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THE THRIVE PROGRAMME CHANGED JACKIE’S LIFE

by | Thursday, 17th March 2022

THE THRIVE PROGRAMME CHANGED JACKIE’S LIFE

NO MORE PANIC ATTACKS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION OR MEDICATION!

After seeing the amazing transformation her daughter had made after going through The Thrive Programme, Jackie decided it was time to change her life too and overcome her panic attacks and depression.

She suffered consistent panic attacks (a lot were in crowded spaces like shopping centres and they were happening more and more) and she was often frightened to leave the house, she also hated shopping in big supermarkets in case she got panicky. This made everyday life really hard.

Jackie also felt she was being pushed and pulled in all directions, trying to make everyone else happy and living the life everyone else wanted her to live. She was very miserable, had no confidence and experienced no enjoyment in life or sense of purpose. She even said that if she had to carry on living life like this, it wasn’t worth living anymore.

Determined to change, she began the easy-to-understand six-week course. Just a few weeks later, Jackie’s life has changed dramatically and in ways she’d never would’ve imagined possible. Watch her video below for the full story.

If you’ve suffered panic attacks, you’ll understand the fear and anxiety they cause. They’re very common and symptoms include palpitations, shortness of breath – hyperventilating, sweating and feelings of loss of control. Every symptom you experience during an attack is a natural part of your body’s fight-or-flight reaction – but can feel very frightening at the time as you feel so out of control.

Panic symptoms are the direct result of the hormone adrenaline which is released when you perceive that you are in danger. With the release of adrenaline, your blood pressure increases and breathing speeds up preparing you for muscular effort.

The fear of having a panic attack can often lead to the desire to avoid certain situations, eg avoid driving a car, going to the supermarket, avoid going to school. If you can’t avoid it you are sometimes forced to go into the feared situation and this will, of course, fill you with dread and anxiety. You may well be building up anxiety about a situation days or weeks in advance but feel unable to change the way you think about it…

HOW DO WE HELP YOU OVERCOME ANXIETY AND PANIC?

The Thrive training course takes, on average, 6 weeks and in that period you are required to study a syllabus, watch videos and attend 6 one-to-one sessions with a coach. This course helps you to understand how your mind works, i.e. the interaction between your thinking, your beliefs and your feelings.  You will learn to notice how you respond to challenging situations and you will notice what thoughts and feelings you create around these situations and if these responses are helpful or not. Every client will take away different learning experiences from the course as the book, videos and individual sessions will help you to make sense of your specific situation. When you recognise that nearly all of your challenges, stresses, symptoms and ill-health are caused or made worse by your own poorly-managed thinking, you start to feel better … because when you realise that you caused these symptoms yourself, then you can change them.

The Thrive Programme® is a comprehensive training course, which provides people with unique self-insights that enables them to develop the beliefs, resources and motivation to build resilience and make positive changes across all areas of their lives. If you are not able to understand or alter the driving forces behind your symptoms or anxiety, it can feel as though you are ‘treading water’ trying to fend off negative thoughts.

The Thrive Programme® is a life-changing psychological training programme that empowers you with the skills, insights and resources in order to take control of your life, overcome any symptoms or problems you have, and thrive!

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