Remember: you are in charge of your recovery! This is serious business - that’s why it is highly advisable to use the services of professionals. Even with all the very best intentions in the world, amateurs can make a mistake and misdiagnose you, suggest a remedy that doesn’t help you or even worse harm you. It’s your decision as to what you do or don’t do to recover from anxiety, you don’t have to relinquish that control to anyone; you also have every right to change your mind at any time if a treatment is not right for you.

Talk to a trained mental health professional, such as a psychologist or Psychiatrist, for what’s right for you. Unless your doctor has previous experience in mental health issues he or she could well run some tests on you and decide that there is nothing at all wrong with you. It’s not therefore surprising that many anxiety patients go to many doctors, often times for years. All the tests being negative - in other words, there appears to be nothing wrong with them - even though they have an anxiety disorder. Only an experienced mental health care professional can diagnose anxiety. Not all doctors have adequate experience with mental health matters and this can lead them to a misdiagnosis. If you have any questions about your symptoms at all, or would like more information about the various remedies available to you, talk to an experienced mental health care professional for the advice that’s best for you.

If finances and the cost of implementing your recovery plan are a concern to you, you should know that there are many cheap alternatives available. Many towns or cities have free or inexpensive mental health services, often as part of the area health board/district health board. The professionals who run such services will be glad to direct you to other specialist services in your location for attention. There is always somewhere to turn!

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Controlled Breathing

Over breathing is the enemy of anxiety sufferers. High levels of anxiety cause breathing to get faster. It is often the case when someone presents with anxiety that they will also be over-breathing. As their anxiety symptoms worsen they may begin to hyperventilate, feeling like they are going to suffocate, or start to breathe very rapidly. This has the effect of making them feel dizzy and raises their anxiety level even higher. Slowing your breathing down, and controlling it better will reduce your anxiety. I would highly recommend buteyko breathing technique, this is a great technique for anxiety sufferers cause it teaches them to control their breathing; incidentally it is also very good for asthma sufferers. Buteyko will teach you how to control your breathing and to breath less. The first thing you should know is that you should only ever breath through your nose, not your mouth. Here is a Buteyko exercise that you can try: Make yourself as comfortable as you can and then shallow breath for 5 minutes. See how small you can, comfortably, make your breaths, breathing only through your nose. Imagine that every time you breath out you are becoming more and more calm, centered, and relaxed. If you become distracted or your thoughts start to drift off, quietly ease your mind back to how small you can comfortably make your breathing. Refocus as needed. (Please ask your doctor if you have a medical condition or any concerns about your health before attempting this exercise).

Meditation

Meditation will help you calm down, lower your blood pressure, and help you to maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Even a few minutes every day can work magic on anxiety. This is because as you sit peacefully meditating you will learn to observe your mind “on its wheel”, and recognise when you’re mind stops. Not surprisingly, this is a really fantastic feeling; one that you will want to return back to daily. Meditation is great for cultivating an awareness of your inner feelings. People who have used meditation to cure anxiety claim to cultivate an observer’s detachment from their inner feelings. They find it hard to stay anxious while concurrently observing their feelings. To help get you into the present moment I recommend that you focus your attention on your body, the way it feels from the inside out. Also focus on your breathing. Try using guided meditation CDs; for example Kelly Howell’s Brain Sync series. Progressive Muscle Relaxation techniques can also be helpful: see my article “Panic relief! - Find out How to Relax and relieve Anxiety!”. You could also try this simple meditation exercise: Squat with your legs folded in front of you on a flat surface (such as the floor), sit upright, shut your eyes, and see how small you can make your breaths, breathing only through your nose, fix your mind on inhalation and exhalation. Try not to think at all. Whenever your mind drifts off, bring it back to your breathing, light “in” “out”. Regular sessions of meditation are a great anxiety remedy.

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Social anxiety treatment should be sought and is available if you have this type of disorder. If you’re afraid of meeting new people, speaking in front of a group of people or even going on a date because you think you’ll be judged or criticized, then you probably suffer from this or some type of social phobia.

There are two different kinds of this disorder. It’s called specific social anxiety if you only get anxious in a certain situation. You have generalized social anxiety if you get anxious or nervous in most social settings. It can cause extreme physical symptoms such as a racing heartbeat, blushing, severe sweating, shaking and trembling and twitching in your muscles.

There’s a difference between this and panic attacks or anxiety attacks. Social anxiety symptoms are triggered from being around people or interacting with people. This usually comes from the fear of being embarrassed in some way. A panic attack comes on suddenly and can happen even if you’re alone. A person with panic disorder may have depression or other conditions. It may cause you to think you’re dying or have a serious medical illness. If you’re constantly worried to the point where you experience symptoms such as fatigue and headaches, you may have generalized anxiety disorder. Social anxiety treatment may be different than treatment for panic attacks or generalized anxiety disorder.

Social anxiety may be caused by several things. Some studies have shown that the amygdale in the brain which controls fear responses may be the cause of the symptoms. Other studies indicate that this disorder may be genetic. A chemical imbalance in your brain from not enough neurotransmitters can also cause social anxiety symptoms. You can be tested for levels of serotonin, norepinephrine or Gamma-aminobutyric acid or GABA. Treatment for chemical imbalances may be antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or monamine oxidase inhibitors. There are also natural supplements you can take such as GABA or 5-HTP. The supplement 5-HTP helps raise serotonin.

A social anxiety treatment called cognitive behavior therapy has had excellent results in helping this disorder. This treatment involves the idea that the thoughts you think is the cause of your behavior. You’ll be taught to control your negative thoughts and use different strategies to change your behavior. Cognitive restructuring may be used to help you recognize thoughts about yourself that aren’t true such as thinking you’re unworthy of different things. Cognitive behavior therapy uses a technique called exposure. You may be asked to spend time in the particular social setting that you fear the most without leaving.