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 There
are dozens of anxiety treatments out there,
maybe even hundreds, and at one time or another I have tried
most of them. As someone who began suffering with anxiety
and panic attacks at the age of 12-13, I reached a point where
I was desperate to eliminate my anxiety and live some kind
of normal life.
As a result
of this "anxiety desperation," I was highly motivated
to try just about anything to relieve my anxiety symptoms.
Like most people, I first turned to the medical community
by seeing a series of doctors who prescribed one anti-anxiety
medication after another.
Because
I believed at the time that my problems were medical in nature
(i.e. that I had some kind of physical "condition"
or imbalance that needed medical attention), I was convinced
that if I could only find the right doctor, who would prescribed
to write drugs, then my anxiety would go away and everything
would be rosy.
Unfortunately,
it never turned out that way. And after all these years of
trying many different anxiety treatments, and being in touch
with thousands of other anxiety sufferers around the world,
I have come to understand that it NEVER turns out that way.
The reason for this is simple: anxiety is an emotional problem,
NOT a medical condition. Therefore, trying to use pharmaceutical-based
anxiety treatments almost always leads down a dead-end road.
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It's like
that old saying, "you don't go to the hardware store
to buy milk." And when you have an emotional problem
(such as anxiety), you're not going to solve it by picking
up a prescription at the drugstore. Emotional problems are
solved by dealing with the underlying emotions, not by pretending
you have an illness that is out of your control.
 Now
I'm not pointing my finger at anyone else here, because I
have made every one of these mistakes personally, and some
of them for many, many years. Like a lot of people out there,
I tried anxiety treatments that involved nothing more than
popping pills. I suppose I was simply looking for a quick
fix, rather than taking responsibility for my emotional problems,
and learning new techniques and exercises to deal with them.
It's been
nearly 10 years since I stopped having panic attacks and anxiety.
That doesn't mean my life is perfect now -- I have my ups
and downs just like everyone else. But it does mean that my
ups and downs are not because of anxiety controlling my life,
or the chaotic influence of panic attacks, like I used to
have several times a week or more.
The
anxiety treatments that work best for me, and I have spent
years of my life now teaching to others, are all based on
simple exercises and techniques to change our "thinking
habits." These treatments are all about personal responsibility,
about understanding that anxiety and panic attacks are not
illnesses that are out of our control, but emotional problems
(normally based on control issues) that WE CREATE.
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 The
trick to understanding anxiety is to realize that we all create
our own emotional "environment," and each of us
has the power to create a different outlook and state of mind.
The exercises and techniques you will find in the EasyCalm
Series deal with gradually changing your mindset, and eliminating
the control issues and emotional baggage that contributes
so greatly to anxiety. These types of anxiety treatments do
not rely on pharmaceuticals, with potentially dangerous side
effects and withdrawal symptoms; but rather, they are based
on addressing the underlying causes of the anxiety, to ensure
your recovery is not a "quick fix," but a long-lasting
solution to the problem.
Of course,
there are other anxiety treatments that are useful for many
people as well. Changes in diet -- especially cutting out
dairy products -- can be beneficial, as is therapy with an
experienced cognitive behavioral therapist, using natural
herbs and supplements, or practicing tai chi or yoga. All
of these anxiety treatments have their place, and often the
best results can be had by utilizing several of them at once.
 My
experience with anxiety has taught me that, although people
are individuals and can have very unique situations, their
anxiety problems tend to be much the same. In other words,
you are certainly unique and special -- but your anxiety is
not. I speak to thousands of anxiety sufferers about their
experiences with various anxiety treatments, and I can assure
you that I basically hear the same two or three stories over
and over again.
Those
who recover from anxiety and go on to live a "normal"
life also tend to have certain things in common. First, most
of them have tried many different types of anxiety treatments,
including anti-anxiety medication. And second, virtually every
one of them reached a point where they realized THEY were
creating their anxiety situation because of certain thinking
habits they had developed along the way.
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There
is a vicious circle about anxiety: the more anxiety and panic
attacks you have, the more you feel like a "victim."
But, the more you feel like a "victim," the more
anxiety and panic attacks you tend to have. It is a spiral
that goes around and around until we deliberately began taking
responsibility for the anxiety and panic, and refusing to
see ourselves as a victim in any way.
Anxiety
treatments that are successful ALWAYS encouraged this type
of thinking. On the other hand, anxiety treatments (such as
medication) that contribute to the anxiety sufferer feeling
like a victim almost ALWAYS fail. -- J Mercer
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