Treating Social Anxiety is one of the most important components to increasing your natural energy levels. When we are anxious or stressed it uses valuable physical and psychological energy that could otherwise be applied to productive activities. Aside from herbal stress relief supplements, there are a number of simple lifestyle changes you can practice for treating social anxiety. The first of these practices is deep breathing.
How to Feel Happier & More Relaxed in One Minute…
Most of us don’t breathe properly. Sound funny?
Well, it’s true. Learning to breath properly can have an immediate and dramatic effect on how you think and feel; and learning to do this consistently can help reduce all forms of anxiety (not just social anxiety) and have a lasting impact on your overall health.
Oxygen is a great source of energy. Although you’re always breathing, you may not be doing so effectively.
Dr. Andrew Weil recommends learning to breathe longer, deeper, quieter, and learning to do all three things regularly. When possible, breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth.
I like to practice what is known in yoga as The Four Part Breath. The complete yogic breath itself has four parts: the inhalation (puraka), the retention (kumbhaka), the exhalation (rechaka), and the absence of breath within the body (shunyata). By simply becoming aware of their existence and distinction as we breathe, we strengthen and slow our breath.
Your breathing is inextricably tied to your physical and psychological state. If you are a person who typically takes short, fast, and shallow breathes you may find it difficult to escape feelings of anxiousness and unease.
Conversely, if you are a person who habitually takes long, slow, deep breaths you probably have an easier time thinking clearly and remaining calm under stress.
The fastest way to shift from feelings of anxiousness to feelings of relaxation is through your breathing.
Take the next 60 seconds to practice this simple and effective deep breathing technique:
Through your nose, inhale with a deep breath that completely fills your lungs with oxygen. Concentrate on filling your chest first, stomach second, and belly third. Once you’ve completed your inhalation you should not be able to fit any more oxygen inside your lungs. It takes roughly 3-5 seconds to complete the inhalation. Pause for a second. Now, through your mouth slowly exhale emptying (in reverse order) the belly first, stomach second, and chest third. Repeat this process taking 5-6 deep breaths in the next 60 seconds.
How do you feel? Can you notice a difference?
The key is slowing down your breathing and allowing air to completely fill the lungs. It can be as simple as taking a few slow, deep breaths to start the process of treating social anxiety.
Meditation, Yoga, and Qigong are all excellent ways to improve your overall health and start integrating these simple breathing and relaxation practices into your life.
Use this tool anytime your feeling stressed or scattered. This simple breathing technique can have you feeling happier and more relaxed almost instantly, and you can do it anywhere.
The 1920s womens shoes caused quite a debacle among the society of the streets of those days because many pivotal and changing events took place leading up to the change of shoe wear for women as well as the dress of women. It was the 1920s womens shoes that were first seen by others as women generally dressed with their skirts right down to the ground and were often seen sweeping all around them as they walked. However, it was due to this very unwanted dirt on the skirt bottoms that provoked the new style as well as the cause for introducing the 1920s womens shoes.
It happened just before the 1920s womens shoes became popular, famous and widely controversial that the skirts of the women were raised just four inches from the floor. This change or desired change, grew panic and gasps from the men and other women in the general society but because of the horse feces so commonly found, and walked through in the streets in those days, the women felt it was not only wanted by other women but it was imperative for the cleanliness of the skirt.
Well four inches up reveals quite a lot more than a full-length skirt that covered feet and legs because now there was four inches of bare leg as well as exposing the feet. The 1920s womens shoes had to be reinvented because there wasn’t much significance put on womens shoes at that time, why would there be, they weren’t seen except sitting in the porch. Now it was essential that the 1920s womens shoes be emphasized due to this change in attire and the number and types of shoes skyrocketed.
Soon it was introduced in the realm of the 1920s womens shoes the still famous and often still worn shoe that was high heeled and had extremely pointy narrow toes. These were highly criticized because of the terrible support and the very uncomfortable nature of shoes. The 1920s womens shoes had a full frontal attack released on them trying to discourage the sales of these shoes because they were terrible for the health for the feet and it isn’t an old wives tale that tight shoes destroy character. They do and we know this today but in the era of the 1920s womens shoes, they choose fashion as first and comfort as dead last.
The Navarre Beach Chronicles: The first installment from our weekend in Navarre Beach, Florida. Eric explains how we traveled back in time. Steve discusses the Softball Threshold. Danny wears sunglasses.
