Anxiety Hypnosis: Your Complete Guide to Anxiety Relief

If you’re looking for professional anxiety hypnosis downloads, guided meditation and self-help resources to help reduce anxiety, panic attacks, excessive worry, stress, overthinking and anxiety-related sleep problems, you’ll find them here. This page brings together our complete collection of anxiety hypnosis recordings, expert articles and free resources, to help you quickly and easily find the most suitable support for you

What is Anxiety?

Anxiety is a normal human response that happens when we feel threatened, challenged or uncertain. We all experience anxiety now and then. In moderation, anxiety can be motivating, energizing and help us stay focused, especially if we are facing a challenging situation or even genuine danger.

The feelings you experience with anxiety are caused by the fight-or-flight response which happens automatically if we feel under threat in some way. If the fight-or-flight response activates, hormones are released in your body, such as adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones prepare your body to respond to a perceived threat. Your heart may beat faster, your muscles may tense up, you may feel very alert and your breathing may become faster. In genuinely dangerous situations these effects can literally help you survive, but to have this reaction frequently in everyday situations that are not dangerous is not ideal.

When anxiety becomes persistent or difficult to control, it can begin to affect your day-to-day life, causing worry, overthinking, and even avoiding situations for fear of anxious reactions. For more information about anxiety and when to seek further support, see the NHS guide to anxiety, fear and panic. Anxiety can make it difficult to relax fully and can negatively affect the quality of your sleep. Physical symptoms can appear too, such as muscular tension, headaches, digestive issues, heart racing and dizziness. Anxiety that goes on and is excessive, can affect confidence, relationships and work.

Many people significantly reduce anxiety using a combination of natural self-help techniques, lifestyle changes, practices and support. Self help strategies like relaxation, exercise, mindfulness, self hypnosis and lifestyle changes can all help. Self hypnosis and guided meditation are particularly helpful as you are guided through the process and this makes it easier for you to relax, calm your mind and change automatic anxious responses.

If you have anxiety, understanding it can help you feel less afraid of it. Understanding how anxiety works can help you change your responses to anxious thoughts and feelings. Giving attention to anxiety symptoms can make them seem more intense. Hypnosis can help change your focus and this redirection can help you to learn a new calmer, healthier response. Below you will find our full collection of anxiety hypnosis downloads, guided meditations, articles and free resources all designed to help you break free from anxiety.

Symptoms of Anxiety

While the symptoms of anxiety vary from person to person, they usually include both physical and emotional symptoms. Some people initially notice worrying thoughts, overthinking and repetitive thinking. Physical symptoms of anxiety may occur without you initially making the connection that it is anxiety is the cause. Anxiety can sometimes feel powerful and overwhelming when the body’s fight-or-flight response activates, but it can also be persistent and moderate, feeling so familiar that it almost feels normal because you’ve forgotten what life is like without it.

Common physical sensations of anxiety include, the heart racing, faster breathing, muscle tension, feeling dizzy, shaking or trembling, sweating, headaches, digestive issues, nausea and difficulty sleeping. You may feel restless, agitated and on edge, unable to relax or mentally switch off. These symptoms can be exhausting and confusing when you know logically that everything is alright.

Emotionally, anxiety can cause overthinking and analyzing, excessive worrying and expecting the worst. It can make people feel hyper-sensitive, irritable and quick to react. If anxiety becomes more persistent, people may begin to avoid the situations that seem to trigger these feelings. Avoidance can make anxiety worse by reinforcing the subconscious thought that there is danger to be avoided. Anxiety can make you lose confidence, miss opportunities and limit your life.

Anxiety symptoms can be frightening but they are usually simply a result of your body’s sympathetic nervous system response. As anxiety reduces, the symptoms should fade, and with practice new calm responses can be learned. Relaxation techniques, meditation, mindfulness and hypnosis can all help you break free from anxiety, reduce anxious reactions, and gain confidence, feel calm again and enjoy life.

What Causes Anxiety?

When people develop an anxiety problem, they are often inclined to look for a single cause. In reality, this is rarely the case. Instead, anxiety tends to develop insidiously, through a combination of factors. Your personality, life experiences, current circumstances and how you have coped with stress and anxiety in the past, all shape how anxiety may develop and how you handle it. Some people seem to become anxious more easily than others, but particularly stressful situations can make anxiety more likely to become a problem for almost anyone.

