Anxiety
Anxiety can mean nervousness, worry, or self-doubt. Everyone feels a level of anxiety at times, but an overwhelming, reoccurring, or sudden feeling can deeply cripple people.
Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety
If you experience the below symptoms, please contact us right away, our therapists are here to help!
Dizziness
Insomnia
Headaches
Digestive problems
Difficulty breathing
Nausea
Intrusive or obsessive thoughts
Confusion or difficulty concentrating
Restlessness or frustration
Depression
Muscle tension
High blood pressure
Trembling
Sweating
Racing heat
Panic attack
When a person cannot find where their anxiety comes from, therapy can help. Therapy often helps people learn coping skills for dealing with symptoms of anxiety. Skills that help people with chronic anxiety include deep breathing, meditation, exercise, and assertive communication.
Types of Anxiety
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Separation Anxiety
Can be characterized by reluctance to leave home or be apart from parents and anxiety when separated from parents.
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Selective Mutism
Not speaking at all in only some situations. This may cause issues with academic, work, or social success.
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Panic
Recurring panic attacks, including physical symptoms of anxiety.
Specific Phobias: fear surrounding a certain object or situation, which the person avoids.
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Social Anxiety
Fear or anxiety in social situations. The fear is often out of proportion to the threat, and people with social anxiety may avoid social situations.
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Agoraphobia
This can include fear of being in open or enclosed spaces, leaving one’s house, being in crowds, or using public transportation.
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Medication/substance-induced anxiety
This condition is diagnosed by anxiety that seems to be directly caused by exposure to certain substances, like caffeine or alcohol. The anxiety could also be caused by a medication.
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