Chronic Anxiety and Stress

Anxiety overload makes life hard.

Everyone experiences anxiety or has difficulties managing stress sometimes. And at the same time, if it turns into the default mode and gets in the way of living, it’s time to get help.

Chronic anxiety won’t go away on its own.

Costs come with anxiety.

Anxiety can look different across people, but all forms can cause strained relationships and difficulties experiencing positive connections with others. Chronic anxiety can interfere with concentrating and functioning effectively at work or school.

Fear and avoidance interfere with accomplishing goals. Nervousness and discomfort prevent you from enjoying time with family and friends. Preoccupation and worry get in the way of being in the moment and taking in the things you love to do.

Anxiety comes in different flavors.

Feeling tense and keyed up all the time is no way to live. Rebounding from stressors should take minutes, not days. A crabby “worry-wort” isn’t who you are.

Unrelenting muscle tension triggers throbbing headaches. Unexplained pains follow a stressful week. The body twitches randomly, and hands tremble and are sweaty and clammy. You feel restless and driven by a motor. Your body tries to rid itself of all the excess energy and stress by fidgeting, but it never seems to let go.

Feelings of panic occur in the blink of an eye, causing your heart to race and chest to tighten. Even though your doctor said there’s nothing wrong with your heart, it still feels like you’re having a heart attack, which only adds to the fear.

Some avoid social situations like the plague. Others either tolerate fears of things or avoid them with extreme discomfort. There’s no riding an elevator for you, blood draws are as scary as horror movies, that spider seems like a T-rex, and you jump under your bed like your dog during thunderstorms. Forget flying in an airplane – you’ll drive, thank you very much.

Your stomach isn’t your friend either – you go from nauseous and having bouts of diarrhea to being bound up like there’s no tomorrow. And those nasty butterflies in your stomach – it’s like a sudden tornado in there.

Getting good sleep seems like a dream, and not falling asleep leads to feeling more stressed, which leads to more not sleeping. The amount of tossing and turning leaves you exhausted in the morning, making matters worse the next day.

It’s time to make a change!

For a while now, you’ve been aware of how anxiety has affected every aspect of your life.

You’re sick and tired of that stress monkey on your back and remember times when it wasn’t the first thing chirping in your ear in the morning or the last thing keeping you up at night.

Your brain is stuck on overdrive, and you need assistance to bring it down a couple of gears so that focus and flexibility can return. You know you deserve a smoother ride.

Let calm and ease be your new default mode. It’s time to try something different.

Move toward peaceful living.

Chronic anxiety is treatable. Help for anxiety is widely available, and a calmer life is possible.

It’s essential to take the time to select a therapist who uses methods that make you excited. Trust your gut!

Let’s connect today if you think I might be a good match. The next step is yours. I’ll meet you kindly, and we can decide if we will work well together.

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