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Anxiety Support & Counselling in Kathmandu
Anxiety is more than ordinary stress. It can feel like a constant state of alarm that drains your energy, disturbs your sleep and shrinks your life. It is also one of the most common reasons people seek therapy, and it responds well to treatment for many people.
What anxiety can feel like
- In the body: a racing heart, tight chest, dizziness, trembling, stomach trouble, headaches, muscle tension, difficulty sleeping
- In your thoughts: constant "what if" thinking, expecting the worst, racing thoughts, trouble concentrating, intrusive thoughts
- In behaviour: avoiding places or people, needing reassurance, checking repeatedly, putting things off
How therapy helps
Your therapist begins by understanding your situation, triggers and history, then builds a plan that may include:
- Understanding anxiety: learning how the body's alarm system works, so symptoms become less frightening.
- CBT skills: identifying anxious thinking patterns and testing them.
- Calming and regulation skills: breathing, grounding, mindfulness and relaxation.
- Exploring the roots: looking at beliefs, past experiences and relationship patterns that keep anxiety going.
Things you can try today
- Slow your breathing: breathe in gently through your nose, then breathe out for longer than you breathed in.
- Ground yourself: name five things you can see, four you can touch, three you can hear, two you can smell and one you can taste.
- Look after the basics: regular sleep, movement, meals and limiting caffeine can all make a difference.