| If you've ever found yourself paranoid while | | | | you can sit and relax. Place your mind |
| going down a street or jumping at the | | | | somewhere else that pleases you, this can be |
| slightest sound inside a store you may have | | | | a meadow, creak or a place you feel calm. |
| anxiety. Anxiety is when someone becomes | | | | Sometimes it is not wise to try to do this, |
| overly afraid of something or jumpy. This is | | | | such as inside a car. If you feel the need to |
| an anxious feeling that is developed | | | | relax your mind you may just want to play |
| suddenly, it can stem from something as early | | | | some soft music or pull the vehicle over in |
| on as childhood or something that has | | | | order to do it. |
| currently happened. There is a way to get | | | | |
| help for your anxiety through doctors, | | | | Breathing- By slowing down and concentrating |
| therapy and even natural anxiety remedies. | | | | on your breathing you can actually let the |
| | | | stress out. Try closing your eyes and |
| Massage- Many may not believe it but | | | | counting to ten, believe it or not it does |
| something as simple as a body massage can | | | | work. Another thing is you take a deep |
| make all the tension leave your body and this | | | | breath, hold it and release. This allows you |
| works for anxiety as well. A Swedish massage | | | | to suck in the good area and exhale the bad, |
| is generally the most common. Some may not | | | | you'll also feel refreshed. |
| know it by the name but this is the smooth | | | | |
| strokes up and down the body. Oil may be used | | | | Aromatherapy- Have you ever smelled something |
| but only if the patient wants it, otherwise | | | | that brought you back to a time that you |
| the body is caressed in smooth circular | | | | loved? Smelled something that made a smile |
| movements. Slowly the body will begin to | | | | grow across your face? These are pleasing |
| relax and in rare cases a person may cry when | | | | scents and should be around you as much as |
| the stress leaves their body. Other massages | | | | possible. Stock up on some candles and |
| one might enjoy are Thai, Shiatsu, back, hot | | | | matches and light up your home every night |
| stone or even a deep tissue. | | | | and just sit in front and enjoy the aroma as |
| | | | it envelopes you, taking all the fears away. |
| Passionflower- If you are really into | | | | |
| experimenting you can try using the | | | | Tea- Yes, while caffeine can help trigger an |
| passionflower. This is an herb/flower that | | | | anxiety attack chamomile tea can help relieve |
| dates back to the Aztec people. This | | | | it. There are a ton of herbal teas out there |
| beautiful purple flower has been used in | | | | ready to help you, even lavender can help you |
| insomnia patients, depression, anxiety and | | | | sleep, but there are actually teas you should |
| many other illnesses. Do not mix this up with | | | | avoid such as black tea. No one likes to |
| its cousin the bluepassion flower. | | | | suffer from anxiety, hopefully these natural |
| | | | anxiety remedies will help you to overcome |
| Yoga- Or another form of mind relaxing can | | | | it. |
| definitely work if you are in an area where | | | | |