Coping With The Fear Of the Future

April 27, 2010 by · 6 Comments
Filed under: Coping and Overcoming Anxiety 

All most everybody worries about what will happen in the future. The prospect of not knowing if something good or bad will happen to you in the near future can produce a lot of fear and anxiety. As a result, here is a list of techniques and suggestions on how to manage this fear of dealing with the unknown.

Remember is that no one can predict the future with one hundred percent certainty. Even if the thing that you feared does happen there are circumstances and factors that you cannot predict which can be used to your advantage. For instance, you miss the deadline for a project you have been working on for the last few months. Everything you feared is coming true. Suddenly, your boss comes to your office and tells you that the deadline is extended and that he forgot to tell you the day before. This unknown factor changes everything. Remember: we may be ninety-nine percent correct in predicting the future, but all it takes is for that one percent to make a world of difference.

Learn to take it one day at a time. Instead of worrying about how you will get through the rest of the week or coming month, try to focus on today. Each day can provide us with different opportunities to learn new things and that includes learning how to deal with your problems. When the time comes, hopefully you will have learned the skills to deal with your situation.

Sometimes, we can get anxious over a task that we will have to perform in the near future. When this happens, visualize yourself doing the task in your mind. For instance, you and your team have to play in the championship volleyball game in front of a large group of people in the next few days. Before the big day comes, imagine yourself playing the game in your mind. Imagine that you are playing in front of a large audience. By playing the game in your mind, you will be better prepared to perform for real when the time comes. Self-Visualization is a great way to reduce the fear and stress of a coming situation and increase your self-confidence.

Remember take a deep breath and try to find something to do to get your mind off of you anxieties and stresses. A person could take a walk, listen to some music, read the newspaper, watch TV, play on the computer or do an activity that will give them a fresh perspective on things. This will distract you from your current worries.

A lot of times, our worrying can make the problem even worse. All the worrying in the world will not change anything. All you can do is to do your best each day, hope for the best, and when something does happen, take it in stride. If you still have trouble managing your anxiety of the future, then talking to a counselor or clergyman can be of great help. There are ways to help manage your fear and all it takes is some effort to find those answers.

Stanley Popovich
http://www.articlesbase.com/motivational-articles/coping-with-the-fear-of-the-future-63130.html

Panic Attack Triggers

July 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Mental Health 

For those that don’t know panic attacks can be triggered at any moment without any warning. There are 2 types of stimuli that usually trigger an anxiety attack: External and Internal.

Internal stimuli include any sensation/feeling/thought that your body or brain perceives:

* bodily sensations such racing heartbeats

* thoughts

* memories

* intense emotions

External stimuli include anything in the environment that the senses can perceive:

* changing temperature in the room

* sudden changes in the light’s intensity

* loud voices/sounds or simply the change in the sound’s intensity

* weird taste in the mouth

* fast moving objects (a speedy car, someone running fast by)

* smell

Patients suffering panic attacks aren’t usually aware of these triggers that it would seem hard for them to believe they are triggering the anxiety attacks. It requires a bit of understanding of why these external and internal stimuli do trigger panic attacks.

It’s simply the nature of the human being. Some people inherit a high sensitive nervous system and all of these external and internal stimuli are added up to the permanent tension that an anxiety patient experiences throughout the day. Panic disorder sufferers should be supported by their families, friends and co-workers.

It’s important to stay away from cigarettes, coffee, energy drinks and other caffeine based drinks as they highly affect the nervous system.

Panic disorders can be treated effectively using medication, therapies or simply learning how to control emotions and become more confident. There are numerous online anxiety programs that help sufferers achieve their inner self-confidence, peace and treat panic attacks naturally.

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