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How to Overcome Anxiety

by Cure Anxiety
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Stress is a natural response of our body to conceived threats and pressures in life; while anxiety is simply a feeling of worry; nervousness or an intense apprehension of real or imagined danger. It could also be a strong wish to do something; especially if the wish is unhealthy strong such as being anxious to do the right thing. Hence, anxiety sometimes occurs as a result of lack of confidence in self.

Both stress and anxiety are normal reactions in our body in response to stressful situations in life. They are temporary events that disappear once those perceived threats and pressures are gone. However, should they stay longer than normal, then it regressed to some form of depression.

How to Overcome Stress and Anxiety to Prevent Depression? Let us first understand why do you have this feeling of stress and anxiety? Anxiety is a symptom of the presence of doubt, and when there is doubt, fear grips in. When fear grips in, anxiety comes in. All these; doubt, fear, and anxiety are manifestations of a negative mental attitude, attracting more negative things to happen. The more intense the anxiety, the more the thing that you feared of, will likely to happen. Why? Because of the Law of Attraction; the more you think and feel about it, the more you will get it; in other words, whatever you resist, persists.

So the best thing to overcome anxiety is to overcome your negative mental attitude. Have you noticed that when there is something that you do not like to happen, will more likely to happen? An example of this is when you were in school; when the teacher calls randomly for somebody to present in front of the class, you do not want to present because you are not prepared, or you are not confident to present; what do you feel? You feel anxious, anxious that you might be called. And the more anxious you become, the more likely that you will be called. And if you were very anxious enough, then definitely, you were called.

In the Law of Attraction, the process starts with having a thought of what you want, then this thought transform into desire to have what you want. Desire is an emotion, powerful enough to lead you to action until you get what you what. Anxiety is already an emotion, a powerful feeling that will lead you to your dominant negative thought-that something you feared of.

How then do you overcome your negative mental attitude? To overcome a negative mental attitude is to have a positive mental attitude. You can not overcome a negative mental attitude with a negative mental attitude. Let me give you an example: As I browsed the Google keyword, I noticed that a lot of people searched the Google about anxiety, about 4 million searches in one month, compared to happiness at about a million in a month. Both of these groups of people who searched for anxiety and happiness, are more likely to be suffering from anxiety or depression. If you are happy, why would you search for happiness on the internet on the first place? The difference between these groups of people is their approach, or how they managed their anxiety. 4 million tried to manage their anxiety by learning more about anxiety. What do they get? They end up feeding their thoughts more about anxiety, stories of people with anxiety, and so on. They end up attracting more negative forces to them and become more anxious. On the other hand, those people who tried to battle their anxiety by cultivating their thoughts with happy thoughts; happy moments; stories about happiness; and surrounding themselves with happy people; are more likely to succeed in overcoming their anxiety.

Stress and anxiety are a mental state of mind where negative thoughts are dominant, creating doubts and fears. To overcome stress and anxiety is to gain mastery over your thoughts; to change your mental attitude to a positive mentality. And one of the best ways to have a positive mental attitude is to nourish your mind with happy thoughts, lively music, happy moments, and associate yourself with happy people.

John Mags
http://www.articlesbase.com/psychology-articles/how-to-overcome-anxiety-689081.html

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13 Comments on How to Overcome Anxiety

  1. kelvin S on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:04 pm

    2. Try using a urinal when their is no one else in the bathroom.
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  2. Steve on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:06 pm

    3. I don’t use stalls either, ’cause I kinda grew a little and now I actually need to shake it. I also don’t like to aim for the toilet water – I aim for the non-water-filled part of the toilet so it doesn’t make a sound.

    Please make sure you always keep your penis clean and there is no pee left on it before you zip back up. You don’t wanna get a urinary infection.
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  3. Stephen K on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:08 pm

    4. I think it is bashful Bladder, a rather common condition. Use the stalls, OK?
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  4. STEVE on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:10 pm

    5. I believe only you know the answer.
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  5. Kevin on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:12 pm

    6. Trust me most guys won’t look down at other peoples ***** and and a tip be at least two urinals over from another guy
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  6. Nicolas on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:14 pm

    7. Well that’s a hard one bro, I feel the same way and have the same problem. What I do is just go to the very last urinal, and just focus on what I have to do, otherwise I can’t go, especially with other people near me, so that’s what I’ve been doing. A way to actually go whenever you are caught between to guys is just listen to the toilette flush, or think of water LOL, that seems to help me in those wierd ocassions.

    I know this isn’t the answer you are looking for, but it helps me sometimes. Let me know how you get over this anxiety, as I will need the answer as well.

    Later bro.
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  7. im freaking obsessed on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:16 pm

    8. dude im the same way. especially when theres a line. then its like there is no way in hell i can pee to save my life. i just use the stalls and blow my nose before or after so its not as weird. Or what sometimes works for me is before i go i flush the urinal so it makes noise and that helps me most of the time. i would definetly try that.
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  8. Easy Going on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:18 pm

    9. I didnt like peeing in urinals when i was in 6th or 7th grade.
    In 8th grade, I just really had to pee one day
    and all the toilets were being used so
    i took a piss in a urinal with a bunch of people near me.
    i didnt look at them or even around
    i just looked ahead of me and minded my own business.
    you shouldnt get "stage fright" at a urinal
    i dont think anyone’s really thinking at a urinal
    they just go do there thang and leave.

    i think your dad has already seen you pee when you were a baby.
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  9. Bjorn Lake on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:20 pm

    10. im kind of similar but im getting better at it if you can say that….
    so anyway i was freakin that some guy was gonna look at me or i was gonna look at some guy or something like that
    so what i did was as others have said go when theres no one else there but i used to freak if someone came in half way through and id seriously stop and have to move to a cubicle.
    im not sure if this will work for you but hey it kind of worked for me so wait until you cant hold it anymore and then go to the toilet and youll need to go so bad that you wont care
    also try to get a urinal in a corner instead of the middle and not next to any guy
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  10. mooey on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:22 pm

    11. I don’t use the urinals because pee splashes on your pants and hands. Its kinda gross so who cares what other people say. Do what ever you think is right.
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  11. Your on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:24 pm

    12. I agree with mooney. I hate urinals!
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  12. San Diego Guy on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 1:26 pm

    13. This is a common problem for many guys, and it was an issue for me for many years. I’m mostly over it now. Once I get the flow started, I can pee anywhere. The big deal was relaxing enough to release the stream. A few things that helped: If I’m listening to my iPOD, the flow starts easily. If I look straight ahead and not worry about what everyone else in the mens room is doing, the flow starts in a reasonable amount of time. Be patient with yourself. Many times I made myself stand at the urinal until I could get the flow going instead of giving up and heading for the stall – even if it took 20 – 30 seconds.
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  13. matthewmoviebuff on Fri, 6th Nov 2009 9:02 pm

    14. How can I overcome anxiety of using public bathroom urinals?
    I always have to use the stall whenever I go to the bathroom and sometimes people like my dad and my friends think its weird. And whenever I do try to use urinals I get stage fright and I’m physically unable to go to the bathroom . Could this be Paruresis or do you think I just like my privacy? How do I overcome this anxiety? Thanks in advance.
    thanks kelvin for the answer, but it doesnt really help me. I want to be comfortable using urinals no matter what insetad of avoiding the problem like I have already been doing.

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