Social Anxiety Therapy and Therapy For Panic Attacks

WHAT IS SOCIAL ANXIETY AND/OR PANIC ATTACKS?

In childhood, our brain and emotional system are not yet fully developed; they haven’t matured enough for us to fully process our early experiences. During these formative years, we encounter a wide array of emotions: anger, fear, sadness, hatred, resentment, joy, grief, etc. When these feelings aren’t given a chance to move through us, to get released, they end up stored within us.

Emotions are “energy in motion,” so if they don’t move through us, they become stuck, accumulating and creating a “smorgasbord” of energies that, over time, can present as anxiety, social anxiety and/or panic attacks.

As we grow into adulthood, we continue to experience and accumulate even more emotions, which can combine with the stored energies from childhood. This buildup can cause anxiety to grow and intensify, sometimes even lead to panic attacks or chronic stress.

Social anxiety therapy can be especially helpful for those who find that anxiety is impacting their interactions and sense of ease around others. During therapy, Ezreena helps you process these stored and current experiences, which gradually release the accumulated emotional energy. This release significantly reduces overall anxiety, allowing you to feel lighter, more relaxed, and better equipped to engage socially with confidence and comfort.

SPINAL FLOW TECHNIQUE also is another effective way to reduce and eliminate anxiety. Anxiety and depression are symptoms that tell us that there is an energetic blockage in the base gateway (in the tailbone). Access Points along the spine are activated in order to wake up the nervous system and increase the Spinal Wave along the spine, which in turn releases built-up layers of tension and effectively and efficiently reduce anxiety.

Techniques used for social anxiety therapy and therapy for panic attacks include  the BARS / Unblocking / Traumatic Incident Reduction – TIR / EMDR / EFT Therapy /  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – CBT

WHAT DOES ANXIETY LOOK LIKE?

There are 3 categories that constitute anxiety:

ANXIOUS FEELINGS:

  • Nervousness, worry or fear
  • Feeling like things around you are strange or unreal
  • Feeling detached from all or parts of your body
  • Sudden, unexpected panic spells (escalated anxiety)
  • Apprehension or sense of impending doom
  • Feeling tense, stressed, “uptight” or on edge

ANXIOUS THOUGHTS:

  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Racing thoughts
  • Frightening fantasies or daydreams
  • Feeling like you are on the verge of loosing control
  • Fears of “cracking up” or going crazy
  • Fears of fainting or passing out
  • Fears of physical illness or heart attack or dying
  • Concerns about looking foolish or inadequate
  • Fears of being alone, isolated or abandoned
  • Fears of criticism or disapproval
  • Fears that something terrible will happen

ANXIOUS PHYSICAL SENSATIONS:

  • Skipping, racing or pounding of the heart
  • Pain, pressure or tightness in the chest
  • Tingling or numbness in the toes or fingers
  • Butterflies or discomfort in the stomach
  • Constipation or diarrhea
  • Restlessness or jumpiness
  • Tight, tense muscles
  • Sweating not brought on by heat
  • A lump in the throat
  • Trembling or shaking
  • Rubbery or “jelly” legs
  • Feeling dizzy, light-headed or off-balance
  • Choking or smothering sensations or difficulty breathing
  • Headaches or pains in the neck or back
  • Hot flashes or cold chills
  • Feeling tired, weak or easily exhausted

Process your experiences and the symptoms go away!

Before therapy, make note of the symptoms that you currently experience. Rate the level of intensity, duration and frequency. Commit to 6-10 sessions with Ezreena, then go back and review your list of symptoms and re-evaluate the intensity, duration and frequency. When you see the symptoms lessen you reap a psychological win! Acknowledge this!

Anxiety is thinking about what might happen in the future, yet it stems from what you’ve experienced in the past!