| Seeing as that approximately 40 million Americans are | | | | desperately searching for a way out, train it to focus |
| affected by anxiety on a regular basis, it is a common | | | | on what it is trying to avoid. You need to observe the |
| desire to be less anxious. Unfortunately, the majority of | | | | sensations very closely. Watch and feel how it feels, |
| sufferers just don't know how to calm themselves | | | | what it's doing, how it's moving, etc. Doing this disallows |
| down - in trying to rid themselves of their problem, | | | | the anxiety to overcome you. When you have a |
| they'll usually aggravate it to an extremity. If you want | | | | watchful eye on it, it has no chance to advance. |
| to be less anxious, don't make the following mistakes. | | | | Remember, don't distract yourself trying to fight it off - |
| The first mistake people make is to ignore the warning | | | | 'that which you resist, persists.' |
| signals. The warning signals of anxiety are similar in | | | | The fourth and final mistake people making when |
| most people - we all get the same racing heart, rapid | | | | trying to be less anxious is letting go of their |
| breathing, sweating and sense of apprehension. | | | | consciousness. You've been conscious throughout the |
| Unfortunately for many sufferers, just these warning | | | | entire process - you've been aware of the warning |
| signals alone are enough to send them into a full-blown | | | | signals, been aware and accepted the anxiety, and |
| panic attack, or leave them highly anxious. You should | | | | been aware of how the anxiety feels. Don't get |
| be able to look at your own warning signals as just | | | | distracted or lose your consciousness just before the |
| that - a signal that spells 'danger', but also gives you | | | | anxiety subsides! |
| ample time to avoid it. | | | | A fantastic way to reclaim consciousness when trying |
| The second mistake in trying to be less anxious is | | | | to be less anxious is simply to concentrate on your |
| making the effort to fight off the anxiety. This is | | | | breathing. As you did for the sensations of anxiety, |
| impossible. The more you fight anxiety, the stronger it | | | | observe your breathing. Feel how it passes through |
| will get. You will not win. It is important in this situation to | | | | your mouth and into your lungs. Pause, and feel the |
| remember the old spiritual saying, 'that which you resist, | | | | breath leave your chest as you exhale. Take long and |
| persists.' This means that the more you resist a certain | | | | deep breaths, paying careful attention to each one. To |
| sensation, the more it will consume you, until it finally | | | | be less anxious, it is very important to be aware, and |
| wins you over. In this case, you need to accept that | | | | concentrating on your breathing will do just this, in turn |
| you are getting anxious, and take control of yourself. | | | | calming you down. |
| To be less anxious, it is important to stay in control, and | | | | To be less anxious is a very strong desire in almost 40 |
| to not let the anxiety overcome you. | | | | million Americans, but unfortunately, they just have no |
| The third and most common mistake sufferers make | | | | idea how to go about reducing their anxiety correctly. |
| is concentrating everywhere but on the anxiety itself. It | | | | Having read this article, you now know what mistakes |
| is very counterintuitive, but to be less anxious, the most | | | | to avoid in finding a way to be less anxious, and are |
| useful thing to do is concentrate on the actual | | | | able to seek out the best cures possible, so that you |
| sensations of anxiety. Instead of letting your mind race | | | | can live a worry-free and fulfilling life. |
| into a situation where it is jumping from point to point, | | | | |