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⚡️Psychology Thread⚡️

Everyone feels anxious from time to time. Occasional anxiety is a normal reaction to uncertainty.

Mental health experts define anxiety as worry over a threat that’s still in your future.

It’s also normal to want to get rid of those uncomfortable as quickly as possible, but that approach can make you more anxious.

When you worry about getting rid of your anxiety, you’re signaling your nervous system that you have even more to be anxious about.

And that makes your anxiety worse.

Keep in mind that if your anxiety is long-lasting and interferes with your daily life, you could have an anxiety disorder.

In that case, you may need treatment to overcome it.

One of the most effective ways to ease occasional anxiety is to accept it.

On the other hand, fighting anxiety is what typically triggers a panic attack.

If your only strategy is to distract yourself from your anxiety or to avoid things that cause it, you’ll always be afraid of it.

The thoughts you resist persist.

Try these 3 steps instead:

𝟏. 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲:

Tell yourself, “My nervous system is kicking into high gear because I’m worried about [thing X].

𝟐. 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬:

Instead, say, “This is a normal, healthy response by my body to these circumstances, which are complicated, stressful, or difficult. It’s OK to feel this way.”

𝟑. 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥:

“You can perform very well with anxiety, and probably have done so before,

Do I Need Treatment for Anxiety?

There’s a lot you can do on your own to relieve anxiety, but sometimes you need help.

Psychotherapy and medication are the two main treatments for anxiety disorders.

Signs that it’s time to talk to a mental health professional include:

* Constant or nearly constant anxiety

* Anxiety that gets in the way of your daily activities, like work or social life

* Anxiety about things that don’t actually threaten you

* Panic attacks

It’s important to find a provider you click with and trust.

Also, therapy doesn’t need to go on indefinitely to be effective.

A course of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety may be eight to 10 sessions.

There’s also data to suggest that people feel substantially better after just one therapy session for panic disorder.

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