Understand the pattern
Explore triggers, thoughts, emotions, physical responses and behaviours that maintain anxiety.
Anxiety
Make more room for life than worry.
Understand your threat system, reduce avoidance and develop a more flexible relationship with anxiety.
When anxiety stops being useful
Anxiety is a normal protective response. It becomes a problem when the alarm system is frequently activated without a proportionate threat, or when worry and avoidance begin limiting everyday life.
This can look like constant “what if” thinking, physical tension, racing heart, sleep difficulty, panic, over-preparation, perfectionism or avoiding situations that matter.
A practical process
Understand, practise and re-engage.
Build new responses
Practise evidence-based strategies that support regulation, flexibility and confidence.
Return to what matters
Reduce avoidance and take manageable steps towards valued activities and relationships.
When to seek support
Consider professional support when anxiety is affecting mood, sleep, relationships, work or the ability to do things that matter. Therapy does not aim to remove every anxious feeling; it helps anxiety become less controlling and more proportionate.
This page is general information. An individual assessment is required to understand the most appropriate support.