Thursday, April 1, 2010

Three Natural Cures For Anxiety Which Will Help You Stay In Control

By Nicholas Somerville

Anxiety is usually scary. There are several critical things to remember if you suffer from anxiety. First of all, it's normal to suffer anxiety, and secondly, most people will suffer from anxiety at some point in their lives. Anxiety is sometimes described as the consequence of caring, and none of us wish to go through life without caring or being cared for.

Natural cures for anxiety are about managing your physical and emotional reactions toward specific circumstances and situations.

Although there are mediations available, there is no cure for anxiety. Anxiety is about the way you live your life. For most of us it's impractical to get rid of stress from our lives. Now using a few simple approaches you'll be able to manage the consequences of the stress.

Below are our top 3 suggestions for taking back control.

1. Breathing exercises. To function your body needs oxygen, so you must breath correctly. When you are anxious you may find your breathing is affected, either you hold your breath or else you breath frequent, short, shallow breaths. Both of these will increase your anxiety. If you focus on your breathing and make sure that you are inhaling and out for the same length of time, and not holding your breath you'll begin to calm down. You may find that it will help to count to 3 as you breath in and also as you breath out.

2. Yoga. Yoga is not about tying your self in knots. Yoga is a form of meditations where you're taking the time to work with your body. Small daily amounts of yoga can help your stress management. During demanding times we tend to get tense muscles. Yoga helps to loosen up the tense muscles and this will increase your circulation. This increased circulation may help one's body repair and will also make you feel better. Constrained blood flow is often responsible for aches and pains which we get so accustomed to that we take for granted. Eradicating these niggles will give the body more resources to deal with the important things. As you become physically more comfortable you might quickly find that you can take care of other problems more calmly.

3. Exercise regime. Humans were not designed to sit down at desks all day. It is important to exercise on a regular basis. Regular exercise will keep the blood well oxygenated and helps one's body to thrive. If possible try and exercise outside, where there are less artificial stimuli. Take a walk or cycle ride somewhere peaceful.

Natural cures for anxiety are one of the best long term methods to manage anxiety. It's about being as comfortable, both mentally and physically, as possible in your daily life. Then when a tense situation arises you'll have the capacity to deal with it calmly.

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