Day to day pressures such as work, study, relationships, finances, childcare, health concerns and caring responsibilities, as well as any major life changes or events, can all increase anxiety. Some people find they develop anxiety after a particularly stressful event, for others, they may recall having been anxious since they were a child, and this can make it seem like part of their personality. Other factors can worsen existing anxiety including poor sleep, lack of physical activity, prolonged stress, caffeine, alcohol, poor diet, lack of self-care and relaxation.

Anxiety can become a habit response, because the brain learns to react in the same anxious way over and over when faced with anxiety triggers. As the emotional and physical symptoms are repeated, they become something that you subconsciously anticipate when facing certain situations, places or thoughts. Gradually, the anxious response becomes automatic and can happen despite your conscious, logical reasoning that there is no danger.

These responses can be changed back to calm, confident responses. Understanding what causes your anxiety and practicing calming techniques, such as meditation, mindfulness and hypnosis, can help you retrain your mind to respond more calmly. With regular practice, many people have found that anxious thoughts become less frequent, they feel much more physically relaxed and mentally calmer, and this helps them build confidence and control in everyday life. One of the most effective ways to help retrain your mind to activate these calm responses and stop the anxiety reaction is through anxiety hypnosis.

Can Hypnosis Help Anxiety?

Because hypnosis combines deep relaxation with positive suggestions it is a helpful tool for managing anxiety. During hypnosis you remain aware and you are in control, but you may find your mind becomes very focused and can feel a little like daydreaming. Hypnosis can help you relax physically and mentally, and this interruption to anxious thoughts and feelings can provide immediate relief during the session. Anxiety hypnosis includes post-hypnotic suggestions, positive visualization and mental rehearsal to take these calm feelings and new ways of responding into everyday life.

Anxiety often becomes an automatic response, where through repetition your mind learns to react anxiously. This pattern can be broken and gradually replaced with calmer, more confident responses. With practice, instead of feeling overwhelmed and reacting with worry and fear, many people find they feel calmer and able to cope with confidence and inner strength.

With hypnosis, results vary from person to person, but many people find that it can play a valuable role in supporting their recovery from habitual or excessive anxiety. Some people choose to use hypnosis alongside other approaches such as healthy lifestyle choices or professional support, where appropriate.

Self hypnosis is a very practical and enjoyable way to relax and work on changing habit reactions like anxiety. Hypnosis recordings work best when used daily for the first two to three weeks. The more you listen, the more familiar your mind becomes with the calm, relaxed feelings, helping to make these responses become natural and automatic with practice. Below you’ll find our complete collection of anxiety hypnosis downloads, guided meditations, resources, and self-help articles organized by the different types of anxiety they are intended to help with, making it easier to find the support that’s right for you.

Which Anxiety Hypnosis is Right For Me?

If you are not sure where to start take a look at the table below to give you an idea which recording can help the most common anxiety issues. Each category is more fully detailed further down.

If you want to…	Recommended starting point
Reduce everyday anxiety	Stop Anxiety Hypnosis
Stop worrying and overthinking	Stop Worrying
Feel confident socially	Overcome Social Anxiety
Stop panic attacks	Stop Anxiety & Panic Attacks
Reduce stress and burnout	Stress Buster
Improve sleep affected by anxiety	Perfect Sleep
Reduce health anxiety	Health Anxiety Hypnosis
Feel calmer while travelling	Travel Anxiety Hypnosis
Manage climate anxiety	Manage Climate Anxiety
Relax deeply and unwind	Perfect Relaxation
Follow a stress relief hypnosis program	Stress Less Sleep Well
Not sure where to start?	Start with the Stop Anxiety Hypnosis

General Anxiety Hypnosis

If you have ongoing anxiety, excessive worry or feel nervous and on edge, these anxiety hypnosis downloads and guided meditations are designed to help you relax deeply and let your mind become quieter and calmer. With practice you can develop calmer responses to everyday situations that used to trigger anxious responses. Regardless of whether you have mild or more persistent anxiety, these recordings can offer a good starting point.

