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.
The licensed anxiety therapists at Thriveworks in Novi, MI have extensive experience in helping people who suffer from anxiety. Whether your anxiety symptoms are acute or mild, the mental health providers at Thriveworks are there for you.
Thriveworks anxiety therapists and counselors are skilled at ways of reducing anxiety symptoms and getting their clients back on track to achieving their goals without uncontrollable fears and worries. Call us today or schedule online to get started.
What Are the Symptoms of Anxiety?
Anxiety can manifest in a variety of ways, including in other health conditions. For example, a person suffering from acute anxiety might experience digestive problems like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). They may also have migraines, insomnia, or appetite problems.
When a person is actively experiencing anxiety, they may feel their heart racing. They may feel nauseated, dizzy, or short of breath. These symptoms can worsen during a panic attack, even leading a person to think they’re having a heart attack.
Anxiety can also manifest as repetitive behaviors, as in the case of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). People with anxiety might also suffer from depression. They may abuse drugs or alcohol in order to manage their symptoms, though substance abuse will just lead to more problems down the line.
What Is the Best Treatment for Anxiety?
The mental health professionals at Thriveworks in Novi, MI have a number of tools in their toolbox to treat anxiety, including:
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
- Exposure therapy, particularly for specific phobias of an object or situation
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Psychiatric medications like antidepressants, prescribed by a Thriveworks psychiatrist
- Holistic methods like meditation and deep breathing
- Mindfulness therapy
- Supportive-expressive therapy
- Biofeedback
- Substance abuse therapy
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR)
- Lifestyle modifications like increased exercise, better nutrition, and reduced caffeine
- Family therapy or couples counseling to address relationships affected by anxiety
These different types of therapy can be applied separately or combined depending on the client’s goals, wishes, and how they respond to treatment.
Schedule Anxiety Therapy at Thriveworks in Novi, MI
Thriveworks therapists in Novi, MI use numerous evidence-based treatments to treat panic disorder, separation anxiety, and numerous other types of anxiety disorder. It’s not healthy for an anxious person’s body to be in fight-or-flight mode so often. Great therapists can teach people ways to calm their minds, and hence calm their bodies. Then clients can get back to living their best lives.
Because all Thriveworks mental health providers are fully licensed, they accept most major forms of health insurance. Book online or simply call Thriveworks Novi today.
