| Let’s face it sometimes we all run into a wall of | | | | produce the feel good hormone serotonin, which in |
| anxiety that we can’t quite seem to get away | | | | turn rebalances brain chemicals that are quite |
| from and follows us around like a bad dream. | | | | effective at managing anxiety. |
| Whether it is running late for work, having guests | | | | *Walk your way to happiness: Well it may not be |
| drop by when your house is a wreck, bombing on | | | | that easy, but if you are feeling stressed one of the |
| that important test at school, forgetting or losing | | | | best ways to burn off that excess adrenaline and |
| your phone, or getting caught in that speed trap, or | | | | encourage the body to produce feel good endorphins |
| something else that is causing you to feel anxious, | | | | is take a 20 to 30 minute walk. An extra bonus is |
| managing anxiety can be difficult. In this article about | | | | that you will increase the amount of oxygen in the |
| managing anxiety we will list five ways to deflect | | | | blood and eliminate carbon gases which paralyze |
| nervous tension before it evolves into chronic | | | | happiness and thought clarity. |
| anxiety, depression, or worse an anxiety disorder. So | | | | *Learn to master diaphragm breathing: When anxiety |
| is you have a few minutes to spare why don’t | | | | kicks in breathing quickens and becomes shallow, this |
| we get started on our five step approach to send | | | | in turn reduces the amount of oxygen that is being |
| anxiety packing once and for all. | | | | supplied to the body and mind. By breaking this cycle |
| *Bake some bread or cookies: Now all you guys out | | | | you will be able to take a giant step toward |
| there are rolling your eyes saying to yourself you | | | | managing anxiety. When you sense that wave of |
| wouldn’t be caught dead in the kitchen baking | | | | anxiety coming your way simply a deep breath |
| cookies or bread. Look, you don’t need to make | | | | through your nose and then slowly let the air out |
| them from scratch, and if you feel the need the | | | | through the mouth. Repeat until you feel the cloud of |
| keep it a secret that okay too! The reason this just | | | | anxiety lifting. |
| might help is that our sense of smell is one of the | | | | *Chat it up: When anxiety strikes fight back with |
| most powerful mood altering forces know to | | | | words. Women need about 6500 hundred words |
| mankind. Smell reminds us of happier times and often | | | | each day to be happy, with men only requiring about |
| the smell of baked goods reminds us of happy | | | | 2500. It you aren’t getting enough words in this |
| childhood experiences. It is also a great stress | | | | could be at the core of your nervousness. So talk it |
| reliever. Furthermore, your significant other may | | | | up! |
| appreciate the treat and be impressed that her | | | | What else? Some people feel they need a little extra |
| macho man has a soft side. | | | | help for managing anxiety effectively and have found |
| *Let the light shine in: How many times have you | | | | it in the form of natural herbal remedies for anxiety. |
| heard someone feeling extreme anxiety say they | | | | These types of treatments have been found to be |
| would like to go climb in a hole somewhere. But this | | | | very effective both as a standalone treatment or |
| actually is the wrong approach. And here is why; | | | | when combined with one or more of the steps |
| when light enters the eye it triggers the body to | | | | above. |