Types of Anxiety
There are distinct types of anxiety disorders. You may feel generally anxious, experience panic attacks, or feel particularly anxious in social situations.
Or maybe you’re living with post-traumatic stress following a harrowing life experience or perhaps you’re showing obsessive-compulsive tendencies or developing a specific phobia.
Acute episodes of anxiety may manifest in your body as a panic attack. Panic attacks are typically defined as discrete periods of intense fear.
Symptoms may include palpitations, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, choking, chest pain, nausea, dizziness, hot flushes, feeling of losing control, going crazy, or dying.
Panic attacks often strike those who do not realize they have been under such acute stress for a prolonged period of time.
It is a physical sign your nervous system is overstimulated and requires support; if left unchecked panic attacks may become more frequent.
Effects and Treatment of Anxiety
Prolonged anxiety may start to impact your digestion, thyroid, reproductive function, and adrenal health.
If you suffer from anxiety disorders, our naturopaths will look at every aspect that may be contributing to the anxiety.
This includes how and what you eat, your exercise regimen, your relationships with others, your attitudes, and your life history.
A thorough assessment through questionnaires and relevant diagnostic tools will help us understand the effect anxiety is having on your health.
We will look at herbal and targeted natural vitamin and supplement treatments to help reduce and manage anxiety and panic attacks.
We will offer appropriate dietary and lifestyle modifications, encouraging exercise and a healthy, mindful approach to the stresses of daily living to help you best manage future stressors.
