TREATMENT FOR ANXIETY

Understanding Anxiety Disorders

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Worries, fears, or anxiety can be normal when under pressure or facing stressful life transitions. Anxiety is the body’s natural response to danger. In moderation, anxiety can be a motivator for change. It can help you stay alert and focused. When anxiety is constant, interferes with your social or family activities, it stops being a functional state and can become harmful.

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Symptoms of Anxiety include:

• Feeling tense, worried or on edge.

• Interference with work, school or family obligations.

• Fears that become irrational.

• Feelings of impending doom.

• Avoiding situations or activities that cause you anxiety.

• Unexpected attacks of anxiety including heart-pounding, sweating, shaking, difficulty breathing.

• Feeling of danger.

• Trouble with Concentration.

• Feeling irritable.

• Restlessness

• Stomach upset or dizziness

• Frequent urination or diarrhea

• Shortness of Breath

• Muscle Tension

• Headaches

• Fatigue

• Insomnia

Anxiety Attacks can also Trigger Panic Attacks

• Surges of overwhelming panic

• Feelings like you are losing control

• Heart palpitations or chest pain

• Feelings like you will pass out

• Trouble breathing or choking

• Hyperventilating

• Hot Flashes or Chills

• Trembling

• Nausea

• Feelings of Attachment

Types of Anxiety Disorders include:

• Generalized Anxiety

• Panic Attacks

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Phobias

• Social Anxiety Disorder

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Self-Help for Anxiety Disorders

• Make Time for Relaxation

• Emotional Support

• Taking Care of your Body physically

• Say No

• Ask for help

• Practice Relaxation Techniques

• Healthy Eating Habits

• Reduce Alcohol and Nicotine

• Regular Exercise

• Get Regular Sleep

Treatment for Anxiety Disorders

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
EMDR
Hypnosis
EmWave Biofeedback

If you would like to free yourself of anxiety, please contact me at 805-390-8180 to discuss your options.  I have been effectively helping people release themselves from the negative impacts of anxiety since 2011, and would like to help you get relief from these debilitating emotions.