subject: 3 Practical Strategies To Prevent Anxiety From Controlling Your Life [print this page] Are you suffering from an anxiety disorder and wondering whether your condition will ever be cured? Did you know that there are practical steps you can take to reduce your anxiety? Many people who are looking for anxiety attacks cures or for treatment for panic are not aware of these simple solutions to reducing anxiety. Rather than being an exhaustive list of the anxiety reducing steps you can take, this article will only zero on 3 of the most important strategies.
Tapping on the power of your brain to visualize or imagine
The technique of visualization or imagery is based on the fact that often our minds can't draw a line between an imagined scenario and one that is real. And this is the reason why people who are predisposed to anxiety often suffer heightened anxiety and restlessness just from brooding over a stressful event. Positive imagery can be a very strong tool for transformation. Therefore if you have anxiety, you can harness the ability of the brain to visualize or draw images by imagining yourself living through life, possessing the characteristics that you have always wanted to have. It is necessary before you start the imagery exercise, to have a clear vision or definite goals about the person you want to be in life. During the imagery exercise, look for a quiet place where you are unlikely to be disturbed and fully engage all your senses in the exercise. If you do this exercise, at least once each day and for long enough, you will begin to believe in yourself and that image of yourself that you have etched out in your mind will gradually begin to metamorphose into reality. The reason why imagery works is that when we target a goal of where we want to be in life, we begin to experience behaviour modification even without realizing it and slowly, slowly we begin to gravitate from what we are to what we want to be.
The herbs have it
Herbs have always been used to treat various ailments since the early days of man but did you know that there are certain herbs that have been proven to provide anxiety attacks cures or treatment for panic? One of them is the chemomile plant. Certain chemicals in this plant have been found to have sedative and relaxing properties and therefore can be used to alleviate anxiety. Another plant that is used is Kava Kava and it produces pyrones, substances that sooth the nerves and dampen restlessness. What about the valerian root, do you know about it? The substances in this plant are known to reduce irritability, anxiety and depression.
Keeping a journal of what is going on in your head
Behaviour is born out of thoughts. People with anxiety disorders are often dogged by negative thoughts and this explains why their behaviour manifests nervousness, lack of self-confidence and low self-esteem. If you are an anxiety disorder sufferer and you are looking for anxiety attacks cures or for treatment for panic, the first step you need to take in fighting your condition is to identify the nature of negative thoughts that go on in your mind. To this end, you need to keep a daily journal or a record of each negative thought as you experience it. If you can identify and understand the negative thoughts in your mind, then you can devise ways of fighting them. Even when you seek professional therapy, you are likely to get better help if you accurately describe the type of negative thoughts that precede or accompany your nervous condition.
