Anxiety & You

You are not the fears you have.

Anxiety can be a normal part of life if it occurs appropriately to a triggering situation and responds to the body’s normal coping mechanisms. It is an unpleasant feeling, but in certain situations is simply our body’s way of alerting us that a change is required to take us back to status quo. Fear is also common, and can produce the same symptomatic picture as anxiety. However, the cause of fear is usually obvious and possibly justified, where for anxiety it is not.

Anxiety disorders are often much more harmful and disruptive to the day to day activities, and can be difficult to control. The body’s normal coping mechanisms fail, causing discomfort, distress and possibly other major problems. Phobias and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can result from this abnormal response.

Symptoms include:

• Feeling nervous, tense, or continuously restless

• Feeling of being trapped in a situation

• Irritability

• Having feelings of impending doom, danger, apprehension or panic

• Increased heart rate and palpitations,

• Sweating

• Rapid breathing

• Constant tiredness

• Shaking

• Difficulty concentrating

• Frequent Urination

• Trouble sleeping

• Avoiding situations/things that trigger anxieties

• Cold and clammy extremities

• Gastrointestinal difficulties/IBS or changes in bowel habits

• *Panic attacks, which can last from minutes to hours

Those suffering from Anxiety sometimes also struggle with Depression, and drug or alcohol abuse can be taken up as a form of self-medication.

If you are suffering from some of these symptoms and find that your anxieties are affecting your work, your relationships, or other aspects of your life, Freo is here for you.

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