Non Medication Aides for Anxiety?

Question: I'm trying to take the non-medication road to healing my panic and anxiety (seeing as how all the meds they put me on for that just THROW me into panic attacks). I was wondering what other options I have to help me control my panic/anxiety. I already know about meditation and deep breathing techniques, but is there anything else? My anxiety has really been making me feel quite out of control lately so I need some answers quickly. Thanks everyone.

Answers:
YOU NEED TO GET INTO THERAPY WITH THERAPIST WHO IS SPECIALIZED IN ANXIETY DISORDER, IF YOU PLAN ON DOING THIS WITHOUT MEDICATION. ALSO ASK A DR ABOUT JOINING SUPPORT GROUPS IN YOUR AREA. GOOD LUCK !

Other Answers:
When I get nervous I take me a drink of some vodka.

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Try green tea and chamomile tea. The b complex of vitamins are great too. Also try massage- Good luck! I have also had severe anxiety lately. It has helped me to spend some time just talking and chatting with people by phone or online about the things going on in my life. Sometimes I have to tell about 10 people before the feelings start to fade. It's easy to get overwhelmed with the stresses of life. I feel more in control when I can be active and do something I like to do. (Read a book, take a bath, etc.) I also tried just taking tylenol to see if it might help, and it did help relax the tightness in my chest a bit.
Hope you find something that works for you.

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Hi There,
I heard that hypnosis works too, I did not try it, though I suffer from Anxiety too, honestly the only thing that worked for me was Xanax & Buspar & lots of praying ,I will pray for you.Good Luck!

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kava kava is a great herb try out Reiki , i helped alot of people to reduce their anxiety with Reiki treatment .. just get ur self a session and see the differance.

peace and light,

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"Cognitive thinking", ask you counsellor about this and do this while she is around. If you don't have a counsellor yet, I suggest you getting one.

"Cognitive thining", eg. a lady has an anxiety, thinking that if her heart beat goes fast she will have a heart attack. So she figure it out a test, and try the test while the counsellor is with her. About a year ago, I was having panic/anxiety attacks every time I left my house. I tried first a sort of threrapy where I would expose myself to the things that were making me anxious in small amounts and talk myself through the situation. Let me know if this helps.

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