Anxiety results from the body's natural reaction to dangerous, threatening and stressful situations. The body prepares itself to fight or run away, known as the 'fight or flight' response. Your heart rate will increase and you may get sweaty palms as well as a number of other symptoms.
It may be that your body is responding to physical harm such as an approaching car, or something stressful such as exams, a job interview or meeting new people. While these responses are absolutely normal in the short term to protect you from harm, feelings of anxiety can sometimes go on for a long time – long after the harm has gone away.
It’s normal to feel anxious sometimes. It’s how we respond to feeling threatened, under pressure or stressed: for example, if we have an exam, job interview or doctor’s appointment. Anxiety isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It can spur us on, help us stay alert, make us aware of risks and motivate us to solve problems. However, anxiety can be a problem if it affects your ability to live your life. If your anxiety is ongoing, intense, hard to control or out of proportion to your situation, it can be a sign of a mental health problem. Help is available no matter how long you’ve felt anxious or severe your symptoms.
Part of the iapt programme - free, confidential help for problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia. Camden and islington services kingston services there are times when everyone feels stressed or unhappy. Generally these bad times pass, but sometimes there are problems that do not go away and things get harder and harder. At some point in their life, one in four people feel this way. Talking about your problems can really help. Select from the services above to find out more. In light of recent events around race & inequality, as a service, icope want to state publicly that we stand in solidarity with our black, asian & minority ethnic staff & service users at this time.
Anxiety Treatment: How do we Treat Anxiety?
The leeds anxiety clinic is a private treatment service operating from a discreet location on queen street in leeds city centre. We use a treatment model known as integrative psychotherapy. This therapy process is a combination that includes the best bits of counselling and cognitive behaviour therapy techniques. See here for a more detailed description of how our anxiety therapy works.
Therapies & services which could help reduce stress & anxiety
resources and guides please be aware that there is a cost attached to some of their services. Anxiety uk can provide support and help if you have been diagnosed with, or suspect you may have, an anxiety disorder or phobias. This includes (but is not limited to), body dysmorphic disorder (bdd), obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd), post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) and panic attacks. They also work with external agencies and healthcare professionals to improve services for those living with anxiety as well as campaigning to raise awareness of these conditions. They have an annual membership scheme which gives a member access to reduced cost therapy, subscription to anxious times magazine and access to the member’s area and free online resources.