How to cope with Anxiety ?
Anxiety is an attempt to resolve something that may or may not happen in the future. Since it has not happened yet, your brain will attempt to work on the problem endlessly. The endless attempt to find a satisfactory resolution to something that has yet to happen puts our brain and nervous system into a higher alert state.
The symptoms of this alert state may include any of the following: perseverant thoughts (which we call worrying), physical sensations of agitation, increased muscle tension, hyperhidrosis (sweaty hands), elevated heart rate, gastrointestinal discomfort, insomnia, hyperventilation,… And many more. These symptoms are a product of your mind and body attempting the impossible task of preparing something for which it cannot prepare.
We call this anxiety.
HOW TO CONTROL ANXIETY:-
* The first step in controlling anxiety is to grasp the irrationality of the source of these feelings. Attempting to repair something that has yet to happen is, unfortunately, impossible. Forcing your brain to perform an impossible task is what leads to the physical symptoms and emotional symptoms of anxiety.
Being comfortable with understanding this basic irrationality is the essential first step. Once you feel that this makes sense you, then you can embark on any number of techniques for settling your mind and your body. Without the basic understanding, those techniques will have minimal effect because the underlying cause has not been addressed.
* DANCING AND SINGING:-
Start singing or dancing, shake your whole body to fast music. Its hard to be depressed or anxious whenever you do these activities. These are energy movers and help to move positive energy in and toxic energy out.
* Try to distract your attention from the things that are out of your control and make you sad. Accept that you cannot control everything. Do things that gives you happiness, talk to your loved ones, go out with your friends, do whatever make you happy.
* YOGA:-
There are many yoga poses that help release stress and anxiety.
From Tree pose, triangle post, standing forward bend, to child's pose, etc.
Not only breathing exercises helps but performing these poses helps immensely.
This practice teaches you how to relax and release tension, strengthens weak muscles and stretches tight one. Yoga is for self-improvement, transformation, and healing in addition to the body work aspect of the practice.
* EAT BALANCED MEAL:-
Do not skip any meals.. eat healthy food .
* GET ENOUGH SLEEP:-
Get the right amount of sleep of your needs- not too little not too much.
* Pay attention to the good things:-
A great way to keep our minds off the worry track is to focus our thoughts on things that are good, beautiful, and positive. Appreciate the small, everyday blessings. Allow yourself to dream, wish, and imagine the best that could happen.
* GRATITUDE:-
A practice of cultivation a feeling of gratitude daily. Make a list every night, especially if it was a bad day, it forces you to think of what is positive about your life. Gratitude brings more good things into your life.
* Mindfulness:-
Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present and aware of where we are and what we’re doing. Eat slowly and mindfully, enjoy the flowers on a walk or the moon at night. Be mindful of every little thing. Mindfulness meditation can change your brain, which helps with the trauma rewiring you will need after these relationships.
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