August 18th, 2010
The benefits of using ‘distraction’ in treating anxiety shouldn’t be underestimated. You need to throw yourself 100% into life in order to diffuse your anxious thoughts. You need to become so absorbed in something that you don’t have time to ‘think’ about your anxiety. Because when you aren’t obsessing about you’re condition, you become less anxious. Here, you’ll learn how to treat anxiety using distraction.
WHY SHOULD YOU TREAT ANXIETY USING DISTRACTION?
Everybody suffering with anxiety tends to keep mentally checking on their condition at any given time. They tend to look inwards at themselves by ‘checking’ how they feel at that moment; are they feeling less / more confident?; are they less / more anxious than last time they checked?; is this a possible panic attack about to start? etc.
This obsession makes their anxiety even worse. So what is needed is a way to get less obsessed or ‘preoccupied’ with their anxiety. In other words, find a distraction that is so strong that it takes their mind away from their anxiety and their anxious thoughts.
HOW TO TREAT ANXIETY USING DISTRACTION
Treating anxiety through distraction is an effective way to help remove the horrible anxious feelings that pervade your life. You do this by throwing yourself into an activity that will take up as much of your time as is reasonable, and, will need a good deal of attention on your part.
For example, you can take on voluntary work in your community. Take up sport again and strive for continuous improvement. Always fancied learning a musical instrument but never got round to it? well now’s your opportunity. Learn to draw and paint – join a club. Never really been into gardening? why not give it a real go. What about fishing? – join a club. You get the idea.
There are tons of things that must interest you and that you’d find appealing. They key is to ‘take action’. And preferably where you have opportunities to meet and interact with other people. Regular social interaction will bring great benefits too. Start looking outwards rather than inwards all the time.
Remember, the more energy and time you can give to these types of rewarding pursuits, the more your body can relax and your mind return to a more natural peaceful state.
THE BENEFITS OF TREATING ANXIETY USING DISTRACTION
Apart from the obvious such as less anxious feelings, there are many other benefits in treating anxiety this way, such as…
- improved self-esteem and confidence – new experiences – new skills – better social skills – new friends – improved overall health – better work performance
So, I hope you can now see that treating anxiety through distraction isn’t such a fanciful idea after all, but a very good tool in your recovery from anxiety. And, when used together with the ‘ONE MOVE’ technique outlined below, can lead to the elimination of anxiety (panic) attacks and general anxiety.
To discover the simple ‘ONE MOVE’ technique that will eliminate your fear factor and so break your vicious cycle of anxiety, please go here now http://eliminatepanicattacks.blogspot.com and get your old self back again.
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Anxious thoughts? UR body mirrors & responds to UR feelings immediately. Stress is deadly: stop it.
RT Anxious thoughts? UR body mirrors & responds to UR feelings immediately. Stress is deadly: stop it.
RT Anxious thoughts? UR body mirrors & responds to UR feelings immediately. Stress is deadly: stop it.
Blasting Röyksopp in an attempt to distract myself from the anxious feelings I have about the chaos that is work this week.
my favorite part of summer was being able to hang out with my friends (:
the quality isnt that gd cz i m in a country that can t upload very gd quality :S and yes i used a transcription and i arranged it to sound very common to the original
"A woman has so many parts to her body, life is very hard indeed".- Lu Xun, Anxious Thoughts on Natural Breasts
I'd love to give my thoughts once I'm set up and IMEI switched. (Just sent my request so no rush yet even tho i'm VERY anxious
Hi Giovanni,
I was amazed by your initiative in making a difference in life for the workers by teaching english.
I am a journalist by profession and like you is doing voluntary work after office hours by teaching basic conversational English to lots of workers here in our oil and gas project in Ras Laffan Industrial City.
I hope I can be of help to you as one of your volunteer and it will be my honor working for your noble project. Please do feel free to call me at my cellphones 0974-5834891 or at +639397107652 and I will be more than willing to help.
Thank you so much,
Angelito Oredo
<a class="watch-comment-atlink" Bro, the nazi signs never replaced the cross, they symolized something different. Also, Hitler was not an atheist. People believe he was a catholic, and Christ can't march long after they are dead if he never existed. If he did exist, please, show me proof.
Just Being Grateful Can Help Stop Anxious Thoughts
Stephen Strader has been emailed asking for more details.
“Please would you let me have your press release re Mark Osgood, if there is one.
It may already be contained in the press release, but I would [also] like to know the following please-
How long had Mark Osgood attended your church?
