subject: Reducing Anxiety In My Life [print this page] This article is written to help people with reducing anxiety in their busy life. I was often known as a bit if an anxiety head, which I have to admit was a good depiction of me. I have now learnt about ways to relax, which have helped me to live a much more care-free life.
There have been a number of problems in my own life which have caused me to lose confidence, become stressed and even depressed. These include:
A lack of true friends
I have had problems with finance
A stutter which made me lose even more confidence when I talk
A bald patch which only formed recently
I have had problems controlling my weight as eating was my favourite form of destress
I was often paranoid about what other people thought of me
These issues have caused me many restless nights. I would be unable to get to sleep as I was unable to relax. This was due to constantly worrying and thinking about my problems.
I then decided to investigate ways to reduce anxiety. I studied how I could boost my self-esteem, reduce the amount that I stressed and also about how I could learn to relax. After a long time, I believed that I had some tools and techniques which would help me.
Anxiety management techniques which I have discovered and have applied in my life:
Stop thinking so much
I am what people call a thinker. I basically think too much. This would not be a problem if I was thinking in a positive way but of course I was a negative thinker.
To help me in this quest to stop thinking, I decided to start listening to more music. Whenever I hit a negative thought manner, I would play this music. This could be when I am in the car, when I am in the house and even when I am in bed.
The music helps to take my mind off the issues that I was stressing about.
Take time to be grateful
Taking a few minutes a day to be thankful and grateful for the simplest things in life. Being grateful is a form of gratitude to everything you have in your life and it acts as a form of letting yourself know that you do not lack of things. It will bring peace to your body and mind with time.
Quit smoking and start exercising instead.
Many people decide to smoke a cigarette when they are stressed. I think that a far healthier and cheaper option to take it out in a run or gym.
I will do a few weights and a few press ups which helps me to let off some steam. It also helps me to ease my anger and fears to build the much needed confidence.
Learning to relax
Relaxation was something I found very hard to do.
I have now started various forms of alternative therapy such as tai chi, meditation and reflexology. These are superb at helping people to relax and also help to reduce levels of anxiety.
This is what has helped me to reduce my own stress levels and I hope the advice will be of benefit to other people.
