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Add comment August 29th, 2007

Social Phobia: What Is Suggested To Cure…

Scientist is of opinion that social anxiety is the third biggest psychological problem in the world today.

Generally people suffering from the social phobia will be very self-conscious about themselves when they happen to be among other people or a group. They have this strange feeling that other is watching them constantly.

“Most of all they think that everyone is passing on negative comments on them or is talking ill of their appearance.“

Meeting their higher officials, boss, teacher or an interviewer is something dreaded by these people and they carry their fear wherever they go. Unlike other types of anxiety, depression etc that is only time bound or can be treated and cured, this social phobia is a life long phenomenon. The person has to live with this disorder all through his life.

Physical symptoms for the social phobia also includes
Blushing
Trembling
Heart palpitations
Undiagnosed pain

How can social phobia be treated? This can be cured or corrected through cognitive behavioral therapy and psychotherapy. Depending on the severity this treatment is given to patients suffering from this disorder.

Proper thinking patterns and the reaction or attitude towards situations that causes anxiety is all taught to help overcome this phobia.

Proper treatment can bring about a great change in the life and attitude of someone suffering from this phobia. These people can be successful if they followed the cognitive therapy without fail. Behavioral therapy and counseling along with group communal therapy has proved to minimize the social phobia.

During the therapy medicines are also included and slowly the patient is introduced to social groups to overcome and experiment the behavioral pattern taught during the therapy sessions. Though the causes cannot pinpoint by the scientist, they are of opinion that it might be caused through genetic and family factors. Social influences can also be a reason for a person incurring social phobia.

Whatever be the cause of the patients should accept their ailment and freely talk about it to a person whom they trust and love. Family members and colleagues should accept and understand his or her problem and try to make them comfortable.

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Add comment August 24th, 2007

NIMH Anxiety – The Research Undertaken

Fast passed world today has been successful I giving us much stress and tension rather than the money and the power we need. Increased stress results in anxiety and increased anxiety might result in more serious form of depression, phobia’s and disorders etc.

National institute of mental health has sidelined few anxiety related disorders. They are

• Panic disorder
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Social phobia
• Anxiety disorders
• Post traumatic disorder
• Obsessive compulsive disorder

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) also reveals the survey about almost 40 million Americans having one of these many anxiety related disorders.

All the sufferers are above 18 years of age. Generally any anxiety disorder might last for 6 months, but more acute disorders take time to be treated.

The person who feels he has a problem should first identify the problem, then seek medical help and try to follow the medical advice strictly. How can we identify or accept the fact that we have anxiety disorders?

Well, look out for symptoms like irritability, excess or reduced sleep patterns, over or under eating, gaining or losing weight suddenly etc are some of the symptoms. You can always verify the online health directories for possible symptoms and the anxiety related to those specific symptoms.

Medications a psychotherapy will be administered as the treatment process for anxiety disorders according to the patient’s age, seriousness of the symptoms and the patient’s mental state. Always have a detailed chat with your doctor to identify and acknowledge the different medications prescribed and their side effects.

Group therapy or group discussions among the affected people can also bring light about the symptoms and suffering of people with similar problems. Cognitive behavioral therapy is by and far the best and sometimes only solution for the problem related to anxiety.

NIMH also conducts research on the causes, prevention, diagnosis and treatment for these anxiety disorders. Latest discoveries in this field is also updated and acknowledged. Researches are also being conducted about new and improved medications with less side effects and more efficiency in curing the anxiety disorders.

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Add comment August 20th, 2007

Natural Anxiety Treatment – Looking For Bes

In day-to-day life, we experience a lot of mixed events, feelings and emotions that affect us.

Fearing the known and the unknown we go through periods of anxiety, which directly or indirectly affects our life. These anxieties when allowed to persist become a phobia. And an unattended phobia will become a mania and suppress a person’s activity, thinking and finally his life.

Although many anxiety disorders are curable through medications and proper counseling, still a general cautious effort is needed to keep it always at bay.

A little anxiety is definitely needed to keep us motivated and inspired to work efficiently. But when the anxiety level is so much as to affect our daily work schedule then it is time you really did something about it.

Chronic anxiety must be treated professionally with expert guidance but there are some simple natural treatments or behavioral methods, which can minimize anxiety.

Herbal medicines and natural cure is best preferred today as they have no side effects nor do they affect other forms of medicines or treatment. These natural treatments can be taken along with normal medications the doctor prescribes.

Self-evaluation or self-hypnosis can help to reduce anxiety. Developing self, love, self-esteem and confidence and accepting things as they are with all their imbalances can really help.

A simple lifestyle change with less tension or stress accepting the fact that no body is perfect will help you to become non judgmental and thereby help you to understand others and your own shortcomings and imperfections.

All kinds of alternate therapies like aromatherapy, holistic healing, massage and relaxation techniques like meditation and pranayama will highly benefit to calm down the mind and thereby the unnecessary thoughts that were creating anxiety.

Taking a cup of chamomile tea, a relaxing hot bath or a silent candle light mediation is also highly beneficial.

Laughing therapy can be considered as the best therapy to relieve the anxious and depressed mind. Laugh a lot, or just enroll yourself into a laughing club in your area.

Tip: Find new and varied reasons to laugh out loud as it will relieve you from all the stress and held up emotions and conditioning.

