ANXIETY AND STRESS
By Rosemary Skinner SRN
A few weeks ago I was in my doctor’s waiting room, after a while the patients started talking about their individual ailments, arthritis, influenza, and all the usual complaints. I noticed that nobody mentioned that they suffered from any one or another of mental or psychiatric illnesses. If they did suffer, did they even tell their doctor? Although we rarely talk about our mental health it is a problem one in four people suffer from. Here I am excluding serious psychotic illnesses such as reactive depression and schizophrenia which are not discussed in this article. The stress of modern living plays a great part on our health both mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
Can you imagine a situation similar to say traveling to an important interview and your car brakes down, you try to telephone ahead and your mobile phone has a flat battery? How would you feel? Stressed with feelings of panic and helplessness. Anxiety sufferers feel like this almost all the time, day after day. Anxiety may be grouped into three types. Panic attacks, agoraphobia (Stay at home syndrome), and social phobia. Anxiety disorders include panic, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress, social phobia, and many more. It is often forgotten that fear or anxiety in small amounts is essential for normal living.
Conventional Treatment. Can consist of medication. Medication ranges from antidepressants, such as a group of modern drugs which act on serotonin in the brain, to older but effective preparations such as trcyclics and maois. Anti-anxiety medications range from Benzodiazepines to Beta blockers, normally used in heart conditions. The wide variety of preparations reflects the large range of anxiety disorders. Non drug treatments mainly of "Talking therapy", psychotherapy. Psychotherapy attempts to change thinking patterns and your reaction to situations that provoke anxiety. Very effective and underutilized.
The Alternative. Firstly I would ask any of my readers. Do you think that you suffer from anxiety? You are probably thinking of doing something about it some time. Start changing now. Start feeling better within a few short days. Make an appointment to see your doctor. Take responsibility for you own life and find out from your local library about local Yoga and TM classes. Join! The majority of people can only learn to relax correctly in a structured environment.
Many people have found Magnetic Therapy to be of considerable help in relaxation. Insomnia, a common side effect of anxiety has been helped by clients using the" Serenity" magnetic overlay. Others have found the "Bliss" magnetic overlay and Magnetic Pillow of special benefit. I always tell my clients to do the following. See your Doctor, Join a group—Yoga, TM--, drink one litre of Magnetized water twice a day. Details of how to make Magnetized water are contained in my book.
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MAGNET THERAPY - A POWERFUL HEALING FORCE.By Rosemary Skinner SRN.
