Anxiety and panic disorders have disordered the lives of many. Today's world is reeling under strain, hustle and bustle, and in its haste to achieve the work of 24 days in 24 hours, falling victim to a troubled mind.However, the anxiety disorders are a set of several ailments and to incriminate one's busy lifestyle as the sole wrongdoer would be an over simplification. Ongoing research has discovered several other responsible factors - one's genes, predominantly.
Ongoing research has also ascertained several panic treatments. Yes, treatment of anxiety is possible.Sleep has been called 'Tired Nature's Sweet Restorer' by some litterateur. And could he have expressed himself better? That the best treatment of anxiety is nothing other than a deep relaxing slumber will be borne out by the fact that most of the drugs used as anxiety attack medication have sedative properties.
However, the paradox here is that most anxiety patients are insomniacs, having great difficulty in sleeping properly. The new challenge is to break this vicious cycle by using several possible remedies:
•Massage - slow kneading of muscles helps ease the strain out of them. Removal of lactic acid from over-worked muscles is achieved by efficient massaging. Special massaging technique like Acupressure helps improve the flow of energy in the body. So does Acupuncture, that is a slight modification of acupressure for it involves insertion of pinpoints on certain fixed points of the body. Use of Ayurvedic oils and other aromatic oils for massage purposes also helps in relaxing the body and easing the mind into sleep
•Exercise - Deep breathing exercises that are a part of Yoga or Thai Chi lead to solace and a feeling of welfare and health. Avail yourself of those experiences.
•Long warm bath and/or Steam bath or Spa treatment - water has the power to cleanse negativity and leave positivity in its wake. Enjoy long warm tub or shower baths. Get a steam bath if you can to sweat out the toxins from your system.
Other non-slumber relaxation techniques used as treatment of anxiety are:
•Laughter therapy - bust out stress, join laughter clubs or watch more comedy shows
•Hobby therapy - release your stress with your favourite pastime
•Pet therapy - spend time with pets - they absorb negativity from you
•Diet control - cut caffeine, avoid drug abuse
•Spirituality sessions and a cultivated interest in religion
However, in most cases the above two types of non-technical remedies may not be enough. What the patient may require in severe cases is the intervention of a trained psychotherapist. A psychotherapist is trained to provide several types of treatment options to the sufferer, including:
•Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - this is a vital chunk of panic treatment. A well known saying is, 'I think, therefore I am.' This is very true. Anxiety, Happiness, Peace - these are all emotions and the seat of the emotion is the cerebrum. If one decides strongly to control his thought process, one can. This is the working principle of CBT. The psychotherapist motivates the patient to think positively and logically. The patient is given chants or mantras to recite repetitively when the onset of a panic attack is sensed. For example, he is made to repeat over and over again 'I shall not panic' or 'My fears are baseless.' If the patient does so with complete belief in these words, he may win over his body's reactions.
•Biofeedback - the patient's body is connected to small, portable appliances to measure some of his physiological activities like heartbeat, blood pressure or skin temperature that vary considerably with his mood. The visualization of the effect of panicky thoughts on his body makes the patient begin to make a conscious effort to control his body's parameters, as well as his thoughts. Continued practice has actually shifted partial control of these functions from involuntary to voluntary in some subjects
•Exposure Therapy - Post-traumatic stress disorder patients who have suffered injuries from fire, drowning, road accidents, associate the causative agent with abnormal terror. Even normal manifestations of the fear factor can throw them into panic. The panic treatment associated with this condition is the Exposure Therapy. The patient is exposed to his fear factor, made to see it face-to-face, under controlled surroundings and in the presence of a responsible therapist. Continuous facing of the fear gradually decreases its effect on the mind and in due time the patient stands cured.
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