ANxiety Therapy

Where are my anxious girlies at?!

You’re endlessly comparing your life to your social media feed - spiraling out of control because the pressure to maintain & keep up is so overwhelming. That relentless pressure to perfect & elevate your lifestyle is exhausting.

It’s the 5-9 before a 9-5 for me.

Plus you’re trying to maintain the stressors in your job, relationships, finances, and daily unprecedented historical events. You’re easily overwhelmed by everyone & everything. How is anyone even getting out of bed in the morning living life like everything is normal? In this economy? Because all you can think about is blanket burrito-ing in your bed and calling it a week.

FOMO

Avoidance

Mood swings

Rumination

Panic

The anxiety is crippling and you know you can’t manage on your own anymore. Life is passing you by and you feel stuck & frozen in your BIG anxiety.

What is anxiety?

Anxiety is an emotional + body response. It’s your body’s way of alerting you to perceived danger (fight + flight + freeze + fawn). And honestly, there’s no sugar coating this one - there’s a lot of really messed up stuff & stress happening everyday that you literally have no control over. Anxiety is the body’s way of keeping us alive in uncertainty & loss of control. For the most part, your anxiety is adaptive.

What does that mean, exactly?

your anxiety wants you to stay alive & survive.

Anxiety’s the ultimate baddie.

The not so great news? The more stress in your life, the greater risk of anxiety. Economic stress from inflation, challenges getting started in the job market because of layoffs and downsizing, rising cost of housing and rent, access to good nutrition and healthcare, pandemics, human rights violations, gun violence - the list could literally go on & on.

Feeling anxious from those real world stressors is normal. But what happens when stress & anxiety consume your thoughts, & your worries feel out of control?

Types of Anxiety

Generalized Anxiety

Constant worrying about everyday things, like school, work, or relationships.

Restlessness, agitation, or feeling keyed up or on edge.

Feeling tired or irritated

Difficulty concentrating or focusing

Muscle tension or aches

Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep

 

Panic Attacks

Sudden and intense episodes of fear or anxiety.

Feeling like you can't breathe or that your chest is tight

Sweating or chills

Feeling like you're going to pass out or faint

Trembling or shaking

Nausea or stomach pain

Feeling detached from reality or like you're in a dream

Feeling like you’re dying

Obsessive-Compulsion Disorder (OCD)

Unwanted, intrusive, repetitive thoughts that make you feel anxious or scared (obsessions). To deal with these thoughts, you may also feel like you have to do certain things over and over again (compulsions).

Fear of germs or getting sick

Fear of something bad happening

Feeling like you have to do certain things, like organizing or checking things repeatedly

Repeating certain phrases or actions to get rid of unwanted thoughts

Feeling like something terrible will happen if you don't do things a certain way

Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors like skin picking, pulling hair, hail biting

Relationship Anxiety

Constantly worrying about the state of your romantic relationships or friendships.

Feeling insecure or jealous when your friends or partner interacts with others

Having trouble trusting your partner or feeling like they might cheat on you

Feeling like you need constant reassurance from your friends or partner

Avoiding conflict or confrontation to avoid risking the relationship

Feeling like your self-worth is tied to the status of your relationships

Clinginess and dependency in your relationships

How can Anxiety THerapy Help you?

Anxiety Therapy can help determine the root cause of your anxiety & make sense of your symptoms so you can calm the f*ck down (regulate). Your anxiety therapy and treatment is tailored to your specific anxiety symptoms.

We’ll take the time to get to know your anxiety - why it’s popping up - and how we can help soothe it using a combination of evidenced-based anxiety therapies including Exposure and Response Prevention (for OCD), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral approaches, Mindfulness-based practices, Attachment Theory (for Relationship Anxiety), EMDR Therapy, and an as-needed referral to a psychiatrist for possible medication management.

Anxiety therapy can help you become that unbothered & regulated queen you know you’re destined to Be.

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