+971 4561 6876Anxiety Treatment
Anxiety is a normal reaction to a stressful situation. It is marked by fear, ner...read more
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Fitcy Psychologist helps their anxiety patients using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because it's the most effective treatment method for anxiety disorders. Usually, CBT treatment allows you to deal with anxiety symptoms, makes your life easier, and helps you face upcoming activities.
Fitcy anxiety therapists are well trained and certified with decades of experience with anxiety disorder patients. Using different CBT tools and techniques, most patients can deal with their anxiety symptoms in a few months and by having consistent therapist sessions.
Crucial experiences in adulthood, adolescence, or childhood will mainly trigger the patient's anxiety problem. Trauma at an early age will have a big impact on your future life. Mainly anxiety problems can be triggered by physical and emotional abuse.
The four anxiety stages are mild, moderate, severe, and panic-level anxiety and the level of distress and impairment will classify it.
Anxiety is a normal reaction to a stressful situation. It is marked by fear, nervousness, tension, apprehension, and worry. In moderate amounts, anxiety is helpful for survival. It allows you to be prepared and attentive.
However, it is when anxiety levels run very that it becomes problematic and takes the form of anxiety disorder.
Anxiety disorders are remarked by prolonged periods of anxiety, that take a toll on the mood, mind, and physical health. Anxiety disorders can be extremely disruptive and have a grave impact on the emotional health of the person.
There are several types of anxiety disorders, including:
GAD causes extreme worry, even when there is no obvious cause for it. People with GAD tend to feel anxious about a wide range of issues, which is why anxiety becomes perpetual for them. It especially causes restlessness, palpitations, and sleep problems.
Panic disorder is associated with not just experiencing panic attacks but also feeling anxious about getting one in the future as well. In some situations, a panic attack might be triggered, but it may have a sudden onset as well.
A phobia is a heightened and excessive fear of an object, situation, activity, person, or animal. Some people might become very anxious at the prospect of coming across their phobia and may also then make changes to their lives to avoid them.
Separation anxiety disorder causes an intense and irrational fear of getting separated from the person to whom you are attached with. It can also lead to unhealthy attachments. While it is more common in children, it may occur in adults as well.
As the name also suggests, social anxiety disorder stems from social interaction. People with social anxiety have a fear of public censure and are thus extremely self-conscious in public. Many then avoid social gatherings altogether
While the exact presentation of anxiety symptoms is dependent on the type of anxiety disorder that you have, some commonly observed symptoms of anxiety disorder include:
The experience of an anxiety attack is subjective, so different people may observe different symptoms of anxiety.
The common anxiety attack symptoms include:
The exact cause of anxiety is not yet known, but certain risk factors can increase the probability of anxiety disorders. The factors that play a role in anxiety disorders include:
If you have the following signs of anxiety, then you need to seek help from an expert via Fitcy Health for a diagnosis. Anxiety signs to observe include:
The treatment of anxiety involves:
Exposure and cognitive behavioral therapy are recommended for anxiety management.
There is a difference between counseling and therapy, you need to get a therapist for better anxiety treatment therapy.
Therapy is not always a quick fix, we have dozen of research and reviews that tells us that therapy works in the most efficient way to treat mental health disorders. We just need to be patient and have a consistent belief in our therapy sessions.
Some people might be given anxiety medicine, which is generally either antidepression or antianxiety medication.
Psychologists and psychiatrists work and treat in different manners. Psychologists are not able or qualified for medications. But you need to start with the psychologist and they automatically drive you to a psychiatrist when you actually need a medication.
Stress management, support groups, and lifestyle interventions are also helpful for anxiety management.
Anxiety attacks generally are not sudden and take their time to subside. Some people confuse panic attacks with anxiety attacks, but in either case, you need to manage the symptoms and ride the wave as they cannot be avoided per se.
During a panic attack, it helps to practice deep breathing. Focusing your attention elsewhere, especially by repeating a mantra, is also effective in helping the body ride out the attack.
Calming down in the face of an anxiety attack requires continuous effort and support. As anxiety tends to last for as long as the situation that triggered it lasts, unlike a panic attack which spans a few minutes, therefore, the care protocol is comprehensive.
Some helpful things to help you calm down after experiencing anxiety attack symptoms include:
You can manage your anxiety symptoms better with lifestyle interventions that include:
A healthy and balanced diet is important for your emotional and physical health.
Cut back on smoking, alcohol, and other substances that not only increase anxiety but jeopardize your health otherwise as well.
Physical exercise helps in improving your mood and decreasing your stress levels.
Experiment with different relaxation techniques like meditation, hypnosis, mindfulness, etc., and see which works best for you in controlling symptoms of anxiety.
Normalize taking breaks when your mental health is suffering.
Talking to people can be of help unless, of course, you have social anxiety, in which case, you can venture out as per your comfort level.
It is important that you know your triggers. While you cannot always avoid them, you can take precautions when you are in contact with them, so the symptoms of anxiety are not very severe then.
Get help from professionals psychologist in Dubai. Experts can help you understand anxiety causes but also teach you how to respond healthily. They are also easily available through the messaging service, so help is always around the corner.
Reducing anxiety involves changing habits and thinking, as you cannot avoid anxiety triggers. Some helpful things include:
You cannot entirely get rid of anxiety, but you can find mental health professionals at Fitcy Health who can guide you in managing anxiety disorders.
You need to be secure about your words and conversations because everybody can hear you but is unable to provide you relief. It’s better to reveal your emotions and problems in front of the therapist and don’t hide anything for a better and customized treatment plan.
It’s not always you that needs treatment, might be your family or friends that have anxiety issues and needs to be treated.
What if we create a habit to ask everybody about their physical and mental health, we just need to ask “Are you okay? “. These phrases create a vast difference and might enlighten many lives that got hit by an anxiety disorder.
Since Fitcy Health offers remote help, people who have social anxiety can get the help that they need from the comfort of their homes.
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