Stress Anxiety Management - Understanding Anxiety Caused by Stress
Anxiety is defined as the condition wherein a person anticipates a realistic or perceived threat and is filled with uneasiness and worry while doing so. The feeling of anxiety is often a result of a painful past experience that left the person in emotional trauma. Speaking or performing in public, for instance, are situations where most people really feel the anxiety, especially if a past experiences with those situations were nothing you would want to remember.
The good news is, you can reverse how the brain makes you apprehensive by simply consciously thinking about it. The main cause of anxiety is in the way we think. By learning to be conscious with our thoughts, we get to understand what we fear. From here there are two things that can happen. Either we have more options with regards to finding solutions, or we simply understand that we fear something that shouldn't be feared. When we face a stressful situation, a pattern of thought runs through our mind. This patter needs to be monitored. Often, we think too much of the negative. We think of "what if" situations and let our minds stay in that area instead of thinking "I can", "I should", or even "if this happens, then I will..."
Note that this negative manner of thinking can cause you to panic, and as we all know, all rationality goes out the window when we do. Monitoring where our trail of thought goes is the first step to change the way we think. By being conscious of the way we think during stressful times, we can make the necessary steps to eliminate the negativity that manifests in our personality.
Changing the way that you think, on the other hand will be a bit more complicated and may require a bit more of your time. Try asking yourself series of questions during times of great stress so that you will be able to think of an answer rather than worrying about what might happen. In public speaking for example, yes it is pressuring to talk in front of people, but ask yourself about why you are really worried, and telling yourself that worrying about it won't do you any good and is a total waste of time.
How we perceive things will always affect how we deal with each and every situation that might come our way. Without proper action anxiety will always become a problem. Knowing how to keep your thoughts from getting out of your control will always prove to be beneficial no matter what situation you might be finding yourself in the future.
The good news is, you can reverse how the brain makes you apprehensive by simply consciously thinking about it. The main cause of anxiety is in the way we think. By learning to be conscious with our thoughts, we get to understand what we fear. From here there are two things that can happen. Either we have more options with regards to finding solutions, or we simply understand that we fear something that shouldn't be feared. When we face a stressful situation, a pattern of thought runs through our mind. This patter needs to be monitored. Often, we think too much of the negative. We think of "what if" situations and let our minds stay in that area instead of thinking "I can", "I should", or even "if this happens, then I will..."
Note that this negative manner of thinking can cause you to panic, and as we all know, all rationality goes out the window when we do. Monitoring where our trail of thought goes is the first step to change the way we think. By being conscious of the way we think during stressful times, we can make the necessary steps to eliminate the negativity that manifests in our personality.
Changing the way that you think, on the other hand will be a bit more complicated and may require a bit more of your time. Try asking yourself series of questions during times of great stress so that you will be able to think of an answer rather than worrying about what might happen. In public speaking for example, yes it is pressuring to talk in front of people, but ask yourself about why you are really worried, and telling yourself that worrying about it won't do you any good and is a total waste of time.
How we perceive things will always affect how we deal with each and every situation that might come our way. Without proper action anxiety will always become a problem. Knowing how to keep your thoughts from getting out of your control will always prove to be beneficial no matter what situation you might be finding yourself in the future.
About the Author:
Eddy Kong, certified behavioral consultant (USA) used to be always stressed-out. Just 5 years ago, he was exposed to behavioral handlement and has discovered many techniques to handle stress effectively. For more detailed information on various stress anxiety handlement, be sure to visit http://www.managingstresssecrets.com, and get your FREE 10-day mini-ecourse right now.
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