briggs05
09-03-2014, 10:40 PM
Anxiety can be very frustrating. I know because I have dealt with it for the last ten years. It can confuse you, stress you out and leave you feeling doubtful of every choice that you make. There are biological and psychological factors that contribute to your anxiety. You can spend days trying to figure out all the possible sources for your anxiety. Whether it be the foods you eat, the amount of sleep you are getting, the amount of television you are watching or the amount of exercise you are getting, you can spend alot of time trying to figure out the root cause of your anxiety. While these are all good things to check in relationship to your anxiety and which all could very well be playing a large part in you having anxiety, I have noticed that the strongest and most effective way to overcome your anxiety is a strong will. Will power has the power to restructure your brain so that you feel calmer and more relaxed. Anxiety is nothing more than an anxious feeling, developed in your own head, that causes you to doubt yourself. So, by displaying strong will power, you can stop the anxiety right in its tracks. Mental toughness can go a long way in overcoming anxiety because since anxiety is something that you bring on yourself by talking yourself into it, it is something that you can overcome by yourself simply by talking yourself out of it. When you are ready to do so, I believe the most effective way to overcome anxiety is to take a stand and say to yourself, " I'm not going to let this anxiety control any more of my life." The hard part then is to live this statement every second of every day.
This will work for any form of anxiety. If you have OCD, you must tell yourself that you are never going to give in to your compulsions again, no matter how strong they are. You must tell yourself that everything is going to be okay if you don't give in to your OCD. If you get panic attacks, you must tell yourself that there is no reason to panic and that the best thing that you can do is to continue to go about your day as if there is nothing wrong, because in most cases, there ISN'T. If you have general anxiety, then you must tell yourself that you are going to act normally in every situation, no matter how you feel. You have to tell yourself that the anxious feelings you are experiencing have all developed inside your own head and therefore you have the power to get rid of them whenever you want. You must keep telling yourself that everything is okay all day long and eventually this idea will take the place of your anxious thoughts and you will return to being a calm and relaxed person. This concept has a strong scientific backing as well. The basis of the idea of positive thinking is rooted in a concept called neuroplasticity.
Neuroplasticity is the ability for your brain to reorganize and restructure itself. Anxiety is a learned behavior that has developed because of every time you have given in to your anxiety. Every time you avoid something or someone because of your anxiety, you are strengthening the idea in your brain that something is wrong, even though nothing is wrong. Every time you give in to a compulsion, you are telling your brain that your compulsions are necessary, even though they are not. In actuality they are harmful and only develop into a viscous cycle of anxiety and anxious behavior. So, in order to overcome this viscous cycle, you must take a stand and start telling your brain something else. You must restructure your brain to think more positively. No matter how much anxiety you are feeling you must tell yourself that you are going to move on with your life and that these feelings are not rooted in reality and have only been made up in your own head. Again, tell yourself, " I am not going to let these anxious feelings control my life anymore." Continue to do this and over time your brain will start to function normally again and you will feel calm and relaxed like you once did.
This will work for any form of anxiety. If you have OCD, you must tell yourself that you are never going to give in to your compulsions again, no matter how strong they are. You must tell yourself that everything is going to be okay if you don't give in to your OCD. If you get panic attacks, you must tell yourself that there is no reason to panic and that the best thing that you can do is to continue to go about your day as if there is nothing wrong, because in most cases, there ISN'T. If you have general anxiety, then you must tell yourself that you are going to act normally in every situation, no matter how you feel. You have to tell yourself that the anxious feelings you are experiencing have all developed inside your own head and therefore you have the power to get rid of them whenever you want. You must keep telling yourself that everything is okay all day long and eventually this idea will take the place of your anxious thoughts and you will return to being a calm and relaxed person. This concept has a strong scientific backing as well. The basis of the idea of positive thinking is rooted in a concept called neuroplasticity.
Neuroplasticity is the ability for your brain to reorganize and restructure itself. Anxiety is a learned behavior that has developed because of every time you have given in to your anxiety. Every time you avoid something or someone because of your anxiety, you are strengthening the idea in your brain that something is wrong, even though nothing is wrong. Every time you give in to a compulsion, you are telling your brain that your compulsions are necessary, even though they are not. In actuality they are harmful and only develop into a viscous cycle of anxiety and anxious behavior. So, in order to overcome this viscous cycle, you must take a stand and start telling your brain something else. You must restructure your brain to think more positively. No matter how much anxiety you are feeling you must tell yourself that you are going to move on with your life and that these feelings are not rooted in reality and have only been made up in your own head. Again, tell yourself, " I am not going to let these anxious feelings control my life anymore." Continue to do this and over time your brain will start to function normally again and you will feel calm and relaxed like you once did.