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Anxiety disorder can affect a persons ability work and lead a normal life, more often the person, who is suffering from anxiety, needs a proper treatment to cure the malady. Recovery is definitely possible with correct diagnosis and timely treatment. Before prescribing any treatment, you’ll need to identify the real cause of anxiety and its various forms. Currently, anxiety disorders have been categorized into six main groups based on the type of anxiety and its effects:

1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder

2. Post Traumatic Anxiety Disorder

3. Obsessive Anxiety Disorder

4. Panic Disorder

5. Social Anxiety Disorder

6. Special Phobias related Anxiety Disorder

Whatever the type of anxiety disorder, one thing is absolutely certain: anxiety disorders invariably affect a person’s ability to lead a normal life. They also affect a persons innate ability to work and perform even ordinary functions. Anxiety disorder often creates economic hardship and family discord, leading to total turmoil in personal life.

Recovering from repeated bouts of anxiety disorder could take a long time, which often involves a serious rehabilitation program. To suggest a definite remedy for any type of anxiety disorder is very difficult, as the conditions and symptoms vary to a considerable extent among patients. Though there are several types of anxiety treatment available now, recovery is only possible with a combination of exposure therapy, attention training, and a host of other anxiety management techniques. Many times, the treatment starts with the patient himself; knowing more about the disease itself, is the first real step in the treatment cycle.

Anxiety treatment also involves various relaxation and correct breathing techniques, and such techniques help patients to be physically alert and mentally at ease. Relaxation techniques include: Progressive muscle relaxation, Meditation and Abdominal breathing. Meditation helps patients with anxiety, to focus on certain things with attention, while abdominal breathing assures an increased oxygen supply to the blood. A complete diet with adequate supply of magnesium, vitamins and other trace minerals will help muscle to relax and reduce the outbreak of anxiety, depression and insomnia.

Anxiety treatment may also include increasing self esteem in the personality of the patient. People with anxiety disorder usually have very low self-esteem and self image. Feeling useless and inferior can make the anxiety worsen among patients. The factor of low self-esteem may also be related to the level of the anxiety disorder in patient’s life.

Two of the most recommended therapies are, cognitive and behavioral therapies and patients usually find relief from the anxiety related symptoms by using such techniques. Cognitive therapy usually focuses on changing ways of thinking and inferior beliefs, which usually trigger the onset of anxiety. On the other hand, behavioral therapy or exposure therapy includes intentionally confronting patients’ fears and misgivings in order to desensitize or deactivate them. Repeated and consistent exposure enables patients to train themselves to describe the scary or fear part of the malady.

We are sending our children into a future filled with stress and conflict. Parents and teachers have the responsibility to model behaviors and teach skills that will enable our children to be productive, accepting, healthy, and above all, resilient.

1. Self-understanding and acceptance

Self-esteem is a realistic estimate of your own capabilities and worth. People with high self-esteem are productive, responsive, imaginative, and attentive to the needs of others. Encourage your children to develop their natural aptitudes and interests. Set them up for success. Empower them to be more responsible.

2. Adults’ understanding and acceptance

Give your children regular, focused, undivided attention. This, more than anything else, communicates your unconditional love.

3. Constructive thinking

We are what we think. Fill your language with statements that help your children see change in a positive way, to view adversity as manageable, to persist until they are successful, and to become more oriented to the needs of others. Prepare your children for the reality that others may not think or believe like they do. Teach your children to identify positive and negative feelings in themselves and others. Replacing destructive thinking with constructive thinking increases self-esteem and improves coping skills.

4. Good decision-making strategies

Making a good decision requires the ability to generate alternative solutions to a problem, predict consequences, view the problem from the perspective of others, and consider how to implement alternatives to reach a solution. Children as young as four or five can usually generate alternatives and predict consequences, but advanced decision making skills come later. Model good decision making for your children. Show children how characters in stories make decisions. Let your children make their own decisions whenever possible.

5. Stress-coping strategies

It’s not too early to teach children physical relaxation exercises like breathing techniques, some forms of meditation, imagery, and muscle relaxation exercises. Help your children learn to recognize their own stress triggers and responses, and identify which relaxation methods work best for them. And help your kids laugh–read funny stories, watch age-appropriate comedies, and laugh at their jokes.

6. Good nutrition and exercise

Good nutrition optimizes the way your mind and body works. A well-functioning mind and healthy body increase our self-esteem and resiliency. Make aerobic exercise and recreation a family affair. If your children see you exercise, they are more likely to take it up themselves and develop a lifelong positive habit.

7. A sense of purpose and commitment to personal and social goals

Commitment to goals gives meaning and value to life, and a reason for existence. Children should have more than one goal, and their goals should be realistic. Teach them to be flexible in how they achieve their goals, and help them learn persistence when progress is slow.

8. Social skills and social supports

Healthy relationships build self-esteem and protect from the negative effects of stress. Help your children to build self-awareness skills and to see situations from another’s point of view. Teach them to positively manage conflict and disagreement.