In what ministry or voluntary work was he involved?
How and when did the abuse come to your attention?
How did the church deal with it?
Thank you
Miriam”
1st off where is it a principal of bible study that a word needs to be in the bible for a doctrine to be biblical? Do you believe God is omniscient & omnipresent? Where are those words in the bible? Also Jon 17 confirms that God is more than 1 person:
oh God,
we ask you Lord, in your perfect power, to stir ramey gently, but enough for her to wake up from this post surgery sleep. Lord, we trust in your timing and we know beyond any doubt that You are in control. I pray for john's mind to rest. give him the supernatural ability to resist any anxious thoughts. thank you for the reeves' testimony of faith as it has served to strengthen those around them. Lord, Your name has been lifted up and praised in the midst of great witnesses and we come boldly before Your throne to make our requests known. we love you. we honor You. we see Your hand at work. we claim Your promises.
in Your name,
amen
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts;" Psalm 139:23
pure ignorance…doing nothing but vomiting up what you've been told.
Really enjoyed reading the blog. It's great to have an update – just in time before I go into a tail spin of anxious thoughts. It sounds like you are having a real adventure and meeting lots of interesting people. I'm glad you have recovered from the India experience and the delhi-belly!
Like Jenny and Steve I am REALLY looking forward to seeing some more photos.
Love you lots
Lynne and Vernon (Mum and Dad)
xxxxx
P.S. If Holly is 'Rose' does that mean she can dance on her tippy toes?
WOOT! I finally managed to sort out my return to work next week! Back to pulling down 2 voluntary jobs a week! Now try and call me workshy!
<a class="watch-comment-atlink" That's the nicest thing I've heard in a week ;D
Gg to do voluntary work with mom! First time! Wonder how will it be like.
Thanks, Erunner.
All of the tests they ran in the hospital were to rule out heart attack or disease. Since my mom had serious heart problems before she got lung cancer, I was very relieved to learn my heart was good.
Stopping caffeine is the hardest!
I have managed to cut down to only one or two servings a day which is good progress for me.
Thanks you for the book recommendation! I appreciate all the resources I can find to get through this.
Another good workbook is The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety. It includes a CD with meditations, printable worksheets and self-assessments. It is helping me learn to acknowledge the anxious feelings without acting on them or letting them paralyze me from doing things I need to do most of the time.
Some folks may be wary of meditation/relaxation/visualization work. I think there is value in the techniques if done in a medically appropriate way.
Most of the time I only listen to classical music now. I have found most other music, secular or christian, pushes emotional buttons right now. Its hard because I love almost every kind of music. Nevertheless, I notice a big difference if I stick to classical or mellow instrumentals.
Thanks again for making this a safe place to talk about this stuff.
<a class="watch-comment-atlink" If you disagree with me and think my comments are a waste of space then what is the point of commenting?
I am going with “but” based on grammar.
“But” (alla…not sure if spelling is correct) indicates an objection. Paul is contrasting to poles, emotion vs. reason. Anxiousness is a gut level response that, supporting Brian's earlier statement, indicates we are elevating ourselves or not resting confidently in God. I am anxious because I don't believe God will take care of my problem and it might just be up to me.
Contrasting may be too weak in regards to Paul's response because he's not giving any credence to anxiety at all. Our emotions may respond instinctively but Paul's telling us to stop, think, and pray. God is sovereign and from Scripture we see His faithful character and action. For me to let anxiousness guide me is not remembering who God is.
I have brought this verse up to friends several times and their answer is always, “You can't stop anxious feelings from happening.” That is true but I can help how I respond. If my relationship with God is strong then I am going to look to Him and His word before responding on my own.
Try lahhh
Take PCBME lahh, PCHA so like voluntary work one, hahas
Fantastic methods here, thanks a lot. I am finding it very difficult to cope with these anxious thoughts while in College, but i'm sure this technique will really help me.
Fantastic methods here, thanks a lot. I am finding it very difficult to cope with these anxious thoughts while in College, but i'm sure this technique will really help me.
<a class="watch-comment-atlink" Wait, you said to Kowski, that you have to do special prayers to pray and its 5 times a day, and even then allah may not forgive you? what corruption is this? How do you know your sins are forgiven? what certainty do you have? how do you know what bad deeds are more weight than another? There's no certainty in islam, that's why most muslims memorises the quran so they could be counted worthy to get into heaven. Tell me what certainty do you have in going to heaven?
