Are You Tired Of Living Fearfully?

• Do anxious or ruminating thoughts prevent you from doing the things that instill your life with a sense of meaning? 

• Are everyday tasks increasingly challenging due to persistent and overwhelming fear and unease?

• Have you found it difficult to achieve a level of lasting safety or security in your life? 

• Are you experiencing anxiety attacks or panic attacks?

• Does it feel impossible to quiet your mind at night when you want to sleep?

• Do you replay the same past mistakes or fears about the future in your mind over and over?

Perhaps you’re a worst-case scenario thinker, meaning that you constantly fear that something bad will happen. As a result, you may often feel exhausted by your own thinking patterns, as it seems like you can never achieve a sense of peace. 

It may also be that you experience a certain degree of social anxiety. Perhaps the idea of meeting new people or interacting with others tends to trigger feelings of self-doubt or fears of being judged. Or you may be concerned that you’ll have to meet others’ expectations of how you should be behaving. 

Maybe within your close relationships, your anxiety has translated into an overly possessive demeanor. Though you don’t intend to be controlling or critical, feelings of powerlessness in other areas of your life or the sense that you always have to be “the responsible one” may have caused you to have a tight grip on your relationships. Yet instead of feeling secure in those connections, you may often feel ashamed that your anxiety has once again gotten the best of you. 

Anxiety can affect more than just the emotional and relational aspects of our lives. You may be struggling with physical symptoms related to anxiety, such as digestive issues, headaches, chronic pain, shakiness, and agitation. It’s likely that your struggle with anxiety makes it difficult to relax and feel at ease. 

Of course, life would be easier if it was free of fear, stress, and worry. And it’s natural that such negative and extreme thinking would wear on you over time. However, therapy makes it possible to find tailormade solutions for the problems created by your anxiety. 

If you struggle with anxiety, chances are you don’t have very many opportunities in your life to express yourself without fear of judgment. In therapy, however, you can work with an unbiased and empathetic professional who can tailor sessions to meet your exact needs with the ultimate goal of facilitating a sense of peace and healing in your life. 

We will continue to collaborate to understand the root causes of your anxiety so that your tailormade treatment plan is not merely treating surface symptoms. As we like to say at Guiding Star Counseling & Wellness, PLLC, we are committed to your healing—not just your maintenance. Of course, we will never push you to share information that makes you uncomfortable or worsens your anxiety, but our hope is that therapy will help you get to a place where you can feel more secure to discuss difficult topics. 

Throughout the course of therapy, you’ll likely develop some very meaningful insights into your anxiety and the experiences that have precluded it. Not only will we customize your treatment to provide you with coping skills that can help alleviate some of the daily manifestations of anxiety, but you will also be able to gradually shift your perspective so that your overall mindset improves. And soon, you’ll find that it’s easier to address and communicate your worries. 

If you are dealing with anxiety, seeking support is a proactive step toward managing and overcoming these challenges. Professional help, such as therapy and counseling, can provide coping strategies and tools to navigate anxiety effectively, allowing for a more balanced and fulfilling life. Remember, you don’t have to face anxiety alone—help is available to guide you towards a path of greater well-being.

Here’s how anxiety treatment can help you in your life:

• Learn ways to reduce anxiety and gain control over unhealthy thoughts

• Learn meditation and mindfulness skills to use when feeling anxious

• Explore and heal childhood wounds that contribute to anxiety

• Set goals to become the person you have always envisioned