How to Stop Anxiety and Overcome Agoraphobia

Many are hesitant to leave the home because they are fearful of experiencing panic while out, therefore, they keep putting off leaving the home, waiting for the “perfect” time to do so. I personally found that the more I waited, the less chance there was of me leaving comfortably. The longer I stayed indoors, the more my fearful mind would race with thoughts.
Therefore, just go, but also make sure you know how to interrupt any anxiety symptoms that might occur. This way, you are not leaving the house unprepared for anything that might come your way.

It’s also getting over the first hump, meaning feeling any symptom of anxiety and shutting it down immediately. Yes, it takes a little practice but once you get the idea and are able to use it, you’ve found your power and can move forward with a true sense of ease.

In the beginning, it’s almost a feeling of elation, when you first use the strategies to turn off the symptoms, but eventually it becomes just normal, every day feelings.

Here’s my strategy:

– Go out, expecting to feel whatever comes your way, but knowing that you have a sure way to interrupt all and any symptoms that might occur.

– When you experience the rise of any symptom, STOP, allow the symptom in, without trying to stop it. Don’t even think of turning around and running home. Let the symptom do whatever it wants without your RESISTANCE. When I went through this many years ago, I became so fed up with it that one time, stuck in the car on what felt like the hottest day of the year, I just talked back to it. “Do your worst, kill me, I Don’t Care” and to my amazement it STOPPED. What did I do different? For the first time I didn’t run from it, for the first time I let it do whatever, for the first time I let go of control. I breathed through it and learned that letting go of control, brings total control back.

– I continued using this strategy and it worked most of the time but there were times I needed to focus on really letting go, not just saying it. The more I did this, the more it worked, Eventually, it did end. I’m not saying there aren’t times in life that I feel anxious about things but always going back to that strategy, never let me down.

– Another helpful tip is to eat something with protein (meat, fish, poultry, dairy, nuts, nut butters or combination rice and beans). This will balance blood sugar levels and ensure you remain calm. Also, by eating a lean protein with every meal and snack will help boost Serotonin (the feel good chemical)  in the brain naturally. When anxious and worried, Serotonin levels tend to drop, so including proteins in the diet helps to form amino acids, which are the precursor to Serotonin.  A complex carb 30 minutes before bedtime releases the Serotonin in your brain and helps maintain a good night’s sleep and feeling better in the morning.

– Remember, the body does not know where it is, whether on a plane, in a store or sitting in your living room. Therefore, it is only reactive to your thoughts and what you are telling yourself about the situation.  It always begins with a thought. Once you change your “what if” thoughts to “so what,” your mind will stop over-reacting and releasing adrenaline. These are the reactions that are keeping you stuck. Let them go and you are free to go anywhere and do anything, because you will now carry the power of interrupting and intrusive thought and feeling.

Best wishes,

Ronnie Freedman, PhD

Anxiety Busters
https://anxietybusters.com
info@anxietybusters.com
215-635-4700, Taking calls and emails 7 Days a Week, for your convenience.

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