Circle of Anxiety


Anxiety: In a society where stress is a constant companion anxiety reigns supreme among
disorders. Conservative estimates place its incidence in the population at 25%, with 19%
of men and 31% of women experiencing severe symptoms. Contemporary research on stress
indicates it may be behind a wide variety of physical disorders ranging from hypertension
to irritable bowel syndrome. Anxiety disorders include Panic Attacks, Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Case Study: The client was a female, middle aged, with a teenage son. She was experiencing
constant anxiety attacks, could not sleep, and was unable to work or function at home.
She was experiencing racing thoughts that were delusional and constantly revolved around
her failure to help her son who has OCD. After performing a biodiagnostic interview and a
QEEG brain map, we had her doctor prescribe her 100mgs of Zoloft and began training her
with neurofeedback and Audio Visual Entrainment (AVE). By session four she had exceeded
her baseline goals in the alpha frequency and experienced a dramatic reduction in symptoms.
By session five her meds were reduced by 50% and she was able to concentrate at work again.
By session eight her meds were reduced 50% again she was sleeping well, and was having
profound insights into the issues that precipitated the panic attacks. By session ten she
was preparing to reduce her meds another 50%, was reporting that she felt relaxed and
happy, and that things were going well at home and work.

Research Available: Anxiety was one of the first disorders treated with neurofeedback by
Joe Kamiya at the University of Chicago back in the 60's. Both state and trait anxiety
have been documented to be reduced by alpha training with neurofeedback. Numerous other
group studies have been conducted with similar results since then and a great number of
case studies as well.

 

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