Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) or Worrying Alot
How it might feel
You might feel like your mind is constantly busy jumping from one worry to the next with no real sense of peace. You might spend hours overthinking conversations, planning for every possible outcome, or second-guessing even small decisions.
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Even when things are going well, there may be a background sense of dread as if something bad is just around the corner. You may find yourself saying things like, “I just can’t switch off,” or “I know I’m overthinking but I can’t stop.”
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Anxiety can show up in your body too, as restlessness, tension, nausea, headaches, or difficulty sleeping. You may also notice patterns of avoidance, reassurance-seeking, or checking, in an attempt to feel safe but only to find the worries come straight back again. This can be exhausting. You may feel like you're constantly on alert, and even when you're not actively worrying, it can feel like you're bracing for impact.
How we’ll work together
In therapy, we’ll first explore how your anxiety works, the thoughts, behaviours, and physical symptoms that are keeping the worry cycle going. You’ll learn why anxiety feels so compelling, and how to respond in ways that reduce its power over time.
We might explore how worry functions as a way of trying to protect you, and develop strategies to respond to uncertainty without spiralling or avoiding. Together, we’ll work on reducing unhelpful safety behaviours like reassurance seeking or checking, shifting beliefs such as “If I don’t worry, something bad will happen,” and reconnecting with parts of life that anxiety may have pushed aside.