Therapy for anxiety

Management and treatment of anxiety. As you will have seen from the personal accounts of anxiety given, whilst the principles of anxiety are thesame, people are individuals and therefore find different treatment combinations helpful when it comes to the management of their anxiety. The guidelines set out the currently recommended …

Living with emetophobia. Emetophobia. That sound – the awful ‘scratching’ noise and the mere thought of someone being sick. This was the beginning of my phobia. It all started when I was about five years old. My sister Anna was being sick, not so much violently but she was being …

Living with health anxiety. Having always been an anxious child, it seems quite inevitable that at 20 years old, moving in with my partner, leaving college and starting full-time employment, my anxiety disorder introduced itself into my life. After an attack of irritable bowel syndrome, which was misdiagnosed as a …

Behavioural aspects of anxiety. These symptoms are what we DO when we are anxious – i.e. our response to our thoughts, feelings and physical symptoms. The most common behavioural symptom of anxiety is avoidance. How many times have you simply avoided putting yourself into a situation where you have previously …

Psychological aspects of anxiety. Adrenaline also affects us psychologically by affecting the way we feel and think by producing (usually) a feeling of FEAR. In addition to preparing the body for physical action, adrenaline also psychologically motivates us into doing something about the situation that has caused this immense adrenaline …

Social conditioning for anxiety Social conditioning for anxiety. Finally, you may be in our last category in terms of how you developed your anxiety condition. Some people almost seem to ‘learn’ their anxiety from a family member or friend. How often do you hear that a person who is frightened …

Specific stressful events. Specific stressful events. If you feel you have not been particularly ‘stressed out’ over the past year or so, it may be that anxiety started after a specific incident, known as a ‘trigger’. This is also a very common reason for developing anxiety. We have found that …

Exposure for panic attacks in anxiety. A fear of having a panic attack in anxiety is often the underlying fear behind the broad phobias such as agoraphobia, claustrophobia and social phobia. In other words, you ted to avoid certain situations because you are afraid of having a panic attack, not …

Taking Exercise to Help Anxiety. Remember to check with your doctor before starting an exercise programme. As well as daily relaxation, you will need to take exercise as part of your recovery programme – but the good news is, you won’t have to run a marathon! Exercise is helpful in …

Panic attacks from Anxiety. A panic attack is a sudden surge of Anxiety, usually short-lived but very intense. The surge causes physical sensations that increase dramatically as the attack progresses. It is fuelled by a sudden release of adrenalin into the body. They vary from person to person but doctors …