Did you ever in a situation that brought on sweats, rapid
heartbeat and shortness of breath? You maybe didn’t have a heart attack but an
anxiety attack. If you suffer from
anxiety disorders, learning to manage is the first step to overcoming it.
Anxiety is character as extreme reactions to fearful conditions. When anyone follows you into a dark alley,
those anxious feelings of a racing heartbeat and sweaty palms gives way to
heightened senses and a rush of adrenalin that can save your life. This is the fight or flight syndrome.
In the case of frequent anxiety, the fearful feels are dread
of a particular conditions and not the condition itself. Being caught in traffic can cause an anxiety
attack over what might happen when you get to work or to school late. Starting a new job or new friend can bring
on anxiety attacks. You don’t know everyone
and fear of that unknown can send you into panics.
Everyone has panic experiences or anxiety in small
ways. Like the fight or flight example,
it can save your life. In new conditions,
we are getting panicky but when the outcome we fear fails to materialize, the
anxiety stops. For somebody with chronic
anxiety, this is not the case.
Every condition that brings an anxiety is not
life-threatening. More than likely it is
an extremely stressful condition that has brought on the anxiety as a way of
dealing with it. Unchecked anxiety of
this type can lead to be depressed.
When you suffer from anxiety attacks on occasion or a more
frequent anxiety disorder, there are steps can be taken to keep your anxiety
under control. Here are step by step for
managing An Anxiety
1. Seeing a professional.
This is the first step can you take. A Self-diagnosis of any type of
physical or mental condition is unwise and can be dangerous. A professional psychologist can help you,
understand your anxiety and prescribe medication or other effective techniques.
2. Getting a good sleep in the night. Throughout the sleep cycle, your body
repairs itself. You feel more rested
after few hours of restorative sleep, reaching the REM stage. Many people need eight hours a night which
varies within an hour or two each way.
3. Exercising on a consistent basis. Exercise helps you to use oxygen more effectives. It helps to get more oxygen to your
brain. It also increases focus which can
assist you see solutions to problems rather than simply merely about them.
4. Meditation.
Meditation is is more than chanting mantras. Yoga is an exercising that involves quieting
the mind and controlling your breath. Simple
mediation such as taking five minutes to clear your mind everyday will work
wonders in the fight against anxiety.
5. Manage the fear. Once
you feel your pulse start to quicken, count backwards from ten. As you count, focus on the conditions. What has really happened? Resist the urge to
read something more into the situation.
6. Don’t use alcohol.
You may think that the glass of wine is relaxing your tension however
alcohol is a depressant. In anxious conditions
you could rely too heavy on it and gain another problem in the process.
7. Find out some relaxing activities. Stress can rob your energy. On a regular basis, do one thing you like,
for instance gardening, painting, reading or listening to music.
Anxiety can come into your life at any time and anywhere. It’s normal.
When the anxiety becomes frequent you can be at risk for more serious
conditions. If you feel your anxiety is
starting to take over your life or increasingly causing you problems, seek a
professional to help you immediately.
There is no need to suffer this terrible condition in silence.