What is Anxiety?
Anxiety disorders can look like endless worry, avoidance, physical tension, or difficulty trusting uncertainty. Treatment helps patients practice new responses to fear rather than building life around it.
Common signs and symptoms
- Excessive worry that feels difficult to control
- Avoidance, procrastination, or reassurance seeking
- Sleep disruption, irritability, muscle tension, or fatigue
- Difficulty tolerating uncertainty
- Anxiety interfering with school, work, relationships, or health
How Westwood Institute treats it
- CBT for worry, beliefs, and avoidance patterns
- Exposure to uncertainty and feared situations
- Behavioral experiments and practical coping tools
- Relapse-prevention planning
- Medication consultation or coordination as needed