Anxiety Relief Treatment 1 – Dr. Sia Bandarian

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Anxiety Relief Treatment 1 – Dr. Sia Bandarian

This module provides insights and learning on the following topics; The Path of Anxiety, The Trigger of Anxiety, The Consequence of Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Intense Phobia-like Fear and Panic Attacks.

Test your knowledge – complete the short quiz at the end of each session for professional development (CPD/CME/CE). By successfully completing all quizzes in this module you will be eligible for a Certificate of Achievement.

01. The Path of Anxiety

In this session, Dr Sia Bandarian investigates the path of anxiety. He provides us with an understanding on what anxiety is and identifies the difference between fear and anxiety. Dr Sia explains how and why people experience anxiety in different ways. He examines these various types of anxiety and discusses how they might manifest in our body.

Dr Sia shows us skills we can use to identify and monitor our anxiety. He walks us through an effective technique to help us observe our condition without judgements, highlighting the importance of practicing self-compassion throughout this process.

02 . The Trigger of Anxiety

In this session, Dr Sia Bandarian investigates the triggers of anxiety. Sometimes it might be clear what situations or objects trigger our anxiety, however sometimes we may not notice or understand our triggers. Dr Sia explains how and why some of our triggers might go unnoticed using detailed client examples.

Dr Sia examines four different types of anxiety triggers, including; objects, situations, physical states and memories, assisting us to develop a greater understanding and awareness of our anxiety triggers.

03. The Consequence of Anxiety

In this session, Dr Sia Bandarian investigates the consequences of anxiety. He explains how anxiety is a very common experience, that for many people results with issues in their lives. Dr Sia discusses how anxiety can be isolating and that it is important not to judge ourselves. Through examining the consequences of anxiety, Dr Sia helps us recognise that anxiety is a normal experience and that it can affect people in different ways. He explores three different types of issues that anxiety can cause for us; social anxiety, specific fears and generalised anxiety.

04. Social Anxiety

In this session, Dr Sia Bandarian investigates social anxiety. He examines why some people experience social anxiety and others don’t. We discover different reasons for social anxiety, including the impact adverse past experiences and our childhood may have on our condition.

Dr Sia explores different situations that might trigger social anxiety and shows us skills and techniques to help us deal with this anxiety in a healthier way. He helps us challenge our ideas about social situations and our avoidance of these settings, supporting us to work through our anxiety. Dr Sia highlights the importance of being non-judgemental and being kind to ourselves throughout this process.

05. Intense Phobia-like Fear

In this session, Dr Sia Bandarian investigates intense phobia-like fear. He explores the different kinds of objects and situations that can cause intense phobia-like fear and discusses how we can monitor these fears. Dr Sia highlights the impact our past traumatic experiences might have on our fears and explains why some people fear certain situations while other people don’t.

We find out what situations and objects trigger our fears and discover ways to deal with our fears in a healthier way. Dr Sia guides us through a technique called ‘Imaginal Gradual Exposure’ to help us reduce our fear.

06. Panic Attacks

In this session, Dr Sia Bandarian investigates panic attacks. He offers us an understanding on the nature of panic attacks, assuring us that our panic attacks are not dangerous. Dr Sia examines three different ways we can experience anxiety, these are in our striated muscles, smooth muscles and cognitive perceptual disruption. We might experience any one, or a combination of these types of anxiety during a panic attack. Dr Sia explores different situations that can trigger panic attacks and guides us through a breathing exercise that we can use to immediately reduce our anxiety and reverse the effect that a panic attack has on the body.