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How to Treat Anxiety Disorder
• Some natural medications have been prescribed by doctors, such as hypnosis,
which will force a patient to confront what is causing their anxiety without
panicking or overreacting. The trance will force them to truly focus on what is
wrong without any external stimuli getting in the way, and might even give
them access to a memory that they had buried in their subconscious mind.
• Other natural remedies include yoga, deep breathing, and guided relaxation
classes to help train the body to relax and give sufferer’s things to do during a
panic attack to lessen the effects or even break them out of it entirely. These
methods are often praised as long-term solutions that you can do yourself at
any time, without needing to rely on medicine or other supplements.
• Herbal medicine is also used, with the most popular called Kava, because
unlike traditional medicine it stops the production of stress hormones and
increases the production of calming ones while ignoring everything else. Most
doctors support it as a practical method to treat anxiety without any side
effects, and it can be stopped at any time with no effect on the body or brain.
• Other less popular herbs include Passionflower, which is a less powerful
version of Kava, and Valerian root which is a sleep aid to help anxiety sufferers
sleep better.
• Even things as simple as a cup of Chamomile, Green, or Mint tea a day can
calm your brain down and get you relaxed in the morning, and most herbal
remedies can be mixed into teas that can be taken once a day or night.