All About Generalised Anxiety & How To Overcome it with CBT, Therapy & Counselling in Wolverhampton & West Midlands

What is Generalised Anxiety?

Generalised Anxiety refers to those experiences of Anxiety that appear to have no trigger at all unlike the Anxiety which is associated with very specific triggers (such as Phobias or other Fears).

The Psychiatric community have labelled this type of anxiety as a “disorder” (thus GAD) but this is highly unscientific and is often unhelpful to sufferers.

For the person suffering with Generalised Anxiety this can seem worse than “normal” Anxiety as it can “come-on” at any time and without warning.

GAD can leave a person feeling exhausted as they will tend to become hyper-vigilant (constantly waiting for Anxiety to appear) as they do not know what situations to avoid in order to minimise the chances of becoming anxious.

Anxiety is an absolutely normal reaction to any situation where we believe we are in “danger” (not necessarily that we ARE in danger).

Common Symptoms of Generalised Anxiety

• Feelings of living on the edge of your seat
• Inability to rest well
• An impending sense of fear or dread
• Problems Concentrating
• Being quick tempered with friends and family
• Finding minor issues irritating
• Feelings of dizziness
• Difficulties in becoming motivated
• Prickly sensations like pins and needles
• Palpitations
• Fatigued Muscles
• Dry and Sticky mouth
• Sweating excessively
• Breathlessness
• Cramps in the Stomach
• Migraines and Headaches
• Missing your period
• Sleep patterns becoming interrupted

Why Do I Experience Anxiety?

We are “hard-wired” to respond in this way and we do not have any conscious control over the reaction, however, it is crucial to be aware that we DO have control over what we believe is dangerous – it’s not this “Anxiety Reaction” which is “inappropriate”, but what we believe the danger is!

When our mind prepares to deal with danger it considers through three possible ways of solving the problem we are faced with:

(1) FREEZE and hope that the danger goes away,

(2) FLIGHT – escape from the danger, normally by running away, and

(3) FIGHT – confront and fight the danger.

Whichever option we choose our mind ensures that our body is physically ready for any of the solutions by flooding our bloodstream with Adrenalin, shutting down the non-essential bodily functions (rationale thinking, digestion etc) and generally preparing for survival.

These chemical changes in our bodies are experienced physically as the symptoms of Anxiety!

CBT for Generalised Anxiety

If you’re committed to overcoming your anxiety problems then we highly recommend following our Tranceformental CBT 10 session programme.

The Tranceformental programme is a highly successful & pragmatic course of CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) run over 10 sessions, that will teach you everything you need to know to understand the psychological aspects of your problem.

It can also help you to identify any unhelpful thinking styles or limiting beliefs that might be reinforcing the issue.

The programme is also available as an online self-help CBT programme. if you prefer not to consult a therapist directly.

CBT is an empirically supported approach used by mental health practitioners around the World.

Free Initial Consultations for Generalised Anxiety

We offer all prospective clients an initial consultation to discuss your Generalised Anxiety prior to commencing any treatment plans.

The consultation is free and lasts around 50 minutes.

During this consultation we will discuss the various options that are available to you and make a considered recommendation based on your individual personal circumstances.

Initial consultations are also available as part of our online therapy service.

At TranceForm Psychology we recognise the importance of the therapeutic relationship in helping people to bring about effective change, so its important to be able to ‘meet’ to discuss our change programmes BEFORE proceeding.

Our policy is to help people make a fully balanced & considered decision about undertaking work with us, including both the financial and personal implications.