Anxiety Treatment and Anxiety Help, and Panic Attack Help
What is anxiety, and what are panic attacks?
Anxiety may be the most distressing thing that you will experience, but TrueHope anxiety counselling can help. Anxiety treatment can help you to feel less anxious, and more centred, composed, and calm. We all experience small amounts of anxiety from time to time. Sometimes it helps us to pay attention to things that are important or dangerous. But it can also easily become painful and overwhelming, making it difficult for you to do the things that you want or need to do. Sudden surges of anxiety can make you feel like you’re losing control, and some people even feel like they’re going to die. These surges are called panic attacks or anxiety attacks. Anxiety and panic can make us withdraw from others and avoid anything that makes us anxious. This can leave us feeling worthless, afraid and alone.
Is what I’m feel anxiety symptoms, or panic attack symptoms?
If you’re experiencing anxiety, you may feel all these symptoms or only some.
Symptoms of anxiety:
- Finding it hard to wind down
- Dryness of mouth
- Over-reacting to situations
- Trembling hands and legs
- Agitation
- Difficulty relaxing
- Frustration
- Irritation
- Racing heart
- Fast and heaving breathing
- Feeling scared and not knowing why
Panic Attack Symptoms:
- Heart palpitations or a racing heart.
- Perfuse sweating
- Trembling hands and legs
- Shortness of breath.
- Feeling like your being chocked or smothered.
- Chest pain and tightness in the chest.
- Feeling like vomiting or feeling butterfly’s in the stomach.
- Dizziness, light-headedness, feeling like you might faint.
- Feeling hot or cold sensations
- Feeling numb or tingling in the arms and legs.
- Feeling like the world isn’t real or you’re not connected to your body.
- Feeling like you’re “going crazy” or losing control.
- Feeling like you’re going to die.
What is the best anxiety treatment? How can anxiety counselling help?
Anxiety counselling is one of the best anxiety treatments. If you’re feeling overwhelmed you’re not alone. Anxiety and panic are the most common reasons that people contact TrueHope for therapy. The good news is that they are both very treatable. Most people experience significant relief after completing a course of treatment and can get back to the things they really want to do with their lives.
At TrueHope we tailor your treatment to you, your personality, and the type of anxiety that you’re experiencing. When we experience anxiety, this often leads to an over-stimulation of the nervous system and the early stages of therapy normally include strategies to reduce this stimulation. These options will only be used if appropriate for you, and other strategies that look at your thoughts and emotions become more important in latter stages of treatment.
Access anxiety help now
You can access anxiety counselling now by using our online booking system or phoning us directly. You might also like to find out more about rebates and funding options that are available for you.
Bonus tip:
You can check some practical strategies to help with anxiety and panic in our ‘Learning to dance with stress and anxiety’ guide. If you would like some help with using these strategies or are ready to start therapy give us a call now or book an appointment.
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