Everyone feels anxious or nervous now and then — it’s a natural part of life. However, when those fears are pervasive and constant and disrupt your life, you may have an anxiety disorder. Anxiety disorders are prevalent and cause intense, unpleasant feelings such as helplessness and fear. Anxiety often develops in relation to everyday concerns like your health, shame, aggression, or guilt.
What are the different types of anxiety?
Anxiety disorders emerge in several variations, causing differing symptoms, thoughts, and behaviors.
Generalized anxiety disorder
You have concerns about the future, making you feel out of control & unable to engage in positive activities. You feel restless, irritable, and can’t concentrate.
Panic disorder is characterized by panic attacks. Attacks of acute anxiety which are typically accompanied by the fear that one is going crazy. Panic attacks can last from minutes to hours.
You feel extremely uncomfortable in social situations or when you have to meet new people. You may fear social humiliation or negative evaluations.
Phobias are an overwhelming, unreasonable fear of a situation that poses little real danger. It causes intense anxiety and avoidance behaviors.
How is anxiety treated?
Our team at the One Love Counseling provides customized psychotherapy sessions to help you manage your symptoms.
You may benefit from individual therapy as well as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) & dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). CBT helps you recognize how your perceptions of a situation may differ from reality. It gives you the tools you need to acknowledge your anxieties and learn to respond to them in healthier ways.
DBT helps you develop skills to manage painful emotions such as fear. If fears and anxiety are preventing you from living your best life, schedule an appointment at the One Love Counseling today.
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