I have had a long problem with anxiety, but I have finally overcome it! This
is the way I solved my Anxiety problem. I had a very severe case of
anxiety, I was nervous all the time and I could not sleep for like nine
months. It was living hell! I had this problem in the past and it would
die away and resurface out of nowhere. And during this terrible time, I
sought help using the Internet and books on anxiety. And the longer it
persisted, the more earnestly sought help using these sources, and I found
that it only got worse. I really wanted to see a shrink but I was too
embarrassed by the stigma that would entail. I was really torn between the
decision. I made some appointments and canceled it at the last moment. I
prayed and hoped God would somehow take this away from me. I prayed for so
long, I wondered if God actually heard me. I tried every avenue of hope,
short of going to the shrink.
Finally in my ninth month of this problem I stopped fighting the anxiety and
started to just enjoy life anyway. As I focused on having a good time, I
noticed that my anxiety was slowly decreasing. My sleep got better and now
I can sleep like a log anywhere and the anxiety is no more. Anxiety is a
real tricky predicament to overcome, the more you try to get rid of it the
worse it becomes. So instead of fighting it, I acknowledged it, and went
about enjoying life. This resulted in my anxiety lifting. So if you are
suffering from anxiety, don't fight the anxiety, instead focus on enjoying
life. Listen to music you like, watch your favorite movie, watch some TV.
Treat yourself to a good restaurant, and just enjoy life!! You will find out
that the anxiety lifting. But if you are always monitoring your anxiety
level, and realizing your anxious and trying to figure out how to get out
the grip of anxieties strong hold, you'll find yourself deep in the pit of
anxiety. When you find yourself trying to escape the anxiety, just
acknowledge that the anxiety is there and still do something you enjoy.
Don't try to fight the anxiety by doing the enjoyable event, you will find
that will only increase the anxiety.
The key is to STOP fighting anxiety, STOP trying to run away, no matter how
heavy the anxiety seems. Just acknowledge it, and say that the anxiety is
OK!!
Then you need to something that you enjoy, fill your mind with things you
like to do, enjoyable events.
If you wait for the anxiety to subside in order to get back to your life, it
will never go away. Immediately get back into life and start doing things
you enjoy and are safe,
you will find that anxiety will automatically subside. The mistake I made
that resulted in the nine months of anxiety hell was in trying to get rid of
anxiety. When I focused on enjoying life, the anxiety was no more!!
-MARK DS
manager at zerg.com
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