Stress and Anxiety Relief

Stress and Anxiety Relief Psychological Treatment

Psychological Treatment
A highly successful form of treatment for anxiety disorder is cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). Anxiety is a disorder involving misperceptions of the world around you. The perception of dangers to you and in situations that you are involved in exceeds the actual intensity of the situation. CBT is especially successful for treating anxiety because it works by helping you retrain the way you perceive things emotionally.

The goal of cognitive behavior therapy is to teach you to adjust your thought patterns. Following successful CBT, you will develop a more realistic perception of situations that you encounter, and you will be better able to modulate your feelings of anxiety. You will learn how you have control in many situations. It can help you gain confidence in your ability to cope with people, places, and situations that make you anxious. If you undergo behavior therapy, your therapist may use a variety of techniques to help you modify your behavior patterns. Again, the goal is to assist you in learning behaviors that will permit you to be in situations that previously prompted your anxiety symptoms.

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