Self defense for women has become a huge issue-from domestic violence to date rape, from assault in a parking lot to rapes on a college campus it seems as though women are the prime targets of these crimes, anytime, anywhere.
Hundreds and thousands of rape cases have been reported around the world, and studies and reports clearly show an increasing trend in this direction. Sadly, most cases go unreported-approximately 95%. Same is the case when it comes to murders, sexual assault, robberies and other crimes. It seems that women are not safe anywhere and vulnerable to different crimes all the time.
Sad to say most women fall into the category of “it happens to the other guy”. They think such things cannot happen to them or always happen to other people. WRONG! More and more women are taking proactive steps to help prepare themselves for the day when something might happen-it is the prudent thing to do. Having a sense of self confidence is step number one.
Did You Know?
–One out of four women will be sexually assaulted on a college campus.
–One out of eight women will be raped while in college.
–84% of women who were raped knew their assailant.
–57% of rapes occur on a date.
–75% of male students and 55% of female students involved in date rape had been drinking or using drugs.
Just think about the world we live in today. Statistics show that every two and a half minutes someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. This would make you realize that no one is actually safe or immune from violence. It makes sense to be aware and prepare yourself before it’s too late. Save yourself from being the next statistic.
Preparation is the key to success when it comes to self defense for woman. It helps build the self confidence you need to prevail in an assault situation. Experts believe that when an assault occurs most victims are caught off guard, panic and don’t think clearly.
With a little courage, common sense and PRACTICE your survival instincts will kick in. Therefore to excel in the art of self-defense, you must be mentally and physically prepared. Just carrying self-defense weapons or attending a course will not help you anymore. You must keep PRACTICING some self defense tips and techniques so that you are always charged with the confidence to win in an attack.
Stay aware of your environment and do not let yourself to be caught off guard. Get a good self defense instructional DVD that can teach you what you need to know to survive a street attack. Learn the art of fighting back. Learn how to use and carry some non lethal self defense weapons such as stun guns and pepper spray.
Carrying these self defense products and getting the self defense training will offer you a sense of security and confidence and make you feel that you are armed to face an assailant anytime.
If you happen to be one of the millions of people who knows how to drive but can’t because of panic attacks, there are things you can do to overcome this problem. After all, driving is fun and could be a form of relaxation, if there is no traffic. Driving is also dangerous, there is no room for mistake or you’ll end up in a hospital or morgue.
First and foremost at what time do you actually feel the anxiety building up? If the panic attacks only when you are driving, then what you actually have is driving anxiety disorder. It’s a classic case of disorder wherein, it can hit you anytime without any sort of warning. A good example is when you are already driving but suddenly became fearful of traffic jammed, driving in tunnels and bridges. All thoughts came to your head that you can no longer continue your driving.
To overcome your anxiety, it is imperative that you recognize first where your fear actually came from. The best way to handle your fear is to schedule an appointment with a therapist. They can help you identify where your fear is coming from. Don’t mind the cost of therapy, which is nothing compared to what you are missing out. Plus, not to mention the risk of driving when you have anxiety disorder. It may be expensive, but your life and the life of other drivers are more precious and cannot be paid.
Fortunately, there other ways and means to overcome anxiety disorder as well, without the need of paying expensive therapist. But you have to understand that if you are driving for yourself; know that driving is well thought-out as an essential to life. Your life is not the only one that you should consider, if and when you had an accident the person’s life is in your hand. So if you are ready to finally overcome your anxiety disorder, here are my 3 tips that would hopefully let you drive with peace of mind.
1. Focus on your goal, emphasize that you need to drive because you have to work, pick your children from school, buy groceries and so on and so forth. Focus on those things and not on your driving skills to help ward off your panic attacks. It is vital that you condition the body and senses.
2. When driving makes sure that you stay calm and take occasional deep breath. In addition, don’t worry too much, those scary thoughts exist only in your mind and they cannot hurt you, unless you allow them too.
3. Don’t fight the feeling of anxiety it can only make you more agitated. Let the panic attacks flow, so it can pass away quickly. Confront the fear head on by driving, and then you will suddenly realize that your fear is basically for nothing at all.
When you finally get the hang of driving, you may still occasionally experience panic attacks, nevertheless it won’t matter anymore if you know that those fears is just a product of your wild imaginations. Stay focus on you’re driving, the fear will just go away by itself.
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