My Journey with Stress & Anxiety

It took a while to recognise, but I wasn't managing my stress levels easily.

When I was younger, the little things used to overwhelm me at times.

As I got older, things didn’t get easier, in fact, they got worse.

I felt like I was going crazy, and I thought that nobody would understand how I felt.

Then one day had my first SEVERE panic attack.

I was travelling in the United States away from home.

It was like my head just got all foggy and couldn’t think straight.

It didn’t occur to me it was a panic attack at the time, all I felt was that I was going to die.

The magnitude of that situation was a major wake up call for me.

I knew that I needed to take action at that point.

So I sought some counselling.

I learnt about mindfulness techniques and other ways to deal with anxiety.

I also practised breathing exercises, visualisation and mindfulness to help manage my anxiety.

It was really helpful and began my process of recovery.

I was in control of the panic attacks, but not to my liking.

So I started to feel depressed and let myself go.

This led me to put on quite a bit of weight, which made me feel a lot worse about myself.

I started feeling lonely and detached from everyone and everything in my life.

My self-esteem and confidence plummeted as a result.

I knew that I needed to take action, so it lead me down the road of self-help.

I consumed book after book for solutions.

You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L Hay & Eckart Tolle’s book The Power of Now had a profound impact on me.

I realised then that for most of my life I had been my own toughest critic.

After finishing Louise Hay's book, I began to empathise with the child within me.

I started off using affirmations, I found it all a bit silly at first.

But after time, I began to believe in the things I was affirming about myself.

That there is nothing wrong with me.

I returned to feeling happier, began to work out at the gym after a long break and found myself again.

I also worked ongoingly with a counsellor.

I began to be grateful for how much my life was changing.

I spend less time worrying about things and more time appreciating the beauty of the world around me.

I started meditating every day.

I began with only 5 minutes at a time and then increased it gradually when I felt ready for more.

I refused to judge myself for having a difficult mental health day.

I started taking care of myself. I didn’t try to be all things to everyone anymore.

My mental health is my responsibility and nothing bad actually 'happens' when I don't meet my own perfectionistic expectations.

I've had many ups and downs over the years but I am happy with who I am and what I do.

It’s important to remember that we all go through tough times occasionally and that no one is perfect.

Over the last few years, because of the pandemic, my work situation changed.

And I needed to find something else that would financially support me.

That’s when I had a QHHT session, this gave me clear direction on what my life’s purpose was, which is to guide others to experience the freedom that I had achieved.

The technique of QHHT was so profound that I decided to make it my main tool to help others.

I studied QHHT and I am now a Level 2 Practitioner.

It’s now so rewarding to watch others heal through this extraordinary method of therapy.

In addition to QHHT, I felt compelled to put together a tool that would help people not only deal with their own stress and anxiety but free themselves from its debilitating effects.

I’m so glad to already be hearing how much it’s really helping people only days after releasing it.