Generalised Anxiety Disorder

Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Generalised Anxiety Disorder occurs when one’s anxiety and worry about people or events are out of proportion to the actual circumstance.

What is Generalised Anxiety Disorder?

Generalised Anxiety Disorder can affect you physically and often presents with another disorder, like Depression. Generalised Anxiety Disorder is a normal emotion and usually occurs as a reaction to stress or danger. However, anxiety about everyday occurrences and people that is constant, and which impacts one’s ability to function, is a mental illness and treatment is recommended to gain back your independence.

What Are The Signs & Symptoms Of Generalised Anxiety Disorder?

  • Pain or fear
  • Feelings of doom, dread or danger
  • Sleep problems
  • Physical agitation
  • Cold, sweaty, numb, or tingling hands or feet
  • Shortness of breath
  • Hyperventilation
  • Heart palpitations
  • Dry mouth
  • Nausea
  • Tense muscles
  • Dizziness
  • Thinking about a problem repeatedly
  • Inability to concentrate
  • Avoidance of people or places

Treatment & Our Approach

All of Papillon’s residents follow their own Individual Treatment Plan that is used to guide their progress through the three Rehabilitation Blocks: Self-System Development; Trauma Processing; and Reintegration. The result is a personalised and holistic approach to each of our residents’ mental recovery with the goal of sustainable reintegration at the end of their 3-month stay.

Generalised Anxiety Disorder is usually treated with a combination of medication and therapy with a trained mental health professional. The aim is to help identify how every resident’s emotions affect their behaviour. Cognitive behavioural therapy, in particular, teaches one how to turn negative thoughts and behaviours into positive ones.

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