• How to Overcome Anxiety – Our complete guide to understanding anxiety and ways to naturally overcome it.
• Stop Anxiety – Practical Self-Help Guide – Simple practical techniques you can use today to reduce anxiety
• All Anxiety Hypnosis Downloads – Browse the complete collection of anxiety hypnosis downloads and meditations.
• Stop Anxiety Hypnosis – Our flagship recording for reducing anxiety and calming the fight-or-flight response.
• End Anxiety Hypnosis – Helps retrain anxious habits and build lasting calm and relief from anxiety.
• Overcome Fear & Anxiety Meditation – Helps you let go of fear, reduce anxiety and feel stronger and more in control.
• Feel Safe Hypnosis – Designed to help you feel emotionally safe, secure and calm.
• Calming OM Meditation OM Meditation to help stop panic attacks and instill calm.
• Keep Calm and Carry On Hypnosis – Mentally emulate a calmer person as you go about your day to day life.
• Find Inner Peace Meditation – Deeply calming and relaxing meditation to help you tap into your inner peace.
• Chillax – Feel deeply relaxed and let go of anxiety.
• Perfect Relaxation – Reduce anxiety and relax deeply.
• Guided Meditation for Stress Reduction & Relaxation – Gentle, relaxing meditation to calm and relax you.
• Relax Hypnosis – Simple relaxation hypnosis.
• Mindfulness for Peace & Calm – Mindfulness meditation to help you feel calm and peace in everyday life.
• Manifesting for Peace and Calm – Meditation for manifesting peace using law of attraction principles.
• Achieve Mindfulness – Learn mindfulness (for beginners and those who struggle with mindfulness).
• Mindfulness for Stress and Anxiety – Mindfulness meditation to bring calm into your life to cope better with stress.
• Manage Climate Anxiety Hypnosis – Cope better with anxieties about the environment and climate change.

Panic Attacks

Panic attacks can be very frightening because they can cause intense symptoms such as a racing heart, dizziness, breathing changes and shaking. Even though they can feel dramatic and overwhelming, panic attacks are not dangerous and can become much less frequent and easier to manage when you use the right techniques. The following hypnosis downloads and self-help resources are designed to help you calm your body’s fight-or flight response, reduce panic symptoms and help you become calmer and more confident in everyday life.

• Panic Over – Stop Panic Attacks Hypnosis – Designed to help stop panic attacks and ease the fear of having another one.
• Stop Anxiety and Panic Attacks Hypnosis – Helps reduce both general anxiety and panic attacks by calming the fight-or-flight response.
• Panic Attack Essential Hypnosis Program – A carefully selected collection of recordings to help reduce panic attacks.
• Stop Panic Attacks Ultimate Hypnosis Program – The most comprehensive panic attack hypnosis program for long-term support.
• How to Stop a Panic Attack (article) – Explains why panic attacks happen, with practical tips to help reduce them.

Stress & Burnout

A certain amount of stress is simply a normal part of life, but if stress becomes excessive and continues for long periods it can be exhausting both mentally and physically. If you have stress and feel constantly tense, overwhelmed, irritable and unable to switch off, prolonged stress can eventually lead to burnout. The following hypnosis downloads, self-help resources and guided meditations are designed to help you relax deeply, let go of stress and restore feelings of calm, so that you are better able to cope with the demands of day to day life.

• De-Stress Hypnosis – Helps you relax, unwind and let go of stress.
• Stress Buster Meditation – A calming guided meditation for stress reduction.
• Stress Relief Essential Hypnosis Program – Carefully selected recordings for reducing stress.
• Stress Relief Ultimate Hypnosis Program – Our most comprehensive stress relief program.
• Stress Less & Sleep Well Essential Hypnosis Program – Reduce stress and improve sleep with this program.
• Stress Less & Sleep Well Ultimate Hypnosis Program – Comprehensive program to reduce stress and improve sleep.
• Guided Meditation for Stress Relief & Relaxation – Guided meditation to calm your mind and body.
• Recover From Burnout – Designed to help you recover from burnout and emotional exhaustion.
• Stop Teeth Grinding (Bruxism) – Helps reduce teeth grinding and clenching.
• Chilled to the Bone Hypnosis – Relax deeply, feel calm and emotionally settled.
• Feel Powerful & Strong Hypnosis – Build inner strength, resilience and confidence.
• Be Less Irritable Hypnosis – Helps you feel calmer and react in more patient ways.
• Be More Easygoing Hypnosis – Develop a calm, relaxed approach to life.

