075: Seven Ways To Effectively Deal With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

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Anxiety disorders can be attributed to a wide ranging complex set of risk factors including brain chemistry genetics environmental factors personality and life events Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U S affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older or 18 1 of the population every year Worrying feelings of doubt and general fears are all normal aspects of life It s NATURAL to be anxious about an upcoming job interview a first date the birth of your first child etc To varying degrees we all get anxious at times but when your anxieties are so frequent and impactful that they affect your ability to operate and de-compress you may have Generalized Anxiety Disorder GAD GAD affects 6 8 million adults or 3 1 of the U S population yet only 43 2 are receiving treatment Women are twice as likely to be affected as men GAD often co-occurs with major depression What separates basic everyday worry fear and doubt from GAD is that the anxiety involved can be characterized as Intrusive Persistent Disruptive and Excessive Quote Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind And since we will never be able to master it we will have to learn to live with it just as we have learned to live with storms Paulo Coelho An estimated 5 7 of U S adults experience generalized anxiety disorder at some time in their lives Where the hell do we even begin to deal with this crisis Today we re going to discuss SEVEN actionable effective methods to deal with GAD 1 Connect with Others Building a strong support system is CRUCIAL 2 Learn Your Triggers Can you pinpoint which people places and or activities trigger your anxiety 3 Practice Acceptance A more internal psychological method of managing your anxiety is to practice acceptance 4 Keep a Positive Attitude Don t lose hope Don t give up You can live a totally fulfilled productive and excitement filled life with GAD 5 Eat Well As we ve discussed on The Motivation Movement PODCAST before what foods we consume directly effects our physical and emotional health and well-being 6 Use Aromatherapy – Aromatherapy is a holistic healing treatment that uses natural plant extracts to promote health and well-being 7 Connect with Nature FINALLY the great olde outdoors is a GREAT way to cope with and manage your anxiety https mruddo com