Anxiety
Get Help with Anxiety
Feelings of anxiety are your body’s natural reaction to stressful or dangerous situations and assist in focusing attention to help you to react appropriately. A healthy amount of anxiety is good which works to keep you safe however, sometimes anxiety can become be difficult to manage and everyday tasks and events can become problematic. Anxiety can affect how you think, feel and behave and it is frequently present alongside other such conditions as depression and addiction and can exist in circumstances such as a loss, a sudden or prior traumatic experience, a difficult relationship in your life, exam stress, or with the presence of a physical illness.
While feelings of anxiety differ from person to person, some common signs are:
⦁ Feeling a sense of dread
⦁ Restlessness and loss of sleep
⦁ Difficulty focusing, starting or finishing tasks
⦁ Avoiding situations or putting off doing things you are worried about
⦁ An increase or decrease in your appetite or craving junk food
⦁ Loss of interest in sex and/or intimacy
⦁ Physical symptoms can include: shortness of breath, trembling, sweating,
dizziness, exhaustion, teeth grinding, muscle tension or twitches, a flare up
of other conditions such as asthma, dermatitis etc.
How I Can Help
For individuals who have issues with anxiety, Working with a therapist can help address ways of thinking which no longer serve you and your future desire for change. To examine underlying causes of anxiety such as early relationships, beliefs and impulses which lie outside of one’s awareness, and to identify your innate skills to help you to cope and to better understand your symptoms. Therapy can support you to take action to self-manage the problem and to regain a sense of control and ease in your life.