Is Anxiety Taking Over Your Life?
Posted by Leslie Riopel, MA, ACHT on 27th Jul 2016
Are stress and anxiety taking over your life? Do you find it hard to focus or get through the day? If you spend more time feeling exhausted or uptight than feeling peaceful, take heart, because there is a better way.
Anxiety disorders affect millions of people and there is no single cause or factor involved. Anxiety can cause irrational fears or worry and even physical symptoms such as agitation, apprehension, sweating, irritability, and, of course, stress.
We all get anxious at one time or another, and anxiety is typically something we all need to deal with. We usually only become aware of something like anxiety when it begins to overwhelm us in some way. A little anxiety or pressure can be a good thing because it can help motivate you to do better. However, a little goes a long way.
Anxiety is a perfectly normal human emotion and one we all experience, but too much of it can wreak havoc on your life.
Studies have shown that even a few minutes of meditation or relaxation can instantly restore that sense of peace and calm.
Meditation and mindfulness are not only a great way to relieve stress and anxiety they are also a wonderful way to help you elicit healing and improve your health.
Mindfulness techniques offer you a rare opportunity to escape your thoughts and they can also help you lower your blood pressure, decrease muscle tension, relieve headaches, relax the nervous system and increase the blood flow and slow the heart rate.
Meditation is one of the oldest forms of spiritual, mental and health and wellness practices in existence and there is really no telling exactly how far back it goes.
Those who use mindfulness practices like deep breathing, hypnosis or meditation, enjoy a more peaceful life because mindfulness helps you live in the moment and release stress and anxiety.
Meditation can even help you lower stress hormones like cortisol and help you sleep better and it is a wonderful practice to use as part of your daily life.
Meditation and mindfulness help evoke what is called the Relaxation Response, which can help you in many ways. Meditation and mindfulness help you gain clarity and focus because they help you slow your breathing down and relax your muscles.
Stress is a major contributor to many diseases so finding ways to counteract stress may just be the key to better health. When your body is exposed to stress, it triggers the stress response, also known as the fight or flight response.
Stress also triggers an adrenaline rush, and when adrenaline is released, your breathing becomes faster, your pulse races and your blood pressure rises.
A regular program of meditation and mindfulness can help you ease away stress and anxiety and it can do wonders for your mental health.
If you experience stress and anxiety on a regular basis, you can get relief today with our Anxiety Hypnosis Session!