Chronic Anxiety — a Frightening Place to Live.
If you struggle with intense anxiety, you are not alone. Struggling with anxiety is extremely common--about 30% of us will struggle with an anxiety disorder in our lifetime. Treatment can help you feel more confident and at ease. Whether you feel anxious in specific situations, or generally struggle with anxiety and worry, evidence-based psychotherapy can help you.
Are you nervous or worried most of the time?
Are you an “overthinker”?
Worry about nearly everything—your relationships, what people think about you, the welfare of the people in your life, work, school, money, health, what you did or didn’t do, the future, what’s happening in the world?
Anxiety cause you to feel tense, keyed-up, and exhausted nearly everyday?
Second-guess yourself and many of your decisions?
Worry about worrying?
Worry keep you up at night?
Struggle with Anxiety in Specific Situations?
Panic?
Do you have moments when panic and dread flood your whole being?
Does your anxiety make your body tense, sweaty, uneasy?
Feel like the floor will fall out from beneath you?
Fear you might lose control or even die?
Avoid situations—exercise, public places, driving—so you won’t have a panic attack?
Social Anxiety?
Do you worry too much about what others think about you?
Do you fear judgment or ridicule?
Too easily embarrassed?
Worry too much about how you look to others?
Describe yourself as painfully shy?
Struggle with meeting new people?
Hesitant to be yourself because others might think you are weird or dumb?
Do you talk too much when you’re nervous and later worry about the things you said?
Intrusive thoughts and compulsions?
Do you have disturbing thoughts that don’t reflect the person you truly are?
Do these thoughts that seem depraved or frightening, and may make you worry about your safety or others’ safety?
When you have intrusive thoughts, do you try to stop them by doing things to neutralize the tension they produce in you?
…Like checking things, counting, or other rituals that feel compulsive and out of your control?