Anxiety Disorder

If anxiety is a weakening issue affecting your life, you’re not alone; over 40 million Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder. Fortunately, anxiety disorder is treatable. The team of mental health professionals at GATEWAY HEALTH LINK LLC has years of experience helping patients overcome the full spectrum of anxiety issues. Please make an appointment with us online and start with a consultation session from the comfort of your home.

What is anxiety, and what does anxiety feel like?

Anxiety is your normal body’s response to stress, fear, or other unfamiliar situations. This understanding is very crucial when it comes to helping and supporting clients. Normal and common examples of typical anxiety you sometimes feel include worrying about a presentation at work or an exam at school. However, people with anxiety disorders frequently have intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations. Often, anxiety disorders involve repeated episodes of sudden feelings of intense anxiety and fear or terror that reach a peak within minutes (panic attacks).

What are some specific anxiety disorders?

There are various specific anxiety disorders that our team of professionally trained & certified healthcare staff treats, including:

• Generalized anxiety (GAD) people with GAD are living with constant fear and stress that affects their daily life. Psychiatrists call this “free-floating anxiety,” which means the anxiety often is not triggered by anything in particular.
• Panic disorders are characterized by constant worry and fear of the next panic attack. Panic attacks are short bursts of irrational fear coupled with physical symptoms. They can occur without impending threats.
• People who suffer from Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may experience bad memories and relive some physical symptoms after witnessing a traumatic event or serious injury.
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) complicates daily life and prevents you from living a healthy life. At GATEWAY HEALTH LINK, our highly-trained, professional team of therapists is ready to help you understand this complicated disorder and provide effective treatment that will help to alleviate the symptoms of different types of OCD.

What causes anxiety?

Anxiety is caused by various things, and it manifests in different ways. However, there are several potential causes of anxiety disorders. It is important to know that your anxiety disorder, just like other mental illnesses, is out of your control. Hence, the need for expert and professional help, which you can receive from us.

Some of these factors can put you at risk for an anxiety disorder:

• Genetics
• Chemical imbalances (brain chemistry)
• Substance abuse/misuse or withdrawal
• Environmental/ Prolonged stress
• Past trauma
• Side effects from medications
• Medical Conditions
• Women are likely to develop an anxiety disorder twice as much as men. Moreover, LQBTQ and minorities also experienced anxiety disorders higher than others.

How do you treat anxiety disorders?

At GATEWAY HEALTH LINK LLC, our providers and trained therapists use different methods such as psychotherapy and medication, non-drug therapy mode to treat mild to moderate anxiety, which includes:

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness (especially for people living with PTSD)
• Psychodynamic therapy
• Modification/Lifestyle changes, such as exercise, stress reduction/management, relaxation techniques, sleep, and healthy diet.

These innovative modalities provide helpful stress management techniques to pinpoint causes and alleviate overall anxiety. In more severe cases, anxiety medication may be prescribed in addition to one or more of the aforementioned therapeutic methods.

What is High-Functioning Anxiety?

High-functioning anxiety is not a diagnosis; therefore, it is difficult to find much information or research on it. Instead, high-functioning anxiety typically refers to people experiencing anxiety while still managing daily life quite well. Generally, a person with high-functioning anxiety may seem stable and well-accomplished on the outside yet experience worry and stress or have obsessive thoughts on the inside.

What is Social Anxiety Disorder?

Social anxiety disorder is a mental health condition. It is a severe, persistent fear of being judged or watched by others. This fear can affect your everyday life, from work to school and other activities. The person can find it difficult to make and keep friends. But the disorder doesn’t have to stop you from reaching your potential. Get a social anxiety test and treatment from GATEWAY HEALTH LINK LLC, and it will help you overcome your symptoms.

What are Some Risk Factors of Anxiety?

Some risk factors for anxiety disorders include:

• History of mental health disorder
• Trauma
• Negative life events
• Severe illnesses.
• Chronic health conditions
• Substance Use
• Low self-esteem
• Personality