How would you like to reduce your anxiety fast? Anxiety refers to the physical and or mental response to the sensations of feeling under pressure, overwhelmed, or fearful of circumstances that are yet to occur, a negative future projection. It can immobilise you, prevent you from living a full life and damage your health in significant ways. But there is now a fast way to reduce these anxiety symptoms. What [...]
Accept that things will be different for a while. It is normal to have a range of feelings: you may feel sad, stressed, confused, scared or even angry. There are things you can do to help yourself feel better. Talking to people you trust can help. Set up regular check-ins with friends and family, especially if you are self-isolating. Phone or video chatting is ideal. Maintain as healthy a lifestyle as [...]
Playful Parenting prevents Child Anxiety A study recently released by Australian and Dutch researchers found parents play a role in protecting preschoolers from becoming anxious. When parents encourage their child to take risks, actively play, experience mild teasing and fright, they can become more assertive and take risks. In a study conducted by the University of Rio Grande, Brazil, on anxiety levels of children 5 to twelve years undergoing surgical [...]
In some respects, we haven't really advanced much as a species since the time of the caveman. If you met a threatening animal in the forest, your whole body would prepare you for the flight or fight mechanism, this is what we now call a Panic Attack. This comes from the adrenaline hormone that is released from the adrenal glands. What happens when adrenaline is released quickly into our body? [...]
