Anxiety Counselling

Feeling anxious?

Anxiety is often characterised by feelings of uneasiness, heightened worry and fear.
Whenever you're being threatened or feeling stressed, pressured or vulnerable, anxiety is a completely normal response. When the stressful situation has passed, physical symptoms of anxiety usually dissipate. Anxiety and panicky feelings that linger long after a stressor has passed, or which occur without any clear reason, may indicate that you are struggling with an anxiety disorder.
However, some people experience anxiety more frequently and intensely in a wide range of situations.
This is called Generalised Anxiety.

There are different types of anxiety. The most common are:

1.  Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is driven by excessive worry about a range of things, for a period six months or more. For example, someone is diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety in the presence of at least three of the following physical or cognitive symptoms:

• fatigue or tiring easily
• irritability, either internalised or externalised
• edginess or restlessness
• difficulty concentrating
• sleep problems or unsatisfying sleep
• increased muscle aches or soreness
• physical symptoms such as: sweating abundantly, nausea, dizziness, shivering
• difficulty carrying out day to day activities and responsibilities

2.  Social anxiety ( social phobia ) is the regular fear of humiliation or rejection in public, which leads to avoidance of social situations, may occur in the lead up to or during in:

• performance situations such as having to give a speech or being watched while doing something at work
• situations involving social interaction

For people with social anxiety, performing in front of others and social situations can lead to intense anxiety. For example, they may fear being criticised, laughed at or humiliated in front of others, even in the most ordinary, everyday situations.

3.  Specific phobias

Fear is a rational response to situations that can pose a threat to our safety. However,some people react to objects, activities or situations by imagining or irrationally exaggerating the danger.Their feelings of panic, fear or terror are completely out of proportionate the actual threat. People with specific phobias are often well aware that their fears are exaggerated or irrational, but feel that their anxious reaction is automatic or out of control.

Specific phobias are often associated with panic attacks, during which the person experiences overwhelming physical sensations.

4.  Panic disorder is the term used to describe when panic attacks are recurrent and disabling. Panic disorder can be characterised by:

• Worrying for at least a month after having a panic attack that you will have another one
• Worrying about the consequences of panic attack, the fear of being unwell
• Important changes in behaviour that relate to the panic attacks, such as avoiding physical activity, like exercise because it increases the heart rate.

5.  Post-Traumatic stress disorder, or stress and fear that is developed after a traumatic experience.

6.  Obsessive compulsive and related disorders are repetitive behaviours or actions that originated from unwanted thoughts and impulses.

Patient in Tribulation Counselling has the ability to find the safe source for lasting help and support for people struggling with anxiety.This ability to help is revealed to the one who will be led by the truth and will not trust in the lie.( Elena Ardelean counsellor )

John 8: 32: " And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
Philippians 4: 6-7: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Matthew 6:27: And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to his life's span?

An anxiety condition is developed by a number of factors, including personality factors, difficult life experiences and physical health.
It's important to recognise the signs and symptoms of anxiety and seek help and support early.