Anxiety
Calming the nervous system without losing the self. Dual diagnosis anxiety treatment in Los Angeles.
What is Anxiety?
Are you struggling with anxiety and addiction? Maybe someone you love is using drugs or alcohol to self-medicate and cope with symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety is one of the most prevalent mental health disorders — and finding the right Woodland Hills anxiety treatment is easier than ever.
Turn to Starbridge Recovery to start reviewing your inpatient anxiety treatment options.
Anxiety is a normal part of life if it manifests every once in a while. Worrying about your family, your health, or money problems is completely normal. But anxiety disorders are legitimate mental health disorders — the symptoms of which can interfere with relationships, school work, or job performance.
Where regular anxiety ebbs and flows with an upcoming test or presentation, anxiety disorders don't go away — and they can worsen with time. Without the proper inpatient anxiety treatment, many people turn to drugs and alcohol to try to control their symptoms.
There are several anxiety disorders, and you can get a diagnosis from your primary care physician. Some overlap, and it's not uncommon for people to experience more than one — generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, and phobia disorders.
What are the Symptoms of Anxiety?
Anxiety symptoms fluctuate based on the type of disorder, and many people experience more than one anxiety disorder at the same time. Using drugs or alcohol to manage anxiety only worsens the problem over time.
Generalized anxiety & panic
Social anxiety & phobia
Is There Dual Diagnosis Treatment for Anxiety?
Yes. Dual diagnosis anxiety treatment helps you tackle both anxiety and addiction at the same time. At Starbridge Recovery, treatment starts with an evaluation — plenty of people self-medicate for years without realizing they have a legitimate anxiety disorder.
After evaluation, clients begin a medically supervised detox program. All anxiety and addiction treatment starts with detox so that you can flush any remaining compounds from your body and start down your path to sobriety.
Therapy is then tailored to the evaluation — cognitive behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and exposure therapy with relaxation exercises. In certain cases, medication like benzodiazepines or beta-blockers can help manage symptoms when paired with life skills and coping mechanisms.
You are not alone.
Without treating the underlying mental health condition, you don't have the skills you need to enjoy a lifetime of sobriety. We work with you to create an individualized treatment plan with round-the-clock monitoring in a comfortable, supportive environment.