Do you feel some of these?
- Feelings of panic, fear, and uneasiness
- Problems sleeping
- Cold or sweaty hands and/or feet
- Panic attacks
- Shortness of breath
- Heart palpitations
- Phobias
- An inability to be still and calm
- Dry mouth
- Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
- Nausea
- Muscle tension
- A level of fear that is inappropriate to the situation
- Dizziness
Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious, or nervous, when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or making an important decision.
Anxiety disorders, however, are different. They can cause such distress that they interfere with someone’s ability to lead a normal life.
An anxiety disorder is a serious mental illness. For clients with anxiety disorders, worry and fear are constant and overwhelming, and can be crippling.
Talking to a professional is powerful because, often, once the fears and anxious thoughts are exposed the client can see them more clearly, and can often see for themselves a better perspective.
Being anxious is an awful feeling, like there is something nasty about to happen. Life doesn’t have to be like that.
