Anxiety Therapy in
Baltimore & Rockville
Anxiety can be a debilitating experience or way of life.
Intrusive thoughts, extreme worry and the butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling are only some of the reasons that people seek help.
The feeling of impending doom and catastrophe can be overwhelming and can interfere with career, friendships, family life, and intimate relationships.
Anxiety can also be isolating as the world around you seems indifferent to the issues that are most troubling to you.
Often the people around you don’t understand the silent struggle and just how much you don’t want to be experiencing these symptoms. You don’t have to struggle alone. Therapy can help you manage and overcome unwanted anxiety and live the more connected and tranquil life that you want.
Do you experience any of these anxiety symptoms?
Restlessness or pacing
Fear of negative evaluation by others
Frightening thoughts or memories
Fear of losing control
Ruminating thoughts
Irrational fears
Avoidance of social situations
Persistent worry
Types of Anxiety
Adorn your accordion section Anxiety is a normal part of life and most people experience anxious moments during the day. Anxiety can also be helpful as it motivates us to complete tasks and make meaningful change. If we did not experience some level of anxiety we would not feel a need to get out of bed, go to work, or pay the bills.
We would also not go to therapy or feel the need to change anything in our lives. Anxiety is helpful in the right amounts and the goal of therapy is not to entirely eliminate anxiety.
Anxiety becomes a problem for many people when it is too intense, persistent, and interferes with social, familial or work functioning. Temporary spikes in anxiety in response to a trigger most often lead to a return to normal baseline functioning in reasonable period of time.
When anxiety spikes and does not return to the baseline for an extended period of time, distress can ensue and symptoms can be felt on an ongoing basis.
Common symptoms of anxiety include both physical and mental symptoms. One of the hallmark features of anxiety is ruminating thoughts and specific worry and concern about future, unknown events. Anxiety comes in a lot of forms. Some people experience generalized anxiety.
This occurs without specific triggers and is more likely to be present throughout the day. Other people experience social anxiety also referred to as social phobia. Depression is similar to anxiety and can be just as debilitating, if not worse.
Social anxiety, as the name implies, is specific to social settings and situations. People with social anxiety often worry about what other people think about them or are concerned about embarrassing themselves. Other forms of anxiety include performance anxiety, anticipatory anxiety and specific triggers.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on helping people address anxious thinking and anxious behaviors. CBT is an evidence based practice that can bring relief to symptoms and help create lasting change over a short period of time.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is structured and goal oriented and stays focused on the goals that matter to you.
