Anxiety

Worry steals your present.

Things feels out of control. A hijacked mind. A body constantly in motion. It’s uncomfortable being still for too long without distraction.

Maybe things will change when you get this or achieve that. But the destination doesn’t bring fulfillment or the rest for which you had hoped. The mark keeps moving.

Fatigue sets in along with the question of capability. This can take the form of struggles with managing anger, assertion, confidence, fear of failure, or fear related to your performance.

You try, but you worry that you cannot overcome.

Diversions become your solution to the noise.

The day becomes about staying on guard for possible things you can’t do. Life becomes about avoiding. This zaps your energy and steals from your ability to stay present.

You find workarounds and ways to snuff out all the internal noise. Busy yourself, and it will go away.

Numb yourself with alcohol or drugs. Limit your eating. Overdo your exercising. Acquire more through shopping. Seek approval of others. A dose of something will do.

The noise continues.

Keep moving, keep doing, keep distracting.

By focusing on what you can control, you believe you are doing something.

Yet the worry remains, and the noise continues.

You try to soothe yourself with distraction, yet the worry predominates.

Worry turns to distress.

The distraction causes you to lose touch with yourself over time.

Distress sets in over your performance. You’ll never be good enough.

Keep hiding. Keep pushing. Keep losing sleep. Seek out ways to numb. You must manage this on your own.

Then there’s a breaking point.

Something snaps – and your health, relationship, status, or job is in jeopardy. Everything in you wants to keep speeding up to fight this on your own. The thought of slowing down seems counterproductive.

What will happen if you stop? What will happen if you change? Will you crumble?

You are exhausted. You are hurt.

Your anxiety does not go away. This is when you fight the fear and reach out for help.

Therapy enables you to confront your anxiety.

The therapeutic relationship grounds you as it teaches how to reconnect with yourself through connecting with another.

Consistent meetings help you realize what is out of sync. You learn to recalibrate your mind, heart, and body and overcome what anxiety has stolen.

You internalize the power of observing yourself. This enables you to listen to and trust your emotions as cues to guide you instead of causing discomfort that needs to be warded off.

Learn to live in the present without worry.

Through therapy, you can turn back to yourself instead of trying every way you can to deny it. You can find peace in knowing yourself while a sense of capability builds inside you.

Therapy offers you a place where you can feel genuinely known. You are no longer defined by fear of your past or future.

The present is a place you can begin to enjoy.

Contact me today by calling (202) 618-1674. I welcome the opportunity to work together, so your present can be placed in the right perspective.