Worry, Overthinking & Intrusive Thoughts

It is perfectly natural to worry from time to time, but for some people, worrying can become a constant habit that is difficult to control. This can lead you to imagine the worst-case scenario, overthink situations, experience unwanted or intrusive thoughts, or repeatedly replay conversations in your mind. The following hypnosis downloads, self-help resources and guided meditations are designed to help quieten your mind, change unhelpful thought patterns, calm an overactive mind and help you relax more deeply. With practice you can learn to respond differently, feel much more in control, stop excessive worrying and feel relaxed and confident.

• Stop Worrying Hypnosis – Reduce excessive worrying and calm an overactive mind.
• Slay the Worry Monster Hypnosis – Helps to break the habit of constant worrying and encourage calmer thoughts.
• Mindfulness for Worrying – Mindfulness meditation to help you learn to let worrying thoughts pass you by with less focus on them.
• Stop Worrying About Money Hypnosis – For people whose worrying centres around finances and money worries.
• Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff Hypnosis – Helps you let go of minor worries, frustrations and little things and gain more perspective.
• Stop Thinking the Worst Hypnosis – Helps you stop catastrophizing and expecting the worst.
• Overcome Fear of the Future Hypnosis – To reduce anxiety and uncertainty about the future.
• Stop Negative Thoughts – Helps to focus on positive thoughts rather than negatives ones.

Health Anxiety & Medical Fears

Health anxiety and medical fears can cause significant worry about your health, medical procedures or the fear of being ill. These issues can affect people in different ways. Some people constantly check symptoms and seek medical checks and tests, and others tend to avoid hospitals, screening and medical appointments because they are anxious and afraid. These hypnosis downloads and self-help resources are designed to help you reduce health-related anxiety, feel calmer in medical situations, and develop perspective, confidence and control.

• Health Anxiety Hypnosis – Designed to help reduce excessive health worries and fears about illness.
• Fear of Hospitals Hypnosis – Helps you feel calm and in control if visiting or staying in hospital.
• Fear of Needles Hypnosis – Helps reduce anxiety about injections, blood tests, vaccines and procedures.
• Fear of the Dentist – Designed to help you face up to going to the dentist and feel calmer about it.
• Fear of Dental Extractions – Helps reduce fear and anxiety about having a tooth (or teeth) removed.
• Blood Pressure Phobia (article) – Explains blood pressure anxiety and how to overcome it.

Social & Performance Anxiety

Do you worry about what other people think of you, feel self-conscious or even avoid social situations? Social anxiety can make everyday life more difficult and can negatively impact your confidence and self-esteem. Whether your anxiety centers around fear of being judged by others, being anxious when speaking in front of others, or having to perform such as in exams or job interviews, the following hypnosis downloads and self-help resources are designed to help. Hypnosis can help you mentally prepare, change habitual reactions, reframe situations, reduce self-consciousness and help you feel calmer, more confident and much more in control in these situations.

• Overcome Social Anxiety Hypnosis – Designed to help you feel calmer and more confident in social situations.
• Social Phobia Hypnosis – Helps to reduce fear and avoidance of social situations.
• Social Confidence Hypnosis – Helps you feel more relaxed in social situations and around people.
• Stop Blushing Hypnosis – Reduce blushing in social situations.
• Don’t Be Shy – Learn to feel more confident and sure of yourself and more outgoing.
• Stop Feeling Self-Conscious – Helps you stop feeling other people are looking at you and judging you.
• Making Small Talk Hypnosis – Feel more capable and comfortable starting conversations.
• Fear of Rejection Hypnosis – Helps reduce anxiety and thoughts about rejection and build resilience.
• Be the Life & Soul of the Party Hypnosis – Boost your confidence for social gatherings and parties.
• Interview Confidence Hypnosis – Feel calm, confident and positive in job interviews.
• Interview Confidence Essential Hypnosis Program – Carefully selected recordings to overcome anxiety and feel confident in job interviews.
• Interview Confidence Ultimate Hypnosis Program – Our most comprehensive program for interview confidence and success.
• Exam Nerves & Test Anxiety Hypnosis – Reduce anxiety and boost confidence before exams and tests.
• Stage Fright Hypnosis – Helps you stay calm and confident when performing to an audience.
• Public Speaking Anxiety Hypnosis – Overcome fear and feel confident when public speaking.
• How to Manage Confrontation & Stay Calm – Feel calm and in control in difficult conversations.
• Control Blushing – Stay calm in situations that may trigger blushing.

