A certain level of anxiety prevents you from turning into Evel Knievel and attempting to jump Snake River on a motorcycle, while wearing a star-spangled jumpsuit with attached cape. In short, not all anxiety is a bad thing. Flashy jumpsuits should be avoided at all costs. But, there is a point where anxiety impedes your life and you are left searching for cures for anxiety.
On a fairly regular basis, newscasts will trot out the fact that anxiety medications and antidepressants are among the most widely given prescriptions. They present varying theories on the reason for the increased prescriptions. The real answer is simple. Drum roll, please. The reason is because more and more people are anxious and depressed.
If your anxiety is affecting your day-to-day life and you would prefer some non-prescription options, you have come to the right place.
Get Off Your Figurative Motorcycle
While you probably have no intention of pulling an Evel Knievel (or even a Fonzie, when he jumped the shark on water skis), you may be doing simple things that increase your anxiety level.
* While searching for cures for anxiety, it’s time to scale back on the caffeine. Emergency Rooms see a fairly steady stream of people (particularly men) who believe they are having heart attacks. In reality, many of them are the victims of too much caffeine.
* You already know that too much caffeine can make you jittery. There’s another component to the caffeine/anxiety connection. Each time you reach for coffee or a soda, it is a time you are not reaching for a glass of water. Dehydration increases anxiety attacks.
* In your quest for an anxiety cure, do not enter Margaritaville! Alcohol and anxiety do not mix.
B All that You Can B
B-vitamins work in conjunction with other anxiety cures. In fact, anxiety symptoms can be signs of vitamin B deficiencies. Taking a B-complex vitamin supplement will ensure that you are getting an adequate amount of all of the B-vitamins.
Don’t be a Freud of Therapy
Therapy is much more than the cartoons of the psychiatrist who sounds like Sigmund Freud. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy can be one of the lasting cures.
A qualified therapist can help you determine what it causing your anxiety. It’s not always as obvious as it may seem. A therapist can also help you change negative thinking patterns that are playing a role in your anxiety.
Breathing exercises and other relaxation techniques are anxiety cures that a therapist can assist you in utilizing.