What Are the Physical Symptoms of Anxiety and How Do You Treat General Anxiety Disorder?

First, we need to make a distinction between the everyday anxiety that we all experience and the more severe anxiety that many of us experience.

The first is the normal stress and strains we all have to get through on a daily basis, which we do pretty successfully.

But the second is where the anxiety that many people have is so intense that it affects there quality of life. They worry about the same things, but in a way that is far too far over the top. The worry constantly about things like their family, their job, friends, shopping, driving, etc. In fact they become obsessive, continually expecting the worst. So you can summarize someone with general anxiety as having constant fear and foreboding.

So there you already have some of the symptoms of anxiety; fear, constant worrying, always stressed out, not able to relax, obsessing, etc. But there are physical symptoms too, such as nausea, trembling, sweating, diarrhea, frequent need to urinate, sleep problems, irritability, dizzy spells / lightheadedness, headaches, feeling of a 'lump in the throat' and depression.

General anxiety is most often treated with anti-depressants, tranquilizers and sometimes beta-blockers for some of the physical symptoms. Now, they can work whilst you are taking them as long as the dosage is absolutely correct. But they are really just treating the symptoms by managing your mood and calming you down. What about the underlying fear? and what happens when you come off the medication?

To do what the prescription medications do, you can turn -- as many more people are doing -- to natural home remedies using herbs, homeopathy, supplements, etc. You can also make selective changes to your diet and lifestyle, plus, learn relaxation exercises and improve your health through daily exercise. You can also learn yoga, meditation, and even join self-help groups.

But what about your underlying fear? How are you going to get rid of that? It really is very important to eliminate this fear because it is continually adding to your existing high anxiety levels, so much so that it invariably causes terrifying panic attacks, which only adds to your fear.

This has been referred to as your anxiety cycle. But it's a vicious cycle that you have to break in order to cure your general anxiety. You have to do this yourself, but you'll need some help.

What Are the Physical Symptoms of Anxiety and How Do You Treat General Anxiety Disorder?

By: Jon Cielo

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