When you live with anxiety, you can experience frequent high levels of stress and worry that can disrupt your life and prevent you from participating in normal activities. If you want expert help in managing your anxiety, contact Dr. Ran D. Anbar and the team at Center Point Medicine in La Jolla, California. They use hypnosis to help you find internal resources to understand and cope with anxiety. Call or schedule a consultation online today.
Anxiety is a group of mental health disorders characterized by feelings of intense fear, worry, and stress. The different categories of anxiety are identified by their symptoms and triggers.
Generalized anxiety disorder is the most common form of anxiety. It’s characterized by extreme feelings of worry or fear about normal daily activities like work projects, school, family relationships, or errands.
Panic disorder is another form of anxiety where you experience panic attacks. Panic attacks are episodes of extreme anxiety accompanied by physical symptoms like feeling that your heart is beating abnormally, shaking, sweating, and feeling short of breath.
Other common forms of anxiety include specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, and separation anxiety disorder.
Anxiety causes a variety of symptoms, including:
The exact cause of anxiety is unknown. However, researchers and mental health specialists agree that a combination of genetic factors, family history, and environmental factors contribute to anxiety. Factors that increase your risk for anxiety include:
At Center Point Medicine, Dr. Anbar and the other providers offer hypnosis and counseling sessions to help you learn to control your thoughts and behaviors and to calm yourself.
Hypnosis can be helpful in resolving anxiety. Your provider uses guided relaxation techniques to put you in a trancelike state of calmness and concentration in which you’re more open to positive suggestions and ideas.
While you’re using hypnosis, you can respond to questions from your provider to reveal the issues and experiences that lead to the development of your anxiety. This information can guide your counseling and form the foundation of therapies to help you learn to recognize anxious thoughts and respond to them in more healthy ways.
The practice of hypnosis can also teach you techniques to self-soothe and calm yourself when your symptoms spike. You can practice these relaxation techniques at home as part of your self-care.
Call or schedule a consultation online today for compassionate and customized care for anxiety.
