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Anxiety symptoms can be extremely difficult to bear. The dilemma of every anxiety sufferer is this: they cannot control the fear, and they find it difficult to talk about it.
2. Anxiety symptoms can be extremely difficult
to bear
The dilemma of every anxiety sufferer
◦ They cannot control the fear
◦ They find it difficult to talk about it
They know that help is around
◦ in the people that show concern
◦ in the self help tools that are readily available to
them
But there’s no quick fix for anxiety
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3. What can a sufferer do while he’s moving
he s
towards recovery?
What can be done about the symptoms that
threaten to disrupt his efforts at any time?
The answer is to cope
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4. Coping with anxiety is not the same as curing
the disorder
But coping will have to do until you find the
lasting cure that works
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5. 1.
1 Stop the Blame
2. Stay Positive
3. Take Small Steps
4. Trust that You Can Recover For Good
5. Don’t Look for
D ’ L kf
Short-term Solutions
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6. Do not blame yourself or anyone else for this
disorder
Do not agonize about how things turned out
this way
Thinking about th t situation will only sink
Thi ki b t that it ti ill l i k
you deeper into the bottomless well of
anxiety
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7. Positive attitude is possible even when all you
can think about is the negative
Saying ‘things are not so bad’ can be a
positive force
A constructive mental state
t ti t l t t
◦ It’s not something grand
◦ It’s not an automatic thing
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8. Focus your energy to identify the positive
forces around you and cultivate them
When you see things positively
◦ You will feel better
◦ Great for your recovery
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9. Being anxious is hard to break
The first step is to stop worrying about your
panic attacks
Panic attacks are not always emotional in
nature
Small steps to prevent by staying healthy
◦ Regulate your diet
◦ Sleep well
◦ Listen to your doctor
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10. Preparing for a panic attack won’t help you
recover from anxiety
Trusting th t you will get over thi will
T ti that ill t this, ill
Don’t read stories about people that h d a
’ d b l h had
relapse
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11. Anti-anxiety drugs are created for a reason
◦ That’s for those who cannot cope with the
That s
symptoms of anxiety attacks
The mere thought of coping without the use
of drugs is a huge part of recovery
Drugs can be enslaving and addictive so be
addictive,
cautious in their use
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