Ogochukwu Ugwu

· 26 Nov 2021

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How to stop anxiety attack

Are you always frightened about what life is going to throw at you at every point in time?

Do your heart skip a beat each time you are facing uncertain situation?  

Are you always scared that something really bad is going to happen to you or your loved ones?

Then you might have anxiety. But no worries as I will be unveiling different ways to to come out of it.

What the heck is anxiety?

Anxiety is the feeling of fear which one experiences when faced with a tough and difficult challenge.

Anxiety attack

This is a series of extreme fear and tension experienced between 10 to 30 minutes when faced with a daring situation which often makes the person involved, to feel worse than death.

Is anxiety really bad?

Well, anxiety isn't outrightly bad. When it is moderate?

Anxiety can help bring out the best in someone by propelling them to do more and get ready for the dreaded task ahead.

However, it is bad when it becomes a habit that keeps reoccurring.

Causes of anxiety

Many things can be attributed to cause anxiety such as excess work load, loss of love one, financial crisis, bad times in relationships, genetic variation, shyness and other personality traits.

What do you think makes you stressed and anxious almost all the time?

Some symptoms of anxiety attack

Stomach clenching
Chest pain
Profuse Sweating in palms
Intense headache
Rapid breathing / heart palpitations

Why is it important to stop anxiety

Do you know anxiety attack can lead to

Loss of memories
Heart diseases
Difficulty in breathing
Poor functionality of  immune system?

How to stop anxiety attack

1. Use lavender oil

Do you know the calming effect of lavender can work wonders when it comes to stopping anxiety attack?

Its relaxing and soothing properties are second to none. Go get lavender oil now and inhale it once in a while.

If the smell isn't okay for you,  you could try out any other essential oils. Of all these oils ensure you buy from a tested and good supplier.

2. Simplify your tasks

What is the cause of your anxiety? Excessive work load? Then, it time to stop multitasking. Instead of doing all the work yourself, it is better to delegate duties to someone else.

This will help you focus on one thing at a time and of course, saves you the stress.

3. Make out a quiet time each day

How often do you make out time for yourself? There are wealth of treasures hidden in solitude. I'm sure you are aware of that.

Stipulate a quiet time and  place for yourself, just you. Think about your life, meditate or read inspirational books.

Experts showed that meditation can help reduce anxiety attack.

4. Recognize that worries solve no problem
No matter how one worries, what will be will definitely be.

Tell yourself this everyday and see how tremendous you will be freed from worrying and anxiety.

This will definitely help you to quit beating yourself up, over everything and anything. Do your best and leave the rest in God's hands.

5. Seek for help

This can be from a medical practitioner online, one-on-one or in group.

The person in charge will take you through cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).

6. Practice deep breath /  breathing exercises

Contrary to hyperventilating, deep breathing is magical in reducing anxiety attack.

When you are faced with those similar situations that seem to churn your heart.

Simply close your eyes and take  deep breath. Repeat this at least 5 to 10 minutes. And you will feel a lot better.

7. Use muscle relaxation
This involves exercising the muscles of the body: the fingers, hands  and leg and others, one after the other.

A therapist can assist you in discovering the best ways to relieve stress using muscle relaxation.


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