Overcome Anxiety In 3 Easy Steps

Planning: Setting goals is an ideal way to prevent undue stress, and anxiety. Most people fail to set goals for themselves after they have gotten involved with the basic structure of adult life. They get a diploma, and for some this is as far as the planning went. I guess we just figure that the hard part is over, and life will take care of itself. This is probably the truest statement a naive mind can make.

Goals are like a life atlas, they map out your sojourn so you don't end up on some off ramp years from now anxious, disoriented, and depressed.

Long term goals may sound corny, or even a bit arrogant. That's ok because they are your dreams (and a source of great joy once achieved)

Mid-range goals should be things that will stretch you, and your imagination. They should look something like, wow, that looks hard, but I can see myself accomplishing that if I work at it.

Short term goals are really exiting. They are constantly moving, changing, growing upward, and putting the mid range in perspective so it doesn't seem so fearful. Writing the goals on paper and repeating them aloud will be a foundation. Seeing the short term being accomplished will provide the energy needed to accomplish anything.

Know yourself: This may sound crazy, of course you know yourself. What I would ask you is, do you know yourself, or just the self you have become use to? You are who you are. Are you all that you want to be?

Let's try something just for fun. Get a piece of paper, and in ten minutes write down every characteristic of being human you can think of. (Creative, assertive, good speaker etc...) Now beside each word put the letter S for strong, and W for weak. After a little bit of thought you will probably start to realize that the words marked W are the parts of your character that cause anxiety, so therefore avoided. This is natural, but I would like to challenge you to examine your weaknesses in a nonjudgmental way. Then you can incorporate some tasks into your daily goals that will strengthen your weaknesses. The ultimate result being a more balanced, anxiety free life.

Be grateful: This is the glue that binds the first two steps together. You will forever live in anxiety, frustration, and lack without gratitude. You will take the love, and possessions you do have for granted, waiting for that elusive, yeah but, or if only. STOP IT!

Take this moment and be soulfully thankful, and that takes the pressure off the moments to come. Gratitude is the grease that keeps your soul from becoming hard and depressed as you travel with less friction through life. Envy is the killer of gratitude, so be mindful to count your many blessings, and you will be amazed at how the blessings keep unfolding for you.

Challenge yourself to commit these three steps to a journal. Tab or bookmark it off into three sections. Dutifully commit yourself to 30 minutes a day. It will become second nature after awhile. Within a short time you will begin to see and feel the affects of your effort with a life that flows with more grace, and less anxiety.

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3 Simple Steps to Stop Panic Attacks

Anyone who suffers from panic attacks knows how horrible they can be. You never know when you will have an episode and it's embarrassing when you are in a crowd and feel one coming on. In this article I will share with you 3 simple steps to stop panic attacks.

1) Have a paper bag handy:

I know, you've probably heard it a hundred times before but honestly it does work. I suggest having a paper bag easily accessible in your home, at your office and with you when you are out. When you feel an attack coming on, grab the paper bag and breathe for 30 seconds into the bag and then breathe normally for 30 seconds. Switch back and forth until it subsides.

2) Noise distractions:

Another method that works well is if you feel an attack coming on, turn on something like the TV, a radio or maybe you can put your headphones on if at all possible. For some unknown reason, noise distractions help you feel more grounded and not as detached. Some people even feel like they are losing their mind but this helps bring you back into the present moment.

3) Reassurance:

If you are anything like me, you have probably been thinking to yourself when you feel a panic attack coming on that everything will be okay. But I eventually learned that saying those same words out loud instead of keeping them inside my head helped tremendously. Some internal thoughts have even been known to make your anxiety worse.

From this day forward every time you feel an episode coming on, talk to yourself out loud and say that this is just like all the others and it will be over soon. You will feel safe and calm in just a matter of minutes.

I hope those 3 simple steps to stop panic attacks have helped. When you are on the verge of an episode, nothing seems simple in that moment. But you also are aware that you will come out on the other side and resume your normal day to day activities. Just give a few of these tips a try and you may soon realize how helpful they are.

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