Understanding Healthy vs. Unhealthy Anxiety in OCD Treatment
There is a difference between “good” anxiety and “bad” anxiety. Good anxiety is often a healthy and adaptive part of life, as it motivates us to prepare for presentations, it encourages us to listen to our wake-up alarm in the morning, and it directs us not to drive 90 mph or walk alone in an unsafe environment. This “good” healthy level of anxiety keeps us safe when we need to be aware of actual dangers that exist.
However, “bad” anxiety is not recognizing real threats. Instead, it focuses on creating irrational fears that reduce your productivity, inhibit confidence, and interfere with your overall quality of life. Anxiety can cause debilitating physical symptoms, disruptions in rational thought, and emotional upheaval. For individuals needing OCD treatment in NYC, understanding the difference between these forms of anxiety is essential for effective care.
Those who suffer from “bad” anxiety can develop debilitating panic attacks, become socially isolated for years, feel relentless and irrationally worried, have recurrent, intrusive thoughts, images, or preoccupations, and feel compelled to perform repetitive behaviors such as touching, blinking, counting, cleaning, ritualistic prayer, arranging, checking or avoiding. These patterns are also common in untreated OCD, highlighting the need for professional OCD treatment in NYC to address both anxiety and compulsive behaviors.
How does Dr. Shinar Treat OCD, Panic Attacts, and Anxiety?
Dr. Shinar employs expert methods to help individuals overcome the painful effects of anxiety disorders while teaching his clients how to manage anxiety in a more adaptive manner. By following his step-by-step evidence-based approach, clients experience that the intensity and frequency of their OCD and anxiety symptoms will reduce significantly and their quality of life will improve soon after. Through personalized OCD treatment in Manhattan, clients gain essential tools to manage panic attacks, irrational fears, and compulsive thoughts.
