Archive for November 2009

How to Deal With Anxiety At Work

When you suffer from social anxiety at work, your interactions get very inhibited. A “harmless personality trait” can become a major obstacle that stands in the way of fulfillment and productivity. There is no magic pill to cure the problem. As with all aspects of life, if you really want to get the most out of your social interactions on the job and after hours, you have to put some effort into them.

The root of the word “succeed” means to follow through. As we have heard many times before, ideas are a dime a dozen. It’s the following through on an idea that makes the difference between “just a dream” and a reality.

There is a lot of value in recording your goals. If your goal is to rid yourself of anxiety, you should begin with small steps. As you start to feel more confident, you gently move through the more difficult, challenging steps. One way of organizing these steps is to make a list. This is a list of actions or situations, ordered according to the level of difficulty, starting with the easiest and moving to more challenging ones.

If, by the end of three days, you’ve accomplished this goal, move on to the next step; that is, actually greeting your superiors. If you notice that you are having difficulty moving past a certain step in the list, it’s time to take a break and identify stumbling blocks.

Once you have cleared out the negative thinking, restored you self-esteem, or adjusted your goals, then you are back on track and can proceed again. As you continue with this method, you’ll notice your confidence growing.

6 Steps to Deal with Anxiety

Here are the 6 basic steps I implemented from my research and they have helped me when dealing with my anxieties.

1. The most important issue for me was alcohol and coffee (Nicotine can trigger the attacks as well.)Now a glass of wine may calm you, but if you over drink, the next day you may get anxiety or panic attack!
2. Once I got rid of coffee and alcohol, I started looking for natural teas in local health stores for anxieties. Those really help me and instead of coffee I drink the tea. Here is one that is good Yogi Calming tea! and you can also try this products A+ TestCalmer it is a 100% natural formula.
3. Talking to my wife and some very close friends about the fears I was facing made the difference as well. Basically just getting it out of my system. Trust me, I saved a lot of money this way, instead of going to therapist.
4. In addition, talking with others who had the same or similar issues.
5. Methods of relaxation such as breathing or if possible some light exercise (Which in my case was more difficult but still possible.)
6. Avoiding sugar and adding more fruits and vegetables to my diet.

However the fact is, that these steps will help lower the number of anxiety attacks, but you need to change your mind set. You do not want to live in fear, you want to live in peace!