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Help for Anxiety and Panic Attacks

8/19/2014

 
Illustrative art of anxious woman
Art by unknown
As a sufferer from time to time of both disorders, I have learned that seeking the root cause is akin to seeking the Holy Grail: If you seek a single object, you are not likely going to find it. 

The causes of anxiety and panic attacks are nearly infinite, unique to each individual, and often a combination of physical, environmental, and emotional factors pinging off each other.   ...​
For all those who suffer I recommend, at a minimum, that you check your diet for nutrient imbalances and have a professional to turn to for emotional exploration. These two areas will get you closer to the root causes, which should be the ultimate goal. 

Until that goal is reached, however, it would be helpful to have something on hand to stop the symptoms in their tracks so that sleep or normal functioning is possible. The remedy I found that works well, outside of my own reflexology and bioenergy sessions, is kava root extract in tincture form. 

Only a small amount, much less than the recommended dosage, usually, of kava root tincture is needed to either stop a panic attack in its tracks or soothe uncontrolled anxiety while doing the work to seek its causes.

Please note that one should never take more than the recommended dose and never take it unnecessarily. Abuse of kava root extract could be damaging to the liver. This is true of many medications, natural or otherwise, so seek the smallest dosage that will ease your symptoms.

I share this information publicly because the number of clients arriving at my office with anxiety and panic disorders is sharply on the rise, and I feel compelled to help. I have done much personal research in the past to find out what works best for me, and as my immune and nervous systems are both troubled and complex what works for me usually helps others. I also ask each client not to take my word for anything but check it out and decide for themselves. Every person is biochemically unique, and in the world of natural medicine remedies what suits one individual may not suit another, for unlike pharmaceuticals they do not force an action on the body but instead assist the body in rebalancing itself.

Helpful Alternative Views on Anxiety

Updated: 5/28/2016
Instead of feeling like a victim of various mental/emotional ailments, I often turn to Natural alternative approaches. If they work, great. If they don't? Most times, no harm done. In the area of depression, I have learned to embrace it when it hits harder than normal, because I know that I am going to learn something important about myself by the time I come out of it, which makes the experience of it less depressing and more healing - it also takes away much of the power that depression can wield over us. As Suzuki said, "Confusion is the highest state because it comes just before knowing." The The same might be true of anxiety, and this article from Tiny Buddha outlines it, nicely.

Another aspect of anxiety is common to people on the autism spectrum, highly sensitive persons, and others who - for whatever reasons - have difficulty trusting themselves - or others. When trust is lost, anxieties take root. Talk therapy can often help.

Feel free to share what has worked for you, understanding that it may not work for another. Again, the roots of depression and anxiety are unique to each individual, but alternative remedies can often trigger a spark of an idea that might work for you.

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Fasciae (connective tissue) healing from skin to muscle to bone through innovative, no-nonsense bodywork and education.
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Paula's brand of bodywork is derived from  professional training in Western therapies including but not limited to: Swedish medical massage, Neuromuscular (NMT), and Trigger Point, as well as therapies of Eastern origin including but not limited to: massage cupping by machine and for joint therapy, Acupressure, Shiatsu, and Smooth Gua Sha (similar yet superior to Graston Technique), along with various manual vibrational therapies from dense to subtle like: Tok Sen (hammer massage) and BioSyntonie.
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