The fact that Kyren Wilson won the World Snooker Championship yesterday will be of little interest to many of you … indeed, you may be wondering why I mention it in a blog all about hypnotherapy, stress and anxiety! Well … read on and you’ll find out.
You see, most snooker players suffer from a huge amount of stress when playing a tournament – and this is doubly-so, or maybe more, for the world championship. The championship goes on over a 2 week period, during which players have to play a calm and focused game. One mistake can give their opponent a significant advantage – so the pressure is immense.
Players at the World Championship often tell of how little sleep they get during the tournament. When all that pressure is on, when the stress is so high, sleep eludes them. And so they start the next day, not only under intense stress, but also sleep-deprived.
So how did Kyren Wilson, now the World Champion, cope … quite simple … he employed a hypnotherapist. He has been quite open and candid about it. In one interview he said that, with the help of his hypnotherapist, he sleeps solidly each night throughout the tournament. Of course, the sleep not only rests his body, but also allows his brain to process all the stress he is under.
As Wilson said, “It’s just about emptying your stress bucket, if that makes sense. We all have things going on that can affect our day-to-day working lives. It’s allowed me to go out there and be a bit freer.”
And that is what hypnotherapy can do for you – it can make your freer. Of course, we can’t all be world champions at what we do, but we can get all that stress under control and become free to lead our lives as we want. Once we are back in control of our lives, those intervals of anxiety and depression fade away as well. The vicious circle of anxiety feeding anxiety is broken and we can get on with our lives in peace.
And Finally …
If you want help getting your life back together (or if you want help winning the world snooker championship for that matter) hypnotherapy could well be the answer. I work with clients in my clinic here in Fleet, Hampshire, and also with clients online. Contact me and I will be happy to have a chat for a few minutes to answer any questions.
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Kyren Wilson reveals hypnotherapy force behind World Championship final run
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