| Sweaty palms before an important meeting or | | | | In a similar way each and every one of us needs |
| event, silly thoughts about what other people | | | | to befriend our individual anxiety's and find coping |
| think, fear of heights or enclosed spaces are all | | | | mechanisms to gain control over what can |
| symptoms of anxiety. The degree that it affects | | | | otherwise be a crippling condition. Your not going |
| our lives is the only variable which differs between | | | | mad because you fear heights - your not going |
| individuals. When an anxiety of any form begins to | | | | mad because you fear enclosed spaces, your not |
| cripple our everyday life where do we go for | | | | going mad if you fear making a speech at work, |
| help? Anxiety itself is the direct result of a | | | | its simply anxiety. Its the bodies coping |
| heightened state within the body. The individuals | | | | mechanism to make sure you perform at your |
| mental thoughts regarding a certain situation will | | | | best. |
| generally lead to a manifestation of physical | | | | Befriend your anxiety - get to know it and |
| symptoms within the individual. | | | | therefore dissolve its power over you. The |
| Some people will stammer, sweat or just simply | | | | practice of various breathing exercise such as |
| freeze with the onset of anxiety. Clearly the | | | | yoga or Thai chi will help calm and centre an |
| degree of the symptoms is the only differing | | | | individuals conscious mind so that the |
| factor but the individuals ability to control the | | | | overwhelming thoughts of a particular event may |
| symptoms will hinge on self employed coping | | | | be dissolved into an appropriate perspective. |
| mechanisms which will be learnt and eventually | | | | Paparazzo or preparation is often a good friend |
| mastered. For example it is not uncommon for | | | | for the anxious individual. By simply being mentally |
| major performers to carry out a certain ritual | | | | prepared we can eliminate the onset of crippling |
| before going on stage in order to overcome their | | | | anxiety. |
| pre concert nerves. | | | | |