Therapy for Anxiety

Occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. You might feel anxious when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or making an important decision. But anxiety disorders involve more than temporary and occasional worry or fear. For a person with an anxiety disorder, the anxiety does not go away and can get worse over time. The feelings can interfere with daily activities such as job performance, school work, and relationships. There are several different types of anxiety disorders.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder- excessive, exaggerated worry and/or fear about everyday life events with no obvious reasons. People with symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder tend to always expect disaster and can't stop worrying about health, money, family, work, or school.

Panic Disorder- reoccurring, unexpected moments of panic and/or intense which may include palpitations, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, numbness, or a feeling that something terrible is going to happen.

Social Anxiety Disorder- everyday social interactions cause irrational worry, fear, self-consciousness, and embarrassment. Symptoms may include excess fear of situations in which one may be judged, worry about embarrassment or humiliation, or concern about offending someone.

Obsessive Complusive Disorder- unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead to compulsive behaviors (irresistible urges to carry out a behavior to reduce the fear and/or obsessions), which often centers on themes such as a fear of germs or the need to arrange objects in a specific manner.