Anxiety Treatment
Has Your Anxiety Become Debilitating?
Do you experience overwhelming worry in normal, everyday situations?
Is it difficult for you to focus and stay present because you are always anticipating the next move or replaying past experiences in your head?
Do you suffer from panic attacks?
Anxiety may be severely impacting your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as you struggle with persistent worry. Instead of feeling confident in your decisions, you may overanalyze every possible outcome, causing you to doubt yourself further.
You might feel that every single detail of your life warrants urgency, making it increasingly difficult for you to handle distress and uncertainty. This naturally impacts your ability to stay close and connected with others, as you second-guess every interaction. It’s also possible that you suffer from symptoms of social anxiety, which is characterized by an intense fear that others are judging you. As a result, you may find it difficult to manage relationships, complete your work, and navigate daily life.
Panic Attacks Are The Body’s Way Of Responding To Anxiety
Anxiety often elicits a physical response in the body, which is why you may experience muscle tension, digestive issues, and trouble sleeping. If you have episodes of chest tightness, dizziness, sweating, shortness of breath, and an impending sense of doom, it’s possible that panic attacks have developed from your anxiety.
Fortunately, anxiety disorders of all kinds—including generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder—can be addressed in treatment. Working with a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or therapist at our practice, you can receive individualized medication management and/or counseling services to help you manage anxiety.
Anxiety-Related Disorders Are Incredibly Common
Uncertainty is something that we have to face often and throughout the course of our lives. While feelings of nervousness and fear are normal, it’s important to be mindful of how pervasive those feelings become over time. Therapeutic treatment may become necessary if anxiety disorders develop in a way that adversely impacts our ability to function and relax.
Furthermore, anxiety can present in different ways. Alongside Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), conditions like social anxiety, panic attacks, and phobias all fall under the umbrella of anxiety. Like generalized anxiety, these conditions can be improved with treatment.
It Can Be Difficult To See Beyond An Anxious Mindset
Many people assume that anxiety is something that adults develop as they encounter significant life hurdles and important decisions. However, the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) estimates that most individuals with anxiety develop symptoms by age 21. The number of adults living with an anxiety disorder hovers around 20 percent, making anxiety the “most common mental health concern in the United States.”
These statistics indicate that anxiety affects children at high rates and that adults living with anxiety are likely to have struggled with symptoms from an early age. Many of those struggling typically see little to no possibility of escaping the cycle of fear, worry, and perfectionism that seems to have followed them throughout their lives.
Treatment for anxiety offers a meaningful opportunity to develop lifelong skills for coping with uncertainty and discomfort. By working with a therapist or PMHNP on an individualized treatment plan that encompasses effective therapy techniques, psychiatric medication management, or both, you can learn to adjust your response to anxiety and live with more peace.
Anxiety Treatment At Mindful Mental And Behavioral Health PLLC
In sessions with your provider, you will actually be able to slow down and adjust your thought process. Instead of feeling constantly stressed and panicked, you can improve your mindset in a way that makes your worries more manageable.
Once your therapist or PMHNP has a strong idea of your specific anxiety symptoms and goals for treatment, they will incorporate customized counseling techniques to help you establish effective coping mechanisms. Elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) may be used to help you identify and adjust the relationship between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, while relaxation and mindfulness skills will help you calm the nervous system. Through treatment, you will be able to recognize when you are becoming anxious or catastrophizing so that you can course-correct and self-soothe.
Medication May Be A Helpful Treatment Intervention
In addition to proven therapy techniques, psychiatric medication management may be a foundational element of anxiety treatment at Mindful Mental and Behavioral Health PLLC. If you are interested in exploring medications, we will work to understand your short- and long-term goals for symptom reduction as we determine the proper medications and dosages for you.
It is possible to get through your day without excessive worry and feeling out of control. Through treatment for generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic attacks, you can pave the way to a life that is not overshadowed by fear and self-doubt.
Still Not Sure If Anxiety Treatment Is Right For You?
Everyone deals with anxiety—why do I need treatment?
It’s true that we all encounter situations that trigger worry and stress. However, our responses should be proportionate to the situation. When our responses are disproportionate, it can significantly impair our ability to function and make decisions.
Treatment is an opportunity to address anxiety disorders of all kinds, including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic attacks. Moreover, treatment can significantly improve your overall mental health and well-being.
Talking about my anxiety with a therapist or PMHNP will just make my worries and ruminations worse.
This is a very common concern, but our providers have actually found that the opposite is true. Identifying and verbalizing anxiety is a huge step toward resolving symptoms. You are likely to see that the more you discuss and recognize specific sources of anxiety, the more you can manage the thoughts and emotions associated with your fears.
The idea of receiving anxiety treatment increases my anxiety.
We understand that discussing your fears and worries with a provider you don’t know may be uncomfortable at first. As a result, our clinicians create a safe and nurturing space to explore your concerns. We recognize that being exposed to challenging situations will ultimately help you reduce the experience of anxiety in your life. By stepping outside of your comfort zone with a gentle and highly trained therapist or PMHNP, you can begin to grow and identify your strengths.
Improve Your Coping, Reduce Your Symptoms
The therapists and PMHNPs at Mindful Mental and Behavioral Health PLLC are anxiety disorder specialists who can help you live with more calm and comfort. To receive treatment for generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, or other anxiety disorders, schedule a free consult now or call us at (207) 316–2609 with any questions.
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