Anxiety Management & Treatment in Jacksonville and Serving Ponte Vedra Beach & Jacksonville Beach, FL
Have you or your family been experiencing regular feelings of unease or worry that don’t seem to go away? Or have you been recently diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and want to improve your overall wellness? An evaluation with us might be just what you need to enhance your family’s quality of life. Here’s everything to know about our evaluations for effective anxiety and social anxiety management.
What is Anxiety?
A typical response to stress, anxiety can make you respond in several ways, including experiencing feelings of worry and uneasiness, as well as physical symptoms like an increased heart rate, shortness of breath, sweating, and pale skin. Patients with anxiety disorders, however, experience these symptoms chronically. For some, it can be overwhelming and decreases their quality of life.
Anxiety disorders can be characterized in five main ways:
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Panic disorder
- Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
- Social anxiety disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
What to expect: Functional Medicine evaluates anxiety by analyzing the gut. Most of our serotonin (one of our " happy hormones") is secreted in our gut. Food allergies or sensitivities, toxins, vitamin and nutrient deficiencies, can cause an unhealthy gut that is not secreting enough of this important hormone. Your provider may order testing to evaluate and give recommendations on how to improve your anxiety based on your test results.
What are the Benefits of Therapy for Anxiety?
There are multiple benefits to undergoing therapy for anxiety. Some work fairly quickly, with patients reporting improvement in their mood and emotions after only a few sessions.
Common forms of functional treatments for anxiety disorders include:
- Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which places emphasis on patients confronting their fears
- Meditation
- Hypnosis
- Guided Relaxation
- Imagery
- Herbal Supplements
- Aromatherapy
- Animal-assisted therapy
- Music therapy
- Naturopathy
If you’ve never been to Happy Minds Healthy Bodies, you might be wondering what to expect during your first appointment. A trained provider at Happy Minds Healthy Bodies will begin by asking you a series of detailed questions to determine your current health, as well as your emotional and mental well-being. From there, depending on your symptoms, your provider will prescribe one or several forms of treatment.