Anxiety is a form of fear, an over-arousal of the sympathetic nervous system’s “fight or flight” response. However, in modern society chronic stress and speed often leave us stuck in the fear mode. Chronic, low-level fear often leads to ongoing anxiety.
CLARITY Direct Neurofeedback™ enhances the parasympathetic nervous system. As the calming effect of the parasympathetic nervous system increases, the nervous system as a whole is able to relax and reset itself.
Corydon Hammond, PhD, (University of Utah) has written that there have been at least 8 studies of neurofeedback and anxiety. In one study researchers used neurofeedback to compare 25 anxious patients with a group who did not receive neurofeedback. The neurofeedback group had significant reductions in anxiety.An 18-month follow-up had identical results, indicating that the neurofeedback changes were enduring. Neurofeedback qualifies as an “evidence-based effective treatment. When separate anxiety disorders are evaluated phobias, generalized anxiety, and PTSD each qualify as an effective treatment.”