Understanding fear and anxiety | Hannah 04 | In Therapy with Alex Howard

[@kateredington2609]

My husband pushed me around physically quite a few times in the early days of our marriage whilst very drunk. He always refused to believe he did it. He stopped after I called the police on him. I can't answer why I didn't leave him but we had two very young children. Although he never hit me again I always lived in fear when he came home from the pub that he would do it again because he was always still very verbal. It took the course I did with you guys, the optimum health clinic to realise that I had to leave him if I wanted to get better. Nobody ever knew what I went through. I suppressed and hid everything. I thought if I got rid of him I'd get better but I haven't. I still suppress my emotions and watching this video makes me see why CFS still has a grip on me.

[@AnneFabienneRaven]

powerful episode ... to actually see Hannah access her emotions and get into the emotional layers beneath the physical feeling sensations is deeply moving but also particularly inspiring. I have some nervous reactions/paralysis linked to my home situation which I am now going to try and sit with and explore using this same method. Thank you so much for the wonderful example and desmonstration of how to acess and allow and sit with. Hannah, thank you for going there .... Deeply moving .... THANK YOU

[@spiritualitywithzoe]

I dont know why but i prefer the in person therapy sessions opposed to the video chats. Love how open and honest Hannah is and so happy to see progress being made she definitely deserves it. Ive had a hard time with dealing with feelings of guilty so this is very helpful.

[@dogcat9179]

Much relatable things here. Wish Hannah all the best in her recovery. I have found it extremely difficult to just be with my emotions. For many many years, I just would push them away, harder and harder, while my anxiety just grew and grew. There is definitely a fear of the feelings and sensations that come up. Also a fear of showing that part of me to others, so I used to lock up even harder when it came up in such situations. Some progress in this, but man... it is a deep pattern.

[@pippawildwood4314]

Thank you Hannah and Alex. So generous to share this work. It makes me feel less alone on my own path to recovery.

[@kimokeeffe8838]

I wish I could express how grateful I am for these sessions. Hannah is just amazing! These are life changing! I love them so much and get so much out of them! Thank you, both of you!

[@helenwest8958]

Thank you for sharing. It's not an easy journey .

[@colleenbarham6567]

Feeling trapped and powerless is very traumatic,the feeling of shame is horrible and this is deeply felt in the body-that has been my experience.When I heard Alex say to Hannah that 'this is a completely reasonable response" Having your feelings validated,helps build trust with your self so you can stop questioning yourself. This can help not block the energy and try and just let the feelings be there so your body can start to heal by processing all the hurt. My heart goes out to everybody that has been so deeply affected by any type of bullying.Bullying is so unkind,and it is not your fault,the person who is the bully has the problem!

[@anjavlasblom8158]

Thanks Colleen for your understanding and your warm answer.

[@andreacizlak6380]

Very interesting!! Thank you!!

[@c.b1566]

Thank you for being so real Hannah. Such a help to so many. x

[@MelissaVRamos]

Thank you for this. I thought that I was doing psychotherapy right with trauma. Wrong. This is great example. As you work with Hannah, I feel like I am doing work too!! Because I feel I can relate in my own way, this is a great access from the Trauma Super Conference 2020 edition of Day 4 on Energy medicine. That was great! I learned so much. Totally speechless! Great work with Nikki too! I got it as part of your package membership of other topics from more trauma topics, sleep topics, fatigue topics, relationship topics, etc,

[@brookesterlingyoga]

This is such a gift, thank you for these sessions. There is really no "thank you" large enough.

[@andreabuntpercy]

It's interesting to me that you're talking about energy here. I've been working with an energy practitioner - a Shaman - and about the same time I first met with her, I found the practice of Qi Gong, which is about moving energy through the body. That practice has been extremely helpful to me. Meditative, calming, physical, cosmic even....... Also, you say, "Anticipation is almost worse than something happening." Veiled threats. This was my experience with my husband. Nothing physical but there were so often emotional surprises just around the next corner.

[@alcurtis93]

Hannah's story is the one I relate to most on this channel. I hope we can both move through this :) My issue however was my step mum and I'm a guy so a little bit inverted. I'm still at home with her too due to my health which makes it difficult to process

[@WendyEJenkins]

Wow can relate to this so much. I am doing module 7 of the RESET course as well this week so the timing seems spot on. Well done Hannah for being for brave and for sharing.