Resilient children grow up to be adults who have a sense of control, a positive view of change, and an ability to find meaning and value in life. Now doesn’t that describe the kind of people you want to have running the world when you retire?

Art Turner is a writer, musician, and creator of Relaxation Emporium, where you can learn more about stress, stress management, and relaxation techniques. Visit http://www.relaxationemporium.com

How stressed are you really? Take this quiz to find out. Mark as many of the items below that you identify with.

_ Calgon! Take me away!
What would you give for a vacation right now? If you named a body part, then you’re feeling too stressed.

_ I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.
Is this how you feel in the morning when the alarm goes off?

_ Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz…oh what a relief it is.
Are you experiencing stomach aches, headaches, or other physical signs of stress?

_ Take my kids, please!
Are you enjoying your children, or are you ready to sell them on eBay?

_ To the Moon, Alice!
Is your love life giving you warm fuzzies or cold pricklies?

_ I can’t believe I ate the whole thing!
Are you overeating to try to feel better about yourself?

How’d you score?

1-2 - Not too bad. You’re feeling kind of overwhelmed, but it looks like you’re handling things fairly well. Take some extra time for yourself during the holidays to stay in balance.

3-4 - You’re walking a fine line right now. Add another stressor to your life and you risk heading toward big time stress. It’s time to tackle it now.

5 - 6 - Uhhh…. You’d better keep reading.

Stress Reeks Havoc
Even low levels of stress can exacerbate or possibly cause these physical illnesses: Heart Disease, Stroke, Susceptibility to Infections, Gastrointestinal Problems, Diabetes, Muscular and Joint Pain, Headaches and Migraines
As well as these psychological conditions: Memory and Concentration Difficulties, Sleep Disturbances and Depression

And, yes, some days I feel like I’m suffering from all of those! That’s when my body is trying to tell me, “Nicole - you’re way out of balance!”

So, if you’re just not feeling as well as you should, then really reassess your stress levels and visualize what that stress is doing to your health.

Spending Time on Yourself is NOT Selfish. Working Yourself Sick Is.

I know, I know. You’ve heard it 100 times before and you’ll hear it another 100 times. You know why? Because it’s true. You need to have balance in your life. And, believe me, I battle this on this a daily basis, so I know it’s hard to find balance when you are driven to succeed at being a WAHM. But, even when your ‘to do’ list seems insurmountable, you still need to take care of your health (both physical and emotional).

But, you know what? You can do it. Start by choosing a hobby. Scrapbooking, guitar playing, belly dancing, reading, pampering, wood working, gardening, poker. Just find something outside your work that makes you happy.

Yadda yadda. I can hear you brushing me off. Hang on a second and keep reading….

Think of the example you are setting for your children. If you have little interests outside of being a WAHM and are feeling stressed and unhappy, your children will follow in your footsteps.

Strive to treat yourself as you’d hope your children would treat themselves. You’re teaching them every day how to grow up to be happy adults, but the words will mean nothing if the example isn’t there. Try to have a night out with your sweetie or with some girlfriends every few weeks. They deserve a happy Mommy.

Meds: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Doctor-prescribed medication and self-medication are two methods of stress management.

Neither of these options is good or bad. Just like everything in life - take it in moderation. If you enjoy an glass of wine after a long stressful day, then enjoy it guilt free. (cheers!)

If your doctor prescribes a medication that you need to get through a difficult time, then by all means you do what is best for you.

Or, if you enjoy herbal remedies, teas and aromatherapy for relaxation, then go for it!

However, one of the common effects of stress is over-medicating or self-medicating. So, if you find yourself relying heavily on alcohol or medication (either doctor prescribed or self-prescribed) or you begin taking illegal drugs, then talk to your doctor about it as soon as possible. You deserve to enjoy your life - not miss out on it.

Sometimes we have to be Sneaky

Sometimes the best thing for your business is to get away from it for a bit. Seriously, I have my best inspiration when I’m NOT at my computer - which is a little scary since my businesses are online.

Treat yourself to 15 minutes to yourself - even if you have to tell your husband you’re having ‘bathroom issues’ in order to get undisturbed time. (shhhh… I’ve done this.) I wonder how surprised my husband would be to find me sitting on the floor of the bathroom wrapped in a blanket, reading a book? I know, it’s too much information, but I’m trying to show just how important it is to have that time to yourself. I’m not promoting deception in marriage, but if you have to stretch your time in the bathroom, don’t feel guilty about enjoying the freedom.

So, make an effort today to start stealing moments of happiness. Life is not a dress rehearsal, enjoy every second that you can!

Nicole Dean is the mostly-sane mom behind http://www.ShowMomtheMoney.com - a fun and informative resource for Work at Home Moms. She invites you to sign up for her free ShowMomtheMoney 101 Tutorial at http://www.showmomthemoney.com/free-tutorial.htm * This article was originally published in the WC http://www.showmomthemoney.com/wc.htm *