Anxiety
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner located in Elk Grove, CA
Do you find yourself shaping your daily activities around fears or worries? If so, you may have anxiety, a common condition that brings residents of Elk Grove, California, to the care of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Veronica Kamau, PMHNP-BC, of Jabali Behavioral Health Nursing, Inc. Don’t accept these challenges as inevitable when help is available. Book a visit online or by phone to get started.
Anxiety is an essential part of life and part of what fuels your “fight or flight” response. When you experience anxiety, a flood of stress hormones causes your heartbeat and breathing to quicken, your senses to sharpen, and you have a sensation of tension. When faced with a threatening scenario, these changes prepare your body for action.
Chronic anxiety develops when you experience these kinds of changes, even without a clear source of danger. Symptoms can come and go or persist over time. This places enormous stress on your body over time. Anxiety can also cause you to miss out on activities and interactions that can be incredibly rewarding.
Researchers are unsure of the exact causes of anxiety but believe a combination of genetic and environmental factors is to blame. In some cases, people who are prone to anxiety become triggered by a traumatic event.
Certain medical conditions and medications can also lead to anxiety. This is why sharing the details of your full personal and family health history is so important when working with any mental health professional.
Drug or alcohol use can cause or worsen anxiety. Some people can achieve significant relief simply by altering their habits.
Veronica begins by discussing your experience with anxiety. She strives to understand when and how your symptoms develop and how they affect your everyday life.
There are many ways to address anxiety. Medication can be helpful to some people, but drug therapy is never the sole approach. Working closely with a therapist is a great way to improve anxiety symptoms.
Talk therapy can help you build coping skills to improve how you respond to triggering situations. Over time, you can learn how to make conscious changes to the way you think and act, reducing the fear and worries that come with many forms of anxiety.
When you’re ready to discuss personalized treatment plans for all types of anxiety, call the Jabali Behavioral Health Nursing, Inc. office to schedule a visit. Online booking is also an option and takes just moments to complete.