SELF GUIDE FOR ANXIETY

A few years back in time, I read a poem called deep water by William O. Douglas which made known to the real meaning of anxiety. That poem reflects a vulnerable situation of a child who’s been bullied and almost died of drowning in the swimming pool, though he survived and ended up acquiring the fear of drowning. With this poem, I’ve learned how what means just fun to others can be really toxic for someone. Really late in life, I was able to acknowledge anxiety. Even I’ve been through anxiety attacks multiple times yet wasn’t aware of it. It used to feel like the end is almost near, heavy breathing, high blood pressure, constant fear are the major symptoms of anxiety.

Anxiety generates automatic thoughts reflecting negativity and less belief in oneself. It feels like hope falling apart for everything around and there is nothing that can retrieve us.

From a psychological perspective, an individual goes through anxiety due to negative thoughts, early traumatic experiences, or low self-esteem. From under social perspective, an individual goes through anxiety due to a stressful environment, anti-inclusion population, social pressures, or problematic relationships. And under a biological perspective, an individual goes through anxiety due to family history with anxiety or other mental illness.

Counting on emotional symptoms of anxiety is feeling stressed, nervous, irritated, in constant fear. Physical symptoms are sweating, dizziness, difficulty in breathing, and sore muscles. Cognitive symptoms include negative thoughts or thoughts which reflect lower self-esteem of an individual. People who face such symptoms of anxiety find it hard to relax and tend to talk very quickly, and usually avoid triggers that exceed anxiety.

The belief about oneself of being not good enough is the major reason behind anxiety. Following belief barriers a person from growing off from the triggers and defying their impact on oneself. Even people who struggle with GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) often find themselves struggling with lower self-esteem. Low self-esteem can have long term implications for a person.

Though what we feel, do, and think keeps anxiety going for us. This keeps going thing barriers us from doing certain jobs in our daily life and also can cause an irregular sleeping pattern. The only remedy to ease anxiety, a person needs to identify and label his/her reaction to the triggers which exceeds anxiety. Labeling feeling one goes through that period can help a person to get acknowledged of triggers.

While going through anxiety, a person usually had automatic thoughts that are conditioned by a person itself. Automatic thoughts that are mostly negative in nature should be questioned every time as so aren’t really factual or reality just a blend of misconception and misunderstanding about anything.

These automatic thoughts are unaffected. In order to get ease on such thoughts, one should always challenge and label such thoughts, and should also stop linking one’s anxiety with every situation, and shouldn’t consider emotional reasoning as the real existing facts, and should avoid exaggerating the situation.

As the anxiety majorly revolves around constant worrying, avoiding the triggers of worry can somehow complicate a situation for a person so one should preferably label time in a day to worry all about problems only but not seeking any solution to it. This can help a person to vent the feeling of the worry out and stay at ease for a bit. And improving the quality of routine can also help in easing anxiety for a person. With improving quality, I refer to meditation and workout activities, having a healthy diet, having inclusive social interaction, and avoiding company which seems toxic.

An easily approachable technique to ease anxiety is practising deep breathing techniques as it can help a person to stay calm.

And rather than avoiding challenges and triggers, one should face the barrier and effectively should try to overcome so, and if not should probably try to set resorts to deal with the barriers. Once a person gets used to tackle the challenges and triggers, one can really get rid of anxiety issues.

Hence, a person can ease out the impact of anxiety by journalizing on daily basis and highlighting positive outlooks from the days majorly and about oneself. Journalizing really helps a person to strengthen self-esteem and acknowledging oneself with positive outlooks.