RT RT "Search me, O God, and know my heart;test me and know my anxious thoughts." Psalm 139
I too, am the queen of anxious thoughts. It's something I struggle with constantly…and many times the anxious thoughts will interrupt an otherwise wonderful day…trying to ruin it. It's then that I have to look to God to provide solace…and to know that I'm still a “work in progress”, and will change when I'm willing to let Him do what needs to be done.
Wow, you're at 12 weeks! That's really great, but I can see how your past experiences would make it hard to celebrate just yet. I think getting the doppler is a brilliant idea. Hopefully it will help to alleviate anxious feelings along the way, and I think it's fine to wait as long as you need to in order to feel comfortable before telling the world. I'll continue to keep it quiet, and continue praying for a healthy pregnancy. Hugs to you!
HAHA cuts in ITV then gets hit with an envolope
Debbie looks really good in this video .
See.. Every tension or problem comes under the one category, that is the wish. If your wish is a good one and that would helpfull to others then your mind automatically tell that the fruit is not yours and but for all. Then how you get anxiety..?
Ok. how to make our wish a good one?
Simple. Everything you get from here is given from here. Nothing is created for you only. This equity thought will give you the softness in you. This is the first step to get store your positive energy from the Universe.
Deep breathing,mindfulness, and meditation will reduce your stress. Opening your heart to positive energy and love will help as well.
As far as yoga, any practice should lead you in a good direction. Just open your mind and your heart to it.
You need to understand your “SELF”. This is acheived with meditation. Meditation is a form of “YOGA”. For your info there is no meaning for the word YOGA. It is a synonym used to describe the various excersises. YOGA Asanna as it is called in India has 8 levels of which meditation is one. Thru meditation all your questions will be answered. To achieve your objectives first you have to identify a “GURU”. This guru will be your guide to attaining the level of understanding your “SELF”.
Yoga Tips for Ladies: Upward Facing Dog
Upward Facing Dog is a easy to moderate position and is great for strengthening shoulders, triceps, quads, and back. Also stretches the front body.
1. Place your palms flat on the floor next to your shoulders, with your fingers pointed forward. Extend your feet out behind you.
2. Press your body up and bring your chest to the ceiling, arch your back, and extend your neck by lifting your chin.
3. Lift your quads off the mat by putting some weight on the tops of your feet. Be sure to keep your arms close to your body, keeping your elbows soft.
4. Hold this pose for 5 to 8 breaths.
Pranayam. Or deep breathing will help you immensely. Before you start, sit with your legs crossed (or any other comfortable position), close your left nostril with ur index finger and breathe in deeply through your right nostril. Take in as much air as possible.Now exhale through your left nose with force. Repeat the same with procedure (inhale) with the left nostril and exhale from the right. Dit for 5-10 minutes. Then start the deep breathing with both the nostrils, hands on the knees. Breathe deeply, taking in as much oxygen as possible. Release with force. It may cause a head rush as the brain gets a lot of oxygen,,this will help you in meditating and relieving stress. You can if needed chant om but its not essential.Just keep your eyes closed and concentrate on ur breathing. Deep breathing -breathe from ur stomach. All the best!
It's funny you ask this question because I just happen to be deeply indulged in the Tibetan book of living and dying.
As an old Yogin once said, A mystik that can turn the ground into the ceiling or levitate does not impress me much, what truely impresses me is the ability to turn a negative energy into something positive.
So as you can see, this is not something that is easy, it is all a state of mind. From what I gather, the key is to catch your self in mid thought whenever something (negative and positive) is happening and figure out what the source of it is. The next step is to release the thought from your mind so that you are free from thought. After a prolonged period (it often takes years) of this practice and meditation, you will find yourself in situations in which you are able to realize the nature of the discussions and be able to turn them positive.
This is the path to enlightenment… being able to become self aware of every situation and have a free mind from all thought (which is much more difficult than one would think).
Recent medical studies have shown that a regular practice of yoga and meditation is effective at lowering levels of anxiety.
Excessive anxiety can be alleviated through a slow, gentle yoga practice focusing on postures that calm the heart and the mind, balance the emotions, and release body tension.
Pranayama (yogic breathing) and meditation will also be helpful to calm the mind and body, and to reduce stress and negative thinking.
