Anxiety

If you're constantly "living in the future", worried about what "might" happen, then you might be experiencing anxiety. We can feel a great deal of stress when don't know what to expect, or when expect our worst fears will occur. 

Most people will regularly experience anxiety to some degree, and it often makes sense to worry about things that are important to us. If you tend to  avoid people, places, or things because you don't know what will happen (or you think you do!), you may benefit from mental health treatment (i.e. talk therapy, medication, or a combination of both). 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can help you build skills to manage your anxiety, respond differently to the situations that make you feel nervous/scared, or make choices that allow you increase your sense of safety and engage more fully with the world around you. 

Some signs of anxiety that could warrant seeking support may include:

• avoiding things that make you feel uncertain, nervous, or scared

• getting caught in a mental cycle of "what ifs"

• feeling uncomfortable in social situations

• experiencing uncomfortable physical symptoms of anxiety

• having panic attacks

These are just a few examples and anxiety can show up differently for each of us. If you'd like to discuss whether working together to manage your anxiety could help, reach out today to request a free 15-minute phone consultation!