If you find yourself overthinking plans and solutions, obsessing about all possible worst-case outcomes, struggle to handle uncertainty, frequently indecisive for fear of making the wrong decision, or unable to relax, you are likely suffering from some form of anxiety disorder. Fortunately, Sierra Sage Recovery Services can provide the necessary mental health therapies to help you or a loved one decrease feelings of restlessness or excessive worry. Our anxiety treatment program can provide individuals with the resources and support they need to improve their mental health.

What Is Anxiety?

Anxiety-related disorders are chronic conditions impacting an individual’s emotions, mood, and behaviors. Anxiety isn’t just one thing. Several different kinds of anxiety disorders can affect an individual. Anxiety disorders can include:

• Phobias: These are specific unreasonable or irrational fears of something that poses little or no real danger. Phobias can be centered around a situation, an object, or an event.
• Social anxiety disorder: An intense, persistent fear of being watched and judged by others. While not quite paranoia, social anxiety causes people to constantly be second-guessing their actions, distrusting their motivations, and misunderstanding others’ intentions.
• Panic attack disorder: Sudden and repeated attacks of fear that last for several minutes or longer. Panic attacks can have serious physical symptoms like elevated heart rate and blood pressure and cause extreme discomfort and pain.
• Generalized anxiety disorder: Persistent worrying or anxiety about many areas out of proportion to an event’s impact.
• Obsessive-compulsive disorders: Unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) lead to repetitive behaviors that the individual feels have to be done (compulsions).

Anxiety disorders are especially challenging for individuals to deal with. Even if someone acknowledges their emotions or responses to situations are irrational or excessive, they can find it impossible to calm themselves. Anxiety disorders make socialization difficult, communication suffers, and judgment can be negatively affected. Our anxiety treatment program in Las Vegas, NV, at Sierra Sage Recovery Services understands how the condition can feel daunting and overwhelming to individuals.

The Need for an Anxiety Treatment Program

There are some common symptoms of anxiety to look out for in yourself or a loved one. While we all experience normal, everyday worry, anxiety disorders are more intense and difficult to live with than this. Common anxiety signs and symptoms include:

• Feeling nervous, restless, or tense
• Having a sense of impending danger, panic, or doom
• Having an increased heart rate
• Breathing rapidly (hyperventilation)
• Sweating
• Trembling
• Feeling weak or tired
• Trouble concentrating or thinking about anything other than the present worry
• Having trouble sleeping
• Experiencing gastrointestinal (GI) problems
• Having difficulty controlling worry
• Having the urge to avoid things that trigger anxiety

No single one of these symptoms means you or a loved one is dealing with an anxiety disorder. However, if someone frequently struggles with two or more of these symptoms or a single symptom repeatedly and for a long time, it’s important to reach out for anxiety treatment. By addressing these symptoms, individuals can have more control over their lives.

Sierra Sage

Sierra Sage Recovery Services prides itself on providing high-quality treatment for individuals struggling with mental health, like anxiety disorders. We understand that struggles with mental health lead many individuals to abuse drugs and alcohol. Therefore, we offer anxiety treatment to our dual diagnosis treatment program that addresses both a client’s underlying mental health issues and substance use disorder. We offer the treatment programs necessary to heal, such as:

• Partial hospitalization program (PHP)
• Intensive outpatient program (IOP)
• Outpatient treatment

Reach out to us today at 702.880.8231 to speak with one of our admission counselors. We can answer any questions you may have and get you or a loved one on the path to recovery.