Learn immediate self-soothing techniques and professional treatment options to break free from debilitating anxiety and reclaim your quality of life.
Whether you've been dealing with anxiety concerns for years, or are newly experiencing anxiety symptoms, the struggle of coping can really get you down. As the CDC notes, life during the COVID-19 pandemic comes with additional stressors and reasons for concern. Many people around the country are finding their anxiety problems flaring back up or worsening.
When anxiety becomes debilitating, it can seriously damage your quality of life.
You may come to realize you've withdrawn into an emotional cocoon, losing contact with friends and family and letting your personal and professional goals lapse as you struggle to get through each day.
While simple stress can often be dealt with through basic changes, psychological anxiety can be more complex and difficult to handle.
If your anxiety is getting out of hand this summer, turn to the experts at Nugent Family Counseling Center.
Our mental health counseling offices provide support for new and existing patients with anxiety and stress-related concerns. We also offer telehealth treatment.
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The emotions connected with an anxiety disorder can be connected to real-life problems, but may also be free-floating. Either way, anxiety disorders involve exaggerated responses to problems and concerns.
Common Experiences:
Anxiety involves the "fight or flight" response hard-coded into your brain. Meant to protect you from danger, these responses engage your physical body in response to your thoughts and emotions.
The Negative Cycle:
Disordered anxiety can leave you stuck in a cycle of negative physical responses, keeping you tense, sleepless, and stressed out.
Important to Remember:
Debilitating anxiety can feel extremely intense, but most often, you'll be safe to take a moment or two to find your internal balance.
Some techniques that can help you calm down, self-soothe, and break negative stress cycles include:
Bringing yourself into awareness of the present moment through:
Taking time to rest and relax, either alone or with loved ones
Caring for your physical wellness through:
Cutting back on substances that can trigger anxiety responses:
Alcohol
Caffeine
National helplines are always available to assist you during a crisis.
When anxiety won't let up, it's time to reach out for help and support.
Let your friends and loved ones know about your struggles, and seek professional support to get to the root of your anxiety concerns.
Professional Treatment Can Resolve Anxiety for Good:
For many patients, professional treatment can resolve anxiety disorders for good, relieving mental symptoms with effective counseling methods.
The team at Nugent Family Counseling Center offers multiple types of support and treatment for patients with debilitating anxiety:
Professional medication support
Individually or in groups
Alternative therapeutic techniques
Advanced brain retraining technology
Innovative anxiety relief approach
Together, we can re-balance your mental and emotional symptoms, and restore the fullness and quality of your daily life.
You may want to take advantage of our telehealth offerings, to get support for your anxiety without leaving the comfort of your own home.
You can reach out to the care team at Nugent Family Counseling Center at any time.
You can schedule an appointment over the phone, or with the online tool.
Break free from the anxiety cycle and reclaim your quality of life
Debilitating anxiety creates a vicious cycle through your fight-or-flight response, leaving you tense, sleepless, and withdrawn. Immediate relief techniques include mindfulness (breathing, counting, present-moment awareness), rest and relaxation, physical wellness care (hydration, nutrition, sleep), and cutting back on triggers (alcohol, caffeine). Professional treatment—medication management, psychotherapy (individual or group), hypnosis, and innovative neurofeedback—can resolve anxiety disorders permanently. Telehealth options available for convenient at-home support.