Pause. Breathe. Reflect.
Is it hard to quiet your worries and turn your mind off?
Stress and anxiety can drain our physical and psychological resources, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and exhausted. If you are trying to better balance school, work, and family life while dealing with uncertainty about the future, you do not have to navigate it alone.
Take this quiz to see how you are coping with stress in your life:
- Does it feel like you can’t turn off your mind and stop your negative thoughts or worries?
- Do you become overwhelmed and feel like you cannot cope with day to day hassles?
- Do you find yourself becoming irritable toward loved ones or over small things that shouldn’t be that big of a deal?
- Do you have physical symptoms such as headaches, chest tightness, shortness of breath, muscle tension, or stomach aches/tension?
- Do you find yourself thinking of worst case scenarios and thinking negatively about the future?
- Do you often feel mentally or physically exhausted and drained?
- Do you have trouble falling asleep or waking up in the middle of the night?
- Does how stressed out your feel get in the away of being productive at work or home?
- Do you find yourself avoiding social situations or other things that make you feel stressed?
- Are you struggling to concentrate or focus at work or in school?
If you answered yes to any of these 10 questions, you may benefit from help with your anxiety/stress level.
How Therapy Can Help
- Learn ways to calm your mind
- Discover what is triggering your anxiety in your day to day life
- Address your physical symptoms and improve sleep (I am trained in CBT-I for insomnia and sleep issues)
- Understand and change problematic ways of thinking
- Feel less overwhelmed and manage your daily life better
- Improve your focus and ability to stay present in work/school
I combine CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD), and mindfulness-based techniques to help you improve how you process troublesome emotions, thoughts, and life events.
Click on Schedule an Appointment to connect with Dr. Schullery.
Check out https://www.succeedsocially.com/ for great info on social anxiety.
Amy Schullery, Psy.D. provides therapy for teens and adults with anxiety in Glen Mills, PA, Chadds Ford, Media, Garnet Valley, West Chester and surrounding areas. Therapy for postpartum anxiety, students with anxiety, anxiety about college, social anxiety, workplace anxiety, OCD, and insomnia.
Copyright 2017 Amy Schullery, Psy.D.