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Add comment August 16th, 2007

Mental Illness Anxiety Affects Allot

Acute stress affects the mind and overall general performance of an individual. Anxiety is caused due to stress and when left untreated anxiety might lead to many mental illnesses.

• A person who suffers from mental illness
• cannot function normally
• always hyperactive or tensed
• talking to oneself or moving here and there without any reason
• sudden burst of laughter or tears
• extreme mood swings or paranormal behavior
• excessive energy levels and not easily tiring
• hot flashes, trembling, nervous breakdown

These are some of the symptoms related to mental illness cause due to anxiety. When you identify such symptoms in you or in others immediately contact the family doctor or medical practitioner.

“Timely help through profession medical advice and intervention can completely cure the person from such harmful mental ailments.”

The person with this problem should first feel free or comfortable to talk about it to the health care professionals. Only then can the doctor help him overcome such harmful ailments of the mind. First the patient should stop feeling guilty or bad about his condition, as this ailment might be the reason of some chemical or hormonal changes in the physical body.

Other than the proper treatment by the doctor, joining self-help groups will help the person affected to regain his self-confidence and self esteem.

When seeing other people with similar or more serious problem there is good reason to change over to a new leaf. Family members and friends too should understand and help the patient to come out of this quickly.

· Stress management and meditations learned professionally can help in many ways to stay balanced in day-to-day life.
· Aerobics especially is recommended as stress buster or anxiety relieve by many physicians today.

Whatever the treatment try to maintain and follow the doctors advice and always carry a positive approach to life.

Try to accept life as it is with all imperfections and imbalances. Involve in some social or charitable purposes to keep mind engaged. Most of advocate a positive attitude into everything you say and do and see the difference the life can bring as you look the world right in the eye.

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Add comment August 12th, 2007

Marijuana And Anxiety Can Affect Any Day

Anxiety can be caused by almost any reason in day-to-day life.

From the delayed employee turn out to the speeding buses and cars, anything, which affects the mind or body, can actually be the reason behind anxiety.

While playing a sport or writing an exam too a person might be anxious but that is a good form of anxiety as it will inspire and motivate the person to perform better. What really affects the overall performance and the productivity of a person is the extreme form of anxiety, wherein physical and mental symptoms like sweating, irritability, heart palpitations etc are experienced.

“Using alcohol or drugs like cannabis, hashish, pot, blow and marijuana can also cause anxiety.”

Young people who try these drugs experience this form of anxiety as the drugs these use cause paranoia. Marijuana affects the way the users thinks and thereby causes great anxiety and generally using the magic pills never helps overcome this problem.

What is marijuana? How does it affect the brain and the mind?

Marijuana is an illicit drug in many countries. It is a dry mix of the flowers, stems, seeds and leaves of the cannabis sativa plant and it is smoked as a cigar. It is also brewed and drank as a tea.

Prolonged usage will affect the user’s heart, lungs and brain. It also destroys the immunity of the person using it. It has the capacity to affect daily life as it creates depression, anxiety and personality disturbances.

Without treating the addiction it is really hard to focus just on anxiety treatment. Therefore the marijuana usage has to be curbed or dropped, if someone really wants to be free from anxiety. As the problem is cause by the drug it has to be removed by restraining from the drug for good.

Treatment for anxiety can be either psychoanalysis or through any other natural remedial measures.

Whatever the treatment the patient should never revert back to marijuana usage. Exposure and awareness about the drug and highlighting the effects of it can bring about a change in the society

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Add comment August 8th, 2007

Manic Anxiety – Differs Something

Day to day incidents, events and the way a person reacts to it might cause anxiety.
Manic anxiety might be caused because of the physical condition and it might also depend on the environmental conditions. Generally teenagers and young men and woman in their 20’s are affected by this manic anxiety.
Some of the symptoms common to the people who have manic anxiety are

• Excessively energetic
• Denial tendencies
• Ostentatious thoughts
• Overblown self esteem
• High spending
• Increased heart beat rate
• Increase or decrease in sleep
• Unpredictable mood swings
• Irritable

Physical conditions like shakiness, sweating, dizziness, fatigue, dry mouth

Manic anxiety can be treated and is curable by proper psychotherapy and appropriate medications.

With the help of the medical practitioner the medications like anti depressants, anti anxiety drugs and mood stabilizers can be taken to decrease the symptoms.

Expert counseling and self-help group therapy might be added benefits to treat manic anxiety. Just like any other ailment like a cough or a cold, manic anxiety is also an ailment, which when treated in time can be curable.

General fear can also cause anxiety like the fear of heights, or getting into an elevator etc. many people suffering from this disorder are usually conditioned in their childhood and they carry the fear with them as they grow up.

Fear of enclosed areas, fear for water or swimming, always fearing the unknown or bad events that is yet to happen etc can also be considered as manic anxiety.

A person suffering from manic anxiety should first accept the fact that it is normal to have such a mental condition. He should then talk about it to a professional or counselor, who will then guide and treat him to get cured faster. Rather than accepting his ailment if the person continues with anxiety he might end up being depressed or frustrated.

Don’t forget that manic anxiety is totally curable and treatable and when the person is free from this ailment he can function efficiently with high self-esteem and confidence.

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Add comment August 4th, 2007