Anxiety and Panic - Treatment
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Anxiety
What is anxiety?
Anxiety is an unpleasant feeling
of nervousness that everyone experiences occasionally. It can be
triggered by a variety of situations. E.g. you may feel anxious
attending a job interview, learning to drive, giving a speech, meeting
someone new or joining a group. Alternatively, you may find other
aspects of life anxiety-provoking, such as socialising in general, being
in confined spaces, coping with heights or encountering certain animals.
Why do we experience anxiety?
Anxiety is a
natural emotion that functions to keep you safe. It rouses you into a
more alert and aware state and gives you the energy you may need to
avoid or escape from potential danger when encountering risky
situations.
What does anxiety feel like?
When you are
suffering from anxiety, you may find it hard to concentrate or to sit
still. You may even feel agitated in your body or in your mind.
What happens to the body when you’re anxious?
The
following sensations can all be signs of anxiety:
- muscle tightness and aches
- headaches
- digestive problems
- irritable bowel
- insomnia
Anxiety can also appear as a more persistent and general feeling of worry and unease. This ongoing feeling may cause problems in your life, impacting your relationships, work, health and finances.
Is anxiety becoming a problem for you?
Signs that
anxiety has become problematic may include the following: you are
finding it difficult to process new information; you’re not responding
appropriately to situations or people in your life, or you are starting
to avoid activities/people you previously enjoyed engaging with.
Intense anxiety and panic
When anxiety builds
up, you may find that your breathing becomes shallower and faster. This
can trigger a range of other sensations, such as:
- tingling in your fingers
- dizziness
- rapid heartbeat
- a giddy, woozy or light-headed sensation
- clammy hands
- dry mouth
- a sense of unreality and/or confusion
Because intense anxiety is so distressing, you may start to avoid situations that bring it on. This response can limit your enjoyment of life because it prevents you from trying new things or facing certain situations.
Take control and learn to manage anxiety and panic with
Christine Bolstad and the team at Inner West Therapy Centre.
It IS possible to manage and control your anxiety.
Therapy can help you deal with anxious feelings and thoughts so that you
no longer feel controlled by them. Understanding how these feelings and
thoughts developed can be an important step along the way to regaining
control and peace of mind.
Christine works by building a
trusting, supportive relationship with you and helping you build
awareness of your feelings and thoughts and develop strategies to deal
with them.
With an empathetic, thoughtful approach, based on
decades of practical and theoretical expertise, Christine can help you
to be more in control of your responses to the world.
Start your recovery journey today.
Contact Christine from Inner West
Therapy Centre today on 9569 7433.
