dealing with anxiety - dealing with someone who has anxiety disorder

Dealing With Anxiety – is it easy?

dealing with anxiety - dealing with someone who has anxiety disorder

Dealing With Anxiety -Everyone gets anxious sometimes, and we all deal with it in different ways. Most of the time some deep breathes will get you over the worst of it and you’ll be fine in a few minutes, but sometimes the anxiety can be just too much and you need a little more help to deal with it.

Dealing With Anxiety can appear in many forms, and if you are experiencing any of the following you may be experiencing an anxiety attack, and these can be scary and debilitating even in the most minor of forms.

  • Dry mouth
  • Heart palpitations
  • Queasy feeling or butterflies in your stomach
  • Sense of impending doom
  • Sweating
  • Lack of concentration

Anxiety is the body’s response to the fight or flight instinct; anger and anxiety have similar physical responses, all of the above symptoms can be associated with both anger and anxiety. When your body reacts to the fight or flight instinct if you are in a dangerous or stressful situation and there is a release of adrenaline in the body which sharpens your senses and makes you ready to escape or deal with the threat. When there isn’t a threat to be physically dealt with you have an excess of adrenalin and a prepared body with no outlet for the extra energy and alertness which results in the physical symptoms of increased heart rate, sweating and nervousness.

Dealing With Anxiety – Most people will be able to manage the side effects of an adrenalin rush with some steady breathing and a calm and rational thought process to cal everything down and let your body know it is a false alarm. Most anxiety is the result of stress, so if you are having problems then try to pinpoint the cause of the anxiety attacks and remove it from your life or avoid it. Of course this may not always be possible, so there are a few home remedies to try and manage anxiety and remain calm.

  • Oils – these can be used for massage which is a great stress buster. Warm any kind of oil; sunflower, coconut, sesame or olive oil all work well, and massage your whole body including scalp and feet with warmed oil. Ideally get someone to do it for you!
  • Baking soda – a third of a cup each of baking soda and ginger added to a warm bath will really help you wind down
  • Rosemary – This herb has been used since the Middle Ages to ward off evil, and it is very good at calming nerves. Try it made up as a tea; many people also find chamomile tea relaxing and calming

If you are having trouble with anxiety, try to deal with the cause first or it will never really be solved. Take gentle exercise to help you relax and try some of the remedies above along with breathing techniques to keep your cool. If you are still having trouble then seek medical advice as it is possible for anxiety attacks to have an underlying medical cause.

 

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