Anxiety
“My mind won’t turn off, especially at night.”
Even my body is reacting to my anxiety: knots in my back, stomach aches, stress headaches.
I love my family… but, recently I have been blowing up at them. I don’t know where this anger is coming from, which makes me feel guilty.
Sleep… I don’t remember the last time I truly slept. Focusing on anything takes a lot of effort. I just get so distracted.
Panic attacks seem to come out of nowhere, and there is almost always a nagging fear it will happen again. During the panic attacks, I feel like I am going to have a heart attack – or I am going crazy.
I have grown fearful of the world around me.
What is wrong with me?
Stop worrying. Easier said than done.
I can’t “just stop” worrying, even though I know some of the things I worry or obsess about are unreasonable. If I could just stop worrying, I think I would have already done that.
My friends and family think they’re helping by telling me “that’s a dumb thing to think about” or “why would you worry about that.” It makes me angry and feel alone like nobody understands I can’t just stop.
I have it; my child has it. It’s just a part of us.
My child has a lot of physical symptoms that we just can’t explain. I don’t know what else to do.
Anxiety in children is pretty common…
… and something we help children deal with every day. If an adult or others in the home have anxiety, children can actually feed off of and feel their anxiety, too.
Children with anxiety are often misdiagnosed with ADHD. They are on ADHD medication, but it isn’t working – nothing seems to help.
When we see this, we usually look at anxiety to see if the wrong thing is being treated. Anxiety and ADHD in children look a lot alike, so it’s important to have a professional delve into both diagnoses to see what is truly going on.
Therapy can help.
Being able to talk to a professional who truly understands and can offer ways to help can be a relief for people with anxiety.
Wouldn’t it be great to worry or have anxiety only when it’s appropriate? It’s time for you to control your anxiety rather than your anxiety controlling you.
We all have different styles and approaches to therapy, but we share the same goal… help you relieve your anxiety, so you can take back control.
When working with anxiety, we start with a fresh look at what is driving the anxiety. What is behind that nervous feeling or that fear? When did the anxiety start and how is it helpful or hurtful to you?
Once we can establish the driving force, we get to work on eliminating it…
… which leads to a much calmer you. Depending on the struggles, the approach looks different.
EMDR is our go-to for anxiety. It is extremely effective and allows anxiety to be a part of your life only when appropriate. Coping skills and relaxation are key in dealing with anxiety, so you have something real in your toolbox when anxiety occurs.
Our office is relaxing and calm already. As soon as you walk in the door, our work with you begins by providing a safe, calm, and relaxing place to do the work that leads to change.
It’s not easy and definitely takes commitment and work, but the end result of freedom is worth it!
Contact us. We get it.
Stop letting anxiety control you.
Take back your life, and become a calmer you. Contact us today to start your journey to relief: (662) 349-2979.