Anxiety
Anxiety is widespread, affecting millions of people globally each year. These disorders encompass a range of symptoms and types, each with unique challenges. Hope by the Sea recognizes the complexities of anxiety and its frequent overlap with substance use disorders. Our family-owned facility offers tailored treatment tracks to address our clients’ specific needs, providing a supportive and effective environment for managing and overcoming anxiety.
Anxiety Prevalence and Risk Factors
Anxiety disorders can disrupt your daily activities and reduce your quality of life. Unlike everyday worries, anxiety disorders involve excessive, uncontrollable fear that is out of proportion to the situation at hand. You may experience frequent panic attacks about seemingly minor disruptions or struggle with chronic insomnia, which can cascade into other health problems.
Several factors can increase your likelihood of developing an anxiety disorder.
- Genetics: A family history of anxiety or other mental health disorders can increase risk.
- Life experiences: Traumatic or stressful events can trigger anxiety disorders, especially when encountered in early life.
- Personality: Specific personality types may be more prone to anxiety, such as introverts, perfectionists and highly sensitive people.
- Physical health: Chronic health conditions or severe illnesses can cause or worsen anxiety.
- Other mental health disorders: Anxiety often overlaps with other mental health issues, such as depression.
Types of Anxiety Disorders and Their Symptoms
Anxiety manifests in various forms, which can escalate quickly if left untreated.
Generalized anxiety disorder involves chronic worry and tension, often with no apparent cause. Symptoms include restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems, irritability, muscle tension and sleep disturbances.
Panic disorder causes unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear, featuring heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness and abdominal distress.
Social anxiety disorder leads to extreme self-consciousness and a fear of facing judgment, embarrassment or humiliation in everyday circumstances.
Phobias are intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations, such as heights, spiders or flying.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder closely relate to anxiety disorders because they involve patterns of overwhelming and irrational fear.
The Overlap Between Anxiety and Addiction
People with anxiety may self-medicate their symptoms with alcohol or drugs. While these substances may provide temporary relief, they will exacerbate your anxiety symptoms, creating a cycle that can be challenging to break without professional help. Alcohol and drugs alter neurotransmitters in your brain. As these effects wear off, your anxiety can return at a higher intensity. Over time, this pattern can create a dangerous dependency.
Why Choose Hope by the Sea for Anxiety Treatment?
Hope by the Sea offers a compassionate, comprehensive approach to treating anxiety and co-occurring substance use disorders, with personalized care plans that ensure a holistic approach to recovery. Here’s why our family-owned facility stands out.
- We invest in our clients’ success and well-being, creating a warm and welcoming environment that feels like home.
- Our licensed psychologists and therapists specialize in treating anxiety and related conditions, using evidence-based techniques to ensure the best outcomes. Everyone on our team has successfully used these recovery tools to free themselves from the disease of addiction.
- Hope by the Sea is a supportive community that encourages healing and growth, helping clients develop new coping strategies and rebuild healthier lives.
We understand the debilitating impact anxiety can have on your life, and we are here to help. Comprehensive treatment options equip clients with the skills they need to overcome anxiety and achieve lasting wellness. Reach out today to learn more about how our programs can pave the way to a calmer, more fulfilling life.
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