| Anxiety disorders are not uncontrollable or random. In | | | | they haven't done it themselves, how effective are |
| fact, they are quite the opposite. Even though they | | | | they going to be helping others? |
| may feel wild, they can be prevented. | | | | All of the coaches, counselors, and therapists at have |
| Overcoming Anxiety | | | | successfully conquered anxiety in their own lives. We |
| Anxiety is not an illness, itself. The condition arises | | | | can help others succeed, because we have found |
| when anxiety causes a person to experience physical | | | | success in our own lives. |
| or psychological symptoms, such as fear or distress. | | | | Anxiety conditions, for the most part, can be divided |
| When anxiety causes disturbance in a person's life, it | | | | into two main categories: |
| becomes an anxiety disorder. | | | | Circumstantial anxiety is characterized by symptoms |
| The good news is that anxiety disorders are | | | | that appear because of a stressful event or |
| resolvable, and anyone can do it with the right | | | | circumstance. Relationship difficulty, a career challenge, |
| information, help, and support. | | | | illness or death of a loved one, or educational stress |
| Medication can help to reduce anxiety disorder | | | | can attribute to circumstantial anxiety. |
| symptoms for some people, but it should never be | | | | Since stress is often the beginning of an anxiety |
| considered a cure, nor should it be necessary for | | | | condition, most early stress conditions fall within this |
| healthy living. In fact, medication has a very low | | | | category. As long as you handle the stress well, most |
| success rate regarding anxiety disorder symptom | | | | anxiety conditions in this category resolve on their own |
| reduction, and a very poor record for long-term | | | | once the event, circumstance, or emotion has passed. |
| success. | | | | Chronic anxiety, however, is characterized by |
| Anxiety disorders appear for specific reasons, and | | | | symptoms that come and go over an extended period |
| have definite underlying reasons why they persist. | | | | of time. This can be anywhere from a few months to |
| When the underlying reasons are properly addressed, | | | | several years. Examples include an individual who has |
| anxiety disorders can disappear forever. Anxiety | | | | symptoms come and go at different stages of their |
| disorders persist, only because the underlying reasons | | | | life, remain as an ongoing backdrop to their life, or have |
| are not addressed. | | | | been on and off of medication throughout their life. |
| Because of this fact, many who take anxiety disorder | | | | Chronic anxiety also includes a great deal of fear. |
| medication as their only form of treatment generally | | | | Many people live in fear whenever their symptoms |
| remain on medication long term, or find themselves | | | | appear. Others may be fearful throughout their lives, |
| repeatedly stopping and restarting their medication. | | | | even when the symptoms are not evident. Conditions |
| Unless the underlying reasons are properly addressed, | | | | that last for an extended period of time can also be |
| anxiety almost always persists or returns. | | | | referred to as "entrenched" anxiety. |
| Based on the latest research, the most effective form | | | | Within these categories, there are four types of |
| of treatment for anxiety disorders is with a | | | | anxiety: |
| combination of good self-help materials, and working | | | | Spontaneous anxiety or panic occurs regardless of |
| with an experienced anxiety therapist who specializes | | | | where a person is. |
| in anxiety recovery. | | | | Situational, or Phobic anxiety or panic occurs because |
| It is recommended that this therapist has personal | | | | of a particular situation or location. |
| experience, though therapists who are currently taking | | | | Anticipatory anxiety or panic occurs because of a |
| anxiety medication themselves aren't the best sources | | | | thought that something "might" happen or a situation |
| of anxiety help. Those who work with a therapist who | | | | that "might" occur. |
| has successfully resolved anxiety disorder in his or her | | | | Involuntary anxiety or panic occurs involuntarily, and |
| own life, is medication-free, and has remained anxiety | | | | often unannounced. This anxiety occurs without being |
| condition-free for more than five years tend to receive | | | | preceded by spontaneous, situational, or anticipatory |
| the best results. It will be the therapist's personal | | | | anxiety. |
| experience with anxiety, as well as their sustained | | | | It is highly recommended that you work with someone |
| victory over it, that can make a profound difference in | | | | who has personally experienced anxiety at this level in |
| your recovery. | | | | his or her own life. Their personal experience and |
| Therapists who are still taking anti-anxiety or | | | | insight will be of great value and comfort to you during |
| antidepressant medications are doing so because they | | | | your recovery process. |
| have yet to successfully resolved their own anxiety. If | | | | |