How to reduce anxiety and stress

 What is anxiety?

Anxiety is a form of fear that happens as a result of thoughts, rather than because of real immediate danger in the present environment. People, unlike animals, can cause ADRENALINE to be produced in their own bodies in DIRECT RESPONSE TO a thought. Some  people  don't get rid of the adrenaline, so it builds up, and up - causing MORE thoughts which in turn trigger MORE adrenaline releases.

Symptoms Of Anxiety

                    Too much adrenaline in the body causes ALL the symptoms anxiety sufferers are so familiar with: 

 The typical changes in the heart rate associated with anxiety;


Body sensations like dry mouth and throat

Trembling (like in shaky handwriting) 

Sweating

Flushing

Chest pains and tightness in the chest being unable to breathe properly;

Racing thoughts that spin out of control; paranoia and hallucinations;

Headaches (stress headaches, anxiety headaches), migraines;

Vision disturbances, dizzyness, inability to see things clearly or to interpret what is being seen correctly (like dyslexia or totally failing to make sense of numbers, maths, symbols, maps, etc.);

Digestive problems as digestion is shut down or reduced during adrenaline outbursts;

Eating problems such as sugar cravings (insulin reduces adrenaline in the blood), hunger pangs, and also loss of appetite on the other hand;

Hypervigilance or becoming overly sensitive to all sorts of sounds, sights, touches, tastes and smells;

Failure to be able to concentrate on the here-and-now,

Functional failures (performance anxiety) like clumsiness, erection problems, "blocks" (to writing, public speaking, social skills, learning etc. etc),

Forgetfulness; Inability to focus on others, making good connections with others, attuning or relating to others;

Sleep disturbances, trouble getting to sleep, sleeping badly, feeling tired and worn out as a result

Anxiety, in contrast to natural fear, is thereby a PHYSIOLOGICAL state of a body that is too full of adrenaline, therefore the mental or psychological problems,  behaviour problems and performance problems normally associated with high stress and anxiety are just a RESULT of that underlying problem.

Who suffers from anxiety?

People who have already a build up of adrenaline in their bodies have nowhere to go when a frightening thought strikes - their adrenaline levels spike into the red immediately and the longer they stay there, the worse all the symptoms of their anxiety will become, physical, mental and emotional.
This is the same for a stressed and anxious child and baby as it is for adults. It is structural, human and entirely logical.
Any person who is stressed for too long, or has been stressed repeatedly severely (in war, bullying, abusive relationship), or is unable to escape an ongoing stressful environment (family, school, prison, army, work) will eventually show the symptoms of anxiety, some or many of them, depending on how severe the stress is they have been under, and for how long it has been going on.

The highest end and last-ditch "emergency defense" of high anxiety is to have a panic attack. The systems in the body (and mind, and energy system) become so chaotic that "something has to give". Panic attacks are "nature's restart button" on a computer that is blue screening.

What can we do?

It is extremely important to remove excess adrenaline from our bodies as soon as possible, because serious, very serious long term health damage is the risk here, not to speak of the incredible psychological damage to self esteem, happiness, fulfilment and joy in life which is being caused by the adrenaline allergy systems.

Someone who suffers from severe stress or anxiety is often very likely to view the future bleakly, feel themselves out of control and unable to achieve anything meaningful at all.


13 Steps to symptom free life

On waking breathe deeply for 10 minutes

Exercise and stretch or do yoga or tia chi for 15 minutes

Take a shower to invigorate yourself and get you ready for the day.

Have a nutritious healthy breakfast

Take regular breaks throughout the day

Eat regular snacks

Eat a healthy lunch.

Reduce your caffeine intake and drink more water.

If you are already suffering from any of the symptoms mentioned above, visit a holistic therapist once or twice a week for a treatment of your choice or ask for the therapists opinion on which treatment will best suit your symptoms or condition. a programme of six treatments should reduce your symptoms, you should only then need to have a top up session weekly, fortnightly, or monthly, depending upon on your levels of ongoing stressors.

On your return to home, you should have a regular routine of exercise, whether this is visiting a gym twice a week, going for a walk each evening, swimming twice a week, or doing an exercise class weekly.

Take time out to relax, listen to music, dance, paint, be creative.

Take a relaxing bath.

Finish the day off with a 10 minute meditation and deep breathing exercise.

Remember to smile and be happy!


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