In this new generation, anxiety is something everybody can suffer from.
It knows no boundaries as to age, race, or gender.
It can come and go at anytime.
So even if you are not suffering personally, chances are you will at some point or you know someone that is suffering from anxiety.
This article addresses reducing anxiety in anyone, regardless of the context.
4 Simple Steps to Reduce Your Level of Anxiety 1.
Define the fear that is causing the anxiety.
Fear of the future is the true culprit with anxiety.
It's an over exaggerated fear that something might or will happen at some point in the future.
SOmetimes its based on a past event, but remember, the anxiety is for the future not the past.
A common fear currently, may be fear of losing a job, or losing a home due unemployment.
2.
Face the fear and put it into perspective.
During this step, we have the anxiety sufferer actually imagine that the fear comes true.
Well, how bad would it really be? Would it be as bad as losing a mate to cancer? Is it as bad as thousand perishing in Haiti because of an earthquake? Probably not.
Keep using examples until they accept that this isn't the worst thing on the planet that could happen.
3.
Take a good hard look at whether or not this fear can actually happen, and prepare a plan of action.
Often, we exaggerate in our minds the likelihood of something happening.
What are the chances, honestly? When we think about it and realize that its pretty unlikely, the anxiety starts to melt away.
Whatever the probability of this specific fear, develop a plan of action.
This puts you in a control frame of mind instead of a victim state of mind.
Whenever a person feel helpless anxiety will feel more intense.
Plan of actions might be to increase your value to your company or to improve the quality of your work.
The plan of action can also include what to do if the fear becomes a reality.
4.
Imagine the next week feeling more relaxed since you now know what your afraid of, you realized it's not as bad as you used to think, you're taking action to prevent your fear, and even if it does happen, you know just what to do.
You'll find that with these 4 simple steps, you'll be able to reduce anxiety considerably, if not neutralized totally.
It knows no boundaries as to age, race, or gender.
It can come and go at anytime.
So even if you are not suffering personally, chances are you will at some point or you know someone that is suffering from anxiety.
This article addresses reducing anxiety in anyone, regardless of the context.
4 Simple Steps to Reduce Your Level of Anxiety 1.
Define the fear that is causing the anxiety.
Fear of the future is the true culprit with anxiety.
It's an over exaggerated fear that something might or will happen at some point in the future.
SOmetimes its based on a past event, but remember, the anxiety is for the future not the past.
A common fear currently, may be fear of losing a job, or losing a home due unemployment.
2.
Face the fear and put it into perspective.
During this step, we have the anxiety sufferer actually imagine that the fear comes true.
Well, how bad would it really be? Would it be as bad as losing a mate to cancer? Is it as bad as thousand perishing in Haiti because of an earthquake? Probably not.
Keep using examples until they accept that this isn't the worst thing on the planet that could happen.
3.
Take a good hard look at whether or not this fear can actually happen, and prepare a plan of action.
Often, we exaggerate in our minds the likelihood of something happening.
What are the chances, honestly? When we think about it and realize that its pretty unlikely, the anxiety starts to melt away.
Whatever the probability of this specific fear, develop a plan of action.
This puts you in a control frame of mind instead of a victim state of mind.
Whenever a person feel helpless anxiety will feel more intense.
Plan of actions might be to increase your value to your company or to improve the quality of your work.
The plan of action can also include what to do if the fear becomes a reality.
4.
Imagine the next week feeling more relaxed since you now know what your afraid of, you realized it's not as bad as you used to think, you're taking action to prevent your fear, and even if it does happen, you know just what to do.
You'll find that with these 4 simple steps, you'll be able to reduce anxiety considerably, if not neutralized totally.
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