Anxiety Disorders and Treatments

1. Anxiety Disorders and Treatments Randi Botnick, Clinical Hypnotherapist Well Being Holistic Pharmacy & Healing Center

2. Two Kinds of Anxiety • Mild Anxiety May be vague and unsettling • Severe or Pathological Anxiety Can be extremely debilitating, having a serious impact on daily life

3. Symptoms of Mild Anxiety Sweaty Palms Nervousness Jitters Feeling Tingly Rapid Heart Rate Shallow Breathing Butterflies in Stomach

4. Mild Anxiety Comprises: • General Worry • Dread • Worry About Things

5. Mild Anxiety Comprises: • General Worry Worry has become a mental habit; always focused on worst case scenarios and “what if?”

6. Mild Anxiety Comprises: • Dread Distorted thinking which leads to hopelessness and despair

7. Mild Anxiety Comprises: • Worry About Things Consumed with consuming material possessions; needing to control, organize and sort through our “stuff”

8. Symptoms of Pathological Anxiety Repetitive Mind Anxiety Attacks Inexplicable Fear Chronic Headaches Difficulty Breathing Anxiety Attacks Insomnia

9. Pathological Anxiety Comprises: • Generalized Anxiety Disorder • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) • Panic Disorder • Social Anxiety Disorder • Anticipatory Anxiety • Separation Anxiety

10. Pathological Anxiety Comprises: • Generalized Anxiety Disorder Chronic and consistent anxiety and worry about what may happen

11. Pathological Anxiety Comprises: • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Occurs in the wake of a terrifying ordeal. Events are endlessly replayed; noises, smells or events may trigger traumatic memories; nightmares

12. Pathological Anxiety Comprises: • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Disturbing ideas or images flood the person’s mind, then routine, repetitive rituals are created to rid the mind of the images

13. Pathological Anxiety Comprises: • Panic Disorder Overwhelming feelings of terror and anxiety seize the sufferer suddenly and without warning; a sense of impending doom often accompanies panicky feelings. The heart palpitations and chest pains may cause sufferers to think they are having a heart attack.

14. Pathological Anxiety Comprises: • Social Anxiety Disorder Fear and anxiety of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people, leading to feelings of inadequacy, embarrassment, humiliation, and depression in social situations and interactions

15. Pathological Anxiety Comprises: • Anticipatory Anxiety An acute form of worry; experienced before starting a challenging activity

16. Pathological Anxiety Comprises: • Separation Anxiety Often occurs in children, but can occur in anyone who feels anxious about being away from home or someone they love

17. The Stress Response • When you encounter perceived threats, your hypothalamus, a tiny region at the base of your brain, sets off an alarm system in your body. Through a combination of nerve and hormonal signals, this system prompts your adrenal glands, located atop your kidneys, to release a surge of hormones, including adrenaline and cortisol. • Adrenaline increases your heart rate, elevates your blood pressure and boosts energy supplies. Cortisol, the primary stress hormone, increases sugars (glucose) in the bloodstream, enhances your brain's use of glucose and increases the availability of substances that repair tissues. • Cortisol also curbs functions that would be nonessential or detrimental in a fight-or-flight situation. It alters immune system responses and suppresses the digestive system, the reproductive system and growth processes. This complex natural alarm system also communicates with regions of your brain that control mood, motivation and fear.

19. Anxiety

20. Treatments

21. Mind-Body Approaches

22. Emotional Therapies

23. Physical Therapies

24. Nutritional Therapies

25. Supplements and Natural Remedies

26. Randi Botnick (443) 621-6059 therapist@randibotnick.com www.randibotnick.com