When anxiety levels are high, the symptoms can be difficult to control, and you may feel that you’re having a ‘panic attack’. Learning controlled breathing and relaxation techniques can help you to manage these attacks. Your doctor will be able to help you to work out whether your symptoms are related to anxiety and may prescribe medication to help. Understanding the reason for your symptoms can be reassuring, but if you’re still very anxious, try talking to your nurse or doctor. For some people, seeing a trained counsellor can help. Hospice in the Weald has a team of trained counsellors who can see you or any member of your family. These feelings are very common, so don’t be embarrassed to discuss them to check whether your fears and concerns are justified and can be alleviated. Often just discussing your concerns makes things seem better.
Living Well offers a wide range of Complementary Therapies to help alleviate stress and anxiety.
Time To Be is an alternative to more traditional counselling and can offer support to those who feel counselling may not be quite appropriate for themselves.
Counselling or talking therapies can help you to express your emotions and clarify your feelings about what’s happening in your life. Trained counsellors, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists all deal with talking therapies. For some people they can be as effective as antidepressants or sedatives.
There are different types of talking therapy, available for our patients and those important to them.
