Effective Anxiety Treatment
Anxiety and worry are normal reactions to fear and stress experienced by everyone at one time or another. A little bit of anxiety can actually be useful, as it motivates us to perform well. However, some levels of stress leave men and women feeling chronically anxious because the brain’s fight or flight mechanism is activated, even when there is no threat. This can result in panic attacks, anxiety attacks, social anxiety, PTSD and extreme levels of stress. But really, it doesn’t have to be this way there is an effective anxiety treatment.
My journey
I know what it is to experience anxiety and panic attacks and how it interferes with daily living. My own experience of panic attacks started in my 20's, I was rushing about, working full time and had split up from a relationship. I noticed changes after my father died when I was 18, I was very close to him and felt supported and protected by him. I was looking for a replacement in a relationship that could support and protect me in the same way my father had. Of course this doesn't really happen and I ended up giving my power away to someone I thought would or could support me. This lead to unhappiness and a continual searching for someone to fill the void of loneliness. I hated not being in a relationship because I didn't like being on my own. This affected my sleep and my ability to relax and be happy in my own company. Panic attacks usually started if I didn't feel comfortable in an environment or company of others, in other words not able to be my true self. This also stems from not being able to express myself when I was young, which lead to the need to please others to take the focus off myself.
Low self-esteem and approval seeking.
In some cases suffers of anxiety and depression also struggle with low self-esteem and approval seeking. If this is you then your well-being is probably being affected by your level of confidence, how much you value yourself and what you think of yourself. Low self-esteem is associated with self-criticism, self-doubt, suppressed anger, and shame, and social isolation. It can also lead to self-punishment or self-harm and in my case anorexia nervosa (eating disorder).
What I have learned along the way is it's not about fixing anxiety, because anxiety is there to protect us; it is about your relationship with anxiety. I understand now that I hadn't learned how to support myself when I was young, I had very low self-esteem and was always looking for approval from my father so I lacked confidence. Always striving to be perfect in his eyes which in turn caused more stress and anxiety.
How I have helped myself overcome my anxiety
I have helped many clients overcome anxiety and I can help you
If you have had enough of anxiety, stress or depression controlling your life, its time to take action. You might have tried therapy before or medication and it didn’t help.
However, ACT has proven strategiesto achieve the outcome yet need, so you can get on with your life. – enabling you to live a life you really care about.
How does stress affect our health (insulin resistance)
Stress Hormones, Epinephrine and Cortisol.
The role these hormones have is to increase blood glucose levels because the body is in fight or flight mode. they push glucose up, insulin is trying to push it down which is in turn causes insulin resistance.
Anxiety and worry are normal reactions to fear and stress experienced by everyone at one time or another. A little bit of anxiety can actually be useful, as it motivates us to perform well. However, some levels of stress leave men and women feeling chronically anxious because the brain’s fight or flight mechanism is activated, even when there is no threat. This can result in panic attacks, anxiety attacks, social anxiety, PTSD and extreme levels of stress. But really, it doesn’t have to be this way there is an effective anxiety treatment.
My journey
I know what it is to experience anxiety and panic attacks and how it interferes with daily living. My own experience of panic attacks started in my 20's, I was rushing about, working full time and had split up from a relationship. I noticed changes after my father died when I was 18, I was very close to him and felt supported and protected by him. I was looking for a replacement in a relationship that could support and protect me in the same way my father had. Of course this doesn't really happen and I ended up giving my power away to someone I thought would or could support me. This lead to unhappiness and a continual searching for someone to fill the void of loneliness. I hated not being in a relationship because I didn't like being on my own. This affected my sleep and my ability to relax and be happy in my own company. Panic attacks usually started if I didn't feel comfortable in an environment or company of others, in other words not able to be my true self. This also stems from not being able to express myself when I was young, which lead to the need to please others to take the focus off myself.
Low self-esteem and approval seeking.
In some cases suffers of anxiety and depression also struggle with low self-esteem and approval seeking. If this is you then your well-being is probably being affected by your level of confidence, how much you value yourself and what you think of yourself. Low self-esteem is associated with self-criticism, self-doubt, suppressed anger, and shame, and social isolation. It can also lead to self-punishment or self-harm and in my case anorexia nervosa (eating disorder).
What I have learned along the way is it's not about fixing anxiety, because anxiety is there to protect us; it is about your relationship with anxiety. I understand now that I hadn't learned how to support myself when I was young, I had very low self-esteem and was always looking for approval from my father so I lacked confidence. Always striving to be perfect in his eyes which in turn caused more stress and anxiety.
How I have helped myself overcome my anxiety
- Learning to ground (the earth supports us)
- Letting go of patternings and belief systems that no longer serves
- Knowing I am good enough as I am and have nothing to prove to others
- I have everything I need within myself
- Feeling comfortable in the presence of others
- Learning how to handle unwanted thoughts and feelings
- Becoming mindful of the present moment
- Developing a deep sense of self-worth, self-acceptance and self-compassion
I have helped many clients overcome anxiety and I can help you
If you have had enough of anxiety, stress or depression controlling your life, its time to take action. You might have tried therapy before or medication and it didn’t help.
However, ACT has proven strategiesto achieve the outcome yet need, so you can get on with your life. – enabling you to live a life you really care about.
How does stress affect our health (insulin resistance)
Stress Hormones, Epinephrine and Cortisol.
The role these hormones have is to increase blood glucose levels because the body is in fight or flight mode. they push glucose up, insulin is trying to push it down which is in turn causes insulin resistance.
