Get Relief – Treat Your Symptoms with Neurofeedback for Anxiety

We all experience anxiety every now and then, but for many people, anxiety isn’t just a passing mood—it is part of their daily life. Anxiety disorders are quite common in the United States among adults and children alike. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You can break free from your symptoms and address the root cause via neurofeedback for anxiety.

If you’re struggling with this condition, it might help to know what causes it and how our non-invasive brain training can help.

What Is Anxiety?

Anxiety is the body’s natural response to stressful situations that we’ve developed through evolutionary processes. It’s healthy to experience feelings of anxiety on an occasional basis, but when you have anxiety symptoms more often than not, you may have a disorder.

Anxiety disorders affect approximately one in six people worldwide. There’s a spectrum of anxiety disorders and they can include many conditions and phobias like:

• Social anxiety disorder
• Generalized anxiety disorder
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Agoraphobia

While symptoms can differ from one anxiety disorder to the next, many symptoms of anxiety exist across all anxiety disorders. Symptoms can manifest in both physical and mental ways as well. Common symptoms of anxiety disorders include:

• Racing thoughts
• Panic attacks
• Not being able to quiet your brain from worry or fear
• Irrational thinking</span
• Unique phobias
• Poor tolerance to stress
• And more

At Bright Wave, we will help you understand the root of your anxiety issues and we will not pigeonhole you into a diagnosis or treatment plan. We’ll develop a custom strategy from the ground up to help you enjoy a better quality of life.

Traditional Ways to Treat Anxiety Disorders 

The two main approaches to treating anxiety disorders include psychotherapy and prescription medication.

Talking to a trained professional about how you think, what makes you anxious, why it happens, and other symptoms can help you understand your anxiety disorder and how to best cope. However, psychotherapy is an ongoing process that requires many sessions for adequate treatment.

Prescription medications work and can alleviate symptoms of anxiety disorders, but any improvements they offer are temporary. It’s also worth noting that prescription meds can often come with unwanted side effects, such as:

• Nausea
• Hypotension (low blood pressure)
• Decreased sex drive/libido
• Lack of coordination
• Disinhibition
• Depression
• Unusual emotional dysfunction, including anger and violence
• Memory loss
• Difficulty thinking

At Bright Wave, we utilize an innovative therapy called neurofeedback to teach people the skills to help them manage anxiety symptoms, avoid triggers, and overcome their disorder.

Science of Neurofeedback Therapy for Anxiety

Neurofeedback is a proven method for helping people improve their brain functions through simple training exercises. Although the technology is complex, the process is easy, painless, and non-invasive. 

Through neurofeedback, you can train yourself to alter your brain’s electrical signals the same way you train yourself to play an instrument, ride a bike, or speak another language. Via repeated sessions, you can gradually improve anxiety symptoms by forming new neural pathways and by receiving real-time feedback about your cognitive functions.

Neurofeedback uses brain-activity monitoring technology to provide real-time guidance for people who want to improve their mental health. You get instant feedback about changes in your brain’s activity. And when you reach your goal in training, you receive a reward.

Brainwaves Commonly Associated with Anxiety

Anxiousness and feelings of panic can be caused by more than just fear and insecurities. Anxiety can be caused by chemically driven states from an imbalanced and poorly regulated brain. It’s a delicate balance where every brainwave plays its part. Anxiousness is commonly associated with decreased alpha brainwaves and increased beta brainwaves and can be affected by low delta and theta brainwaves.

Start Your Neurofeedback Treatment for Anxiety Today

Don’t let your anxiety get in the way of living your life how you want to. At Bright Wave, we can help you unlock the potential of your brain and help you find relief with neurofeedback for anxiety. We’ll create a custom treatment regimen that includes lifestyle coaching to optimize your cognitive abilities.

Schedule a consultation with our team today to treat your anxiety in Colorado Springs, Englewood, or anywhere with remote options.