Ayurvedic treatment to get rid of anxiety

Suffering from anxiety? Planning to seek a doctor's advice and start taking medicines? Well, medicines should be avoided as they try your calm you down artificially. The causes of anxiety are many and you need to work towards fighting the cause and not the symptom, whichis anxiety. There are many ordinary causes of anxiety including stress, lack of sleep, work pressure, emotional misbalance due to changes in life like divorce, pregnancy, or marriage, skipping meals, and unbalanced lifestyle etc.

If you are suffering from anxiety, you try to seek advice from an ayurvedic expert. Ayurveda unlike prescription medications works naturally and give permanent results. In addition, you don’t need to take ayurvedic herbs to get rid of anxiety. Here, we share some natural remedies for anxiety as suggested in Ayurveda:

Get Warm

Pacifying vata is what is required if you want to reduce anxiety. Cold increases it while warmth brings it down. This is the reason why many people tend to become anxious during the winters. If you are feeling too anxious, pamper yourself with a warm bath. You can also drink a glass of warm milk with saffron to reduce stress. Keeping a hot water bag under your feet while sleep would also help and make sure that you have a peaceful night.

Create and Maintain a Healthy and Balanced Lifestyle

If you really want to fight anxiety, this is one of the most important things that you need to do. Maintaining a healthy and balanced lifestyle can go a long way in reducing stress andanxiety. Make a routine and try your best to follow it. By routine, we mean, a fixed time to eat and sleep. It’s true that maintaining such a routine is very tough in our busy schedules, but it is not impossible too. Eat healthy and  do regular exercise.

Follow a vata pacifying diet. Avoid caffeine and other stimulants as much as possible. Eat less of carbohydrates and frozen food as well. Drink warm soups and your vata also like sweet, salty, and sour foods.  Do not drink cold water and always eat your breakfast in the morning.

Get an Oil Massage

Vata happens to airy and dry and so you are anxious, you tend to find yourself 'up'. A warm oil massage would bring it back to the ground. Ask someone to rub olive oil, or sesame oil on your back and feet. Put pressure in the middle while massaging your feet for immediate calming effect.

While massaging your feet, put pressure at the centre for an immediate calming effect. Massaging oil on the scalp, forehead, and temples also works wonder as far as reducing anxiety is concerned. Abhyanga (whole body warm oil massage) is the best way to reduce stress, though it is always not possible to undergo the same.

Practice Yoga

Deep breathing happens to be one of easiest ayurvedic remedies for anxiety. Taking deep breaths can reduce stress and anxiety. It also works magic when you are angry and you want to control your anger. Practice Pranayama every day for best results. Yogic breathing comes in different forms and you search online for them and practice what suits you the best. Forward bends also help in bringing down anxiety to a great extent. Doing child's pose is another yoga that you can try.

Meditate

Meditation in general is great for your healthy. Meditation is a powerful way to heal your mind and body. Simply sit for 10 minutes at one silent corner of your home and meditate. This would decrease anxiety and develop your concentration levels. Check out meditation videos on the Internet or you can also join meditation classes.

Anxiety: It’s Common But Can Spell Disaster

Feeling anxious can be quite normal, as long as any feelings of apprehension or tension go away again by themselves or aren’t severe enough to impact on your life. Anxiety often accompanies depression, and as with depression and stress most people feel anxious at times, particularly when confronted with a stressful situation. You can also experience symptoms of anxiety for no apparent reason, and particularly when worries seem to take over your life you may suffer from what’s known as generalised anxiety disorder. This can be difficult to distinguish from depression and stress.

Anxiety isn’t always easy to recognise, and so consider these indicators:

• You feel nervous or on edge.
• You find relaxing and controlling your worries difficult.
• You tend to worry a lot, perhaps much more than you or other people feel is ‘normal’, and tend to think the worst.
• You’re so fidgety that you find sitting still difficult at times.
• You suffer from mood swings or get easily wound up.
• Your worrying affects your day-to-day life significantly – including your social life and work.
• You often think that something bad is going to happen.
• You find your worries upsetting and stressful.
• You suffer nightmares or from increased sensitivity to noise.

Physical symptoms commonly develop when you suffer from anxiety, and so you may also notice the following:

• Your hands are shaking and you may notice strange sensations such as tingling or numbness.
• You easily get a dry mouth or find swallowing difficult.
• You get headaches or feel dizzy.
• You experience chest discomfort or palpitations.
• You pass urine or open your bowels frequently.

If you feel that you may be suffering from anxiety – particularly if you’ve had symptoms of anxiety for a few months or longer – visit your psychiatrist for further assessment and to discuss the treatment options. If appropriate, your psychiatrist may want to exclude other possible causes that can also lead to symptoms of anxiety, such as:

• Formation of an overactive thyroid gland.
• Drinking too much coffee or tea.
• Experiencing low blood sugar.
• Withdrawing from drugs or alcohol.

Anxiety is incredibly common, but many people with symptoms of anxiety struggle to summon up the courage and seek professional help because they’re anxious or because they’re ashamed or embarrassed about the way they feel and think. Remember that your psychiatrist is well trained in dealing with anxiety, and that lots of other people also have these symptoms.