Anxiety About Anxiety Hypnotherapy in Brisbane

You do not need to treat every increase in heart rate, every unusual thought or every moment of dizziness as the beginning of a disaster.

You can feel nervous without assuming you will lose control. You can allow temporary discomfort without scanning, checking and fighting every sensation.

Clive Westwood provides personalised hypnotherapy for anxiety about anxiety in Brisbane, helping clients reduce panic anticipation, physical symptom fear, body monitoring, reassurance seeking and avoidance.

Appointments are available in person at the Boondall clinic and online.

Book your anxiety-about-anxiety hypnotherapy appointment with Clive Westwood today.