The Impact of Exam Stress
Exams have become a huge part of young life. Even from primary school, children are sitting exams that start to have an impact on their lives and this can take a toll on their mental health.
Exams were set up to assess the progress of students en masse. And it is also used as a measure of teaching. Each school is judged on their students examination results and as well as individual staff appraisals. Understandably, this creates an environment where everyone talks about nothing but exams. This rises stress levels and creates even more pressure.
It is a common misconception that examinations are a fair way to assess a person's ability to understand and apply a certain subject or topic. This simply isn't true; for some people, the biggest issue surrounding exams is not revising content, but trying to reduce exam stress in the build up.
It actually isn’t the exam that brings the stress – it’s the massive pressure we put on the results of these exams. And this can come out in many ways, such as –
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Feelings of significant and prolonged depression and/or anxiety
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A lack of sleep
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Changes in eating habits
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Biting nails or fidgeting
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Stomach aches
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A lack of motivation
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Headaches
And all of these are strong signs that you might need to seek help with exam stress.
Getting Help for Managing Exam Stress
Feeling nervous/anxious as important exams loom on the horizon is perfectly normal. However, sometimes anxiety takes a firm hold and begins to inhibit performance. Having taught for 20 years, I often found it surprising that students were not well-versed in ways to deal with and reduce exam stress.
As a professional in my field, I am always improving my skills and knowledge – and that means sitting exams from time to time. So, I know what it is that you’re going through. To move to the next level, we often have to put ourselves through exams. And this can lead to the anxiety and stress associated with exams.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. Exams can bring stressful situations. But the stress can also be managed quite simply with some effective techniques that can take the stress away, so…
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You look forward to exams, knowing you’re in a good place to sit them.
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The thought of sitting examinations doesn’t fill you with dread.
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You get to perform to your best ability – and get the grades you desire.
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And you feel better about yourself.
Online hypnotherapy for exam stress has proven to be successful for some time now. Immediate results can be seen, so even if you’re close to your examinations you can get some help with exam stress. Long term results see you become confident with exams –even looking forward to them.
The best way to find out more is to book a free consultation with me, to see if we can progress together and deal with your exam stress. Please feel free to drop me a line and ask any questions you have. I’m here to help you.
I can work with you to reduce your anxiety, help with your exam stress and improve your mindset in the run-up to your exams. Book a FREE Consultation to begin to find out how I can help you to achieve the grades you deserve.
Why Choose Me As Your Online Hypnotherapist?
There are literally thousands of people offering online hypnotherapy sessions. So why choose me?
Experienced - Many online hypnotherapists you find online are part-time and only offer hypnotherapy online to supplement their income from their main job. I am a full time hypnotherapist and have worked with hundreds of clients using online hypnotherapy, amassing thousands of practice hours. I have experience of working with people suffering from a wide range of physical, psychological and emotional symptoms. You will feel held in a gentle and nurturing way if you decide to work with me.
Qualified - It is an unfortunate fact that people can advertise themselves online hypnotherapists having received very little training. I accrued hundreds of training and practice hours before qualifying as a Clinical Hypnotherapist and am a member of The Association for Solution-Focused Hypnotherapy and the National Council for Hypnotherapy and abide by their strict codes of practice. In addition to my work as an online hypnotherapist, I also conduct face-to-face work at the award-winning Observatory Practice in Plymouth UK.
Highly-rated - Throughout my career, I have never received anything other than 5 star reviews on Google from clients with whom I have worked. Whilst I never guarantee results (and you shouldn't work with anyone who does), I do guarantee that you will be highly satisfied with the service I provide.
Honesty and Integrity - Throughout every hypnotherapy session, you will find me to be professional in my approach; people have often commented on my high levels of honesty and integrity whilst conducting my work as a Clinical Hypnotherapist.
Secure - I pride myself of providing a secure service. All of my work is GDPR compliant and I only use Zoom on the highest security settings.
Results - Whilst all of the above is obviously incredibly important when opting to work with me as your online hypnotherapist, the overriding factor is that you want results. As a qualified and experienced Clinical Hypnotherapist, you can expect to see results fast. Why not Book a FREE consultation to see how I can help you to make those changes in your life that you've always wanted. I look forward to seeing you soon.
A Client Success Story
Brendan is simply phenomenal. He’s facilitated such a monumental change in the mental health of my 15 year old son.
After only one session Brendan had already built a strong trusting rapport with my son. My son left the first session with a positive and uplifting frame of mind. Over the weeks this just improved week on week.
Brendan is empathetic and sympathetic. His motivational approach is priceless. My son enjoyed every session, I am so grateful for Brendan’s expertise and professionalism. I would recommend Brendan to anyone he really is amazing. I’m so grateful to Brendan and would definitely use him again.
Heidi - Bath
Brendan has been amazing working with our teenage daughter for her chronic anxiety. She loves her online calls with him and has noticeably less anxiety after the sessions. It took Brendan very little time to develop the strong rapport with her that is essential to good outcomes.
Thank you Brendan, you have worked wonders!
Karen
★★★★★
Brendan has transformed our daughter's confidence. She may always have anxiety, but Brendan has empowered her with tools to overcome it quickly and stopped it becoming debilitating.
She looks forward to every session with Brendan and loves sharing the positives of her week.
Brendan always goes the extra mile to make her laugh and to ensure the rapport between them is maintained.
I would 100% recommend Brendan to anyone who is considering Hypnotherapy, he is fantastic!
Dan
★★★★★
We took our daughter to see Brendan after she started suffering badly with anxiety with regards to school.
Brendan was actually recommended to my by a friend who’s daughter was suffering with something similar.
We found Brendan to be extremely friendly and our daughter seemed very comfortable talking to him from the get go.
Our daughter’s anxiety definitely go better after around 10 sessions (once a week) and would absolutely recommend Brendan to anyone suffering with an anxiety or anything else that hypnotherapy could help with.
James
★★★★★