Anxiety

Feeling scared, worried, or highly stressed is natural now and again, but it shouldn’t happen all of the time. If you or your child has anxiety problems, visit Ndubuisi Odegai, Princess Riley, DNP, and their team at The Healed Mind Psychiatry in Aubrey, Texas. They offer specialized care to children and adults who are battling generalized anxiety disorder, phobias, and other anxiety-related conditions. Call The Healed Mind Psychiatry today or book an in-person or telehealth appointment online for compassionate anxiety disorder treatment.

What is anxiety?

Everyone occasionally feels fear or worry when facing a challenging or threatening situation, but the feeling should disappear afterward. However, for some people, anxiety turns into a constant problem or becomes so severe that it affects their daily life.

When you can’t shake anxiety, or you change your activities to avoid people, places, or events that trigger distressing reactions, it’s time to get help from The Healed Mind Psychiatry team.

Can I get different kinds of anxiety disorders?

There are several types of anxiety disorders. The most common include:

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

If you have GAD, you experience ongoing and uncontrollable worry about many daily events, even when there’s no immediate threat.

Separation anxiety disorder

Separation anxiety disorder develops when children fear being apart from the significant people in their lives. In many cases, they worry that something awful will happen to them or their parents.

Specific phobias

Phobias cause an intense and irrational fear of a specific activity, object, situation, or person. For example, you may fear spiders, needles, clowns, or flying.

Agoraphobia

If you have agoraphobia, your anxiety increases when you go outside your home alone, use public transportation, or find yourself in a crowd.

Social anxiety disorder

This disorder causes intense anxiety when you go to public places, meet new people, or perform in front of others.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also cause harmful anxiety.

What symptoms accompany anxiety?

Anxiety disorders cause a range of symptoms. Children and adults may experience:

• Dread
• Worry
• Fear
• Irritability
• Nervousness
• Nausea
• Sweating
• Headaches
• Stomachaches
• Tense muscles
• Trouble sleeping
• Rapid heartbeat
• Difficulty concentrating

Anxiety can also trigger panic attacks. A panic attack causes sudden, severe physical symptoms like sweating, chest pain, and shortness of breath.

How do you treat anxiety?

When treating anxiety, The Healed Mind Psychiatry team recommends psychotherapy, medication, or both, depending on your symptoms. Anti-anxiety medications can quickly relieve stress, but these drugs need ongoing medication management to ensure you don’t develop a tolerance.

Several psychotherapy techniques effectively help children and adults overcome anxiety. One popular type, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), teaches you to recognize and change the thoughts that trigger anxiety.

If you or your child need compassionate care for anxiety, call The Healed Mind Psychiatry or schedule an in-person or telehealth appointment online today.