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Anxiety Therapy Glasgow

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I’m so stressed out!” If you’re reading this right now, you might be interested in learning about anxiety therapy.
Anxiety is a common mental disorder that can affect people of all ages and
backgrounds. We will discuss some causes of anxiety, symptoms, and treatments for the
condition. And how I overcome my struggle with anxiety.

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What are some of the signs of anxiety

One of the main symptoms when experiencing anxiety is you can have a lot of thoughts racing
through your mind, and these thoughts are usually negative or scary in nature.

You may experience difficulty concentrating on anything for more than a few minutes or you may
feel like time has slowed down such that everything seems to be moving in slow motion.

You may also have an increased heart rate or feel very tense, you may start sweating and your
breathing becomes shallow and restricted.

Sometimes people will have panic attacks when the symptoms get worse.

Panic attacks can include chest pain, heart palpitations, difficulty swallowing, feeling like you are
choking, numbness or tingling sensations in your extremities, hot flashes, or chills.

If this sounds a lot to handle on your own there is help available—check out the (link to andy’s
anxiety webpage external) for some great help that can provide treatment options for anxiety
disorders. But first check with your doctor to make sure the symptoms you are experiencing are
not due to something else, like a medication side effect or a thyroid disorder.

What does it feel like

So, you’re sitting there and the anxiety attack comes out of nowhere. You don’t know what’s happening or why it’s happening but all you know is that this must be anxiety because anxiety has been building up inside of you for a while now.

You feel your heart pounding quickly in your chest as if you’re about to have a heart attack. Your anxiety might be so intense that you start shaking uncontrollably or crying for no reason at all.

You’re also feeling like the anxiety is in control of your body and mind, which makes it even more difficult to get a grip on what’s happening to you whilst experiencing an attack.

Anxiety attacks can also cause you to feel like you’re about to pass out or vomit, which is a common feeling for someone who has anxiety because it’s happening so suddenly and intensely that you have no time to adjust or regulate your breathing properly.

Another symptom is the feeling of being unable to escape from whatever it is that has caused your anxiety–whether it be a thought, situation, or person.

Andy's Story

Why most anxiety medications don’t work? ⠀
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The problem is that most people have completely unrealistic expectations about what medication can do. Sure it may provide a short period of stability but they are not a long term solution. There is no magic pill, there is no magic wand that can take anxiety away.
You CANNOT switch off your anxiety response with a tablet.
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Taking a tablet to control a primary emotion does not work. ⠀
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Most therapists don’t understand anxiety, they don’t educate their clients about the science of the brain so they can understand their anxiety. And what happens? The client makes little or no progress and they give up….
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The next issue is avoidance…⠀
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Avoidance of doing things, going places and avoiding the fear of the fear. Behaving in ways that restrict your life because you want to feel safe and this creates damage.
Unhealthy coping mechanisms control your life. These unhealthy patterns of avoidance are due to triggers, the things that set you off sit outside of your conscious awareness.
Tablets do not collapse triggers! Doing nothing does not collapse triggers….
Doing the work with somebody that understands anxiety deals with triggers.
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Sorry if that all sounds a bit negative.
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I believe in empowering people so they take control of their anxiety rather than their anxiety running them.
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I know it’s not as easy as just take two tablets a day, but it works

Why do people get anxiety

Anxiety may have a biological cause, such as an imbalance between serotonin or another
chemical that affects moods for example. It could also be caused by other factors like stress or underlying anxiety disorders.
 
People should be aware that feeling anxious is a common feeling and not something to worry about too much, as it can often go away by itself with time or some self-help techniques. Some
people may experience anxiety more than others, but everyone experiences anxiety from time to time.
 
Anxiety isn’t always a bad thing. For example, anxiety can help people react quickly and think clearly during an emergency situation.  Some anxiety is normal because anxiety pushes us to
react quickly when we are faced with dangerous situations.
However, anxiety should never be ignored if the feeling persists for longer than expected or starts to take over your life. Anxiety usually goes away by itself but it may also benefit from
some self-help techniques like deep breathing exercises and meditation.

If you notice a change in moods or behavior then talk to a professional who will work with you on finding the right treatment plan for anxiety relief.

Anxiety often disappears after some time without any kind of intervention needed; however, there are many effective ways to treat anxiety naturally at home (link Beating Anxiety -The benefit of a routine)

Looking for further information or guidance with this you can contact me here

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Ian Young

Ian Young

Training & Development

Tagline: Grounded, real and genuinely hard to forget.

