When I start to feel anxious, tense, with many symptoms or fears in situations or in general for no apparent objective reason, the first step is always to rule out any organic problem that may be causing my discomfort, once it is ruled out I will go to a Psychologist An anxiety specialist to carry out an evaluation and thus be able to know what is happening to me, how it originated, factors involved and which treatment is the most empirically effective to know how to overcome pathological anxiety.
How to beat anxiety?
In general, when you have an anxiety problem, it is every day to eradicate it due to the discomfort and fear you suffer, trying not to have it every day and asking ourselves how to control anxiety . Anxiety is the response of physiological activation to a potential danger so when perceiving that something is dangerous.
Logically we will try to escape or fight against it, because in pathological anxiety objectively the situation or symptom that we fear is not dangerous in itself, so fighting or escaping will only reinforce our fear and discomfort that we will have to work little by little to lose just like any other fear.
Since we know that it will not go from one day to the next because it is conditioned and many times, even for years, we have to understand very well how it works in order to see that it is not dangerous, to be able to accept it and work it little by little with new tools to overcome pathological anxiety.
Learn to face your fears
It is important to learn tools to overcome my pathological fears. Both when reasonably assessing harmless situations or symptoms that are unreasonably assessed as potentially dangerous, as well as learning how anxiety works, how it originates, is maintained, and how fears are scientifically lost.
Learn to handle negative thoughts
Anxiety problems are often characterized by catastrophic negative thoughts about situations or symptoms that are not dangerous in themselves, this tendency to be based on non-demonstrable assumptions and exaggerating the consequences is a very important factor to change , learning to transform unreasonable assessments into reasonable.
This will be a central point of cognitive behavioral therapy.
Do sports and keep your body and mind active
Sport is always good for health and helps not to be ruminating or worrying about my fears all the time, but in no case does it replace therapy, because no matter how much sport I do I am not going to manage or value things in a way reasonable or lose my fears.
Don't get burdened with responsibilities and activities
Many times in anxiety problems we find ourselves with high demands or even perfectionism, so it is necessary to know how to relativize and not overload yourself. Also many anxiety problems begin after a period of strong stress after which symptoms or situations are often misinterpreted and end up becoming fearful.
Use kratom
Kratom is psychoactive plant which contains different active compounds. Using Kratom for anxiety is very natural treatment. All you just need to select perfect types of Kratom plant.
Consult a specialist
As we mentioned at the beginning of the article, it is necessary to first discard any organic problem and then go to an anxiety psychologist so that he can assess our problem, there are many types of anxiety and even other problems that generate anxiety, so a good evaluation will be Transcendental and choose a qualified specialist as well.
How to overcome anxiety with the help of a psychologist?
Cognitive behavioral therapy has been extremely effective in treating anxiety problems with a total recovery rate of over 85 percent , therefore, after a correct evaluation, the most appropriate treatment would be proposed depending on the anxiety problem in question. .
Throughout the therapy and always depending on the problem to be treated, various tools are used that have demonstrated empirical efficacy with the following objectives:
1.Psychoeducation about how the problem has originated and maintained, as well as about anxiety in order to know it in depth and know how it is acquired and how it is lost.
2.Cognitive restructuring: Working the catastrophic or exaggerated evaluations that always indicate danger, to know how to manage them and adapt them to help us manage our problem.
3.Breathing techniques and relaxation exercises: To face the dreaded situations
4.Coping with physiological RR.
5.Decreased hypervigilance.
6.Control of interpretations.
7.Eliminate RR escape / avoidance.
8.Elimination of secondary gains.
9.Resume activities
10.Maintenance changes.
How long does it take to overcome anxiety?
As we mentioned, there are many types of anxiety problems depending on which one it is and also how long you have been with the problem will vary the duration of the treatment. In addition, also of the type of therapy that is carried out.
After the exhaustive evaluation of the problem in the third session, an explanatory session is usually held in which, after the results, we can establish and guide with an estimated period of time about how long the treatment will last.
If you consider that you could be having an anxiety problem and want to evaluate it to start therapy and look for solutions, do not hesitate to call us at our Psychology Center in Madrid . We have Psychologists specialized in anxiety to help you and guide you in finding the best solution.
Imon is a freelance writer. He is a health & food blogger.