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Anxiety is among one of the top mental health concerns in the United States. Many people with a substance use disorder also live with an anxiety disorder. In fact, extensive research shows that living with a mental health condition like an anxiety disorder
can increase the risk of addiction. If you or someone you know needs combined substance abuse and anxiety treatment, you’re in the right place. This page will go over the signs and symptoms of common anxiety disorders, the causes of anxiety, and the best treatment options for anxiety as a dual-diagnosis disorder.
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Understanding Anxiety: Types, Signs, and Symptoms
Anxiety disorders take various forms. Every anxiety disorder has distinct diagnostic criteria and symptoms. Although anxiety disorders are widespread, they can be misunderstood. Knowing the signs of the anxiety disorder you have, might have, or that someone in your life has can help you understand it better. Some of the most common anxiety disorders to affect adults include:
Generalized anxiety disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is characterized by disproportionate or excessive worry surrounding various events, activities, or topics that lasts for six months or more and isn’t better attributed to another cause. People with GAD may experience the following:
- Feeling wound up, restless, or on-edge
- Trouble controlling feelings of worry
- Racing thoughts
- Headaches
- GI distress
- Sleep disturbance
- Muscle tension
- Fatigue
- Irritability
Panic disorder
Panic disorder is characterized by patterns of ongoing panic attacks and concerns surrounding future panic attacks or their effects (after having one or more panic attacks). During panic attacks, people may experience the following:
- A sense of impending danger or doom
- A pounding heart, increase in heart rate, or heart palpitations
- Feeling detached from reality or oneself (derealization or depersonalization)
- Breathlessness, throat tightness, or feeling smothered
- Feeling dizzy, faint, or unsteady
- Trembling or shaking
- Sweating
- GI distress
- Chills of hot flushes
- Dry mouth
Social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder is characterized by ongoing fear or anxiety surrounding one or more social performance situations. Someone with social anxiety disorder may face anxiety before social events, avoid situations and places that cause distress, or fear performances (e.g., giving a speech, talking at a work meeting, competing in sports). A person with social anxiety might also experience the following:
- Feeling self-conscious or fearing that others will perceive them negatively
- Blushing, shaking, trembling, or sweating during interactions or performances
- Feeling as though their mind is “going blank” during interactions or performances
- Rigid body posture or physical tension during interactions or performances
- Trouble making eye contact or being around individuals they don’t know
- Finding it tough to talk to others, even if they want to
- Heart palpitations or a rapid heartbeat
- GI distress
- Headaches
Note that these do not encompass every possible anxiety disorder that requires treatment. Other anxiety disorders include specific phobia, agoraphobia, selective mutism, and separation anxiety disorder.
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The Relationship Between Anxiety and Substance Abuse
Anxiety disorders can have an extensive impact on a person’s life. Any anxiety disorder can interfere with daily life activities and obligations, such as work, school, socializing, and tasks such as making phone calls. However, it’s often challenging to see anxiety from the outside. Many people feel pressured to cover up their symptoms (or need to) in order to meet the demands in their life. In turn, some people use substances to experience relief from anxiety. Social anxiety can make it feel like your brain is “loud,” and you can get to a place where you rely on your drug of choice to get through events or daily life situations.
This is part of why choosing treatment options that address anxiety as a dual-diagnosis disorder is so important for dual conditions.
The Relationship Between Anxiety and Substance Abuse
Anxiety disorders can have an extensive impact on a person’s life. Any anxiety disorder can interfere with daily life activities and obligations, such as work, school, socializing, and tasks such as making phone calls. However, it’s often challenging to see anxiety from the outside. Many people feel pressured to cover up their symptoms (or need to) in order to meet the demands in their life.
In turn, some people use substances to experience relief from anxiety. Social anxiety can make it feel like your brain is “loud,” and you can get to a place where you rely on your drug of choice to get through events or daily life situations.
This is part of why choosing treatment options that address anxiety as a dual-diagnosis disorder is so important for individuals with both conditions.
What causes anxiety?
There’s no singular cause of anxiety disorders, but there are some factors that raise the likelihood that an individual will develop one. Some of the most significant risk factors we know of at this time include the following.
- Genetics and family history.
- Trauma, stress, and adverse experiences.
- Personal history of other disorders.
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Best Treatment Options for Anxiety as a Dual Diagnosis Disorder
Dual diagnosis is a term that indicates the presence of a substance use disorder of any kind and at least one other mental health condition. Treating addiction and anxiety comprehensively in a dual-diagnosis treatment program means that you will have the tools and support you need to manage anxiety long-term and without substances. Here are the options we offer for dual diagnosis treatment.
Medical detoxification
Medical detoxification can be a precursor to a treatment program or other modes of support. Discontinuing the use of drugs and alcohol can be uncomfortable and dangerous at times. Also called “detox,” is a short-term process that helps you get off of substances in a supervised medical environment, reduce discomfort, and stay safe.
Inpatient
Inpatient programs are the highest levels of care an individual seeking dual-diagnosis anxiety treatment in Florida or anywhere else may attend. While in an inpatient program, you’re required to eat, sleep, and live at your treatment facility. This is beneficial for those recovering from substance use disorders because it means that you’ll live in a space free of drugs and alcohol while engaging in regular therapy, recreation, and other activities during the day.
Partial hospitalization
Partial hospitalization programs are one step below inpatient care. They offer the highest level of outpatient support, meaning that while you’ll live off-campus, you will engage in treatment on-campus for a large portion of the day (around 6-8 hours per day, five days a week).
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Outpatient programs
Centric Behavioral Health offers various outpatient treatment options for clients seeking outpatient anxiety treatment in Florida. These go all the way from intensive outpatient programs (IOP) to opportunities with a lower time commitment. IOP is less intensive than partial hospital programs but more intensive than other outpatient programs. Typically, our clients in IOP attend a combination of group and individual therapy 3-5 days per week for 1-3 months.
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Aftercare
Aftercare planning is a critical part of any kind of addiction treatment. Centric Behavioral Health programs all provide extensive aftercare planning so that you can exit your program confidently with a plan for care and support.
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Supportive housing
We provide supportive housing, also called sober living, for individuals in any of our partial hospitalization or outpatient programs as well as those who need a substance-free environment but are not involved in a treatment program.
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Reasons to Choose Centric Behavioral Health
In addition to extensive amenities, a full continuum of care, and our team of empathetic, specialized staff members, there are so many reasons to pick Centric Behavioral Health for your anxiety Treatment needs. These include but aren’t limited to:
- Evidence-based treatments. Research reveals that a number of therapies and treatments can be used to address anxiety effectively as a dual-diagnosis disorder. CBT, DBT, family therapy, medication management, and community support, for example, are all valuable. Our treatment programs involve these and other forms of care and support.
- Individualized, client-centered care. No matter what level of care you’re in, your treatment plan will be catered to fit your unique needs.
- Specialized programs. We have specialized programs catered to communities with specific needs, including but not limited to veterans, first responders, and college students.
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Centric Behavioral Health is dedicated to helping others. Our mission is to connect those who contact us with our trusted treatment programs around the country. Contact us today to learn more about our expert programs and how we can help you find long-term healing today.
Finding an Anxiety Rehab Center
Centric Behavioral Health has multiple locations where you or your loved one can receive anxiety treatment. Depending on the level of care you’re interested in and other factors, our admissions team will help you find the right placement. Call Centric Behavioral Health at 1-844-233-8205, email us at [email protected], or complete the brief contact form on our website to get help now.