How to cope with anxiety?
Anxiety disorder is a very common condition that affects 1 in 14 people. Coping badly with this problem, or avoid taking action, can lead to serious mental health conditions such as depression and much more. It’s especially important to be able to distinguish between the anxiety that accompanies us in stressful situations and the disease.
Questions:
- Do you know someone with an anxiety disorder? How is it manifested? If not tell us, how did you deal with your minor or major anxiety?
- Do you think it's worth a risk? Have you made any bold decisions recently?
- Which strategy for coping with anxiety presented in the video do you think is the most effective? Making decisions firmly, forgiving yourself or doing something with others in mind?
Comments
2. I don't think I fully understand this question. But I will answer as I think. I think whether it is worth taking any risks depends on the circumstances and our personality. Some people don't like risks, so they shouldn't take it. Unless the question is about risk-taking in the context of fighting anxiety. Exposing to anxiety triggers should be done slowly and carefully.
3. I think many strategies can be good, but the one that will be most effective depends on our personality, problem, and type of anxiety disorder. I think each case should be consulted with someone who will know how to guide us through our problem towards a solution. We can hurt ourselves even more if we don't know what we're up against.
Thank you for this extensive comment. I am incredibly intrigued with how the change in diet has affected your well-being. I myself noticed that for a week eating only junk food without vitamins, I felt bored and had no energy for intellectual work. We become what we eat.
The question about taking risks is that it's a good step to start dealing with your fears and getting out of your comfort zone. I understand your way of thinking and partially agree, but the presenter in the film urges people to take risks as a method of fighting anxiety.
"We can hurt ourselves even more if we don't know what we're up against." - these are very important words that I support.
I am not sure if my friends have an anxiety disorder. Even if they do they are probably to shy to talk about it. Maybe because the society we live in does not encourage us to talk about how we will, every mental issue wiwthin us is described as weakness. I am personally a person who has goals in life set and focus on it very much. It motivates me to hard work and constantly reminds me about what I want to achieve right here, right now. I also love self development, when I notice something in myself that can be improved I am willing to focus on that even if it is a long time process.
2. Do you think it's worth a risk? Have you made any bold decisions recently?
I believe that taking risks and going out from our comfort zone is very important. It teaches us how to adapt to new things and new environments which is a very important thing in order to thrive in 21's century. I did not make any bold decisions recently but I am not afraid to. In worst case I will make a mistake but mistake is still a thing from which I can learn something new.
3. Which strategy for coping with anxiety presented in the video do you think is the most effective? Making decisions firmly, forgiving yourself or doing something with others in mind?
I think that the most important strategy among all of them is a capability to forgive ourselves. If you can do it, then you are not afraid to make mistakes, therefore you always try and never stop growing.
You are right that "the society we live in does not encourage us to talk about how we will, every mental issue wiwthin us is described as weakness". However, I would like to point out that we live in a time when more and more talk about these problems and we are more and more aware. Congratulations on your persistence in pursuing your goal. This is a beautiful trait and is becoming rarer in a lazy society. We have such advanced technology and access to knowledge at all times and society is less and less ambitious.