Heightened anxiety, or better known as panic attack, is a normal occurrence. Normal in the sense that it is accepted as a part of our daily activities. It can go beyond normal though and anxiety is a form of depressive illness
Anxiety is not that bad though. It keeps us primed, as if it trains us to be always on our toes. It also keeps us psychologically alert. These exercises can be good but to a certain extent or limit only. Beyond the limit, things may start to get nasty.
When we are engulfed with a bout of panic attack, we have one of two choices. We can either face it or get away from it. This is better known as the fight/flight response. Given a choice, would you face panic attack and experience its full impact, or would you rather retreat or run away from it?
Read these 10 tips to reduce your stressed life before you find yourself with that terrible burnout feeling.
1. Take time out to savor the fresh scent of nature, especially flowers. The sight and the fragrance that flowers bring can be great relief to a tired, irritated, or dragged feeling. If you love nature, nothing is more invigorating than flowers and plants. If you don't have a garden you could visit a place that does.
2. Is your burnout a result of doing something you don't like to do, yet you have to face it just the same. Picture in your mind an image that you like to do and push aside the image to the thing you don't like to do.
This strategy of imagery helps to lessen the tiring weight of the thing you get stressed about acting upon. In the process, your task gets done with less resistance on your part. Before you even know it, the job is already done and probably with favorable results.
3. Try ginseng. Ginseng is an energy food. Most health food stores sell it. You can either take it as a tea drink or mix it in your cooking for a wholesome meal. Ginseng comes in a variety of strengths. If you're not very familiar with it, just ask at your health food store and they will gladly help you out.
4. . A burnout can be equated to an individual who could use a time out from the hustles of life. This is similar to a coach of a basketball team asking for a time out to come up with a winning game plan when his team is not playing at its peak. Take advantage of this time out to meditate and relax those frenzied nerves. Do it today !
5. Empty your mind! Pick up and round up useful memories and discard those damaging emotions and negative thoughts.
6. Get out of your normal routine if you feel in a rut. Go on a picnic with the family, a camping trip out in the woods, or a weekend adventure to a totally different are or environment.
7. Listen to relaxing music. It lifts us emotionally. You may want to choose specific sounds that can relieve a person from burnout with soothing sounds.Something that is personal to you. The sounds of the sea rolling ashore gently,classical tunes etc
8. Indulge yourself. If you come home exhausted from work and feel like sitting in a bath for an hour - do it ! Give yourself something to look forward to.It need not involve spending a lot of money either.
9. It is important to identify what causes your stress or a panic attack. Equally important is to think in a positive way. If your mind has room for negative thoughts like doomsday and the like, your mind must also have room for positive thoughts to find ways of preventing or minimizing destruction.
Actually, you must find ways for your positive thoughts to dominate your negative thoughts. To do this, you have to exercise your mind by telling it to "Think positive! Think positive!" In due time, improvements in positive mental attitude will prosper over any negative thoughts.
10. Positive expectation in life.Be careful to guard your thoughts. "What's going to happen next?" Will I be like one of those victims that suffer all the time Will I be spared from future disasters?" These questions would most likely race through your mind, with one common denominator - they are negatively inclined. Go out with happy expectation , not negative nightmare. Don't look at a neighbour's, or friend's lifestyle and feel envious. Ask yourself how you could live the same.Or be happy as you are with the life you have.
Anxiety or burnout can bring on a prolonged episode of uneasiness and fear, leading to a panic attack. A panic attack is a state of mind, an apprehension. There is no way a person will experience a brush on something like a heart attack, a coma, or even death because a panic attack is not life threatening.
There is never a recorded case of a person who has died as a result of panic attack. Rest your mind to the fact that panic attack is not a physical ailment, even with the physical manifestations like sweating, palpitations, stomach cramps, and all that. You will be able to face and experience its full impact without any life-threatening effects. However, long term without some form of medical assistance there will be a negative effect on your mental and physical health.
