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Conquering Anxiety
Part 2
by Poonam Sharma

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Breaking The Cycle Of Anxiety

Our natural instinct is to run from what we fear the most, or to freeze, hoping that what we fear will go away. However, just like turning on the lights helped to dispel the monsters under the bed, turning around and facing your fears directly can have an empowering and liberating effect from anxiety. As you confront your fears, they WILL become smaller. Here are some suggestions for breaking the cycle of anxiety:

1. TAKE ACTION. Don't procrastinate, hide, or run away. Believe that you have the power to overcome your anxiety. Immediately, it may not feel good to face your fears directly, but if you apply this strategy consistently, it typically works.

2. GET SOME PERSPECTIVE. Often anxiety is rooted in exaggeration of one's worst fears and negative thoughts. If you are the kind of person who embraces "worst-case scenarios" regularly, you may need a cognitive tune-up. Strategies such as thought stopping might be helpful. Whenever a negative or anxiety-based thought occurs such as "I'm going to make a fool of myself" or "I don't measure up," tell yourself to STOP! Stopping these types of thoughts is essential to interrupting the cycle of anxiety.

3. TUNE OUT. If anxiety causes physical problems such as sweaty palms, heart-racing, shallow breathing, or nervousness in general, it is important to distract yourself from these physical sensations. Deep breathing and simple counting can be effective. Use any of your five senses to distract yourself. For example, count the tiles on the floor, focus on background voices or music, and so on. Remember, what you focus on tends to grow.

4. REPACKAGE ANXIETY. Sometimes relabeling anxiety as "energy" or "excitement" can cause a positive transformation. An interesting study compared the thoughts of beginning and expert skydivers.

Beginning skydivers reported a lot of fear and apprehension about their jump; whereas, expert skydivers reported feeling excited or exhilarated. However, on actual physical measures, both groups were experiencing the same physiological reactions. The only difference was in the label they attached to them.

5. TAKE SMALL STEPS. If your anxiety has you "stuck," focus on a small step you can take to get yourself moving again. Be willing to seek support from a good friend or a perhaps a professional coach if you feel you cannot do this alone. Sometimes another person can see exactly what you need to do to get going again.

NOTE: If you are experiencing extreme or chronic anxiety (i.e. panic attacks), consider talking to a healthcare professional to learn effective techniques that might work for your particular situation. Even severe anxiety is very treatable. You can learn to manage and even conquer anxiety.

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Poonam Sharma is a licensed psychologist and personal wellness coach. She did her doctoral work at The University of Texas at Austin and is a graduate of MentorCoach, a coach training program specifically for mental health professionals. She specializes in helping people with health issues.

In her coaching practice, she loves to work with organizations, groups, and individuals, helping them overcome obstacles to achieve the success they desire. Her style is to listen attentively to you in order to understand your situation clearly, assist you in setting realistic goals, and then supporting you as you take steps that will move you toward the results you desire.

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