This episode contains discussions of childhood trauma, substance abuse, addiction, suicidal thoughts, and mental health struggles, which some listeners may find upsetting or triggering. Listener discretion is advised.

In this episode of JPF First Aid we speak to Sean, a hypnotherapist and coach who shares his personal story of overcoming anxiety through understanding its root causes from his childhood. He experienced trauma growing up with alcoholism in his family and negative experiences in school that led him to use drugs as a coping mechanism.

As an adult, Sean struggled with addiction, mental health issues, and suicidal thoughts before seeking help. He discusses how anxiety stems from past experiences and the importance of hypnotherapy to help clients understand and reframe their root causes in order to release trapped emotions and beliefs. Sean provides tips for managing anxiety through nature, meditation, breathing exercises, and finding a trustworthy therapist.

Key Takeaways

Anxiety stems from past experiences and events, not just recent ones, so understanding the root cause is important for overcoming it.

Unaddressed anxiety can lead to further mental health issues and unhealthy coping mechanisms like drugs or alcohol.

Finding a safe, trusting person like a friend or therapist, to talk to can help when anxiety becomes overwhelming.

Key Moments

"Anxiety does play a role, it's a normal part of us as human beings, you know, it has that role to keep us safe. And to protect us, if we were standing on a cliff edge, for example, it would do the right thing. And it would make us feel that moment that we need to look after ourselves and protect ourselves because we could be in danger.”

"I grew up in a normal working class family. I got two brothers, mum and dad, which was fine. There was just one issue with me growing up and that was that I was surrounded and grew up around alcohol."

"I woke up one day and it was literally at the crossroads. And I was like, Okay, what are we going to do, we are going to do one or two things right now. Or take my life. And this is going to happen today. Whatever happens today, this is going to happen, I'm going to take my life, or I'm going to get help.”

About the Guest

Sean, is a hypnotherapist and coach who specialises in trauma, PTSD, anxiety, addiction, and depression. Through understanding his own trauma history and reframing negative beliefs, Sean became a therapist to help others overcome anxiety and addiction using hypnotherapy techniques

About the Host

John Fogarty has a training background dating back to 2005, with achievements including a teaching qualification and assessor standard. He has previously worked with two first aid charities, delivering sessions in workplace and educational environments.

John has consistently received excellent feedback for his delivery and customer service, as evident in numerous reviews. He ensures learners enjoy and achieve their goals, and works with customers to select the right courses and resolves any issues promptly.

Find out more at www.jpffirstaid.co.uk/

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