Everyone experiences anxiety. However, when feelings of intense fear and distress are overwhelming, and prevent us from doing everyday things, and anxiety disorder may be the cause. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health concern in the United States today. An estimated 40 million adults in the US or 18% have an anxiety disorder. Approximately 8% of children and teenagers experienced the negative impact of an anxiety disorder at school and at home. And just like any mental illness, people with anxiety disorders experience symptoms differently.

But for most people, anxiety changes how they function day to day, people can experience one or more of the following symptoms. mental and emotional symptoms include feelings of apprehension or dread, being tense or jumpy, restlessness or irritable, anticipating the worst and being watchful for signs of danger, feeling like something bad is going to happen. And even a constant sense of terror and worry. physical symptoms include pounding or racing heart and shortness of breath, upset stomach, sweating, tremors and twitches, headaches, fatigue and insomnia, upset stomach and a feeling of frequent need for urination, or even experiencing diarrhea. Different anxiety disorders have various symptoms. This also means that each type of anxiety disorder has its own form of treatment.

Most common anxiety disorders include panic disorder, characterized by panic attacks, sudden feelings of terror, sometimes striking repeatedly and without warning, often mistaken for a heart attack. a panic attack can cause powerful physical symptoms, including chest pain, heart palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath, and stomach upset. A phobia Most people with specific phobias have several triggers. To avoid panicking, someone with specific phobias will work hard to avoid their triggers. Depending on the type a number of triggers this fear and the attempt to control it can seem to take over a person's life. generalized anxiety disorder or Gad.

Get produces chronic exaggerated worrying about everyday life. This can consume hours each day, making it hard to concentrate or finish routine daily tasks. A person with Gad may become exhausted by worry and experience headaches, tension, or nausea. Social Anxiety Disorder unlike shyness, this disorder causes intense fear, often driven by irrational worries about social humiliation. ie saying something stupid or not knowing what to say. Someone with social anxiety disorder may not participate in conversations contribute to class discussions are offered their ideas and they may become isolated.

Panic. attack symptoms are a common reaction to social anxiety. There are various causes behind anxiety disorders. Scientists believe that many factors can contribute to anxiety disorder. One area is genetics. Some families will have a higher than average number of members experiencing anxiety issues, and study support evidence that anxiety disorders do run in families.

This can be a factor in someone developing an anxiety disorder. The other is stress, a stressful or traumatic situation such as abuse, death of a loved one, violence or prolonged illness is often linked to the development of an anxiety disorder. When it comes to diagnosis, the physical symptoms of an anxiety disorder can be easily confused with other medical conditions like heart disease or hyper thyroid Therefore, a doctor will likely perform a carefully evaluated physical examination and interview and possibly even ordering lab tests. After ruling out a medical illness, the doctor may recommend a person see a mental health professional to make a diagnosis. treatment as each anxiety disorder has a different set of symptoms. The type of treatment that a mental health professional may suggest can also vary.

But here are some common types of treatment that are often used. Medications including anti anxiety medications and antidepressants. Complementary health approaches, including learning, stress and relaxation techniques are brain education on understanding what is an anxiety disorder and the common ways for dealing with it. Why does it occur what happens in the body and the brain cognitive behavior therapy is a very common form of treatment for anxiety disorders. In addition, a doctor might recommend various health treatments or health coaching that will look at areas of nutrition, exercise, sleep, and general lifestyle choices that might involve the reduction of things like alcohol, smoking, etc. And the freedom from anxiety program.

We are not offering therapy. This program in its entirety, is purely educational. Even though I have a license as a marriage and family therapist and work in my private practice, with hundreds of different patients, both children and adults who suffer from anxiety, what we're offering here is not online therapy. It is psycho educational in scope and nature. We will focus On three main areas in this program, exploring the body, the mind and the spirit. When we look at the body, our primary approach will be to help understand, be aware of and manage feelings of being unsafe, being out of control, hypervigilant, feeling into terror, rumination, etc.

Once we're able to calm the body, then we'll focus on interventions that involve the mind both thoughts and emotions. You see, it's only until we calm the body, can we really address symptoms that might affect our thinking? Then we will explore things that had involved the spirit and for our definition, the spirit will be the essence of the person or their identity. How you think about yourself has a lot to do with how you manage yourself both in body and in mind when it comes to anxiety. disorders. Thank you very much