Travel Anxiety & Driving Confidence

If you are anxious about flying, driving or travelling in general, it may be surprising to you that some people actively enjoy travelling. Whether you feel anxious before a journey, lack confidence behind the wheel, feel terrified of flying, or would rather avoid travel altogether, the following hypnosis downloads and self-help resources are designed to help you. Hypnosis can help you reduce anxious responses, build confidence, feel calmer, and replace old fear reactions with comfort and peace of mind.

• Fear of Driving Hypnosis – Overcome anxiety and fear of driving and regain confidence.
• Confident Driver Hypnosis – Feel confident as a driver and enjoy driving again.
• Nervous Car Passenger Hypnosis – Relax and be more comfortable when travelling as a passenger.
• Travel Anxiety Hypnosis – Feel calmer and reduce anxiety before and during journeys.
• Fear of Flying Hypnosis – Feel more relaxed and calmer about flying.
• Fear of Flying (article) – Explains practical ways to swap anxious responses for calm ones before flying.

Anxiety-Related Phobias

For some people anxiety is only really a problem in specific situations such as when flying, being in enclosed spaces, or even encountering certain animals. These specific fears, known as phobias, range from mild discomfort to extreme and intense life-limiting fear. The following hypnosis downloads and self-help resources are designed to help you gradually feel calmer, more confident and in control when facing situations like this.

• Agoraphobia Hypnosis – Helps reduce anxiety about going out, and encourages calm in unfamiliar places.
• Claustrophobia Hypnosis – Feel more comfortable in enclosed, small or confined spaces.
• Fear of Crowds – Designed to reduce anxiety in busy or crowded places.
• Emetophobia (Fear of Vomiting) Hypnosis – Reduce fear of vomiting and associated situations.
• Fear of Germs Hypnosis – Helps overcome excessive fear of germs and contamination.
• Food Phobia – Designed to reduce anxiety about certain foods and eating situations.
• Fear of Water Hypnosis – Feel more relaxed and confident near and around water.
• Ocean Phobia Hypnosis – Helps reduce fear of the sea, oceans and other large bodies of water.
• Fear of Bees & Wasps Hypnosis – Stay calm when wasps or bees are around.
• Overcome Fear of Wasps (Vespophobia) Article – Find practical advice for overcoming fear of wasps.
• Fear of Birds Hypnosis – Reduce anxiety around birds.
• Fear of Dogs Hypnosis – Feel less anxious and fearful around dogs.
• Fear of Rats & Mice Hypnosis – Feel more relaxed and less afraid of rodents.
• Fear of Spiders Hypnosis – Be calmer and less afraid of spiders.
• Fear of Heights Hypnosis – Feel calmer when experiencing heights.
• Fear of Lifts & Elevators – Be calm and relaxed when using lifts or elevators.
• Fear of Ageing Hypnosis – Feel more positive and confident about growing older.
• Fear of Being Alone Hypnosis – Feel more relaxed and secure when alone.
• Fear of the Dark – Feel more comfortable about the dark and relax at night.
• Fear of Bugs (Entomophobia) Hypnosis – Feel less anxious about insects and bugs.
• Noise Sensitivity / Misophonia Hypnosis – Feel calmer and less anxious about triggering noises and sounds.
• Overcome Fear – A general hypnosis to overcome fear and feel confident and resilient.
• A-Z of Phobias – Browse our complete guide to hundreds of different phobias.

OCD, Trauma & PTSD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can have a major impact on life. You may experience upsetting thoughts, compulsive behaviors, flashbacks, severe anxiety, panic attacks and find it difficult to fully relax or feel safe and secure. The following hypnosis downloads and self-help resources are designed to support relaxation, wellbeing and emotional balance. Many people find that hypnosis can help them develop calmer responses and may choose to use hypnosis along with other support.

