Feeling overwhelmed by relentless worry? You’re not alone. Anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), affect millions every year, turning everyday stress into unmanageable tension and fear. These debilitating feelings can disrupt your work, school, and personal relationships, leaving you feeling on edge and unable to relax.
Fortunately, GAD is highly treatable. You can reclaim peace and control over your life through proven therapies—and the right support.
So, how do you know if you have GAD? See if these common symptoms feel familiar:
You can completely alleviate or reduce your anxiety symptoms through a combination of treatment methods, including therapy. Learn to restructure negative thought patterns, form healthy beliefs, and find the relief you deserve through our proven treatment options:
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) – Recognize and transform thought patterns that trigger anxious feelings with CBT, one of the most effective treatments for GAD. You’ll learn to look at your worries more realistically and to use beneficial behavioral methods to cope with worry when it does occur.
Rational emotive behavioral (REBT) – Identify, dispute and replace thoughts that trigger anxiety in this solution-driven therapy. We’ll help you develop healthy self-regulation by challenging negative beliefs, the source of your emotional responses like anxiety.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy – Regain your hope for the future with EMDR, a widely-recognized treatment initially used for anxiety disorders. With EMDR, you can reprocess difficult emotions and alleviate the symptoms associated with your fears.
Find out the best treatment plan for you by talking with one of our therapists at Austin Anxiety and Trauma Specialists. During your first session, we’ll discuss your symptoms, history, and goals. Then, we’ll come up with a treatment plan that can best help you.
It can get better. We can help.