These steps would be best applied during of after anxiety strikes. You can use as many as you can apply or any one that you particularly feel comfortable with:

Apply A Tried And Tested Relaxation Technique
There are a number of relaxation techniques such as meditation, yoga, positive thought reinforcement, self-hypnosis, breathing and so on. Go ahead and learn about each one of these and choose one that suits you best. Practice that relaxation technique until you are able to apply it almost automatically as a reflex reaction, whenever you experience an anxiety attack.

You have heard so many times that prevention is better than cure. Hence, it is always wise to concentrate on how to close the door on the problem right at the beginning rather than seeking ways to solve it after we invite it in. Prevention is possible only when you know the causes of the problem. Anxiety can be caused by many factors, but at the root of it is only one thing - loosing control and the fear of loosing control.

There is mention of visualization through this e-book because this is a very powerful tool in replacing negative thoughts with positive ones. It is also one of the best techniques to trigger good feelings and short-circuit anxiety attacks. Did you know that when in danger or acute sadness, human beings tend to curl up in fetal position? Do you know why? This is because this position is associated with the comfort and security that the human beings experienced when they were developing in the womb. The sub-consciousness remembers that time as the ‘most secure and safe’ period and by curling into that position it invokes that memory of feeling good.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is also very effective against panic attacks. The Chinese has combined the TCM with modern treatments, and many reported to have positive results. However, finding a qualified and professional TCM therapist is not easy, it might take some time before you find the one who will treat you right.

The information provided below is for reference only, please consult the profession before using.

In order to identify anxiety you need to be very familiar with the symptoms it manifests. The symptoms of anxiety are many and these are broadly classified into five categories:

(i) somatic,
(ii) behavioral,
(iii) cognitive,
(iv) emotional, and
(v) defense mechanism.

Each one of these categorizations is briefly described below to enable you not only to diagnose anxiety but also have a basic understanding of the condition:

There is very little that you can do on your own when you suffer from PTSD. It is always advisable to consult a doctor and start treatment as early as you can. In the meantime, here are a few steps that could decrease your pain somewhat:

Panic attacks are extremely disruptive and painful. Repeated attacks of panic can lead to aggravation of anxiety disorders, which would then require long-term medication and therapy. You need to beat it before it snowballs into a bigger problem. Here are a few steps that would help you do so:

As an OCD patient, you are aware that what you are doing is not normal or acceptable; however, you find it impossible to stop or check your compulsive behavior. In most cases, people with OCD find it difficult to make friends or even keep their jobs. It has also been observed that left to itself. Anxiety disorder seems to worsen over time.

For SOS help to counter OCD try using the 5-R approach, which consists of the following four steps:

Anxiety disorder is a recent entrant in medical analogy not because it is new, but because earlier it was confused with agoraphobia or fear of market place (derived from the Greek language). Those suffering from agoraphobia would do anything to avoid being in a crowd.

On the other hand, when you suffer from SAD you lead a normal life on the surface, though you would experience extreme anxiety symptoms every time you would interact with people. Somehow, though you normally tend to brave it out, people would make you nervous and restless.

The PTSD or the post-traumatic stress disorder is easy to explain - this is a disorder that follows a traumatic incident. Your mind, filled with the horror and terror of the helplessness you felt during that particular incident, would overreact whenever anything triggers (or reminds you) about the scene. For example, a child is sexually abused by someone close in her or his family, but is unable to stop it or tell it to anyone. When this person grows up into an adult, he or she would have panic attacks every time he or she would be reminded of that incident. This could be a smell, a person who looks like the abuser, a particular word, a sound, a certain type of weather, a song and the like.