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Q: Anxiety management
asked by: nitingarg on January 23rd, 2009
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MANAGEMENTis a normal state of reaction towards stress. In order to manage anxiety, you must first assess your behavior. If you find out that your anxiety symptoms are unnecessary or that your anxiety is causing problems, you need to make some changes.
Anxiety management is a very easy process. At First, a good physical workout, even steady walking, helps to manage anxiety as exercises produce endorphins that help to calm you.
Doctors stress that a good diet is particularly important in anxiety management. Both alcohol and drugs can increase the effects of anxiety. Therefore, it is important to cut back on things like caffeine and alcohol. Sweets can also cause anxiety levels to increase.
Another step in anxiety management is deep breathing. This helps to oxygenate the blood, thereby instantly reducing anxiety.
Meditation is also very useful in managing anxiety. A quiet, restful place is great for meditation. Sit comfortably with the lights off and close your eyes. Concentrate on one thing, such as your breathing.
One of the most effective methods of anxiety management is cognitive redirection. This simply means to change your way of thinking. People who suffer from anxiety often have anxious thoughts purely out of habit. The anxious thoughts become a thinking pattern that has developed over time. At one time, the thoughts might have even been useful. In order to change your anxious thoughts, you must catch yourself having these anxious thoughts. It is useful for you to replace negative thoughts with more positive ones.
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xbutterfliedx
replied on January 25th, 2009
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anxiety persists
I am 18 and can remember having really bad anxiety since at least the 8th grade. I worry pretty much all day and now that i am in college it is really starting to interfere with my life. I have tried exercising, i joined track and tennis, and i still run and i have tried yoga.i also try the deep breathing and i eat good and sleep enough. i know my thoughts are wrong, and have been trying to change them but its just not working, i dont know what else to do.
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