Anxiety Counselling
Your Nomadic Psychologist can help you manage your anxiety through evidence-based video counselling.
Your Nomadic Psychologist can help you manage your anxiety through evidence-based video counselling.
Anxiety is an emotion that all humans experience, but for some people their anxiety can be overwhelming. In psychology, anxiety is
classified as an 'umbrella term' used to describe multiple presentations, including: phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, agoraphobia
and panic disorders. However, when most people think of anxiety, they're usually referring to the two main types: social anxiety and
generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).
Social anxiety refers a strong physiological reaction (e.g. increased heart rate, abnormal breathing, nauseous stomach, dizziness, sweating and shaking) related to a fear of negative judgement in social contexts. Understandably, when we experience these uncomfortable feelings, we seek to avoid situations that trigger the emotions, such as: school, parties, shopping centres, or other scenarios that involve large crowds and/or unfamiliar people.
In contrast, the key feature of generalised anxiety disorder relates to worry about multiple aspects of one life. Examples of these
worries, include: the future, academic or work performance, health of self and others, money etc. These worries are often accompanied
by rumination, fear of uncertainty, and a strong desire for control/planning.
While the different types of anxiety present in different ways, they all have a strong impact on our well-being, whether that be through
our affect, relationships, school, work, or ability to perform routine daily tasks. It is therefore critical that we develop
strategies to cope with our anxieties.
To help manage the impact of anxiety on your life, Nomadic Psychology can help you in the following ways:
