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- bigfigdesign, on 01/27/2009, -1/+16Yep, anyone who has been on meds can testify...
- BoneheadFarker, on 01/27/2009, -1/+16...does not cure anxiety.
Sorry, but as someone who has gone through anxiety attacks and oddly enough also has balance problems, it's not just about discipline and healthy living. Even when I was in karate and eating right, I still had anxiety problems. Stress is a bigger contributor to anxiety than just what you eat. Certain foods or drinks may make things worse, like anything with caffiene, but reducing the amount of stress in your life is the biggest key. - inactive, on 01/27/2009, -1/+8You have no idea what you're talking about, do you?
- NiftyG, on 01/27/2009, -0/+7This might explain why yoga helped get rid of my anxiety. If anything, yoga teaches you about balance.
- ahelixa, on 01/27/2009, -2/+7Yay...science finally connecting the dots:
http://www.amazon.com/Bodymind-Ken-Dychtwald/dp/08 ...
This is old news, really. Basically, irregular patterns of tension in the mucles and tendons lead to bad balance and are reflective of the emotional disturbances that caused the tension in the first place. Learning how to read this tension is somewhat of an artform...and it can be incredibly accurate. - o0joshua0o, on 01/27/2009, -0/+5Where do you buy yogas?
- joe2100, on 01/27/2009, -0/+5Not sure why this is getting dugg down, maybe its the less video games part.. anyways..I used to be extremely anxious / depressed. My studies and social life suffered because of this. I couldn't give a presentation in front of a class without trembling and stuttering my way through. I would get nervous for the stupidest reasons; inside a crowded elevator, visiting family members, just generally being around people I didn't know very well made me anxious. I was also obese for most of my life during this anxious / depressed period.
Then I started working out, eating better and generally living a more balanced life. Eventually, I got in great physical shape and slowly I became more confident with myself up until one day I realized I wasn't anxious / depressed anymore. Now, almost nothing makes me anxious. My self confidence crushes any anxious feelings I used to have.
In my case, I can definitely say that living a balanced life definitely helped me overcome anxiety.
Maybe it won't work for everyone, but it doesn't hurt to try... - crackwassist, on 01/27/2009, -0/+4They're anxious because they keep knocking into *****.
- BoneheadFarker, on 01/27/2009, -0/+4Well, being one of the cynical pessimistic ***** who just doesn't "get it", I assure you that I will not bury you.
For some people, it goes well beyond diet, meditation, exercise, or any other cure that you can imagine. My mother did a pretty good job of raising me right and restricting junk food. But I also lived with an alcoholic father who would fly off the handle without warning, a sister who to this day will fly off the handle without warning and without the need for alcohol, a school career that involved me being picked on everyday until the day I left, which all accumulated to a general feeling of anxiety and paranoia. Even during my final year of high school, after I moved out of the hellhole I was living in and moved in with my mother who lived in a different province, I was taking karate and eating my grandmother's cooking. And yet I was still having anxiety attacks. Lots of exercise, daily meditation, proper nutrician from a registered nurse...and I still suffered. It didn't get better. In fact it got worse as I started applying colleges and looking for a job, on top of watching my mother's health deteriorate from the onset of Pick's disease.
So before you condemn those of us who just don't "get it", why not examine other possible contributors to anxiety before exclaiming that we're just cynical pessimistic *****.... - Backstgartist, on 01/28/2009, -0/+4And as someone who was raised in an incredibly stable, healthy, and loving home, and a supportive school system with generally good kids, I STILL managed to have severe anxiety for most of my young life. I was never allowed video games, ate balanced meals, played outside, and attended church every week. Yes, there are some factors that could contribute to anxiety for kids, but anxiety disorders do occur in even the most unlikely cases and they can't all be written off as results of poor lifestyle choices.
- H4n90fThur5D4y5, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2The article states "While not all kids with anxiety have balance problems, all those with balance problems do exhibit symptoms of anxiety..." That seems to imply that balance disorders can make children anxious, not vise versa; so there's not reason your social anxiety disorder would lead to a balance problem.
- inactive, on 01/28/2009, -0/+2"Don't feel too insulted by all of this. I've gone through my "alternative therapy" phase and discovered that I was being asked to push aside all doubt and questions far too often."
I don't feel insulted at all. I would not consider myself a proponent of reichian psychotherapy or any of the nuts and bolts science that reich claimed to have discovered. I do believe, however, he was a brilliant man who was studying real human phenomena that have yet to be explained by science. So, I won't vouch for his ideas, but I do believe he was at least onto something...and wasn't given the opportunity to wrap it up under suspicious circumstances. - elliotys, on 01/27/2009, -0/+2I love research like this. So often people with anxiety would rather take a benzo than try to address the root of the problem. Benzo's work great for anxiety, but they are addictive, and what happens when you can't get one?
Remember the mind and body, are really one, and you can't neglect one without the other being affected. - BlackCow, on 01/27/2009, -1/+3I use to have a huge problem with anxiety and panic attacks and I also noticed feeling off balance a lot.
Its quite strange, I was able to get over it without any medications. I only get panic attacks when im really tired and even then im pretty good at keeping them under control. Much sympathy for people who go through it on a daily basis though! - ahelixa, on 01/27/2009, -0/+1Definitely worth a buy... It reads well as a narrative and works well as a quick reference (with a detailed index at the back). This one is perhaps a more entertaining read...by one of the pioneers in this area of study:
http://www.amazon.com/Bioenergetics-Revolutionary- ...
Some of the science that researchers in this area of study will reference often is still very much considered 'fringe' science. Wilhelm Reich (protege of Sigmund Freud) pioneered many of the ideas these modern works build on, and he was jailed by the FDA for illegally peddling his research devices as 'scientific' instruments. His research was confiscated/destroyed, and they barred his book from being published without first removing any reference to his prior research. He later died in jail.
It's very nice to see science finally coming from the other direction (body) to potentially make the same discoveries that Reich made while studying the mind. - s4g4n, on 01/27/2009, -0/+1Sounds like a good book, is it worth to buy, I have a curious mentality about these kinds of topics but I want to know if this book is hard to follow or reader friendly.
- WiretapStudios, on 01/27/2009, -0/+1Reverse psychology!
- thealsir, on 01/29/2009, -0/+1@Backstgartist
Not putting you down or anything, but I'm willing to bet the lifestyle you describe had something to do with it. I was raised similarly...kept away from games, exercised/outdoors alot, church, etc...and I'm a wreck. I think a lot of it has to do with being overly contained during childhood, with somewhat psychotically overprotective parents. - Archos, on 01/29/2009, -0/+1The people you know are the people on digg?
J/k, download some Tony Robbins, Eckhart Tolle and Jiddu Kristnamhurti audio books as torrents. Free, and they'll help you get rid of it. - Archos, on 01/29/2009, -0/+1Learning to read it? You mean exactly what the root of someones tension is just by observing the tension? Like NLP and the chakra's? It's indeed ridiculous that the mind-body connection has not yet been recognized by modern science. And (sadly) as a consequence it's not really popular in treatments.
"Inhabit your body" - Eckhart Tolle
Breathing correctly is extremely important for balance. Most people are never aware of their breathing. You should breathe in as low as possible. With a little practice you should be able to reach your prostate every time you breathe. Then take that air, the sexual energy, to your heart center.. let your tongue rest on your palate, turn your eyes up, focus on the 'crown chakra' above your head.. and let the air slowly go through your head as it were. This gives a feeling of highness every time you do it. It's because the brain has natural pain killers.
Do this consistently and you'll be able to act without the repressed instincts, feelings and thinking. Almost all people are out of balance and we constantly keep it that way... Be the change . . . . - inactive, on 02/04/2009, -0/+1I've looked into NLP and generally think it's crap...with a few pieces of corn in it. Not all bad, but it stinks bad enough that I'm not touching that corn.
Chakras...yea...not worth studying or talking about from a scientific perspective...not for a long time.
