Anxiety
Safety of therapy
Within the safety of therapy you can overcome your anxiety, and realize a life without constant fear.
I Regularly Treat Anxiety
Anxiety is something that I regularly treat in my private practice. Extreme feelings of anxiety can have a disruptive effect on your existence, on your home, work and social life and often seriously limiting your ability to live life in a normal manner.
Anxiety is a Symptom
Anxiety itself is a symptom that is produced in response to a ‘perceived’ danger. It is based on the prediction that danger will take place, and this a 'fight or flight' reaction in your body. It's as though you are caught in a vicious circle, with fear evoking more fear, symptoms provoking more symptoms resulting in a feeling of being trapped and not being able to escape.
Treatment
Treatment for anxiety, can provide the way back to your life.
Symptoms of Anxiety:
- Feelings of panic, fear and uneasiness
- Uncontrollable, obsessive thoughts
- Repeated thoughts or flashbacks of traumatic experiences
- Nightmares
- Problems sleeping
- Cold or sweaty hands
- Shortness of breath
- Palpitations
- An inability to be still and calm
- Dry mouth
- Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
- Nausea
- Muscle tension
- Ritualistic behaviours, such as repeated hand washing
Types Of Anxiety
- Panic: This condition produces feelings of terror, fearfulness, intense apprehension, and impending doom. Panic attack symptoms include: hyperventilation, heart palpitations/chest pains, choking sensations, fear of dying, losing control or going crazy.
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD): OCD includes constant thoughts or fears that lead to performing certain rituals or routines. The disturbing thoughts are called obsessions and the rituals are called compulsions.
- Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS): PTS is a condition that can develop following a traumatic and/or terrifying event. The result may be lasting and frightening thoughts, dreams, and memories of a traumatic event.
- Social Anxiety: Social anxiety results in overwhelming worry about everyday social situations.
- Specific Phobias: A phobia is an intense fear of a specific object or situation, such as animals, flying, seeing blood, or heights. The level of fear is excessive. The phobia may lead to avoiding everyday situations.
- Generalized Anxiety: Excessive anxiety, worry about a number of events or activities, and tension, even if there is little or nothing to provoke the anxiety.