Anxiety

Anxiety

Anxiety affects a vast number of people at different times throughout their lives. The symptoms of anxiety are varied and differ from person to person. Anxiety cannot be eliminated completely but it can be controlled. The day we stop experiencing anxiety is the day we are no longer alive!  Sometimes people may experience some or all of the following symptoms:

· Tiredness

· Difficulty concentrating

· Restless and feeling wound-up

· Muscle tension

· Dizzy spells

· Tummy problems including nausea or pain

· Loss of appetite or eating too much

· Pins and needles in hands or arms or mouth or face

· Tightness or discomfort in chest

· Choking sensation

· Sweating at night time

· Heart racing

· Sleep problems

Fears become heightened when we are anxious and we may not want to stay on our own in the house at night time or we might sleep with the lights on or install extra security cameras even though we know the risk of a break-in is very low.

Anxiety sometimes causes us to avoid certain situations like not going to a concert because of the crowds but we are still anxious when at home.

Solution

The good news is that anxiety is manageable through education, learning how to relax and manage our fears, thoughts and actions. Therapy is a great way to learn why we think the way we think. We may be too anxious to travel across a bridge but in fact the real fear is the water under the bridge.

What Caroline Crotty can do for you

In therapy I can provide you with an opportunity to talk about your fears and thoughts. I listen to you and help you to understand what you are experiencing and why. I can help you think more clearly, get a better night’s sleep, stop your mind from racing, gain control over your feelings/thoughts/behaviour so that you can do the things you want to do and be less afraid.

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