Anxiety is a healthy emotion. Most people feel it from time to time. So, why, then, do people need anxiety treatment?
Anxiety disorders are not normal or healthy anxiety. They are raw, intense feelings that take over your life, limiting how you think, what you believe, and how you face the world around you. Without treatment, many people struggle with relationships, careers, physical health, and much more.
At Willow Creek Behavioral Health, we offer anxiety disorder treatment in Green Bay, WI. Our programs are designed to provide authentic, highly effective strategies to bring anxiety levels under control, restoring mental health and quality of life.
What Is an Anxiety Disorder?
An anxiety disorder is a condition that creates excessive and persistent feelings of fear, worry, and unease. Typically, this level of worry is disproportionate to the actual situation, meaning that your anxiety is far more than what others are experiencing and what many will consider normal.
Anxiety disorder symptoms include:
- Excessive worry: Many people feel a sense of dread or are constantly in fear that something bad–even if they cannot name it-will happen. There is an inability to control this worry.
- Physical changes: This may include a rapid heartbeat, trembling, excessive sweating, trouble breathing, and feelings of being ill.
- Behavioral changes: Avoidance of situations that create worry is a common behavioral change. You may also isolate yourself from people or experiences that create worry.
- Changes to functioning: A person may struggle with day-to-day activities, which can impact their school, work, or social interactions.
- Loss of control: Some anxiety disorders create a sense of loss of control, meaning that even if you want to stop worrying and can see that the level of worrying is not normal, you cannot change it.
The National Institute of Mental Health shares that about 19.1% of the adult population in the US suffers from an anxiety disorder. This is a very real, treatable condition that does not have to dominate your life.
What Are the Complications of Not Treating Anxiety Disorders?
Professional anxiety treatment enables a person to overcome the changes in the brain that trigger anxiety in a meaningful way. You may not think you need professional care. However, the complications of not treating anxiety disorders include:
- Onset of clinical depression. Anxiety often occurs with depression. Left untreated, this can bring on or worsen depressive symptoms.
- Changes to relationships. A person may struggle to maintain relationships with friends and family. They may pull away from social activities, even those that they would love to be a part of otherwise.
- Substance use disorder. Over time, continued anxiety disorder can lead to the use of substances to treat anxious symptoms. For some people, the use of alcohol or drugs can lead to a substance use disorder, which can complicate recovery.
- Suicidal ideation. Some people battling depression and anxiety face an increased risk of suicide. Suicidal ideation is any type of thought or attempt to harm oneself.
At Willow Creek Behavioral Health, we provide anxiety disorder treatment for most forms of anxiety. This includes:
- Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Panic disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Social phobia or social anxiety disorder
Anxiety is a very real and impactful mental health disorder. Without treatment, it is often not possible to ignore it. It will not improve on its own. A child with anxiety is not going to outgrow it. Instead, they need and benefit from treatment.
What Anxiety Treatment Can Do for You
When you enter our anxiety disorder treatment, you gain a safe place to express yourself, seek understanding of what is happening to you, and learn about strategies to repair the damage. When you are facing worry, fear, and constant negative thoughts that begin to disrupt your life, it’s time to turn to our team for guidance.
Anxiety treatment may include:
- One-on-one treatment in our inpatient treatment center with round-the-clock support for what you’re battling
- Medication management to create stability and help your brain to function the right away, minimizing the uncontrollability of anxiety
- Family therapy to help you build a stronger relationship with your family and to teach your family about your condition.
- Holistic treatment including yoga, fitness programs, and other types of whole-body and mind treatment, including art therapy, occupational therapy, mindfulness, and meditation
- Group therapy allows you to interact with people facing the same or similar struggles, so you can learn and overcome negative thoughts together
Our programs are individualized. That means each person receives independent focus on their unique needs.
Contact Willow Creek Now or Just Stop In
When you are facing an immediate need for care, visit Willow Creek Behavioral Health immediately. We work with walk-in patients at our behavioral health treatment center in Green Bay, WI.
Seek out a conversation to learn what we can do to help you. Contact us now.
