Anxiety What therapy can help with

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Posted on 13-11-2022 04:50 PM

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Anxiety and panic attacks are very real and can be debilitating, they can prevent you from living a full and satisfying life and limit your enjoyment, when you are in the grip of panic or a severe episode of anxiety it can feel like the world is ending. Although the physical symptoms are very real and sometimes very powerful, the good news is that you won’t die from your anxiety, though the effects of it over time can harm your health. However, you can find ways to lesson or even stop the feelings of anxiety or panic altogether. Therapy for anxiety seeks to discover the ‘trigger’ to your anxiousness and gently show you ways to manage your response to it.

Anxiety counselling helps by helping you to identify your own anxiety triggers, sort out what feels real and what is unlikely to happen, and most of all, provide a safe space to take all the unresolved fears and feelings around anxiety that can render a person quite incapacitated. Once some stability is reached through this process, awareness building work can begin with the idea of rooting oneself in the present and literally training the self to not be focused on what may happen in the future. The safe space of the therapy room is an area where the person does not need to explain why the anxious thoughts feel totally real to them – that version of their story is completely accepted and received with empathy.

Beyond worry: How psychologists help with anxiety disorders

Most people experience stress at different points in their lives. However, stress is a physiological response to a biological injury or a perceived threat, and it tends to be relatively short term.

Anxiety , on the other hand, is the

if you’re looking for mental health support as part of a broader health insurance policy, we can look after you, your family, or your employees. For more information on what conditions we can cover you for, speak to us directly. For individuals for small businesses.

There are various national groups which can help by giving information, advice and support. They, or your doctor or practice nurse, may also be able to put you in touch with a local group for face-to-face support. You can also get leaflets, books, cds, dvds, mp3s, etc, on relaxation and combating stress. They teach simple deep-breathing techniques and other measures to relieve stress, help you to relax and possibly ease anxiety symptoms.

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