How to reduce anxiety
Anxiety affects different people in different ways. Anxiety can affect how you think, feel and behave, including:
- being on edge, restless or irritable
- feeling a sense of dread
- difficulty concentrating or making decisions
- repeatedly checking things or seeking assurance from others
- avoiding situations or putting off doing things you are worried about
- an increase or decrease in your appetite or craving junk food
- loss of interest in sex
- dizziness, sweating, shortness of breath, trembling
- headaches, tummy aches, upset tummy
- tiredness, sleep problems, nightmares, teeth-grinding or jaw clenching
- a strong, fast or irregular heartbeat, pins and needles, a dry mouth
- muscle tension or neck and shoulder pain
- a flare-up of other health problems, for example, dermatitis or asthma
If your anxiety has been going on for a while or getting worse, you may need to talk to someone, like a trained counsellor.
Feel free to call now for a brief chat, to see if anxiety reduction counselling is the right thing for you. Phone 0851145649
COUNSELLING TO REDUCE ANXIETY: FIRST SESSION
At the start of your first session, you will tell me about your anxiety - how you experience it, and how it affects you. Then, I will ask you some easy questions about your self-care (I.E., how you take care of yourself on a day-to-day basis).
If some of your habits or behaviours are likely to contribute to anxiety, I will let you know, and try to suggest helpful alternatives.
Next, I will take you through a simple guided relaxation, so that you can reacquaint yourself with feeling calm. This technique is easy to remember - you can do it at home by yourself, whenever you have 15 minutes of free time.
We will conclude the session by checking what you 'got out of it', and we will recap what you found to be useful for YOU. I have helped many people with their anxiety, and often they felt better, and more able to control their anxiety.
Having a few sessions with an experienced counsellor will help you manage your anxiety better. With practice, you should be able to get your anxiety down to an acceptable level.
( Remember: sometimes, a bit of anxiety is normal )
