Healing from Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout
It begins with stress…
Job, school, relationships, family, the rising cost of living, world news, your presentation for tomorrow…
It’s unavoidable… and it just keeps piling up!
You’ve learned to “power through,” ignoring your body’s cues for rest.
Now, turning off or slowing down is HARD.
And all that stress leads to anxiety…
It’s that practically ever-present, awful feeling.
Maybe it began during childhood, arising from certain experiences you wish you could just forget.
Or it may have developed later in life.
Overthinking…
Wanting to be liked…
Feeling awkward and insecure…
Rejected, embarrassed, nervous, and afraid…
To manage such big thoughts and feelings, you may have become a rule-follower, a people-pleaser, or a high-performer.
Stress leads to anxiety, which leads to burnout.
It’s a common pattern. It can happen at any age. No one is immune.
You’ve probably heard the term “burnout” but didn’t think it applied to you.
Yet you have lost motivation. You procrastinate. You dread the day ahead. You’re irritable.
You think, “I’ll get a good night’s sleep and be back to normal,” but no matter how much you sleep, you’re still tired, distracted, and uninspired.
This is burnout, and it’s real!
This cycle keeps your mind and body in turmoil.
Headaches…
Heart pounding…
Tension in your shoulders…
That pit in your stomach…
The racing thoughts keep you up at night and greet you again in the morning.
You’re exhausted… and get sick more often than you should.
You know it’s the source of illness and disease – the killer of health and happiness – but with so much going on, there’s just no time to take care of yourself!
It’s time to break the cycle!
The habits you’ve developed to cope with stress and anxiety may have been useful at the time, but now you want to be your authentic self.
You want to find balance and fulfillment, but there’s all this anxiety in the way!
We can’t eliminate stress, but we can change how you deal with stress so that you decrease anxiety and avoid burnout.
We will create an entirely new pattern of coping with stress. You’ll develop new habits and responses to stress to protect your health and energy.
To begin, you will learn breathwork and relaxation to use during acute anxiety – even panic attacks.
We’ll then examine the underlying causes of stress and build communication skills that allow you to set boundaries around your time and energy.
We will develop self-care plans to nourish your body and mind as we proceed.
A clear roadmap for healing and maintaining your overall health…
That’s why you’re here, and that’s what you’ll get in therapy.
I know you’ve been tough. You’ve probably thought things like, “Other people have it way harder,” scolding yourself for “whining” as you compare yourself to others.
And if I didn’t interrupt you, you would probably then “pull yourself up by your bootstraps,” only to restart the cycle again!
But it’s time to make a change.
Take the first step toward feeling better TODAY. Call me for your free consultation: (646) 408-3715.