Physical sensations alone are not the core of the illness. Fearful thoughts, unpleasant emotions, avoidant behaviors, disturbing sensations, and deteriorating relationships all collude with one another to maintain panic. Thoughts such as the fear of dying or of having a mental breakdown are common. Even mild anxiety can trigger an attack, and any disturbing emotion can be interpreted as a precursor to full-fledged panic.
Yoga tells us that before searching for a cure it is important to look deeply into the nature and causes of illness. It is also important to get an idea of how things will be when symptoms have been removed, because otherwise we may have illusions about what recovery will be like. For example, eliminating anxiety is not the outcome of treatment for panic-the outcome is the ability to manage anxious feelings.
Yoga training can be particularly useful here, for yoga teaches us how to interact with the nervous system. If we want to soothe and strengthen it, we need to learn deep, relaxed yogic breathing. Regardless of the pathways of arousal, breathing is the language of nervous system balance and control.
Practicing yoga is a good way to learn breathing skills, for it is a gradual process, often needing considerable support over a period of time. Yoga teachers quickly recognize when a student is having trouble (as is often the case with panickers), and they know a wide variety of alternate practices that will help the student master breathing skills.
Yoga psychology also suggests many techniques for resolving conflicts, including acknowledging and accepting the conflict in all its depth; recognizing the need for some kind of change; resisting the inclination to act out feelings or to do nothing; exploring alternatives; communicating with others without blaming them; accepting feedback from others; using discrimination in accepting or rejecting alternatives; surrendering to necessary losses; acting with determination; accepting outcomes with equanimity; working calmly on a problem even if a negative outcome, or no outcome, seems inevitable; and letting intuition suggest new possibilities.
These strategies are derived from what in yoga are called the yamas and niyamas-the attitudes toward life that are the basis of all yoga practices.
Trianga Mukhaikapada Paschimottanasana :
Trianga means three limbs or parts thereof. In this posture the three parts are the feet, knees and the buttocks. Mukhaikapada corresponds to the face touching one leg. In Paschimottanasana the back of the whole body is intensely stretched.
Technique :
Sit on the floor with the legs stretched straight in the front.
Bend the right leg at the knee and move the right foot back. Place the right foot at the side of the right hip joint, keep the toes pointing back and rest them on the floor. The inner side of the right calf will touch the outer side of the right thigh.
Balance in this position throwing the weight of the body on the bent knee. In the beginning body tilts to the side of the outstretched leg, and the foot of the outstretched leg also tilts outwards. Learn to balance in this position, keeping the foot and toes stretched and pointing forward.
Now hold the left foot with both the palms, gripping the sides of the sole if you can then extend the trunk forward and hook the wrists round the outstretched left foot. Take two deep breaths.
Join the knees, exhale and bend forward. Rest first the forehead, then the nose next the lips and ultimately the chin of the left knee. To achieve this widen the elbows and push the trunk forward with an exhalation.
Do not rest the left elbow on the floor. In the beginning one looses the balance and topples over to the side of the extended leg. The trunk should therefore be slightly bent towards the side of the bent leg and the weight of the body should be taken by the bent knee.
Stay in this position from half a minute to a minute, breathing evenly.
Inhale, raise the head and trunk, release the hands, straighten the right leg and come to the position.
Repeat the pose on the other side, keeping the right leg stretched out on the ground, bending the left knee and placing the left foot by the left hip joint. Stay for the same length of the time on both the sides.References :
I don't see any reason to be puzzled about Cameron's ideas. Rightly or wrongly, he intends to reduce government spending on public services, and he wants volunteers to do it for free.
When I started doing voluntary work I learned that to replace the voluntary sector with paid staff would require a tax rise of 10 pence in the pound.
I'm glad that Christians take their social responsibilities so seriously. I gather that Buddhists, Hindus, Pagans, Rastafarians, and even Moslims, are quite nice people as well.
Private Eye puts it quite well, “You'll get more power whether you like it or not”
KK
3 words for you: puppies! Come meet them, pet them, play with them our Voluntary Work Experience Fair 2day
I have an addiction I need to regulate too, so going to bed would probably be the best thing, despite anxious feelings in my stomach. :/
Hi my name is Gerry Watkins I undertake lots of voluntary work for the Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary in Barrow Gurney, Bristol – I have been home checking/after checking for them for 5 years.
I also have a rescue Lurcher for HH, who I adore. Should you need any help with home checking in the Bristol area, more than happy to help.
Where are you based?
Gerry
RT My mate asked me "What do you think of voluntary work? I said "I wouldn't do it if you paid me." #timevine