[@carolynnwoolstone7264]

Thank you Hannah and Alex for sharing this session. The body sure does keep the score! Thank you for your vulnerability Hannah. You are stronger than you think.

[@kotrynagarsvaite7734]

I feel her! Just as I started recently to calm down into my body muuuch more and deeply rest some full blown anxieties and fears started bubbling into surface in some situations...just like before getting sick (funny enough one happened on the way to Reiki session so I was in good hands to process some of it with my healer). Learning same things as Hannah with my practitioners! Hang in there girl!

[@kristycohan9378]

Great episode, thank you Hannah for being vulnerable so we can learn and understand how to implement what Alex is teaching us. I could feel fear dancing around my heart when Alex asked you to feel what was coming up for you. It made me think of the tenderness I am learning from a class with Wendy De Rosa. Gentle kindness to that beautiful soul that lies within you... Bravo for being willing to date! Way ahead of me girl!

[@emmaclaireisherwood]

Thanks for being so brave and for sharing hannah, really good to see how to take on the emotions and to feel them

[@lisadennys6045]

Hannah, you are brave and I so appreciate watching this session. So much rich learning about the value of feeling our feelings in our body. Thank you.

[@monikalowe4771]

A very raw session, but something I think we can all relate to!! I definitely tip over into physical anxiety symptoms from very small stress responses after falling ill. Which I now realise were being triggered everywhere as I had been conditioned to feel unsafe. As I learn to not fear my feelings and create a feeling of safety in my body, these are fading in frequency. It is so difficult to not fear the fear and resist our feelings. Lovely to see you smile at the end Hannah, you are making real progress!! 💪🏻💪🏻

[@daniw.5481]

Thank you Hannah, I´m exactly where you are at the moment in so many ways. I too need/want to let go of this "I should be over this by now". It can be so disorienting though when you´re doing the work of leaning into emotions and sometimes it feels like stuff is moving and others it feels like the more you do that the more stuff is coming up from the abyss of the past, amounting to this crazy big ice berg underneath it all that also wants to be felt and holy cow, that seems like a lifetime´s work of feeling! But I´m excited for both of us, this journey keeps surprising me (albeit at a tediously slow pace sometimes) :-)

[@juliekent7064]

Thank you Hannah for being so brave. You are bringing so much support for others. I feel so much that i relate to your experience and how its effected me as an adult in very similar ways. Thanks very much Alex

[@suzie1130]

This is a beautiful therapy session. Hannah, you are incredibly brave. Thank you so much for your sharing your vulnerability with us. This is tough stuff and you are so willing and open to work through. I relate to Hannah's story. I have been in a similar situation in my recovery and having had to move back home. Lots of fighting and stress and not understanding in stage 1. I felt like I was in constant fight or flight. Thank goodness things have evolved since then. It was really helpful to hear about allowing the body to feel what it's feeling and not try and push it away or ignore it or panic. Thank you Alex and Hannah.

[@samme1024]

My situation is so parallel to Hanna's in many ways. These are so very helpful for me. Thank you. 💛🙏💛

[@paulacamp73]

Thanks for sharing Hannah, I think that was a tough session for you.

[@НатальяВасильевнаЗолотарева]

Yes, it's important to feel the feelings

[@glenysdiaz4184]

I relate so much with her. I had a very abusive mother. My anxiety has been part of almost of my life. I am working extra hard to get rid of it. God Bless you and Bless Us with your youtube sessions. So extremely helpful💗💗💗💗💗💗🥝💗🥝🥝

[@georginaneal6482]

Lots to think about. Thank you both. Interesting questions to ask myself 👏🏻👏🏻

[@maryroseballerina10]

Thankful

[@MicheleDolan]

I just want to hug her in this one.

[@daviddurkan23]

Found this really helpful Alex and thank you Hannah. I really feel I need to work more with being in the body could I just ask when the next Reset programme will be? I know there was one recently which I've just missed. Cheers!

[@AlexHowardTherapy]

The next RESET Program starts in January :-)

[@daviddurkan23]

@@AlexHowardTherapy awesome thanks Alex. Could be my Christmas present for this year😂