| When people start talking about anxiety disorder, panic | | | | emotions, and ease your mind in the process. |
| attack and mood disorders, the first thing that comes | | | | In conjunction with therapy, you also have to learn how |
| into mind is terror. There is just a touch of terror every | | | | to breathe properly. During panic or anxiety attacks, |
| time people talk about those things because we all | | | | there is a very big tendency that you will |
| know that having those disorders only mean that you | | | | hyperventilate. As we all know, hyperventilating can |
| have just invited disaster in your life. Moreover, having | | | | actually cause fainting and electrolyte imbalances in the |
| those disorders is very inconvenient because they | | | | body. If you try to breathe properly, you will not only |
| may strike at any time and without any warning. | | | | calm down, you will also prevent those things from |
| Is there really a valid reason for all of the fears that | | | | happening. |
| surround anxiety, panic attack disorder, and the likes? | | | | The best breathing that could calm you down when |
| Most definitely there is none. Yes it is true that those | | | | you are hyperventilating is the pursed lip breathing. This |
| disorders are uncomfortable but they are manageable | | | | type of breathing is done by deeply inhaling through the |
| once you learn your way around them. What do I | | | | nostrils, and gradually exhaling through your pursed lip. |
| mean by this? What I mean is that the more you learn | | | | This will maximize your oxygen intake and minimize the |
| about your disorder, the more you will realize that there | | | | release of carbon dioxide. |
| are actually means to control them. | | | | Apart from meditation and proper breathing, you may |
| The most common method used to manage this | | | | also try drinking chamomile tea that is proven to help |
| disorder is avoidance - people avoid what causes their | | | | calm your nerves. There is no specific explanation for |
| attacks and they think that solves the problem. On the | | | | this however, many Chinese locals claim that |
| contrary, you actually only make things worse | | | | chamomile tea are really effective sedatives. Drink it |
| because avoidance is just a quick fix and not an actual | | | | every night before going to sleep and you will start |
| solution to the problem. Whatever you do, there will | | | | waking up to more peaceful mornings. |
| always come a point that you cannot avoid the things | | | | Those are some of the things that will help manage |
| that trigger your anxiety disorder, panic attack and | | | | your panic and anxiety attacks. However, it is still wise |
| mood disorder. | | | | to consult your physician and discuss with him or her |
| Instead of avoiding those things, try some of these | | | | the best treatment regimen for you. There are still of |
| natural methods that offer permanent solutions, instead | | | | course the more aggressive types such as the |
| of temporary ones. One of these natural methods I | | | | cognitive behavioral therapy and the use of |
| am talking about is meditation. Meditation is a very | | | | medications to stop and cure your panic and anxiety |
| great way throw away all your pent up negative | | | | attacks. |