Minimizing Your Risk of Anxiety
If you suspect that you or someone you know suffers from an anxiety disorder, talk to your health care provider. They can recommend you to a specialist in anxiety disorders or direct you to a specialized anxiety disorder clinic. These points may also help you cope.
- Pick a time and place to do your worrying and make it the same time and place every day. Spend 30 minutes thinking about your fears and what you can do about them. Don't dwell on what 'might' happen; focus on what is actually happening.
- Learn to relax. Yoga, muscle relaxation, biofeedback and deep breathing can all help you deal with your anxieties. For muscle relaxation, simply lie down and focus on one muscle group at a time, starting with your feet or your head. Tense the muscle for a few seconds then let it go. Move on to the next muscle.
- Get plenty of sleep; it will help you put things in perspective.
- Confront the things that have made you anxious in the past. You might start by making a list. Then picture yourself confronting these situations. This way you can develop techniques to deal with them before you are actually anxious. You might also try examining the level of your anxiety, on a scale of one to 10.
- Exercise regularly; it can give you a sense of well-being and help lessen the anxiety.
- Avoid alcohol and recreational drugs. Although they may seem to relax you while you are taking them, afterwards they can lead to even more anxiety and depression.
- Avoid the caffeine found in coffee, tea, soft drinks and chocolate. They can increase your level of anxiety. Also avoid over-the-counter diet pills, and cough and cold medications.
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