One of the best ways to deal with anxiety is to learn about your own anxiety: your symptoms, what triggers it, and what coping mechanisms have been effective in the past. When you learn what your anxiety is tied to, it can help you be mindful of what’s really happening as well as prevent and mitigate symptoms by processing and working through the issue in therapy. Other strategies that have been shown to help manage anxiety are meditation, challenging anxious thoughts, exercising, and journaling.
Anxiety Therapy in Lexington, MA—Therapists and Counselors
There is anxiety help available in the form of anxiety therapy, anxiety counseling, stress management, and other mental health services centered around helping you manage your anxiety and stress levels. If you are in the Lexington, MA area, and you are struggling to manage your anxiety, consider working with one of our anxiety therapists at Thriveworks Counseling in Lexington, MA. They can help you quickly, as they recognize that gaining control over your thoughts and feelings is important to your living well. Just call to schedule your appointment! We look forward to it.
What Is Anxiety? Am I Anxious?
We all experience the occasional anxiety, whether it occurs at work, at home, in our relationships, in social situations, or in other specific circumstances. However, there is a difference between the occasional, manageable anxiety, and excessive, uncontrollable anxiety. If you are experiencing the latter, you might experience the following anxiety symptoms on a regular basis:
- Racing thoughts
- Hypervigilance
- Lack of concentration
- Irritability
- Restlessness
- Fatigue
- Excessive sweating
- Nausea
- Trembling
These symptoms aren’t fun—in fact, they can make day to day living difficult. If you are experiencing these symptoms, you might have an anxiety disorder, such as generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or another form of anxiety. This will all depend on your specific symptoms.
What Causes Anxiety? Why Do I Have Anxiety?
Anxiety is generally caused by environmental factors, biological factors, or both. Anxiety can be inherited from parents and you could learn it by watching them, or your anxiety could come from a combination of their example and their genes. Studies have shown that anxious children are more common amongst anxious parents but it’s still a question of how much of that is caused by environment and how much is caused by simply mimicking their parents behavior.
Schedule Anxiety Therapy at Thriveworks in Lexington, MA
At Thriveworks in Lexington, MA, we will work closely with you and provide a safe space where you can come to terms with your anxiety. We’ll help you find the source of it and we’ll create a treatment plan that works for you. In some cases it may involve simply one-on-one therapy while in other instances it may involve family counseling or other types of therapy.
If you are ready to schedule your first anxiety therapy appointment, just give Thriveworks in Lexington, MA a call. We have a quick, flexible scheduling process that will meet all of your scheduling needs. This includes same-week appointments as well as evening and weekend appointments—we’ve made this an important part of our mission, as we want to best accommodate all of our clients.
