What to Do When You Feel Anxious for No Reason?

Question by .: What to do when you feel anxious for no reason?
I’ve been told that I may have an anxiety disorder, but my parents are from a foreign country that doesn’t look into depression, anxiety, etc, so they won’t take me seriously. What I’m experiencing doesn’t seem like panic attacks:
– I’ve had pinching problems since I was a toddler, and the habit is getting worse over time
– I feel sick in my stomach (like butterflies in my stomach feeling)
– The palm of my hand gets a little sweaty
– I feel like I can’t stay still, or I need to leave the room
– I get in a really bad mood
– Sometimes I act really hyper, other times I feel like crying

Sometimes there’s a reason behind it, sometimes there isn’t. Do you think I have some kind of anxiety disorder? What’s the best way to calm down? I’m not going to a doctor for this.

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Answer by Sabina
I had the same problem, parents and all.
It’s such a horrible feeling when you don’t know the cause, It passed with time for me though. I found that doing interesting things helped, read a good book, travel somewhere, find a hobby, do something new. That sort of thing.
Good luck

Answer by RWPossum
I agree with what Sabina has just said. You will probably have to change your way of living to really overcome the problem. I can tell you some stress reduction methods, and they wouldn’t hurt but I think they would be sort of like “band-aid” solutions. You can look up stress reduction. Here are some good methods.

Lie down and breathe slowly and deeply. Gently fill your lungs, hold it for a second, then let it out twice as slowly. Imagine a peaceful place, like a warm sandy beach in early June or a mountaintop.

Light exercise, take it easy. If it’s too cold to go for a walk, look at the Tai Chi videos on You Tube and imitate the slow, graceful moves. Slowing the body tends to slow the mind

Hot bath

About the breath, this is important in traditional meditation, likewise the method in MBCT, which combines mindfulness meditation with cognitive therapy. See the MBCT.com site and their book on depression. The Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, who is also a popular author, says, “Observe your anger while meditating on the breath.” The body has a number of natural responses to stress, such as sweat and narrow pupils. Breath is the one we can control.

An official health agency says cognitive therapy is the most effective treatment for anxiety (google “NICE anxiety”). You can read a cognitive therapy book to find out about it. For some people, it serves as a good treatment of itself. The best one seems to be The Feeling Good Handbook by Dr. David Burns, the book recommended most often for depression by professionals. Burns has also written When Panic Attacks.

If you to go the University of Kansas TLC website, you can read about the lifestyle program developed there. It’s things we all need anyway. It’s low cost and low risk. Book – The Depression Cure by therapist/researcher Dr Steve Ilardi.

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