Generalized Anxiety While a certain level of anxiety is normal (and evolutionarily adaptable), sometimes our anxiety response seems to get triggered in situations where it is very unhelpful and distressing. This can lead to a loss of engagement and pleasure with activities, relationships, jobs, and other aspects of your life. You may even start avoiding situations altogether that make you feel anxious, until your life becomes so restricted and narrow that you are not doing anything! Fortunately, as with other forms of anxiety, Generalized Anxiety is completely treatable and you can learn strategies to cope more effectively. You might even be saying “But I’ve tried therapy for years, and it doesn’t work.” That could definitely be the case, because not all therapists are using the most effective forms of treatment for anxiety. In my practice, you will learn how to approach rather than avoid those situations that cue your anxiety, so that you can learn better how to handle it, and over time, your mind and body will learn through direct experience that these very situations are not threatening and will not continue to cause anxiety. Read more under “My Approach” for a more complete description of how this works and call or email today for a free consultation! Learn more: https://drdavidshanley.com/anxiety/generalized-anxiety/

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I specialize in the treatment of these specific types of anxiety: ✅ Generalized Anxiety ✅ Social Anxiety ✅ Specific Phobia ✅ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ✅ Panic Attacks ✅ Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ✅ Driving Anxiety and Shy-Bladder 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬? Anxiety is a natural, evolutionary response to situations that either appear or are dangerous. However, this same system that keeps us safe can sometimes become activated in situations where it is neither necessary nor helpful, triggering an anxiety response that can be quite unpleasant. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲? When this happens, this strengthens the association in our mind of that situation with anxiety. When these situations that cue anxiety are important to us and our avoidance and escape behavior gets in the way of living the lives we want, now we have a problem. Read more about how this works in “My Approach” and call or email today for a free consultation! 🕿 (720) 515-1637 🌐 https://drdavidshanley.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN8Y10UQxeE

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: ✅ Constant and excessive worry and tension about several events/activities ✅ Difficulty controlling the worry ✅ Restlessness, “edginess,” or feeling keyed up ✅ Difficulty Concentrating, mind “blanking out” ✅ Irritability ✅ Difficulty sleeping These are just a few of the symptoms you may be experiencing if you suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder. 𝗗𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀? 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲? 💡𝗜𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘁. 💡𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝗖𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺? While a certain level of anxiety is normal (and evolutionarily adaptable), sometimes our anxiety response seems to get triggered in situations where it is very unhelpful and distressing. 🕿 (720) 515-1637 🌐 https://www.drdavidshanley.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0o-Nzk13OI

My name is David Shanley, and I am a therapist specializing in the treatment of anxiety disorders for adults and adolescents in Denver. I have my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) from the University of Denver. As an anxiety therapist, I use only research-based cognitive-behavioral interventions to help you approach, rather than avoid your anxiety. This has been proven to be the most effective way to treat anxiety disorders. Learn more: https://drdavidshanley.com/