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måndag 24 augusti 2009

What Is Anxiety

By Rene Lacape

The negative impact of anxiety disorder on an individual can be very significant and traumatic. Many sufferers of anxiety disorder have consistently experienced negativities and reported chronic fear, dread, worries and tension that consume their lives. Anxiety is often recognized as normal emotional tension towards a threat or danger and is hardly associated with as symptoms of anxiety disorder. A great variety of treatment options are available for dealing with anxiety disorder but it only comes into use if a patient is willingly accepting the fact that he or she is suffering from anxiety disorder and is seeking help with the condition. With self help steps, a person is able to better manage his or her anxiety disorder condition to lessen or get a relief from stress, anxiety and fear.

Self-help is no other than a series of easy-to-follow and step-by-step guidelines regarding different means of relieving the symptoms of anxiety or panic attacks. The fact that self help is easily learned and applied without much hassles lies in the techniques that are commonly incorporated into these practices. These practices usually involve normal everyday activities that are generally intuitive in nature such as breathing, communication, meditation, exercise, sleep and other forms of creative expression. The effectiveness of these self help routines may vary between different individuals due to different body specifics and intensity of the anxiety symptoms. Therefore, it is important to reach out for a health professional or psychologist to analyse your condition and advise you the most appropriate course of treatments to be taken to permanently alleviate this problem.

One of the self help techniques is talking to family and friends. Research has shown that communication to people about your feelings can be as effective as taking medication to cope with your problem. Therefore keep a list of phone numbers of all your supportive family, friends and members of support group so that you can contact them at the point of a potential anxiety or panic attacks. The topics of conversation are basically at your own choices but it is recommended to avoid talking about your anxiety attacks. Remember to keep all members of your contact list informed of your condition and ask for their permission to be added onto for list for such purpose so that they will not be alarmed by your sudden conditions or needs and will be alert to avoid sensitive issues that may not be appropriate in your conversation.

Another useful self help strategy is to practice relaxation methods that can include muscular relaxation techniques, swimming, stretching and so forth. By carrying out relaxation methods in a non-excessive and tolerable manner, it can prove helpful in lowering the anxiety, dread or fear of anxiety disorder.

Breathing properly and in a meditative manner is another great must-do in the anxiety self help department and is one of the easiest methods available to you. You can do this anywhere and anytime that you feel a panic attack coming on. Proper breathing techniques can be learned through a variety of methods and can even be self learnt if you can find the correct documentation on it.

Self help approaches, by its very nature, may not prove beneficial in completely alleviating the root of anxiety disorder especially when the level of anxiety, stress and tension has reached a detrimental and dreadful state. Nevertheless, it is always recommended to attempt some or all of other self help strategies available in addition to those not mentioned above in a manageable level. Trust your inclination to the right approach that best suits your condition because individuals have their own ways and pace for coping with anxiety. But do not stop right here! Seek proper consultation with your doctor who can better take care of your health with proper diagnosis of your anxiety symptoms so that he or she is able to refer you for more professional and specialized care and treatment.

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