Exercise And Anxiety - Increasing One Will Decrease The Other

The thing about anxiety and panic attacks is the lonileness that the sufferer feels. Having constant panic attacks makes you feel alone and like you are the only person in the world going through your private hell. I suffered like this for many years of my life, afraid to do anything or see anyone because I had extreme panic and agoraphobia.

I was always so afraid that I was losing my mind or even worse...dying from these anxiety attacks. I tried telling others about what I was going through, but only found that "normal" people didn't understand half of what I was going through. I had to live with my scary and constant thoughts all by myself.

On top of that, I was in and out of the hospital more than a few times because I thought I was having heart attacks. I constantly felt like I was on the verge of dying, and even though doctor's would tell me that I was fine, it was hard to believe them at first.

Eventually though, I found a great family doctor that really listened to me about what I was going through with my anxiety. I had to have a bunch of blood tests done so that he could rule out any possible health conditions that may have been making me feel the way I was, but that was all pretty easy.

Once we determined that I was safe from death, he helped me get into an exercise regime that really helped get some of my anxiety under control. I still didn't like that I had something "wrong" with me, but I was slowly but surely feeling better than I had in years.

There is something to be said for how good it makes you feel to know that you are not losing your mind when you have this disorder. That knowledge is the key to really making the changes necessary so that you can learn how to cure anxiety for good, and without being addicted to a medication.

I started to find that if I felt a bit anxious, I could so some really simple things to calm me down. I took up running and found that the more tired-out I got after a workout, the more calm I would feel a few minutes later. I'm not saying run a mile everytime you feel anxious, but if you can do any kind of exercise when you feel a panic attack coming on, it can really make a big difference in your mood.

Exercising produces serotonin in your body, which is responsible for your mood. So it only makes sense that regular exercise will increase your mood in a totally natural way, and keep you much calmer than you would think.

The best way to learn how to cure anxiety is to realize that there are many things that you can do about it.