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Weekly sessions are available. Grouport offers therapist-led dialectical behavior therapy skills groups online. The first 12 weeks covers fundamental DBT skills.
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Anxiety is a common human experience, yet it is also highly individual and can vary significantly from person to person. While some may associate anxiety with a vague sense of unease or worry, it can manifest as a diverse range of physical, emotional, and cognitive symptoms. This article delves into what anxiety can feel like and how it can affect individuals daily.
When a person is anxious, their body may respond in ways that can be uncomfortable or even alarming.
The body's fight-or-flight response is at the heart of many physical symptoms of anxiety. This primal reaction prepares the body to confront or run from perceived danger. It involves a surge of adrenaline and other chemicals that speed up the heart rate, increase breathing, and tense the muscles. The person might feel their heart pounding in their chest, experience shortness of breath, or feel a tightness or discomfort in their stomach.
Other physical symptoms can include sweating, trembling, feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and experiencing headaches or other pains. Some people may also have digestive problems, such as an upset stomach or diarrhea.
While the physical symptoms can be quite pronounced, the emotional and cognitive symptoms of anxiety are often what cause the most distress.
Emotionally, anxiety is typically characterized by apprehension, unease, or fear. A person might worry excessively about things that might happen in the future or feel a general sense of dread without knowing why. Anxiety can also make a person feel irritable, restless, or on edge.
Cognitively, anxiety can cause racing thoughts or make it difficult to concentrate. An individual might find themselves constantly worrying or obsessing over worst-case scenarios. They may also struggle with feelings of unreality or detachment as if they are observing their life from outside their body.
The experience of anxiety can be multifaceted, involving a range of physical, emotional, and cognitive symptoms. It's important to remember that everyone's experience with anxiety is unique, and what one person feels may not be the same for another. Understanding the diverse ways anxiety can manifest is a vital step towards acknowledging and addressing anxiety in our lives and those around us.
Grouport Therapy provides online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) groups to assist individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma. Our online group therapy sessions teach members how to integrate CBT techniques into their daily lives. Incorporating these skill sets enables them to recognize triggers, counteract negative thought patterns, and adopt more positive behaviors to recover from and manage their symptoms.
Our licensed Therapist leads weekly group sessions conducted remotely in the comfort of members' homes. According to participant feedback, 70% experienced significant improvements within 8 weeks.
You don't have to face these challenges alone. Join our community and work together towards a brighter future. Sign up for one of our courses today and begin your journey towards meaningful, lasting change and renewed hope.
Our CBT online group therapy sessions are for Florida, New York, and New Jersey residents due to licensing restrictions. If you are not a resident of either state, consider our dialectical behavior therapy skills group. It is a Therapist-instructor-led online group that will teach you strategic new skills to replace behaviors and emotions causing friction in your daily life and relationships.
We offer cognitive behavioral group therapy sessions for anxiety, depression, PTSD and trauma. Get effective and affordable treatment.
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