Your heart pounds, your stomach feels upset and your muscles tense. That feeling is anxiety, and it’s more than a simple emotion like anger or happiness. It can be debilitating, affect every area of your life and hold you back in several key ways.
Blocked Goals
Maybe you long to lead your company to greatness, tell your spouse how you really feel about your relationship or work up the courage to leave the house. Anxiety blocks those goals if the thought of speaking in front of anyone makes you feel ill, your tongue is tied when you think about talking to a pretty girl or you feel dread when you try to leave the house.
You can follow advice from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and tell your boss, a trusted coworker and family members about your condition. However, you will need professional help in addressing the anxiety that blocks you from achieving your goals in life.
Health Concerns
A palpitating heart, insomnia and tremors are just three physical symptoms of anxiety, and each of these health concerns affects your ability to function physically. Stomach cramps keep you from enjoying your favorite foods and dining out with friends. Insomnia increases irritability and affects your ability to work, drive or remember simple things. Tremors cause you to drop things.
Address these physical effects of anxiety as soon as possible and especially before they turn into dangerous or debilitating health concerns.
Relationship Loss
Paranoia, jumpiness and irritability affect your ability to make and keep friends. You worry about what others will think of you, you can’t stand crowds and you constantly feel the need to defend yourself.
Eventually, you give up trying to explain why you feel anxious all the time. Your inability to participate in normal activities isolates you from family, friends and coworkers. You end up feeling more alone and anxious.
Stop the cycle of anxiety. Contact me today and schedule a consultation. Together, we can work through this troubling emotion and find a solution to anxiety that works for you and removes the blocks it creates in your life.