Anxiety

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Hi bee,

I went to the cardio dr this morning regarding these palps... they

feel they are related to anxiety. The rythms were normal the beat was

normal just very fast. I can bring this on with just a thought. they

want me to take something for anxiety and im thinking i want to try it

for awhile until i get this under control.

I am freakin myself out with this weight loss and i think it is part

of my problem. I am having my own little pity party because i cant

eat so much and i need to get a grip on this.

Sue,

I have experience with anxiety so I wanted to share with you. At the age of 21,

I had panic attacks that included heart palpitations and I thought I was going

to die and something was REALLY wrong with me.

Here's what I learned...you CANNOT be anxious if you are relaxed...it's

impossible to feel extreme opposite ways at the same time. Secondly, your

thoughts have everything to do with how you feel. Here's a suggestion that

works for me...I would think of something that always brings happiness or joy or

relaxation to you...have that ready so that next time you have an anxious

thought...act consciously and revert your thinking to the positive scene you

came up with earlier (remember you can't be anxious when you are relaxed).

Also breathing helps tremendously with anxiety. Another exercise is to breathe

in air through your nose and imagine that your lungs are a coke bottle that you

have to completely fill up..then when you exhale imagine yourself sliding down a

slide as you let the air out. Do this 4 or 5 times and you should be relaxed.

Armed with this information, I was able to overcome my panic attacks without

drugs and so can you!

If you are interested in an alternative therapy to deal with your anxiety (one

that would not interfere with your courageous mission to get healthy), try the

Emotional Freedom technique. Go to www.emofree.com and either download the free

manual or look for a practitioner in your area. Depending on how deeply rooted

your anxiety is, you could be free of it in one or two sessions. It is an

AMAZING tool!

Hope that helps. Hang in there!

Chanon