{"id":100095,"date":"2020-08-21T20:17:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T00:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/?p=100095"},"modified":"2020-08-31T21:01:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T01:01:16","slug":"online-therapy-for-anxiety-and-panic-attacks-with-a-licensed-therapist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/100095","title":{"rendered":"Online Therapy for Anxiety and Panic Attacks with a Licensed Therapist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Online Therapy for Anxiety and Panic Attacks with a Licensed Therapist\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXrYRQUpBJs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOnline counseling therapy can be an effective\r\ntreatment for anxiety and panic attacks, but first let’s answer two questions: What is\r\nanxiety, and when does it become a disorder? Anxiety is a universal human emotion that\r\nhelps us survive by warning of approaching danger by switching us into fight-or-flight\r\nmode so we can protect ourselves. Anxiety is like an internal smoke detector, but instead\r\nof warning only of smoke, it warns of any threats. Anxiety becomes a disorder when it\r\nfrequently throws us into fight-or-flight mode without the presence of any real threat.\r\nPanic attacks are an extreme form of anxiety disorder where we feel like we’re going to\r\ndie, go crazy, or completely lose control even though no real threat is present. Anxiety\r\ncan last for hours, days, or even longer, but panic attacks are brief and exhausting,\r\nusually less than 30 minutes, but can become reoccurring.\r\nSo, to continue with my smoke detector analogy, if a smoke detector is calibrated incorrectly,\r\nit might falsely “perceive” steam from a shower as smoke, thereby triggering an alarm.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSimilarly,\r\nif a person has an “incorrectly calibrated threat detector,” it might produce anxiety\r\nor panic attacks by falsely perceiving danger where none exists. Thus, anxiety disorders\r\nand panic attacks are like smoke detectors run amok. Except worse – much worse!\r\nLiving with anxiety and panic attacks is not easy. In fact, it can be an ordeal. Alarms\r\nare triggered everywhere as sufferers struggle to feel safe. Have you ever felt in serious\r\ndanger – in combat, escaping a fire, or living through a hurricane? If so, then you might\r\nbegin to grasp what sufferers of chronic anxiety and panic attacks experience on a daily basis\r\nas they struggle to feel safe. What causes some individuals to have incorrectly\r\ncalibrated threat detectors? The answer falls between genetics, biochemistry, and environment.\r\nFrom my years as a therapist, I have observed that most sufferers of chronic anxiety and\r\npanic attacks either have family members with anxiety disorders, or they grew up in alcoholic,\r\nabusive, or other dysfunctional environments, or maybe they experienced both.\r\nHow does environment produce anxiety disorders? In an experiment, rats were put in two cages\r\nwhere painful electric shocks were delivered.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn cage #1 the rats received shocks exactly\r\non the hour and half hour. In cage #2, the rats received shocks that were random but\r\nno more frequent or intense than the shocks in cage #1. So, what happened over time? In\r\ncage #1 the rats quickly learned the schedule of the shocks and then braced themselves on\r\nthe hour and half-hour, endured the shock, and then relaxed and went about doing what\r\nrats do. In cage #2, where the shocks could not be predicted, all the rats developed anxiety\r\ndisorders where they could not stop shaking! Sadly, growing up in the chaos of addiction, abuse,\r\nor other severely dysfunctional or tragic environments is similar to the conditions\r\nof cage #2, and many survivors of such situations develop anxiety disorders because their wounded\r\nminds are “programmed” to habitually tell them they are not safe, even when they are.\r\nSo what helps? Surprisingly, antidepressants are the most effective medications for anxiety\r\nbecause they seem to “recalibrate the threat detector in the brain” so it isn’t triggered\r\nso easily, which gives long-term relief.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pexels.com\/photos\/133021\/pexels-photo-133021.jpeg?auto=compress&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;h=650&amp;w=940\" \/>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnxiety medications, on the other hand, give only\r\nshort-term relief, so are less effective. And they’re addictive, which antidepressants\r\nare not. However, many of my clients manage their anxiety effectively without medications.\r\nSo, how can online therapy for anxiety and panic attacks help? Well my role as a licensed counselor\r\nis to help you improve your understanding of anxiety and panic attacks; increase your\r\nawareness of how your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations come together to create\r\nanxiety and panic attacks; and strengthen your self-care and coping skills so you can\r\nmanage anxiety and panic attacks more skillfully to the point that they become bumps in the\r\nroad rather than crises. And for sufferers of anxiety and panic attacks, this provides\r\nwelcomed and empowering relief. As online counseling progresses, you’ll become\r\nmore confident in managing anxiety, which will improve your functioning and self-esteem.\r\nAs a result, you’ll be able to enjoy life’s pleasures more and cope with life’s challenges\r\nbetter.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAnxiety disorders can be disabling, but they are also quite treatable. Are you\r\nready for the challenge? If so, visit my website, serenityonlinetherapy.com for more information\r\nabout the services I provide. If you found this video helpful, please click\r\nthe Thumbs Up button. And if you want to hear more from me, then subscribe to my channel,\r\nCounselor Carl. I will be publishing a new video every other weekend.\r\nThanks for watching this video, and keep paying attention to your life.\r\nUntil next time.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QXrYRQUpBJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">As found on YouTube<\/a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/pdctrk.com\/a\/750d771a\">Discover the First-To-Market Revolutionary SPR \u201cStatic\u201d Conversion Tech Which Dramatically Speeds Up &amp; Secures Existing WordPress Sites &amp; Cloud Affiliate Pages With Just A Few Clicks<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Online counseling therapy can be an effective treatment for anxiety and panic attacks, but first let’s answer two questions: What is anxiety, and when does it become a disorder? 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