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Ian is an experienced therapist whose work spans trauma, addiction, anxiety and recovery. His approach is shaped as much by lived experience as by professional training and that combination makes him exceptionally relatable to the people he works with.

People who’ve worked with Ian consistently say the same thing — he gets it in a way that goes beyond what most trainers can offer. He doesn’t just understand the subject. He understands people.

Within Piece of Mind Training, Ian also plays a key role in business and strategic development, bringing a practical, grounded perspective to how the organisation grows and evolves.

David

David Gowans

Training & Development

Tagline: He’s seen mental health crisis at its most acute. And he knows what actually helps.

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David’s background is probably unlike anyone else you’ll meet in a mental health training room.

Twenty-three years on the frontline of emergency services first as a police officer, now as an HCPC-registered practising paramedic. He hasn’t studied stress, trauma and burnout from a distance. He’s carried them, in uniform, responding to people at the absolute worst moments of their lives. He understands the culture that makes asking for help feel like the hardest thing in the world because he’s lived inside that culture.

That frontline experience sits alongside his clinical practice as a qualified hypnotherapist and accredited EFT practitioner. David works with real people navigating real challenges every single week. What he brings to Piece of Mind Training isn’t theoretical. It’s current, grounded and built entirely from the inside out.

As part of the team, David delivers training, practises as a therapist and plays a key role in the development and direction of the organisation making sure that everything Piece of Mind produces is professionally rigorous and genuinely human.

David is responsible for development and ensures that Piece of Mind Training programmes are grounded in real-world application. Not what the textbook says should happen. What actually works when it matters.

Iona

Iona Russell

Growth & Partnerships

Tagline: She’s written the book. Literally.

Iona has spent more than twenty years working at the intersection of human potential and real-world impact — across psychology, coaching, education, broadcasting, the charitable sector and social policy, in both the UK and the USA.

She is a Master Positive Psychology Coach and twice bestselling author who has supported hundreds of people through coaching qualifications and worked alongside some of the most respected names in positive psychology and personal development. As a keynote speaker and leadership advisor, she helps organisations rethink what success and human flourishing actually look like.

But what drives Iona’s commitment to mental health work goes deeper than her professional background. She lost her brother to suicide. That experience — and everything it taught her about the gap between what people are going through and the support available to them — shapes everything she brings to Piece of Mind Training.

At Piece of Mind, Iona leads our partnerships, builds community impact and drives our growth across Scotland and beyond. She brings commercial insight, deep human understanding and a personal reason for being here that no CV can fully capture.

Ann

Ann Stewart

Head of Training

Tagline: The person who makes sure the learning delivers every time.

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Ann has spent her career helping people make sense of the things that are weighing on them and finding a way forward when everything feels tough.

Her background is genuinely rare. A qualified teacher, certified hypnotherapist, coach and First Aid for Mental Health practitioner, Ann brings together an understanding of how people learn with a deep, practical knowledge of how people struggle. She still works directly with adults and young people every week supporting those experiencing anxiety, low confidence, emotional distress and the kind of quiet difficulties that don’t always have a name but make everyday life feel impossibly hard.

As a trainer, Ann knows that the best mental health training doesn’t just inform people, it changes how they see themselves and the people around them. She brings that belief into every session she delivers, whether she’s working with a room full of HR professionals or a team who’ve never talked about mental health at work before.

As a therapist, trainer, teacher and mum of three, Ann understands that most people are dealing with far more than anyone around them realises. That understanding is the foundation of everything she does.

At Piece of Mind Training, Ann leads on training quality and consistency, making sure that what we promise is what every learner experiences, every time.

Andy Griffiths

Andy Griffiths

Founder

Tagline: The man who built this because he needed it himself.

Qualifications include:

Clinical Hypnotherapy

NLP

Psychotherapy

CBT Coaching

Trauma-Informed Practice.

Andy is a practising therapist, clinical hypnotherapist and the founder of Piece of Mind Training. He’s spent over a decade working with clients across anxiety, trauma, panic disorder and complex mental health presentations not as a theorist, but as someone who has experienced many of these challenges himself.

His personal journey through mental health struggles, panic disorder and years of pretending everything was fine is the reason Piece of Mind Training exists. He built what he wished had existed when he needed it most.

As a trainer, Andy is known for his directness, his warmth and his ability to make people feel genuinely seen. He doesn’t stand behind a slide deck and talk at people. He brings the subject into the room.

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