Are you plagued by asthma-liked symptoms even though you never had asthma throughout your life? Sometimes the symptoms even escalate to hyperventilation?
Does your mind run amok at times? Thinking "what-if this happens" or "what-if that happens"?
Or you feel the need to chain smoking and drinking excessive alcohol?
These are just some of the symptoms that you are possibly affected with anxiety or panic attack.
What is anxiety? Why did it occur? And what can you do about it?
Anxiety, as explained in Wikipedia, "Is a psychological and physiological state that causes an unpleasant feeling that is associated with uneasiness, fear and worry."
This means that for anxiety or panic attack to occur, you have unintentionally fueled it.
So what are the 2 main things that are fueling anxiety?
1. Stress
Stress is a fuel for many things. Stress causes high-blood pressure, heart attacks, muscle tightness, feeling impatient while flaring up at the slightest unpleasantness, and not forgetting our topic for the day - anxiety.
Do you have a lot of stress lately? Are you always thinking about how much work needs to be done, or how much responsibilities are added to your burden everyday? These stress-inducing thoughts help anxiety to grow in your body.
2. Asking "what-ifs" too much.
Another fuel that adds to anxiety is thinking and worrying a lot. The thoughts of "what-ifs" on the worst-case scenarios keep appearing too often.
"What if this happens...? If this happens, will that happens too...? Oh no! If that happens, what else will happen...?"
As you can see from the above example, it becomes a vicious cycle that runs nonstop.
No wonder they have anxiety!
You now know two of the most common causes of anxiety, what can you do about it?
1. For stress related anxiety due to work, you can start by delegating some of your work to colleagues or subordinate.
You can also list out all your works at the start of the day and categorizes them.
Put an "A", "B" or "C" beside every work that you need to do during the day.
"A" are for the type of work that you definitely must do within the day or else everything else will be affected.
"B" are for the type of work that you have to do but can be put off to the next day if need to after you have completed "A" Category.
"C" are for the type of work that you can either do or ignore after both "A" and "B" Categories are done.
By categorizing all your work, you will find that all the works in "C" Category are the things that take up most of your time previously.
You will find that you have more time to complete the "A" Category.
If you are wondering why I am asking you to do time management, this is because for your case, time is the primary cause for your stress! You are stress because you have not enough time to complete your work!
For those work that you can't decide which list they should go to, delegate to your subordinate or colleague immediately. You are only wasting precious time deciding where to categorize them. Furthermore, since you can't decide on their importance, they are definitely not urgent! Why waste your time on them?
P.S. I would like to credit the above time management to an author whom I've read these suggestions before. The problem is I can't recall who he is and which book I've read it from (I've read too many self-improvement books to remember the author). If you know which author I'm referring to, please send me a comment at my blog. I wouldn't want to give you the feeling that I am stealing his idea. I'll also give you credit here for reminding me.
2. For thinking and worrying too much, you can get rid of this problem easily.
Why? Because it's all in your head! You are the one who cause the anxiety!
Your mind is like a horror movie director. All the movies that your mind directs are getting more and more frightening! They tell of only doom and gloom! So you must hold the director seat yourself and ask your mind to direct another type of movies. Ask your mind to direct a comedy movie and an inspirational movie that talks about success and wealth! And replay this movie!
Have you ever asked yourself this question, "Have what I think and worry in the past, appears in my life?"
I believe the answer is almost none! If this is the case, aren't you worrying about something that has never happened? If you want to imagine the worst-case scenario, not wanting to give yourself any surprises, great. You have done so; now imagine the best-case scenario!
Some of you may say, "What I worried didn't happen, neither did the best-case scenario!"
You may be right about that, but do you want to worry yourself to death, or do you want to live your life happier?
By trying the above-mentioned methods, you may find yourself lowering your anxiety level further.
I sincerely wish you well and towards a better you!
Wishing you all the best!
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