| It is an unfortunate fact that approximately 40 million | | | | So now you've accepted that you've started to |
| Americans suffer from one form of anxiety or | | | | become highly anxious, and because you're not |
| another. Many people that are constantly highly | | | | spending all your energy trying to fight it off, you can |
| anxious do not know how to deal with their condition, | | | | simply let it subside. This is easier said than done, right? |
| and let it ruin their lives. The most effective way to | | | | The first way to let your anxiety diminish is to focus all |
| deal with being highly anxious all the time is to simply | | | | your attention on awareness. Simply observe the |
| be aware of the problem, accept it, and not try to fight | | | | feelings of anxiety. Where is it located? Is it moving? Is |
| it. This will ensure that you are able to deal with your | | | | the sensation hot or cold? How does it feel? |
| condition whenever it arrises, and to retake control of | | | | Remember; do not try to fight it! Don't tell yourself off, |
| your life. | | | | simply observe. Do NOT try to stop the feelings, simply |
| The first step to stop being highly anxious is to simply | | | | watch them be. |
| be aware of the problem. What are the warning | | | | Once you've become aware and started to observe |
| signals? If you find yourself sitting on public transport | | | | the sensations of being highly anxious without resisting, |
| and your heart starts to race, or you get a general | | | | you can start to calm yourself down. Do this by being |
| feeling of apprehension, you will be able to tell that | | | | conscious of your breathing. Take big, deep breaths, |
| either a panic or anxiety attack is on the way. What | | | | focusing on the sensations of the air rushing through |
| are your warning signals? If you can be aware of | | | | your mouth or nose and into your body. How does it |
| these, it's a lot easier to stop anxiety in its tracks, | | | | sound? Release and breathe out the air, always |
| before it can become something a lot more serious. | | | | paying attention to it, until you can feel yourself start to |
| Once you've become aware of your warning signals, | | | | calm down. |
| it's important not to fight them, but rather simply accept | | | | This is arguably the most effective way to stop being |
| it. There's an old spiritual saying, 'that which you resist, | | | | so highly anxious. Remember, simply be aware, and |
| persists.' This means that usually if you try to fight it, | | | | NEVER try to fight anxiety off - doing this will simply |
| the feeling of being highly anxious will largely increase, | | | | make it a lot stronger. It is a good idea to keep the |
| and most likely win you over. Can you remember any | | | | phrase 'that which you resist, persists,' in your mind, so |
| times in your life where you've tried to fight off an | | | | you can remember to do this whenever you feel the |
| overwhelmingly unpleasant sensation? Usually you'll find | | | | warning signals arise. Practising this technique regularly |
| that the same sensation you try to fight off will not | | | | will ensure that you are able to live a joyous, happy, |
| only win, but also become a lot stronger in the process. | | | | and anxious-free life. |