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Overcoming Anxiety: Dealing With Crippling Fears That You Didn’t Have Before
Fear is a completely normal emotion – in fact, it’s a survival trait – but what happens when fear starts taking over your life? Anxiety can come from a number of sources, such as new medications, work stresses, childhood traumas, or even genetics.
What can be frightening, though, is the way that anxiety can just show up one day at any time in your life!
The good news is that anxiety disorders are manageable in a number of ways, without having to resort to medications that seem to make you sleepy more than anything. Relaxation and techniques, mindful behaviors, and even certain dietary adjustments can have an enormous impact.
At Craig Smardan Therapy, we take a holistically-minded approach for dealing with anxiety that can give you the tools that you need to help put it in its place.
Let’s talk a little about anxiety and you can see what we mean. You don’t have to live with fear, it’s all about empowering yourself to put your mind and your will back in charge.
It's Not Just You - Over 40 Million American Adults Know Anxiety
The first time that someone experiences a fear that logically shouldn’t be there, the typical reaction is panic and feeling as if we’ve been ‘broken’. The thing is, anxiety isn’t some rare condition that only inflicts the extremely unlucky – Over 40 million American Adults are estimated to be suffering from anxiety as you are reading this.
Too often, the social stigma behind mental health issues leads people to resist getting help to deal with their anxiety, and the suffering can have devastating effects on their lives. As the anxiety progresses, depression often follows, and the people who are dealing with this double-whammy often end up spending most of their time at home.
Here are just a few examples of the symptoms that come with anxiety and depression:
- Frequent muscle tension
- Sleep disturbances
- Mood swings
- Feeling unable to take action
- Self-neglect
- Social isolation
- Reduced interest in hobbies you love
- Self-esteem issues
- Thoughts of self harm
If you are dealing with anxiety, simple tasks can seem overwhelming and it might feel like there is no relief in sight. At Craig Smardan Therapy, we can help you if you will let us, and give you the tools that you need to help manage and defeat your fears.
Third-party Mediation Makes Sure Everyone Gets Heard
At Craig Smardan Therapy we can help you to get to the root cause of your anxiety and from there, we can use therapies tailored to fit your unique needs to help you to put that fear behind you once and for all. There are different ways to go about this.
For some, a little mindful thinking can help, while others may benefit more from breathing exercises or exposure therapies in the safe environment of our office.
In some cases, it may even be a matter of learning to let go of some of your stress and speaking your fears aloud. When we live with anxiety, we often keep it to ourselves out of fear that our loved ones may judge us harshly.
At Craig Smardan Therapy, we have a diverse family of therapists from every walk of life that are there to assist you, and what you share with us is confidential. All you’ll need to do is take that first step towards taking back control of your life – By giving us a call!
Where Anxiety lives, Depression is Almost Always Close By
We’ve touched briefly on how depression often comes with anxiety but we should also mention that it can manifest in odd ways when you’ve got fears mixed with feelings of sadness. For instance, anxiety doesn’t always mean you’ll be afraid of everything – humans and animals have a ‘fight or flight’ response, and some are geared towards fighting.
In cases like this, the fear from anxiety can manifest in the form of a short, explosive temper. The depression with it might not mean that you feel sad, you might just find that everything feels ‘just okay’ – neither good nor bad, even with your favorite things.
If you suspect that you or a loved one are dealing with anxiety, then it’s not something that you want to try to ignore. It doesn’t simply go away, but anxiety and depression can definitely be managed once you’ve taken charge by getting help from a professional that knows what you are going through.
You don’t have to live with anxiety anymore – Craig Smardan Therapy can get you started on the path to good mental health today!
FAQ
Why is anxiety so hard to live with?
Walking around with a feeling of dread or the fear of panic that can come at any time is one of the most stressful ways to live your life. Often, people suffering anxiety know very well that they should not feel afraid, but the fear comes anyway, and it can’t help but affect your life and the people in it.
At Craig Smardan Therapy, we can teach you methods that can help you to deal with anxiety so that you can start minimizing potential damage now and start living your life again!
How does anxiety affect your daily life?
It depends on the severity of the anxiety and also on how the individual instinctively deals with fear. The most noticeable change will be in your daily life. Anxiety sufferers tend to isolate themselves, for fear that someone will notice and that they will be judged.
Symptoms can vary from person to person. You might become afraid to go into public because of something you know that will trigger your fear. You might also, instead, avoid going out because the fear might trigger your temper. It’s different for everyone, but at Craig Smardan Therapy we can work to find out more about your anxiety and the best therapies to help mitigate its effects.
Why should I choose Craig Smardan Therapy to help me with my anxiety?
These days it seems that everyone wants to solve their mental health issues with medications and while that works for some, for others it’s a very painful way to live. At Craig Smardan Therapy, we offer a holistically minded approach that includes cognitive behavioral exercises, exposure therapies, mindfulness, and many other different ways to help you achieve the same or better results.
Give us a call today and we can get you started on the road to recovery – You don’t need to suffer your anxiety alone, at Craig Smardan Therapy we can help!