When the feeling of overwhelming fear takes over your general sense and you feel as if you are losing control over your mind and body; you may be having an anxiety attack. These attacks make you feel awful and powerless since they make you give up on your own mind. One may have these attacks at regular intervals or may feel them once in a while. The main cause of such panic attacks is high stress in personal life. The most effective way to either avoid them or tackle them is through meditation and yoga.
Though one should visit a professional consultant to diagnose their exact condition, following it with some simple steps will only benefit them and help them get rid of such disorders naturally.
Some common causes of anxiety are as follows:
- Stress at work/school
- Stress in personal or professional life
- Financial stress
- Side effect of some medication
- Symptom of a medical illness
- Stress from some emotional trauma
- Can be due to combination of things
- Loss in any particular field of life
- A major/forceful change in personal or professional life.
While these causes are common to most of the people, everybody is different in coping up with problems. Having anxiety attack does not make one weak, but is a way where mind makes the person realize that something is not right.
Some ayurvedic and natural ways to treat anxiety:
1. Chamomile tea: whenever one may feel anxious or helpless, he should have a cup of chamomile tea. Loaded with compounds which bind to the same brain receptors as Valium, it produces a relaxing effect. It not only reduces anxiety but also helps in sleeping calmly and peacefully by relaxing muscles and reducing irritability.
2. Green tea: Chinese have been treating depression and anxiety with green tea since ancient times. Green tea consists of L-theanine (amino acid) which helps in reducing stress and relaxes mind and body. One should try switching their drink with green tea whenever they are out for dinner or one can also develop a habit of having green tea with their evening snacks.
3. Meditation: A lot of action takes place in our mind which leads to unassembled thoughts. To remove chaotic and disturbed thoughts and to replace them with sense of calm and mindfulness, one should meditate. By having the thoughts in order and peace in the system; one won’t feel anxious. Meditation will also help us in accepting our fears and fighting them. It makes us feel powerful and in control of our life reducing anxious and stressful levels.
4. Maintain a Healthy Diet: Good and Healthy food can change a person’s mood in an instant. It not only makes one happy but also helps in living healthy. By maintain a healthy diet; one eliminates the risk of stress, diseases as well as anxiety. Along with this, staying hydrated is also important. By maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle, one is at lower risk of anxiety attacks and develops a feeling of bliss.