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[quote="rabbitears"]I've found that simply a change in environment can help greatly.[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>twix</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:36 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Do you have a safe place, I find that knowing I have somewhere to retreat to helps. Also I have a virtual safe place in my head, I can close my eyes and take myself away to a quiet beach. I use this at the dentist for example.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Fool</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:28 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Have any of you tried Xylitol? <br />It's in a lot of tooth-healthy products. <br />I chew xylitol gum like it's blessed. <br />Regular gum is nice and soothing. <br />But it's only the xylitol that calms me. <br /> <br />No medications have ever worked for my anxiety disorder. <br />(They usually end up making my mood swings wacko.) <br /> <br />But I chew about a pack of gum and it calms me down. <br />(I have to keep several packs on me just in case.)</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>rabbitears</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:43 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I've found that simply a change in environment can help greatly.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Wolfheart</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 7:41 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I agree with Raven, I think meditation is a great way in understanding how thought can influence and have a direct effect on our mood and state of being. It can definitely lead to us into developing a sense of understanding towards ourselves. <br /> <br />Here's a great article on that and the author provides good advice in the comments. <br /><a href="http://www.outofstress.com/stop-obsessive-thoughts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.outofstress.com/stop-obsessive-thoughts/</a></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Sarah81</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:37 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>lasirena wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Hi FullofStars, <br />I'm not basing this off my own experience but from my sister's (she has bipolar disorder, type 2). She said Kava Kava (Awa) is very helpful with both anxiety and sleeping. <br />Hope this helps, feel free to pm me with any questions.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />I've also heard that Kava Kava is very effective in inducing a trance-like state. It was taken off the market in the late 1990s in Australia because a study showed it caused liver damage (or something like that).</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Fullofstars</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:38 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Thank you for giving so many thoughtful responses <img src="modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smile" border="0" /> <br />As far as supplements go, I already take a B supplement, omega 3, and I have tried Sam-E and valerian without success. Chamomile tea brewed from the flower is already part of my nightly routine, just because I like it. But these things are about as helpful to someone in the midst of a panic episode as lavender oil would be to someone with a gun held to their head. <br />I honestly can't remember if I've tried Kava Kava or not, but these are things that may ease 'tension.' Tension and anxiety are as different as chilly is from hypothermia. <br />As far as dealing with the 'causes' of anxiety, I don't know what they are. I've suffered from anxiety and insomnia since I was a little girl, and not even the greatest thinkers have really worked out the nature v. nurture argument, have they? I can say that's it's physiological, and only nervous system depressants have a real effect. I can also say that there are identifiable triggers that I TRY to avoid, but adult life is a mine field of stressors; a person who is hardwired to have a flight response to threats is going to have crap life, unless s/he runs off to live in a cave. <br />I do find supplements, aerobic exercise, and meditation helpful, when I'm somewhere close to normal. But I need my medication to get to the 'close to normal' place.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Touretter</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:57 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">What I use to treat my various neuro-psychological conditions, is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-Aminobutyric_acid" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="postlink" >GABA</a>. Plus I find that going on walks helps me to get away for awhile, releives tension, and increases <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="postlink" >endorphins</a>. And also, to vent, and release stress, I might do breathing exercises, and/or make some noises.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>CrazyCatLord</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:08 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I've found that hypericum (St. John's wort) works quite well for depression. Make sure to buy a highly dosed extract with 500 mg or more. It might also help you sleep, since it makes a bit tired. As for anxiety, I take camomile tea, hops and valerian pills, and high doses of vitamin B6 with normal doses of vitamin B2. Don't supplement the entire spectrum of B-vitamins, since some can damage your liver.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Mmuffinn</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:22 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I am currently controlling my generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder naturally. I use progressive muscle relaxation, guided meditation (the Andrew Johnson ones work best for me), and several supplements. I take 5-HTP, magnesium, B-complex, omega 3, passion flower tincture, and d-ribose. I have checked to make sure these supplements are OK together at low doses and that they are OK for me with my other meds and medical conditions. I also have fidget toys for when I need to distract myself, like stress balls and puzzle cubes. I now only listen to happy or relaxing music and only watch happy or funny shows on TV when I am battling anxiety. I have been practicing thought blocking techniques for when I am anxious about something I can't change, and I have been working to address issues that I can change. I have found CBT to be helpful in helping to identify why I am anxious. Since I have alexithymia, I use drawing to help me identify what I am feeling if it isn't clear to me from physical sensations. It's a fair bit of work, but it seems to be working for me.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>lasirena</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:45 am<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Hi FullofStars, <br />I'm not basing this off my own experience but from my sister's (she has bipolar disorder, type 2). She said Kava Kava (Awa) is very helpful with both anxiety and sleeping. <br />Hope this helps, feel free to pm me with any questions.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Sarah81</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 6:45 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">deep slow breathing. Some of the symptoms of extreme anxiety are due to lack of oxygen to the brain from hyperventilating. Count to five as you breathe in and as you breathe out. <br />progressive muscular relaxation, where you tense and release muscles systematically. You need to be taught this technique, and a soundtrack helps. <br />mindfulness strategies - these originated from Eastern philosophies. There are a lot to learn here, but practicing them has helped me greatly to manage my emotions.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Briarsprout</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:21 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I agree meditation may help and cognitive therapy.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Sickpuppies124</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:26 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I meditate every once in a blue moon. I also workout which helps immensley with it. It never really goes away from my experience but you just learn to deal with it as you get older.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Lepidoptera</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:28 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I learned Transcendental Meditation when I was first in college. It helped me a lot but it takes time and dedication. It was hard to find 20 minutes twice a day to do it once I got into the daily work cycle. You need to do it on a regular basis for it to work well. It's not really a "use as needed" technique. <br /> <br />I tried doing a lot of aerobic exercise (mostly bike riding) when I was experiencing a lot of anxiety to tire myself out. That helped for a little while but as I got in better shape, I was no longer able to tire myself out in a reasonable amount of time so in the end it didn't really help me. <br /> <br />I have serious doubts about gluten causing autism. Digestive problems? Okay. If gluten caused autism then it would be proven by science by now and every autistic person could be cured. That hasn't happened. <br /> <br />The only solution to my anxiety is probably an amygdala transplant. <img src="modules/Forums/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="Very Happy" border="0" /> One that's much less sensitive to the world.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>DeadalusRex</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="http://cdn.wrongplanet.net/modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 7:03 pm<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: </span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I know this can sound trite, and I know that not everyone has the same physical abilities and inclinations, but I find physical exercise of pretty much any kind to be the single most effective and immediate means to relieve anxiety. The conventional wisdom is that cardio is the best but I find activities that involve the whole body-- e.g. stretching and lifting are really good too. Bike riding is great because you can get the same kind of high intensity as running without as much stress to joints etc.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="modules/Forums/templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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