Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Different Ways To Cope With Anxiety

By Donn Tassone


If you've been dealing with some kind of attacks, then you are probably looking for some natural treatments to improve anxiety. Anyway you look at it, it can change your life. It affects every aspect of life, including your closest of relationships and even your career. To boot, the attacks are extremely frightening.

For those who are new to them, going to the hospital or seeing their doctor is highly recommend it. It is important that any other underlying medical condition be ruled out. The importance is that you are physically well, and to understand that such an attack can lead you to think that you are dying, even when you're not.

Of course, there are many symptoms that come with it. Such symptoms can be an overwhelming fear of dying, profuse sweating, tensing of muscles, extreme chest pain, shaking her trembling, difficulty breathing, hot or cold flashes, and so many more.

Unfortunately, the first attack will bring on another one at some point in time in your life. And even more unfortunate is that these can occur at any time for unknown reasons. What triggers them is truly unknown and when they are triggered, they come on without warning. That's why it is imperative that you discuss the matter with your doctor and find a method of treatment that will work for you.

Your doctor can recommend some sort of medication as well as therapy. But at the same time, you can try to help yourself with some home remedies that can alleviate the symptoms and reduce the number of attacks. However, never try to self diagnose. Do this only after you have spoken to your doctor.

One of the first recommendations is to avoid alcohol consumption. I'll call it can make you feel good at the time, but then it can have a real negative impact and cause more frequent attacks. From there, try to do your best to eat healthier. A balanced diet will help your body work properly, and will also feed your brain the right nutrients it needs. When the brain gets the right nutrients, it ends up creating a more normal hormonal balance which can reduce the attacks.

In addition to that, start exercising. Your exercise can be a brisk 30 minute walk on a daily basis. As you may or may not know, exercise can relieve stress, and stress is often what brings on an anxiety attack. Because of that, it's also recommended to try some relaxation techniques. Meditation and yoga have been known to help. Alternatively, it is imperative that you get enough sleep and good quality sleep. The better rested you are, the less stressed you are.

The best thing that you can do for yourself is to stay away from any situations that have stress related to them. If you have just experienced the first attack, see if you can take some time off from your work. Use your time wisely trying to change your lifestyle and research the subject thoroughly. The worst thing you can do is sweep it under the rug and believe that it won't ever happen again. The fact is that it will, most likely. So it's important to find treatment.




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