Anxiety

Everyone experiences stress from time to time, but anxiety goes beyond everyday worry. It can feel like your mind never shuts off—constantly replaying conversations, anticipating worst-case scenarios, overthinking decisions, or feeling unable to relax even when everything seems fine. You may feel restless, on edge, easily overwhelmed, irritable, or emotionally exhausted from trying to keep up with the constant "what if" thoughts running through your mind.

Anxiety often affects both the mind and body. You may experience muscle tension, headaches, stomach discomfort, a racing heart, chest tightness, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, dizziness, or difficulty sleeping. For some people, these symptoms occur suddenly as panic attacks—intense episodes of fear that can feel so overwhelming they are mistaken for a heart attack or another medical emergency. Even after a panic attack passes, many people begin worrying about when the next one will happen, leading them to avoid driving, traveling, crowded places, social situations, or other activities they once enjoyed.

At Alira Mental Health & Nursing Wellness, Inc., Catherine Voloso Maier, MSN, PMHNP-BC, provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and evidence-based treatment for anxiety disorders through secure telepsychiatry throughout California. Every treatment plan is individualized and may include medication management when appropriate, supportive psychotherapy, practical coping strategies, lifestyle recommendations, and collaboration with your therapist or primary care provider.

A comprehensive psychiatric evaluation helps determine whether your symptoms are related to generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, illness anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, trauma-related disorders, or another condition requiring a different treatment approach. The goal is not simply to reduce anxiety, but to help you regain confidence, improve daily functioning, and return to the activities and relationships that anxiety may have taken from you.

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