Anxiety

We all know what it's like to feel anxious. Most of us experience anxiety when we're faced with stressful situations or traumatic events because anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It helps one deal with a tense situation in the office, study harder for an exam, keep focused on an important speech. In general, it helps one cope. But when anxiety becomes an excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations, it has become a disabling disorder. While most people experience anxiety and some nervousness in anticipation of a real situation, if a person cannot shake unwarranted worries, or if the feelings are jarring to the point of avoiding everyday activities, he or she most likely has an anxiety disorder. Effective treatments for anxiety disorders are available, and new, improved therapies that can help most people with anxiety disorders lead productive, fulfilling lives.

The Counseling Center has therapists that can help you with anxiety problems. To request a confidential session Contact Us.

More about anxiety disorders: www.nimh.nih.gov/health
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
www.surgeongeneral.gov

Anxiety in Children

Anxiety in Children Children and teens have anxiety in their lives, and like adults, they can suffer from anxiety disorders, too. Stressful events such as starting school, moving, or the loss of a parent can trigger the onset of an anxiety disorder, but a specific stressor need not be the precursor to the development of a disorder. Research has shown that if left untreated, children with anxiety disorders are at higher risk to perform poorly in school, to have less developed social skills, and to be more vulnerable to substance abuse.

The Counseling Center has therapists that can help your children with anxiety problems. To request a confidential session call us at 781-639-8273 or email us (link)

More about anxiety disorders:
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
www.adaa.org
www.massgeneral.org
www.nimh.nih.gov
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
www.surgeongeneral.gov