Anxiety Counseling
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what is clinical anxiety?
Everyone feels some level of anxiety once in a while. But overwhelming, recurring, or “out of nowhere” dread can deeply impact people. People can show signs of anxiety in many ways. Some may become more talkative, while others withdraw. Anxiety can cause intrusive or obsessive thoughts. A person with anxiety may feel confused or find it hard to concentrate. Feeling restless or frustrated can also be a sign of anxiety.
Even people who seem outgoing, friendly, or fearless can have anxiety. Since anxiety has many symptoms, how it looks for one person is not how it appears for another. Symptoms of anxiety can also be physical. Anxiety can cause overly tense muscles, or high blood pressure. Trembling, sweating, a racing heartbeat, dizziness, and insomnia can also come from anxiety. Anxiety may even cause headaches, digestive problems, difficulty breathing, and nausea.
what causes anxiety?
Anxiety, like the fight, flight, freeze or faint response, is for survival. It allows people to protect themselves to avoid harm. Sometimes, a person has high levels of anxiety regularly. They may feel helpless in dealing with their symptoms.
Both biology and environment determine if a person will have anxiety. In other words, anxious behavior can be inherited, learned, or both. For example, research shows that anxious parents are likely to have anxious children. However, parents may also model anxious behavior. If so, they might instill that same behavior in their children. Having a stressful upbringing can also increase a person's chances of having anxiety. This is because anxiety becomes a way to anticipate danger and stay safe.
how can therapy help me?
Anxiety can interfere with relationships, sleep, eating habits, work, school, and hobbies. It is also one of the most common reasons people seek therapy. Effective anxiety therapy techniques can reduce or eliminate symptoms that come with anxiety. Although you may not be able to pinpoint the cause of your anxiety, working with an anxiety therapist can help you find and address the source of your anxiety. Therapy's self-reflective process will help you understand, unravel, and transform your experience of anxiety. While receiving anxiety counseling, you will learn how to self-soothe and engage your nervous system to better self-regulate. If anxiety flares up again, having healthy coping skills can be key.