The body’s natural response to fear or stress is anxiety. It’s the body’s alarm to take care of your wellbeing. Anxiety can cause:
- Trust issues
- black-outs / fainting spells
- panic attacks
- health issues
- social distancing
- bouts of anger / crying spells
- lack of performance , motivation, confidence
- poor / overeating
- erectile dysfunction / libido issues
- prolonged / delayed periods, etc
Prolonged anxiety can create some serious health issues like:
- Spondylitis
- Thyroid issues
- Allergies
- Hair fall
- Skin issues
- Gut or weight issues
- Migraines
- Diabetes
- Blood-pressure issues
- Asthma
- Menstruation issues
- Erectile dysfunction / libido issues
- Back or slip disc issues
- Arthritis
- Eye-sight issues, etc
Here’s what going on in the brain of a person with anxiety:
- guilt ”
- “i am not good enough” + self blame
- nervousness for future
- feeling lack of support
- feelings of helplessness
- constantly trying to please others but never succeeding enough
- constant feelings of being judged by others
- ” I am not deserving / worthy enough ”
- ” I overthink – my feelings are invalid ”
- ” I am a bad person. I can’t keep anyone happy” etc.
This is what a person with anxiety needs from you:
- Respect, even during fights
- not dismissing their feelings as invalid
- hearing their concern with patience
- extending support with actions and not just words
- offering love with compassion and not as favour
- not judging them no matter what
- giving them healthy space to be vulnerable
- spending healthy, adequate time with them occasional praises that boost their belief in them
- avoiding unhealthy criticism positive talks
This makes anxiety worse:
- caffeine
- alcohol / drugs
- skipping meals / poor diet
- phone / internet addiction
- skipping exercise / yoga
- ignoring your anxiety
- not asking for help
- Constantly explaining yourself to those who refuse to understand you
- having unrealistic goals
- comparing yourself to others
- dehydration
- processed foods
This makes anxiety better:
- Learning to say No ( check other articles for ‘how’ )
- Self-confidence affirmations
- Swadhyay ( check other articles for more clarity )
- Having healthy boundaries ( check other articles on site for boundaries)
- Being in nature
- Adequate sleep
- Hot, fresh food
- Fresh fruits
- Warm water
- inner child healing ( check other articles for deeper healings)
- training the brain ( check posts on brain on website)
- therapy / counselling from certified experts
- dance, music, art
You can also book personalised Therapy sessions with Ilashrei Anand to heal your Anxiety issues from root cause. Hope you take your well-being on priority.