Is anxiety taking over your life? Do you feel restless, irritable, muscle tension, and impending danger? Does it feel like you can’t control it no matter how hard you try?
If this sounds like you, Sojourn Wellness is confident we can help. Our practice offers effective forms of treatment, so that you can get the relief from anxiety that you deserve.
When it comes to treating anxiety disorders, 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.
Common Symptoms of Anxiety
- Nervousness, tension, restlessness
- Hyperventilation or rapid breathing
- Feelings of panic, danger or dread
- Insomnia
- Difficulty thinking clearly or focusing on anything other than the thing you're worried about
- Heavy or increased sweating
- Anxiety about a specific experience or life event that has occurred in the past, which can be a sign of post traumatic stress disorder
- Muscle twitching or trembling
- Lethargy or weakness
- Obsessions about particular ideas, which can also be a sign of obsessive-compulsive disorder
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. If you suffer from an anxiety disorder, we invite you to contact us today to schedule an appointment.
Want more information on anxiety? Check out these website resources.
- Anxiety Canada: Learn About Anxiety
- Canadian Mental Health Association: Anxiety Disorders
- Psychology Today: What is Anxiety?
A handy tool to have on your cell phone or laptop is the Free Mindshift APP with tools for relaxing and being in control of your anxiety. Download it today!