Anxiety is an emotion most people feel when facing life choices, stressful situations, or problems in their lives, and that’s perfectly normal.

However, if anxiety persists, gets worse, and prevents you from leading the life you’d like to, this normal emotion has become a mental health disorder. There are several types of anxiety disorder, including:

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

If you have GAD, your worries about issues like your health, family, money, and work become excessive, taking over your daily life for six months or more. Your fears don’t focus on a single subject and often extend to areas like world events over which you have no control.

Panic disorder

Panic disorder causes sudden episodes of overwhelming fear in everyday situations (panic attacks). These attacks can make you unable to breathe or think properly, and they can cause physical symptoms like shaking, sweating, and chest pain. 

Fear of experiencing another attack can make you reluctant to leave a place of safety, like your home.

Phobias

People who have phobias experience intense feelings of fear, revulsion, or panic when they’re exposed to a specific object, like spiders or snakes, or an experience, like flying or heights. A phobia of being in social situations is now known as a social anxiety disorder.

There are a variety of behaviors and signs that indicate someone has ADHD. These include:

• Becoming frustrated quickly
• Having frequent mood swings
• Being fidgety
• Acting without thinking
• Not worrying about safety
• Having limitless energy
• Showing a lack of respect for authority
• Being unable to stay focused
• Not responding to others
• Lacking organizational skills

Some children have mainly hyperactive traits, while others mostly have problems with attention and concentration issues. Many children exhibit a combination of the two.

Children and adults with ADHD lack resilience in the face of problems. But rather than seeking help, they tend to become more disruptive or more withdrawn.

The Rising Hope team designs a treatment program to fit your needs and the nature of your anxiety. Treatments likely to be in your plan include:

Medication

Medications like selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) and benzodiazepines reduce your anxiety to a level where you can benefit from therapy. Antidepressants may also help improve your mood and make you less vulnerable to stress triggers.

It may take a while to find the medication that works for you, so it’s important to be patient.

Psychotherapy

Some talking therapies aim to help you understand the reasons for your anxiety and the distressing feelings and thoughts you’re experiencing. Another type of therapy that can help people with anxiety disorders is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).

CBT focuses on helping you alter the way you respond to your anxiety and to look at your situation differently. This enables you to handle it more realistically.

If anxiety, panic attacks, or phobias are causing you distress, Rising Hope Healing and Helping Hands team can help. Call the office or book an appointment online today.