Anxiety Relief

Worries rule your life.

All that worrying won’t leave you alone – causing you to feel like your head will explode.

Your stomach is in knots, palms are sweaty, and your heart is racing.

The constant chatter inside your head makes it impossible to focus on anything or sit still.

Thoughts of anxiety create more anxiety.

“I used to manage.”

You have “managed” by – working harder, overeating, compulsively exercising, shopping, drinking, or drugging too much.

You’re exhausted, but you keep pushing while worrying and not talking to anyone about how you feel.

Depression and hopelessness intervene in your life.

Maybe it’s time to seek help, but…

The thought of talking to someone about your anxiety makes you more anxious.

So, you don’t seek help.

Instead, you stay busy and drink or overeat, while running further and faster.

You try to push how you feel down, out, away. But that feeling is always there – torturing you!

“What’s wrong with me?”

The answer is that nothing is wrong with you.

You have developed a way to cope with your anxiety that isn’t working. You’ve been “managing” to get through your days but not your anxiety.

You’ve learned to excel at avoidance. And the more you try to avoid your anxious thoughts, feelings, and sensations present when you’re anxious, the worse your anxiety becomes.

Those disquieting thoughts, unpleasant feelings, and uncomfortable sensations only plague you more.

Your management system needs an upgrade!

Anxiety is the reaction to the perception of a threat or danger. Like other emotions, anxiety signals “pay attention to this.” The tricky bit is that whether the danger is real or imagined, your brain reacts the same.

In therapy, you’ll learn to differentiate between real and remembered threats, and how to tolerate the sensations and feelings that accompany the anxious thoughts through mind/body practices. Learning how to ground yourself in your body makes it easier to look at what beliefs are causing your anxiety.

Your well-being requires connection and belonging.

Feelings of depression are often present with anxiety. Talking with someone who is nonjudgmental and who can help you “make sense” of what is going on in your life is validating and helps you feel less alone with your thoughts.

This simple act of being received with kindness helps begin the shifts needed to help you move out of despair and toward feelings of well-being.
 

Don’t let your struggles dictate how you live your life. Therapy provides you with tools that allow you to overcome them.

Let me join you on the journey of freedom from these challenges so you can thrive.

Learning to think the right way rather than overthinking too much makes life so much better.

Contact me today!