Anxiety is a normal human emotion that everyone experiences at times. Many people feel anxious, or nervous, when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or making an important decision.

Often your body and mind will respond automatically to a stressful situation – your heart rate increases, breathing quickens, and your sympathetic nervous system releases a flood of stress hormones. 

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When we encounter distress, it alerts us to unresolved areas that needs to be worked on within ourselves.  When pain is felt, we develop defences to avoid the discomfort, so we do not realize what is really going on deep down. Sometimes these coping mechanisms take over the individual, worsening the anxiety experience. 

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Once the stressful situation has passed, physical symptoms of anxiety usually dissipate. Yet for many people, anxiety lingers on long past the time it’s needed. If you’re experiencing a prolonged bout of anxiety that’s interfering with your ability to live your life on a day-to-day basis, counselling can be extremely beneficial.  Anxiety Disorder treatment resolves the underlying feelings that create anxiety. 

Anxiety disorders can cause such distress that they interfere with one’s ability to lead a normal life