Anxiety

Anxiety is your body’s natural response to stress. It’s what we feel when we are worried, tense or afraid – particularly about things that are about to happen, or which we think could happen in the future. Experiencing occasional anxiety is a normal part of life, because everyone has feelings of anxiety at some point in their life.

In moderation, anxiety isn’t necessarily a bad thing. It can help you to stay alert and focused, spur you to action, and motivate you to solve problems. But when anxiety is constant or overwhelming—when worries and fears interfere with your relationships and daily life—you’ve likely crossed the line from normal anxiety into the territory of an anxiety disorder.

Anxiety can become a mental health problem if it impacts on your ability to live your life as fully as you want to. Anxiety conditions are unlikely to simply go away on their own. If ignored and left untreated, anxiety may turn into depression. While self-help coping strategies for anxiety can be very effective, if your worries, fears, or anxiety attacks have become so great that they’re causing extreme distress or disrupting your daily routine, it’s important to seek professional help. The type of treatment will depend on the type of anxiety you’re experiencing.

Anxiety treatments we offer: sources of support, anxiety management strategies including low-intensity and high intensity CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), recovery and staying well.