Anxiety / Stress Management

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) anxiety and tension that lasts of an extended length of time and affects approximately 6.8 million Americans or about 3.1 percent of the population - GAD affects twice as many women as men, physical symptoms, such as fatigue, headaches, muscle tension and aches, difficulty swallowing, trembling, twitching, irritability, sweating, and hot flashes.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) this disorder develops with mostly people who have undergone a natural or man made disaster or repeated exposure to very traumatic events. It is common for war veterans, soldiers returning from duty, even First res-ponders wHo regularly see trauma do get effected. The effect varies from person to person but they end p with a heightened response system and may develop extreme responses, insomnia, and regular panic attacks. This effects their daily functioning and ability to cope in a normal environment.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by obsessive behaviors and paranoia, developing compulsions and repetitive ideas and getting stuck in a circulatory thought patterns. The inability to correct the thought pattern results in repetitive habits like constantly cleaning for fear of germs, or checking to see the time in case you are late,

Social Phobia, or Social Anxiety Disorder, or Asperger’s is an anxiety disorder where the person is unable to mingle or ave normal social interactions and prefer to keep to themselves. They may have severe fear of public speaking and get overwhelmed in any social situation.

Panic attacks are accompanied with intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness or abdominal distress. Person may feel gripped with fear and are experiencing complete and total doom , they may be exhibiting shock symptoms like feeling cold or numb, paralyzed with the fear ad may faint or be dizzy.