If you have had or know of
anyone who has had anxiety attacks then you will understand just how badly this
affects the freedom to cope with something as simple as everyday life.
The fear of something
happening is often so powerful that people become confined to their own homes
unable to venture out in public.
Medication is often a choice
that people will make to help them cope but some of these very same medications
can create anxiety too. People take sleeping tablets to help them to sleep
without knowing that one of the common side effects of sleeping tablets is
increased anxiety.
Obviously a natural
alternative will be a better option unless you consider some of the herbal
products that are on the market as many of these can have a reaction with some
people.
Yoga on the other hand is a
natural solution to the problem that is more effective than all else and has
absolutely no side effects.
Besides that it is free to
do, it can be done in the privacy of your own home and it is not something that
you need to 'come off' after it has achieved the desired result. Quite to the
contrary where most people who start yoga continue to use what they have
learned for the rest of their life in one form or another.
When people constantly
suffer from anxiety attacks and start to withdraw into themselves they get a
distorted outlook on life and will tend to look at most things in a negative
light.
By bringing about a balance
in the mind there is no room for these negative thoughts and as a person
becomes more positive they also recover confidence and that in turn helps them
to venture out and become more active.
Inactivity is a concern with
elderly people in particular and is responsible for increased levels of stress
and frustration. This often leads them to resort to alternatives such as
alcohol to 'help' cope when in fact these solutions do quite the opposite.
Yoga is certainly the best
solution minimizing anxiety attacks.
