5 Ways to Overcome Your Anxiety

By Marlo Sollitto, AgingCare.com contributing editorDo these scenes sound familiar:
  • Youve been in bed for an hour, tossing and turning, but you cant sleep. You keep re-hashing the days events and worrying over everything that needs to get done tomorrow. Now you start fretting about the fact that you cant get to sleep. (10 Tips for The Best Sleep Ever)
  • Youre trying to quickly get in and out of the grocery store, because mom has a doctors appointment this afternoon and the kids have to be dropped off at soccer practice. Suddenly your heart starts beating fast, and your hands start to sweat.
Feeling stressed from caregiving is normal. But constant worrying, unrelenting doubts and pre-occupation with the what ifs and worst-case scenarios can be unproductive and even paralyzing. Anxiety causes physical symptoms trembling, heart palpitations, insomnia, sweating, fatigue and mental anguish that interfere with day-to-day life.The good news is that chronic worrying it is a mental habit you can learn how to break. Here are some techniques for coping with anxiety.Recognize Physical Changes
The first step is to identify when youre becoming anxious. Listen to your body and recognize physical changes in your body: butterflies in the stomach, feeling as if your heart is beating out of your chest, shortness of breath. Dont let your bodys symptoms scare you, let them talk to you. That rapid heartbeat doesnt mean youre having a heart attack; its your bodys natural response to anxiety and stress. Once you know the sensations, you can control them. Think of the physical symptoms as a fire engine going to another place. Youve noticed them; now let them pass by.

Anxiety Busters: 5 Ways to Overcome Your Anxiety originally appeared on AgingCare.com

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