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7 10, 2025

Stress Less Hack: Hypnotize Yourself to Relax

By Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, ABPP|2025-10-07T00:20:55-07:00October 7th, 2025|Stress Less|

Self-hypnosis is a great way to relax when you’re facing a stressful problem or challenge, and this is an easy self-hypnosis exercise.

Set aside 30 minutes and sit in a comfortable chair in a quiet room.

Now, consider an upcoming stressful challenge, such as doing well on an upcoming test.

  • Next, select a phrase that is the […]
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20 05, 2025

Stress Less Hack: Take the Long Way Around Worry

By Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, ABPP|2025-05-20T22:29:09-07:00May 20th, 2025|Stress Less|

When you’re stressed, you tend to get stuck in one worry thought after another. A fun way to get unstuck from a concern is to take the long way around it.

Here’s how to do it.

Describe the stressful thought or worry with a longer, wordier description.

For example, to take the long way around the worry: “What […]

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