How you may feel experiencing anxiety:

 

• Restless, on edge, fidgeting.

• Worrying a lot.

• Irritable or feeling more emotional.

• Find it difficult to concentrate.

• Experience racing thoughts.

• Feel overwhelmed.

• A fast, pounding heart rate.

• Have shortness of breath.

• Your chest may feel tight.

• Have tummy pains.

• Sleep difficulties.

• Feeling dizzy, sick, shaky.

• Avoid places or people.

 

If you notice your anxiety affecting your every day life, you may find yourself avoiding certain situations, struggle with relationships, people and you may even withdraw yourself. You may find it difficult to relax and feel like the anxiety has taken over your day.

 

How counselling may help you:

 

I offer a safe, calm and confidential space where you can speak freely, feel heard and explore your challenges without judgement.

 

Tailoring sessions to suit you, together we would explore and start to understand what maybe encouraging or triggering your anxiety. This would involve exploring your thoughts, emotions, behaviours and patterns.

 

Working together we would work with your anxiety rather than pushing it down or trying to make it go away. Where we would learn to become curious about your anxiety and not be critical. As this would allow you to gain a deeper understanding of yourself and explore positive ways with how you could respond to your challenging emotions and thoughts in healthier way with self-compassion.

 

You do not have to face your challenges on your own. Reaching out for help can seem overwhelming, especially when your anxiety is already making things challenging for you.

 

Counselling would provide you with the opportunity to slow things down, feel heard and start to understand yourself as you move forward in a healthy, positive way.

 

If you feel you would like to speak about your experiences, how you feel and see if counselling could be right for you, please get in touch.

 

You can message, phone or email me to book a free fifteen minute telephone consultation.

 

Here are some things that may help:

 

• Talking to a professional or someone you trust is an important first step and could help you with support. This could be your GP, a counsellor or another healthcare professional.

 

• Try taking slow deep breaths in from your nose, holding for about four seconds and then slowly releasing from your mouth.  (Only to be carried out if you have no heart issues and the GP has confirmed it is o.k to do so.)

 

• Try using your five senses and focus on thing you can see, hear, touch, feel and taste within your environment.

 

• Try to eat regular meals, get enough sleep and physical activity.

 

• You could try to break any big tasks into smaller ones so they do not seem so overwhelming.

 

• Try to carry out self-compassion, allow yourself some time to rest.  Is there anything you need at that present moment?