To begin, anxiety is a response to stress and chronic stress. Sometimes, stress might be momentary such as planning an exciting birthday party. Other times, stress can be chronic like having a loved one who is an alcoholic or a parent who has bipolar disorder. So, when you have anxiety, the best thing you can do is practice coping tools. We teach positive coping tools for management of anger, anxiety, and trauma. Also, we help you root into self-love and accept yourself exactly as you are. Often, anxiety is a trauma response as well. At Wisdom Within Counseling, holistic anxiety counseling is available in West Hartford, Wilton, Old Saybrook, Guilford, Madison and more. Overall, we offer you creative, alternative anxiety counseling in West Hartford, East Lyme, and online.
How does anxiety begin anyway?
Many times, anxiety begins with racing heartbeats. Maybe, it’s social anxiety. Then, you might feel your palms becoming sweaty, a lot of saliva feels your mouth, and you begin feeling insecure, tense, and panic. Perhaps, you are afraid and worried about someone you love who is an addict or alcoholic. Or, you might be afraid something bad is going to happen again. If you are waiting for the other shoe to drop, anxiety is holding you back from living a calm, secure, successful life. Our team of therapists teach you real-life skills to tackle worries that keep you from leaving your house. Do you doubt yourself constantly? Or, does your teenager cry every morning before school with anxiety? Our therapists offer video sessions to any location worldwide. Holistic anxiety counseling in West Hartford is available over texting, video and phone.
What are some positive coping skills to feel calmer and overcome anxiety?
Tips for managing anxiety holistically with positive lifestyle skills
First, understand self compassion. Compassion allows you to accept anxiety as a normal part of being human. Don’t beat yourself up if you have anxiety. Remember, even our beloved pets feel anxious during fireworks or a lightning and thunder storm. Understand your triggers. Next, journal inquisitively about the things, places, or people that lead you to feel anxious. Perhaps, anxiety might be a protective mechanism if you have been hurt in the past before. However, remember to remain flexible in your thinking and open minded with anxious thinking. Finally, you are powerful beyond measure and capable of anything!
When it comes to relationship stress, how does anxiety hold you back from developing passion and a great sex life?
Often times, relationships stress accrues over time. Sometimes, relationships stress can come from having a job you don’t like, and uncomfortable work environment, childcare challenges, anger issues, childhood trauma, or even betrayal and cheating. Anxiety is important to explore. Also, anxiety counseling in West Hartford can give you information and help you gain clarity on your relationship’s next steps.
High levels of anxiety can hold you back from creating a life you love and having a happy future.
So, if you’re anxious, and living with high levels of stress, you will often lose your sex drive. Just like learning to ride a bike, remaining sexual and giving and receiving healthy touch are important skills we must maintain. Sadly, married couples who work too much end up living very chaotic and overstressed lives.
How can anxiety counseling in West Hartford help your relationship or marriage thrive?
When couples don’t prioritize the marriage stop focusOmg om each other, the marriage suffers. Peopl tends to focus on the career grind and develop work anxiety. The loving marriage and relationship begins to break apart because of lack of touch and sexual energy, from high anxiety. Therefore, it can be very helpful to schedule relaxation time to overcome anxiety such as weekly back rubs to improve healthy touch in your relationship.
So, even if you work a lot and have relationship stress, anxiety counseling in West Hartford can help you learn positive coping tools for a more meaningful marriage and strong couple bubble.
The team of marriage and family therapist along the shoreline of Southeastern Connecticut help anxious children, depressed teenagers, and distant couples thrive. Also, using a unique and different approach combining art therapy, yoga and movement, couples meditation, and traditional Gottman‘s couples therapy, the team of therapists help families thrive in creative ways. Also, you can choose from outdoor walk and talk therapy by the beach and mindfulness meditation to develop a positive coping skill toolbox for the rest of your life. Sometimes, you can sit on the couch and just talk. You can also do video therapy from your bed or couch. Other times, you can move your anxious energy in a positive direction on a walk and talk session soaking in the fresh air and sunshine.
What is so positive about anxiety counseling in West Hartford over letter writing, video, texting or phone?
Additionally, we offer alternatives to psychiatric medication through positive lifestyle changes such as sleep, exercise, and nutrition. The team of creative therapists help anxious adolescents who are non-binary and gender questioning. As well, children with ADHD and depressed teenagers benefit from outdoor play therapy using chalk, tie-dye, clay, and watercolors. LGBTQIA affirming therapy is a specialty at Wisdom Within Counseling.
Call or text 860-451-9364 for creative trauma sensitive yoga therapy and anxiety counseling in West Hartford
