Coping skills for anxiety

Anxiety at All Points of Life

Whether we like it or not, feelings of stress and anxiety is part of our daily life, and has been since we were babies. In time, these feelings can cause us to reach a state of anxiety, making our life highly unpleasant. Some of the most common symptoms of anxiety are breathing problems, sweating, sleeping deficiency, pessimism and fear, like the feeling of impending doom etc. So, while bothered by anxiety, we fear every future second, occupying our mind only with the worst case scenarios. Obviously, this is no way of living and the only thing we can expect from such a lifestyle are illnesses and health problems. Since this is not a sensible option, we need to realize the signs of anxiety in us, and do our best to stop them before any serious side-effects of this problem start bothering us even further.

Anxiety Relief Procedure

Both child and adult anxiety can be decreased by proper breathing methods like taking deep breaths by using your abdomen instead of your chest then count to three during your inhaling, hold the breath for a bit and release while counting to five. This will give your blood and brain enough oxygen to calm down and start removing any symptoms of anxiety you are troubled by.

Also, you might try tensing and relaxing your muscles interchangeably, this may be helpful in anxiety relief too. Of course, nether you nor your child should drink coffee while anxious, and children should avoid this beverage altogether. Organizing your problems and solving them one by one also helps.

Finally, exercising and physical activities are crucial elements for removing anxiety from one's life. All you need is a good exercise program practiced 3 times a week, being more than enough for endorphins to do their job, of helping you to become more calm and relaxed. Combined with a healthy nutrition, these two factors are bound to make one's life free of anxiety in no time.

If all these methods happen to fail, you can always seek professional counseling or medical assistance.