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Post by Twice-Shy on Jun 8, 2003 10:23:51 GMT -5
I posted this a few days ago in the General Forum. Thought I'd post it again here to get this category going.
Hello all, I came across an excellent book at the Library on Friday full of practical advice on combating anxiety. It wasn't a new book. I think it was published in 1998 by Paul Williams. Chapter 12 lsits pointers on how to raise your energy levels and reduce you anxiety levels. Those points are:
Believe in yourself
Be interested in what you're doing
Keep company as often as you can with people who think positively
Find an emotional 'garage' were you can recharge you battetries
Be organised
Don't spend eighty percent of your energy to get twenty percent results
Don't abuse you body, mind or emotions
Don't engage in futile regrets
Don't forget to rest
Don't live being angry with yourself and others
Sleep when you can
If you are a tortoise, don't prented to be a hare
If you rush to get things done, slow down
Don't keep punishing yourself with guilt
Don't let your energy be drained by fear
If you work in an office, do something manual; if your work is manual, do soemtthing to challenge your intellect
Listen to inspirational music and read something every dayt.
Excellent stuff.
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Post by serenity on Jul 10, 2003 10:41:13 GMT -5
"When fear comes; just pause.
Don't try to eliminate fear totally; just keep it manageable.
Keep focus on what it is you have to do.
Convince yourself to do it.
It will be over shortly.
It's not the worst thing that can happen.
Do something that will prevent you from thinking about your fear.
Describe what is around you (your surroundings). That way you won't think about worrying.
....Giving in to avoidance never helps and only leads to further avoidance."
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Post by Twice-Shy on Jul 12, 2003 8:17:47 GMT -5
Excellent stuff.
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Post by Brac on Oct 26, 2004 12:41:39 GMT -5
this stuff is awesome! i wish i could get a therapist too.
any ideas ,new freinds?
cheers,
brad
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Post by maisiemouse on Oct 26, 2004 16:46:52 GMT -5
First time for me and some brilliant tips. Thanks!! I have a relative with a social phobia and i'm after some advice to point them in a positive direction because can't seem to get advice else where, any ideas
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Post by Orionation on Oct 28, 2004 16:22:16 GMT -5
Good stuff. What sucks for me is that i have mild (maybe severe.. havn't seen a doctor) depression, as well as severe (for sure) social anxiety disorder.. so i am never motivated to do my homework and have even lost interest in some of my hobbies. I rush through the homework that i am able to make myself do.. and i get done only what i can get by with. If there is a book we need to read for english class i very rarely read the few chapters im suppose to each night. Instead i end up putting it off and deciding to just read it all the weekend before the test.. but i dont even feel like doing it then so i end up using sparknotes, which isnt always good enough.
Ill take these tips into account and try harder at focusing on work and just relax with it.
One thing that is helping me out just a bit is how healthy i am as well. Beleive it or not.. ive found out that caffine can trigger anxiety... for me at least. I love pepsi.. and i use to drink regular pepsi all the time. It could just be that i feel like i have more power and authority since im a senior now and dont have people looking down on me, but drinking caffine free pepsi seems to actually help me some. Ive always been a laid back guy but im never hyper, even at home in my comfort zone, and although i have very little energy, i seem to be doing a bit better at saving it instead of losing it all from trembling and getting nervous at school. Also exercising helps me some. I am very skinny because i dont lift weights because i have also sort of developed a phobia for weight lifting.. especially bench pressing.. after severely spraining a wrist several years ago while bench pressing. I also have very bad posture. Im a bit embarrased to say this even online but my neck sticks forward some (kind of like huntchback but not as bad) and my back is kind of shaped like a question mark (my upper back around the pointed sholder blade area on my back sticks out and my lower back curves inward. I do as many pushups and sit-ups as i can in a 30 minute time period before i go to bed and i also lift single arm weights.. so its not much.. but it does help me get into a little bit of better shape, which helps me gain more confidence.
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Post by Orionation on Oct 28, 2004 16:29:13 GMT -5
by the way.. does anybody know of some useful exercises to help fix bad posture?  |
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Post by Sweet Pea on Oct 28, 2004 17:10:05 GMT -5
Caffeine can definitely cause anxiety so you're probably on to something with the Pepsi.
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