Coping / Responses to anxiety – NOTE

Here are some possible responses:

• Changes – making changes to shift power, position and remove the anxiety
• Escape
• Denial
• Reasoning / Reassurance – “There is no reason to be afraid”, “everything will be all right”, etc
• Mental strength – Forcing yourself into a positive state of mind
• Mind training – Learning and practicing new mind techniques
• Alcohol and drugs
• Professional support – Seeing a therapist, a financial adviser, etc
• Medication – anti depressants, etc
• Healing / Herbs / Therapies / Aromatherapies
• Getting a pet – spending time with horses – swimming with dolphins
• Social support – Sharing with friends or family members – asking for help
• Prayer
• Religion – Looking for answers and comfort in a religious system
• Spiritual – same but in a more universal way rather than in an existing religious system
• Peace building – engaging in conflict resolution, diplomatic solutions on all levels domestic, urban, national
• Proactive action – any action taken to remove the threat
• Security building – same
• Skills building – active training, for instance martial arts to feel physically more secure – Or professional skills training to be more competitive career wise
• Trust – conscious decision to give up worrying and trust life, the universe, destiny and accept it
• Embrace – Embrace the outcome
• Release – consciously emotional releasing the tension in the body and mind by not resisting it