Anxiety

The feeling of anxiety is a natural response in our bodies to danger with the aim of helping us survive these situations. The rush of adrenaline it sends out all over our body puts it into defence mode which is helpful in moments of peril but in present day society it isn't always needed, indeed for some this heightened state of alertness can be quite debilitating. It can feel slightly different for everyone but it is often understood as a physical feeling like a racing heart rate, a knot in the stomach, or even mental in the form of racing thoughts.

When the anxiety becomes longer term than just the 'knee jerk' response it can start to have a negative effect on our health; a lowered immune system making us susceptible to illness, muscle tension leading to pain and stiffness, digestive and intestinal issues, sleeplessness and exhaustion.

With talking therapies you can start to unpick what is going on inside your mind, see what the triggers are and begin to understand ways to manage the situations or thoughts that bring you this anxiety.