Brandt Therapy Clinics, Inc

Anxiety

The incidence of Anxiety Disorders in the United States has tripled in the past four years. There are various types of anxiety disorders ranging from feeling nervous all the time to having an extreme fear of a specific situation or thing. While Anxiety Disorders can be debilitating and scary, they are easily treated. We have high success rates at helping clients with Anxiety Disorders regain normalcy in their lives in a short period of time.

Anxiety Disorders occur when someone feels anxious or terrified without a specific reason for feeling this way. Someone might begin to avoid certain activities and situations as a way to limit the anxiety. Others may become paralyzed and unable to complete basic life tasks.

Anxiety Disorders are estimated to affect more than 20 million Americans every year. This means that approximately 1 in every 9 Americans will develop an Anxiety Disorder at some time. There are various types of Anxiety Disorders, ranging from those around specific situations to a constant general feeling of anxiety. Specific types of Anxiety Disorders are:

Generalized Anxiety Disorder- excessive worry about several everyday events, difficult to control and causes problems in everyday functioning

Social Anxiety- an extreme nervousness when in social situations, especially with unfamiliar people, which may result in avoidance of social situations or relationships

Panic Attacks- episodes begin abruptly, peak within 10 minutes Symptoms include: rapid heart rate, sweating, shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, tightness in throat

Phobias- exaggerated, involuntary, and irrational fears of particular situations or things

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder- characterized by persistently intrusive and inappropriate thoughts, images that run through someone's mind and/or repetitive behaviors that one feels they must do. Occurs for more than one hour daily and interferes with someone's life.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder- continue to re-experience traumatic event through nightmares, hallucinations, or flashbacks, avoid all things associated with the event, heightened sense of alertness, difficulty concentrating.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please contact our Intake Coordinator at (630) 307-3782 or e-mail at brandttherapyclinics@att.net.

33 W. Higgins Rd.
Suite 3020
South Barrington, IL
60010
(847) 844-6944