Are you struggling with anxiety? You’re not alone. Anxiety affects millions of people worldwide, and it can be a debilitating condition that impacts all aspects of your life. Fortunately, there are effective treatments available that can help you manage your anxiety and improve your quality of life.
Types of Anxiety Disorders
| Type of anxiety | Short description |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) | Excessive, chronic, and hard-to-control worry about a wide range of everyday things (work, money, health, chores), often lasting for months. Chronic tension in the body. |
| Panic Disorder | Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks—sudden episodes of intense fear accompanied by severe physical symptoms (pounding heart, chest pain, dizziness, feeling of doom). Fear of having another panic attack. |
| Social Anxiety | Intense fear of being watched, judged, rejected, or humiliated in social or performance situations. Leads to avoidance of these interactions. |
| Specific Phobias | Excessive and persistent fear triggered by a specific object or situation (like heights, spiders, flying, or injections), leading to avoidance. |
| Agoraphobia | Intense fear and avoidance of places or situations where escape might be difficult or embarrassing, or help might not be available (e.g., crowds, public transport, open spaces). |
| Separation Anxiety | Excessive fear or worry about being separated from people with whom one has a deep emotional attachment (common in children, but can affect adults). |
How treatment will look like?
Treatment for anxiety disorders is always different for each client. Why? Anxiety is a symptom, but the underlying cause can vary a lot. Think of anxiety as a fever. It tells us that something is happening inside of you, but there can be many different reasons for the fever (infection, inflammation, etc.).
In therapy, we try to find out the root causes. While doing this, we also take care of easing the symptoms with tools (like breathing exercises or cognitive restructuring). These tools are a bit like ibuprofen: they don’t treat the illness itself, but they can help to ease the discomfort and bring the fever down.