ANXIETY- A QUIET CRIPPLER

Anxiety comes in many forms. We all have anxiety at times. Anxious about a test, anxious about the drive to work in a snowstorm, anxious about a new job. It is actually a healthy indicator we are alive. If you live with clinical generalized anxiety it can be a crippler. Life events can be avoided. If you find that you are too anxious about many situations that seems more than normal there are many ways to help the situation. Starting with your family doctor who may prescribe medication to help calm you. There are other avenues such as therapy that gives strategies such as deep breathing, self talk to play down the anxious moments, avoiding situations that cause anxiety does not help so trying techniques to face the situations can be activated. Anxiety does not kill us. Once the normal anxious moments are over, life does become calmer. I will have other themes on other forms of anxiety in future blogs. In my clinical experience, talking about the events that trigger your anxiety can begin to create a process that helps to resolve those areas of your life. Do you have anxious moments? What causes anxiety for you? What have you used to help you overcome your anxiety? Does your anxiety stem from fears?