• OCD Hypnosis – Promotes calm, confidence and balance when dealing with compulsions.
• Stop Obsessive Checking – Let go of checking behaviors and reduce the urges to check repeatedly.
• Hoarding Hypnosis – Develop a mindset for an organized life, free of clutter and get rid of things you don’t need.
• PTSD Hypnosis – Helps you relax and feel calmer. Use as a support not as a replacement for professional help if needed.

Anxiety & Sleep

If you have anxiety, worry excessively, overthink things or find it difficult to switch off, you may also struggle with poor sleep. Anxiety can make it difficult to relax mentally and fall asleep, and lack of sleep can make anxiety feel even worse. This cycle can be broken, and the following sleep hypnosis downloads and self-help resources are designed to help. These recordings are designed to help you relax deeply, quieten your mind, and improve the quality of your sleep, helping you fall asleep more easily and wake feeling calm, refreshed and ready for the day.

• Perfect Sleep Hypnosis – Helps you relax, fall asleep naturally and enjoy restful sleep.
• Better Sleep Hypnosis – Bedtime hypnosis to fall asleep to and wake feeling refreshed.
• Stop Insomnia – Reduce overthinking, quieten a busy mind and relax deeply.
• Straight to Sleep Hypnosis – Designed to help you fall asleep easily and quickly at bedtime.
• Sleep Mastery Essential Hypnosis Program – A carefully selected collection of recordings to help you improve sleep.
• Sleep Mastery Ultimate Hypnosis Program – Our most comprehensive sleep program for overcoming sleep problems.

Free Anxiety Resources

If you would like to try a free anxiety hypnosis download before purchasing anything you’ll find a selection of free anxiety hypnosis downloads, guided meditations, videos and self-help resources to help you relax, reduce anxiety levels and help you discover if hypnosis is right for you.

• Free Anxiety Hypnosis – Free 15 minute anxiety hypnosis MP3 to help you relax and reduce anxiety.
• Free Stress Buster Hypnosis – A free guided session to help you let go of tension and stress.
• Free Hypnosis Downloads – Browse the complete collection of free hypnosis downloads.
• Free Meditation For Anxiety – Learn about how to reduce anxiety and listen to a free guided session to help you relax deeply.
• Free Climate Anxiety Hypnosis – Short hypnosis session to help ease worries about climate change.
• Free Anxiety Hypnosis Video – Watch the free guided hypnosis video to relax and reduce anxiety.
• Understanding Burnout Video Article – Explains the signs of burnout and practical steps to recovery.

Anxiety Articles & Self-help Guides

If you would like to learn more about anxiety it can help you to understand yourself and your triggers. Our articles and self-help guides cover panic attacks, stress, phobias, relaxation and many other topics. These resources are ideal to help you build confidence, and take a positive step towards a calmer version of you.

How to Stop Anxiety – Practical Guide with self-help techniques to help you understand and overcome anxiety.

How to Overcome Anxiety – Explains the causes of anxiety and ways to regain calm and confidence.

Hypnosis for Anxiety – Find out how anxiety hypnosis may help.

How to Stop a Panic Attack – Explains what panic attacks are and tips on how to regain control.

How to Stop Worrying – Find out why worrying becomes a habit and ways to break the pattern.

How to Reduce Stress – Practical advice of how to reduce and manage stress.

Understand and Recover from Burnout – Find out how to recognize burnout and support your recovery.

I Overcame My Fear of Flying – Practical tips on how to overcome fear of flying.

How to Get Over a Bee or Wasp Phobia – Learn about fear of wasps, the causes and how to overcome it.

Blood Pressure Phobia – Explains blood pressure anxiety, fear of blood pressure checks and helpful steps to overcome it.

Ocean Phobia – Learn about fear of the sea, oceans and deep water.

How to Stay Relaxed after a Holiday – Find out how to capture the relaxed holiday feeing.

Ways to Conquer Your Fear of Eating in Public – Overcome anxiety about eating in front of other people.

Desensitization – Explains how gradual exposure can reduce fears, anxiety and phobias.

Hypnosis for Phobias & Fears – Browse the full collection of phobias and fear hypnosis sessions.

A to Z of Phobias – Browse our full and comprehensive guide to hundreds of different phobias.

A to Z of Articles & Products – Explore our complete library of hypnosis downloads, meditations and articles.