::Got Anxiety??::

Whoa! It's been awhile since I've written a blog!! Well hopefully this will be helpful to one, two, or a lot of people! It's something that quite a few people have, but not a lot of people talk about, so I'll say it. I have anxiety. Fortunately, after time and an awesome program that was WELL WORTH the money I spent for it, I can keep it under control. Maybe I can share a couple tips I've learned that worked well for me that others can benefit from.

Anyone suffering from anxiety knows what a terrible feeling it has to have symptoms of anxiety. And one thing I've learned is that a lot of us are afraid of those symptoms. Our heart beats faster, we might start sweating, we start snowballing on how bad this could get, we might get nauseous, and so on, and so on. I've noticed and learned that I feared those symptoms and the thought of having an anxiety attack. So, a couple things that helped me was to think, "you know what, fine, I'll let myself have this anxiety attack. I'll go in my room (or wherever), float through the attack, be bothered for about 5-10 minutes, and I'll get it out of the way." Once I started to give myself permission to have panic attacks, I noticed I wasn't so afraid to have them, and they became less frequent! And remember...no one has ever died from a panic attack.

Another helpful tip I learned was to put aside a time and day to worry. Rather than worry all day, every day, just designate a specific time period. You can try to say to yourself, "okay this is bothering me and I'm thinking a lot about it, but I'll worry about it tonight at 7:00pm." And maybe from 7pm-8pm, you can think about what was stressing you out, and figure out a way to solve it. And who knows, maybe by the time 7pm comes, you would've forgotten about it. If not, you can figure out a remedy for your worries. :-)

Another REALLY helpful thing for me, which I have recommended to QUITE a few people is something called the Bach Remedy. At one point I had Xanex prescribed to me to help me when I was feeling anxious. And not in any way knocking Xanex, because it did calm me down, I noticed it made me sleepy. So I came across something called 'Rescue Remedy Pastilles.' They're all natural and have helped me in instances when I've felt some anxiety. I like the black currant flavor. All you do is chew on them whenever you feel anxiety or uneasiness coming on. I LOVE it!! And because it's all natural, there are no side effects! (I'm not a spokesperson for Bach Remedy by the way. LOL!) I've just noticed it has helped me a lot, so I thought I'd share it! This is what it looks like. Oh! I got them at Sprouts/Henry's.

And lastly, exercise and breathing techniques are really helpful!! And I'm not a doctor so I'm not going to claim that these are guaranteed ways to rid you of anxiety. I've noticed they worked for me. And also, if you anyone feels like they have severe anxiety, I definitely recommend the program from www.stresscenter.com. I bought that program and it has helped TREMENDOUSLY!! If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me an email or message! Sometimes, it helps just to chat with someone who knows how you feel, or even just to know that you're not the only one in the world feeling that way! I hope I helped!! :-)