Whats causing your anxiety? Whats making you stressed out? Whats making you feel tense? Identify the cause or causes of your anxiety. Target the problem. Family problem, work related stress, health issue? Do you feel lonesome and isolated in your home? Once you’ve discovered what is responsible for your anxiety you can start to deal with it logically. Break the problem down into little steps and take practical steps to avoid it or deal with it. That is, address it directly, be logical, not fearful or paranoid, try and be balanced, honest and objective. Easier said than done however. Don’t dwell and fret about the unknown or “what ifs”; its easy to exaggerate these thoughts and become fearful about them. It won’t benefit you to dwell on them, it will only make it harder to see the problem objectively. 96% of the time worries and fears are imagined, they never happen.

Let it out first, everything. It is not the worry over which your anxious that is the problem, the problem is that over the course of time you have trained your brain to worry! Now its getting stuck on that setting. The solution is to break your worry habit once and for all. Start by getting your worries out of your system. And even begin to let them go. Its most likely they would have been over-exaggerated by now anyway.

This process could make you depressed if you are only listing negative stuff down; so after you get all the negative stuff out of your system begin to think positively and write down all the good things that are happening in your life now, anything that you can think of. Be positive! Also, think about or write down everything positive you can think of about the situation causing your anxiety and stress, in your diary or anxiety journal. Also, make a list of any good opportunities or good ideas, or fun things that you can do, or anything worthwhile you’d like to do, anything that you can think of. If you don’t do this self-help stuff now I’m afraid, anxiety can become a major problem, and it can ruin your quality of life, making life almost unbearable and hard to live. This can even lead to depression and other problems. Don’t let it get that far, take these simple steps now to cure yourself of panic and anxiety today.

Homeopathy

Some of the most well-known homeopathic remedies for anxiety are Aconitum, Arsenicum, Gelsemium, Lycopodium and Phosphorus.

Also, PureCalm.

Aconitum: often used as a remedy for panic attacks that come on suddenly with intense fear (even fear of death) may justify this remedy. A state of intense anxiety can be accompanied by strong palpitations, shortness of breath, and a flushed face.

Arsenicum: Recommended for persons who are extremely anxious about their health, and deeply concerned with security and maintaining order.

Gelsemium: This remedy is useful when you feel weak, tired, you’re trembling, and feel mentally feeble. A perfect example would be someone paralysed with fear. It is also useful for when a person is anxious about an upcoming event like a public performance or interview, or other stressful events: Diarrhea, chills, perspiration, and headaches will often develop in these people with anxiety.

Lycopodium: those suffering an inner sense of inadequacy, putting up fronts, pretending to be something they are not. They feel anxious from constant mental stress and have a lack of confidence. They may be extremely self-conscious and may be easily intimidated by other people they think are powerful. They may be deeply anxious and have a grave fear of failure. They usually do really well at a task once they have begun it.

Phosphorus: When the victim is imaginative, openhearted, excitable, jumpy, easily startled, and full of vivid and intense fears. Strong anxiety can be caused in such individuals by virtually anything. Such sufferers are nervous and highly sensitive to others. They can be overly sympathetic towards other people to the point of exhausting them self, becoming “spaced out” or even sick. They crave company and reassurance. Conversation or a hug makes them feel better; easily red and flushed in the face, thirst, heart palpitations and intense desire for cold are also indicative of Phosphorus.

Talk to your Homeopath for what’s right for you.

Stress is the biggest contributor to anxiety and it is self-induced! Consequently, it is under your direct control. Let go, treat yourself, have some fun. Although we can’t slow down the pace of life we can slow down our minds. Only ever do one thing at a time. When something that causes you anxiety happens, stop, close your eyes and count slowly to twenty. Break whatever it is that’s causing you anxiety down into little steps. Then take it on one step at a time, at an easy pace. Then let your mind relax. Take a break from the cycle of stress and tension and just “lax out”, as they say. Don’t continually over-exert your mind. Take time off for you. Learn to say “no” to people. Clear your day of scheduled plans with nothing at all planned.

Do not allow yourself to get stressed over something which you have no or little control over. If your mind is on “overload” that is your body’s way of telling you that you need to stop, relax, and regroup even if for a moment or two. Start by breathing through your nose, not your mouth, practice some controlled breathing exercises, such as buteyko (shallow breathing exercises); if you have a medical condition such as a heart condition consult your doctor first. By doing shallow breathing exercises, you will be able to slow your system down, and get your body to relax physically. Try closing your eyes while shallow breathing, through your nose, for five minutes, and relaxing; concentrate on your breathing, while clearing your mind of all thoughts.

Other ways to unwind include taking a relaxing hot bath, this will help your mind to clear and relieve your mind of stress and your body of tension. Another way is to occupy yourself with games or other activities that are filled with fun and entertainment. You could also take a break to watch a comedy and have a laugh, talk to someone, go exercise, sit by the sea, watch a sunset from beginning to end, spend time in nature, go for a walk along the beach, or next to a river, listen to the sounds of nature, take a vacation, go somewhere tranquil. Whatever it is that makes you feel relaxed.