Anxiety Counselling for Cranbrook, BC and Surrounding Areas

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

Rumi

Anxiety can be helpful—you don’t have to get rid of it. You can learn to manage it.

Anxiety is a normal stress response that can help you prepare and think ahead. If you grew up in a home with a parent who worried often, if you have experienced trauma or other difficult life experiences, anxiety can become chronic.

Chronic anxiety occurs when you feel consistently threatened or worried when there is no obvious or imminent danger or when the environment you live or work in is consistently overwhelming. Your nervous system can’t catch up an is in overdrive all the time. It is hard to remain present, relax and focus on completing tasks or enjoying the moment.

An upcoming meeting or party feels totally overwhelming and keeps you up at night. Worry about what someone else thinks of you makes you unable to concentrate or enjoy the present moment. You worry that your partner will wake up angry or will drink every day. Sound familiar?

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Chronic anxiety can:

Make it harder to concentrate, sleep, or make decisions
Cause irritability
Cause sleep issues
Lead to avoiding everyday tasks or social situations
Contribute to low mood or depression
Cause physical symptoms like a racing heart, tense muscles, stomach discomfort, or shortness of breath — which can reinforce the worry cycle

If anxiety is getting in the way of daily life, or you’re spending a lot of energy trying to stop it, support can help. Even if you seem “fine” on the outside, you still deserve support.

Learn how to calm and regulate your nervous system, change unhelpful thought patterns, understand anxiety and your triggers better and uncover possible roots so you regain self-confidence and control.

Things can get better. Talking helps.

Contact me and book an appointment today.

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