How can Counselling, EMDR and CBT help manage Panic Attacks and Anxiety

Social anxiety

Everyone can feel nervous in a social setting from time to time, but people with social anxiety are highly self-conscious around others and may experience an intense fear of being judged, this can result in physical symptoms like sweating, blushing, and nausea.

They worry that they may embarrass themselves or offend others, and this may lead to them feeling rejected, but their fear or anxiety is much bigger than any actual threat of this happening.

Any social situation can become extremely stressful. People with social anxiety are constantly worried that they’ll create a negative impact on others around them, and fear of being disliked. The thought of their own anxiety, prior to an event can increase the levels of more anxiety. This can impact on them developing personal relationships and social interactions in the workplace, often leaving them feeling isolated.

Generalised anxiety disorder

Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) isn’t the same thing as occasionally feeling anxious. Everyone has instances of extreme anxiety from time to time, GAD interferes with your day-to-day life.

People with GAD experience severe, irrational concerns about specific triggers. The anxiety often comes from real-life, everyday factors and circumstances, such as health, finances and family. These are all normal things to feel anxious about, of course. But for people with GAD, the level of anxiety is hugely out of proportion to the initial cause of the problem.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

OCD is a little different from the other major anxiety types because while anxiety often involves avoidance of triggers (such as skipping a party), people with OCD engage in repetitive behaviours tied to a phobia. But OCD is often considered a form of anxiety because people with the disorder usually feel intensely anxious when they can’t perform certain behaviours.

A few common symptoms of the disorder include compulsive hand-washing, obsessive cleaning, returning home to see if you’ve turned off the oven, or performing counting tasks (often driven by a superstition like, “I have to count when walking upstairs or something bad will happen”). The compulsions are typically driven by fear of germs or contamination or mental images of negative situations.

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Like OCD, PTSD is different from other types of anxiety disorders. Anxiety is clearly a part of PTSD, but it is much more complicated,

People develop PTSD after experiencing a highly stressful situation, a life-threatening event - such as a serious injury - or sexual violence, being in the armed forces or experiencing natural disasters. The disorder often causes flashbacks to the initial trauma and upsetting, intrusive thoughts that can interfere with relationships and daily functioning.

Counselling treatment for panic attacks

Your doctor may refer you to a counsellor. Talking therapies are often the best way to help reduce or resolve the thoughts, feelings and behaviours that are associated with the Panic disorder.

Hypnotherapy can also help, as it allows you to “dig deeper” for the root of the cause.

Doctors may also prescribe anti-depressants or anti-anxiety medication. Anti-depressants can only help in the short term.

If you feel that you or a loved one might suffer from Panic disorder or anxiety, speak with a professional. You don’t have to live with this: you can get help and support to move forward in your life.

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