Anxiety is the feeling of fear, unease and worry. The source of these symptoms are not always known.
For way too many the day starts the same. Eyes open, and immediately reeling through their mind is a long list of things they need to do, things they didn't get done the previous day, and how they simply know what won't get done despite telling themselves a thousand times to do it.
Anxiety... it grips everyone from time to time. But some people suffer more than others. Others are gripped by a constant heavy weight on their minds. Day after day they're worn out by the constant nagging of stress or worry. And a lot of times it's due to a hormonal imbalance - and there is no actual cause to stress. And for these people the consoling thought of : "worry not about what you cannot control" has no effect other than causing them to worry more.
Fear not. You're not alone. And this little Native girl has some solutions that may cause some relief - because believe it or not despite my wide perspectives and knowledge I too suffer from this strange causeless anxiety. And well...how am I supposed to help people when I'm freaking out myself? Once again the difficult task of overcoming this life problem is not going to be easy. But it's possible! I promise.
First the key is to finding a way to bring calm to you. Which, is kind of hard because if you could calm down you wouldn't be having anxiety right? Right. Luckily I have a few tricks up my sleeve. Every where I go, I always have access to a few detrimental key herbs. Lavender, Peppermint, Chamomile and Desert Sage.
To all of my clients that I go and heal and counsel, I generally always bring them a small sachet of it. Just a little organza bag (which.. is usually a soft colour like white or lavender) stuffed with a mixture of these herbs. These herbs have actually been proven to help your brain when you smell them. It sends soothing signals to your brain. A lot of people I care for who tend to have anxiety attacks carry one of these with them every where they go and have reported to me it has cut the amount of attacks they have down a good percent.
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Next thing. If you have the availability put on your earphones and blast some music. As loud as you like it. And just listen to it. Enjoy it. This helps especially if you don't have a little lavender bag for yourself. A lot of people say 'put on some piano music, calming music." I say bugger that. It doesn't have to be a genre. What is the point in trying to listen to something you're not enjoying. Whatever the mood you're in, put it on. Music that you like brings out happy endorphins, which means less anxiety for you.
Once you are able to get over that first little shock of anxiety eating at you, it's easier to lose your mind to happier places. I find that once I'm able to relax a little bit I can visualize things that make me happy. Especially with the music going. The thing about anxiety is it can make you feel as if you don't time or energy for the things you enjoy. But if you just let the things you enjoy flood into your day to day, you'll find the anxiety is always lessened.
These are just a few tips and tricks. The day to day stress will always be there but you don't have to be chained down by the fear and stress of just... life. Life is meant to be lived, and existing in a world where you're always anxious is not living at all. So take the time to find things you enjoy and do them. Gardening, music, dancing, singing, conversing with the people who make you laugh... these are all good anxiety relievers and remember: Isolating yourself will only make you feel worse. So get out there and talk to someone ...you'd be surprised what a good venting to someone who gets you can do for your stress levels.
So? What else can help you? I found a really great page from a really great person who tells us how she deals with her anxiety. And guess what? She's a PROFESSIONAL anxiety slayer! Check out her page on Anxiety and read it through. If my little tips and tricks didn't help, I bet you hers will when you check out her page in A Brave Life.
Life is meant to be lived. And you can't live worrying and stressing all the time. So get lost in your joy - and do your best to learn to let go all the needless stress. Mean while, here is a link to purchase of our anxiety sachets.White Cauldron Inventory
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