Stress and anxiety – a cry for help?

The symptoms of stress and anxiety can be debilitating and include:
fear, panic, sleep disruptions, eating too much or too little, excessive sweating particularly at night, bodily tension, nausea, migraine, headaches, panic attacks, fear or dying and a general sense of dread. What is going on here?
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Love your Anxiety – It’s Saving Your Life

Loving your Anxiety might seem seem like an irresponsible comment for a psychologist to make. However, anxiety is an experience which shouts so loudly that we are forced to seek relief from the sometimes debilitating symptoms, as well as addressing the real causes. Read more »

Symptoms of Anxiety

Anxiety, whilst a feeling or psychological sense of distress, also has other symptoms in the body. Often panic occurs with a shot of adrenaline through the body. For example, anyone who has been narrowly missed by a moving car will know what this sudden adrenalin rush feels like. It is called the ‘flight or fight’ reaction, when our body immediately prepares us to deal with an adverse event. This is a valuable alarm system, causing us to act quickly – in the case of the passing car, to safety. Today, many of our fears are perceived fears e.g. fear of losing our job or a relationship, lack of money or the breakdown of our community. The body reacts similarly. Symptoms include e.g:

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