As we grow older, time seems to move more quickly.

When you were 5 years old, remember how long it took for Christmas to arrive?

Particularly the last week. Forever.

Now, a day feels like an hour, a week, a day.

As we age, our perspectives change. What used to be important, no longer is. Things that were not important, now are.

We believe we have more time to think of tasks that need to be tackled. Those tasks plague until resolved.

Once we were busy with work, kids, wife and more. Suddenly, with the children grown, neither you nor your wife has the energy you used to have.  It is harder to find pastimes that make you feel better about yourself.

Nothing went wrong, though. You just grew old.

Many of us find that as we age, we have less to do. Your newly idle mind might become the devil’s playground unless you are careful to direct your time toward constructive thinking.

Thoughts used to be fleeting. Now they remain until satisfactorily answered.

An Age-Old Problem

A new 77-year-old client suffers from anxiety, insomnia and anger toward her 81-year-old husband. Her dark feelings have persisted for two or three years. 

Anxiety and insomnia are linked, and they were settled in a single session.

Her parents had been poor, worried openly about their finances, and the children’s behaviors were influenced. 

My client’s circumstances changed when she went to college, and eventually launched a successful career. Not overly wealthy, she can live comfortably. Still, however, she is haunted by the anxiety of losing her money and becoming poor again.

Her anxiety carried over to bedtime. She would sleep for four hours, awaken before 4 a.m., and fret about her income and obligations for the upcoming day. By 6 a.m., she would wear out and sleep two more hours. Never did she awaken rested.

Anxiousness and insomnia promptly were cured by altering her diet and employing a thought technique to fine-tune her attitude. We decided her anxiety results from constant rehashes of issues that have caused her concern in the past or may in the future. We agreed this was not  healthy. It is all right to think of what must be resolved. Replaying it is unhealthy. We agreed that she could think of the anxiety source, examine it, and make a plan to complete it.

Once formulated, she was to write it down and file it away, recognize she owned an answer. She was not to think about it again. This worked.  Her anxiety decreasd.

As an example, one might fear earthquakes, as I did. They always be with us. How we handle them is up to us. But once I studied the phenomenon and learned a great deal about them. I packed preparedness kits for my home and car. I put the issue to bed until an earthquake struck. 

Food for Change

My client was to consume a small amount of protein every two hours to regulate her blood sugar level. That would stabilize her thinking and moods.

Once the brain adequately is fed on a continuous basis, it will function as it should. A well-nourished brain allows one to see with clarity, to develop answers more quickly.

By now, my client was sleeping better, not awakening. Her brain no longer was hyperactively looking for the nutrition it needed to function effectively. Her anxiety diminished, and most importantly, (at least for her husband), she became less angry toward him because her mind was less worried.

Do not hesitate to contact me by telephone, 310.204.3321, or by email at nickpollak@hypnotherapy4you.net. See my website at www.hypnotherapy4you.net