Is anxiety taking control of your life? Do you experience restlessness, racing thoughts, feelings of panic, rapid breathing, hyperventilation, heavy sweating, difficulty focusing or thinking clearly about anything other than the reason of your worries?

​Occasionally, you may worry about health, money, or family issues. Anxiety is part of our life. However, excessive, persistent and sudden worries that may reach a peak within minutes indicates that you may struggle with an anxiety disorder. The anxiety interferes with your daily activities and seems to be hard to control. You avoid places or situations to prevent feeling anxious.

​Examples of anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, panic disorder, specific phobias.  

​Whatever form of anxiety you have, treatment can help. Therapy can help to uncover the underlying causes of your worries and fears, learn how to relax, look at situations in a new, less frightening way, and develop better coping mechanisms and problem-solving skills.