Anxiety isn’t you. It’s something moving through you. It can leave out of the same door it came in” as rightly quoted by James Clear.
Today, experiencing this unknown feeling of fear and apprehension is not uncommon, we face it. The difference is that we have started talking about it. Talking and approaching the right person has lightened the burden and enhanced the quality of our lives. So, what are we waiting for?
Yes, we do feel at times, what if everyone comes to know, or what will others think about me experiencing such things?
There are people who exhibit traits and characteristics that are not experienced by all. They are portrayed as abnormal (being away from the normal) by society. They are said to have a mental disorder. It is something that is not culturally accepted in society. It produces psychological distress or impaired overall functioning. These disorders are of many kinds. Anxiety disorder is one of a kind.
Let’s dig a little further into understanding anxiety and anxiety disorders.
Anxiety is the unpleasant feeling of fear (which is an emotional response to an immediate threat) or apprehension that something bad is about to happen. This can often be accompanied by palpitations, muscle tension and sweating. It can be like, “I’ll fail the test tomorrow.” or “I’ll lose the case at court.” or “I won’t meet the deadline.”
Anxiety disorders occur when these feelings are intense and persist for a prolonged period. Anxiety is experienced by a majority of humans today but what differentiates anxiety from a disorder is, when the anxiety hinders the ability of an individual to function normally to do routine tasks or is out of proportion to the situation or is age-inappropriate. That’s when we classify it as a disorder.
A few of the several types of anxiety disorders include-
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
- Phobias
- Panic Disorders (with or without Agoraphobia)
- Separation Anxiety
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
The next step and the most crucial step is finding the best treatment
Every illness has a cure and everything can be solved but only with the right diagnosis, right guidance and right treatment. The treatment for Anxiety Disorder begins, the moment one decides to visit a psychotherapist or in simpler terms, go for counselling.
For the best treatment for anxiety disorder in India, Coach for Mind is the best option. It provides expert guidance and a detailed diagnosis and treatment to help the client deal with the anxiety disorder. We look at a complete medical history during the sessions. Based on that, a plan of action for the treatment is charted out. Psychotherapy is the best option. It helps the client in dealing with the emotional response to the illness.
The best treatment for anxiety disorder in India has the following approaches-
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)- It is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment that is necessary for clients to identify those behavioural patterns or thought patterns that are exerting a negative impact on their thoughts, feelings, emotions and behaviours. This helps in identifying the maladaptive patterns and then replacing them with a more desirable pattern followed by goal setting, problem-solving and self-monitoring. As an extension of CBT, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) is developed. It addresses destructive thoughts and behaviours along with incorporating treatment strategies. There are different approaches for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. These involve-
- Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT)- It’s an action- oriented Through this, we identify irrational beliefs, learn to recognize them and then change these thought patterns.
- Multimodal Therapy– Modality here means ‘the method of treatment’. This therapy focuses on 7 different modalities that are different but interconnected, to treat psychological This includes, behaviour, affect, sensation, imagery, cognition, interpersonal factors and drug/biological considerations.
- Exposure Therapy- This is a therapy in which the client is gradually exposed to the activities or situations that the fear is about. In our day-to-day lives, we have a habit of suppressing the things we fear about or avoid it completely. The process of exposure therapy involves Graded Exposure (This involves exposing the source of fear gradually taking one step at a time), Systematic Desensitisation (these involve relaxation techniques like mediation and muscle relaxation) and Flooding (This involves exposing all of it, all at once). Different techniques are used in exposure therapy. This involves-
- Imaginal Exposure– This involves imagining the situation in great
- Interoceptive Exposure– This helps in tackling the feared physical sensation. For example, the psychotherapist may ask you to do a jump to increase your heart rate. This overcomes the fear of a heart attack.
- Virtual Reality Exposure– This allows confronting fears through VR
- In Vivo Exposure– Through this, the fear is directly approached in real-
Conclusion
This sums up the basic idea of what is an anxiety disorder and how Coach for Mind uses effective treatment methods to help you tackle it. Our services are available both in online and offline modes. We give a personalized touch to help you tackle the problem. You can directly visit our website, Coach for Mind, and you’ll easily find the contact number and the address to reach out to us. You are free to text us on WhatsApp.
