Are you anxious most days and nearly all day? Do you feel anxious even when you can’t identify the source of your anxiety? Do you avoid situations that cause anxiety to the degree that it stops you from meeting important obligations? Research shows that therapy is usually the most effective option. That’s because anxiety therapy – as opposed to anxiety medication – treats more than just symptoms to the problem.

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Often, these are the symptoms of anxiety:

• Nervousness, restlessness or being tense

• Feelings of danger, panic or dread

• Rapid breathing or hyperventilation

• Increased or heavy sweating

• Trembling or muscle twitching

• Weakness or lethargy

• Difficulty focusing or thinking clearly about anything other than the thing you’re worried about

• Insomnia

• Obsessions about certain ideas, a sign of obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Anxiety surrounding a particular life event or experience that has occurred in the past, a sign of post-traumatic stress disorder

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Therapy can help to uncover the underlying causes of your worries and fears, learn how to relax, look at situations in a new, less frightening way, and develop better coping mechanisms and problem-solving skills.

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For more information on anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder, see the Mental Health Links on my website.

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If you suffer from an anxiety disorder, I invite you to contact me today so we can schedule an appointment.