An Alternative Approach To Manage Stress And Anxiety
People are increasingly seeking out alternative approaches to help them manage anxiety. There are anxiety-specific retreats that are designed to help people address their mental health problems through healthy and medication-free treatment methods. Retreat centres for anxiety recovery have become a popular venue for people who prefer a more holistically-centered approach.
There are different anxiety disorders with their own specific symptoms.
- Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) – is characterized by an intense, exaggerated and inappropriate worry for a situation which could result in impairment of the basic daily functioning. Its symptomatic symptoms include headache, digestive problems, and muscle tension.
- Panic disorder – is characterized by unexpected and intense physical symptoms that closely resemble a heart attack like chest pain, racing heart, nausea, shallow breathing, dizziness, and heart palpitations. If the symptoms are felt suddenly without any warning, the person can start to isolate himself to avoid a repetition of the panic attack.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) – is characterized by intense anxiety associated with irrational fear. People tend to adopt compulsive behaviours in order to manage their anxiety that is induced by irrational obsession. A common example of OCD is the obsessive need for cleanliness, symmetry, and order.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – is characterized by intense feelings of anxiety after witnessing a traumatic event. If the traumatic event that the person has experienced is not resolved, it could lead to nightmares, hyper-arousal, and unwanted emotions. The person tries to avoid any situations that may trigger the memories of the traumatic experience. You can get private one on one counselling from Casandra.
- Social anxiety disorder – is characterized by the intense fear of being judged, harshly criticized, and humiliated. Symptoms of a social anxiety disorder include sweating, trembling, shallow breathing, nausea, feeling faint, dizziness, and heart palpitations. The person avoids social events and interactions which can lead to isolation and loneliness.
- Phobia – is characterized by an intense and exaggerated fear of a person, place, or thing which often leads to irrational and obsessive behaviour. The person tends to avoid situations that will trigger the fear.
- Agoraphobia – is characterized by intense fear triggered by the feeling of being trapped and helpless when inside a bus, train, plane, elevator, or ship. The fear could lead to a panic attack and later on, to social isolation.
Holistic treatment of anxiety
Eastern-influenced mental health treatments include deep breathing exercises, meditation, yoga, aromatherapy, mindfulness, journaling, and acupuncture. Deep breathing can be done anywhere at any time to have a swift and significant impact on stress and anxiety. Meditation sessions teach a person to allow himself space for quiet meditation, reflection, and prayer to relax.
Yoga classes are almost always present in wellness retreats. Yoga combines spiritual and physical activities to calm the mind, tone the muscles and stretch the body. Meanwhile, aromatherapy makes use of essential oils derived from plants and flowers. The oils are used to reduce the symptoms of anxiety and stress.
You are invited to visit Anxiety Recovery Retreat to help you redefine yourself, build resilience and flow in your life. The holistic approach to the treatment of anxiety is particularly suitable to recovering addicts, people suffering from PTSD and childhood issues, and those frightened of life. You can seek counselling therapy services.
