According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 31% of individuals in the United States will be suffering from anxiety disorders at some time in their life. In addition, the stressful pandemic lifestyle has dramatically increased the number of people suffering from anxiety issues.
While stress and anxiety are unavoidable as we experience life’s natural ebbs and flows, I suggest you learn how to self soothe and manage your worry.
In the beginning, this book acquaints you with what anxiety is.
Anxiety is a sensation of fear, dread, or uneasiness related to unpleasant experiences of a person with potentially harmful consequences. Sometimes, a wide range of physical symptoms might accompany it.
Although anxiety is a natural reaction to various events, sometimes it may become overwhelming. Next, the writer continues to explain the many dimensions within which you and your anxiety exist.
Once you start identifying these dimensions which are mostly triggers and symptoms, you’ll be able to work around them, and in time, overcome them too. In short, you will begin your healing journey by learning how to overcome your stuck points.
Then, the readers will come across a detailed discussion on how anxiety affects your mind and body.
While the common cognitive symptoms of anxiety are trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, you may also experience difficulty focusing, feeling on edge, irritated or restless.
In addition to that, some physical symptoms are quickly weary or weak. You may also have muscle tension, elevated heart rate, hyperventilating, sweating, shaking, and gastrointestinal disorders.
If you let your anxiety spin out of control without taking steps to address it, the symptoms listed above may grow considerably worse. Besides affecting your personal relationships, it can also affect your professional life.
Therefore, I suggest trying one or more of the self-soothing activities mentioned in the book to aid anxiety.
Everybody wants to feel better when we are physically or psychologically upset, anxious, or sad. Many of us try to feel better by learning how to mend and reduce our anxiety in the short and long terms.
In other words, we self-soothe. Self-soothing is a means of rewarding ourselves with positive sensations to move on from any negativity or discomfort.
Furthermore, the book illustrates anxiety as inner demons, similar to the Harry Potter books ‘dementors.’ They drain you of your happiness, leaving you with despair, self-doubt, and anxiety.
Somewhat allowing this dragon to rule your life, you must tame it and keep it under control. So, the next time a thought demon arrives, force him to sit and fight it your way.
Try using the self-soothing strategies listed in the book and avoid becoming overwhelmed by external or internal stress.
Grab “Anxiety and Panic: How to Self-Soothe” today itself and give yourself a calm and focused life.
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