What I'm talking about is much closer to the current state of science. Some of Wilhelm Reich's scholarly progeny are definitely providing a limb worth climbing out on. The limb is still a little bit thin and brittle, but many of the ideas espoused by these people will easily withstand the scrutiny of science in the near future. - rsbryswrrl, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1I wasn't saying that every single person with anxiety issues could cure them by eating better and meditating, although I'm sure it might help a little. Mostly commenting on the fact that there are many people on here who would totally dismiss the idea that the two might be connected.
- Griminald, on 01/28/2009, -1/+2I dugg you up just so that your comment wouldn't get buried -- I want others to read the responses to your incorrect statement.
- Archos, on 01/29/2009, -0/+1To sound? You mean vibrations in general? Like light etc. as well? As in, you should use everything to become more aware, every moment, because you are all that, and if you live partially, there is conflict and corruption.
Anxiety is a disorder, awareness is order. - s4g4n, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1I went to amazon and bought the mindbody book for $2 + shipping. I read some sample pages from the book and I enjoy reading how he makes his points, there is a logical argument to back up everything he says.
- BoneheadFarker, on 01/27/2009, -1/+2I thought I recognized that name...
Wilhelm Reich is the person who "discovered" orgone energy, which is described as massless, omnipresent medium for electromagnetic and gravitational phenomenon. In other words, *****. The research devices that he peddled were simple Faraday cages he claimed were "Orgone Energy Accumulators" and could be used to treat a variety of conditions. But independant testing could never verify his claims, since there is no such thing as orgone energy. He wasn't arrested because he was being persecuted...it was because he was making wild claims with nothing to back it up. This so-called energy cannot be measured, no matter how many orgasms a man has. And just because you point one of his devices at a cloud doesn't mean it's going to rain.
Reading someone's posture does not in any way tell you about their mental condition. Tension in the body can have many difference sources, and not all of them are because of some unseen force that you believe is the problem. The only reason that any of it works is because the person really wants to believe it works, so they start responding as if it's actually working. It's called the placebo effect, and while it can be useful it is not orgone energy. And the study in the article has not made any claims regarding this so-called body-mind connection that you're imagining. All it's saying is that when people are anxious, then usually (but not always) their balance is affected. And they also acknowledge that the balance problem itself could be the source of the anxiety, and that working with children can be difficult due to immaturity and lack of operational thinking. In other words, because they can't explain to the therapists what their problems are. Checking their balance is just one small part of the diagnosis, due to the fact that they are children.
Don't feel too insulted by all of this. I've gone through my "alternative therapy" phase and discovered that I was being asked to push aside all doubt and questions far too often. I've actually lost friendships because of it, since I kept asking questions. I know you really want to believe in all of this, but it's not real. Reichian psychotherapy is *****... - EnergyEinstein, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1Hot yoga to get rid of energy buildup, and for a long period of meditation, and a break from thinking of what makes you anxious.
Eating well, properly, which includes eating at the right time before activities, etc..
Having someone good to talk to, a counselor, who understands your situation And who can help you through the process of learning balance again (and I don't mean physical balance, however you will gain that from the yoga and the meditative state [including the health benefits of a huge amount of oxygen flowing through your body and brain] ...)
*5 cents* - EnergyEinstein, on 01/28/2009, -0/+1P.S. Anxiety / balance is related to your focus, which is related partially to sound and being aware of your surroundings...
- lyssword, on 01/27/2009, -1/+1I have a social anxiety, but I'm more balanced and agile than most people I know.
- johnnyc23, on 11/06/2009, -0/+0Recently I come across this site which might help you if you are going through stress
www.anxietysocial.devhub.com
johnny - System6, on 01/27/2009, -1/+1Because he is stating it as though it is curable and a fact. This is not the standard for all people with anxiety disorders and will not "cure" all of them or help a lot of them.
- rsbryswrrl, on 01/27/2009, -2/+2Why is this getting dugg down? outoforder is totally right. I can testify to the fact that kids raised with soda/chips/cookies/junk and processed foods are more likely to have anxiety issues and/or ADHD problems than those who weren't. Meditation and spiritual practices (notice I didn't say religious) also help with overall well-being. The funny thing is that all those cynical, pessimistic ***** who will digg me down for saying this are the ones who will never "get it".
- Archos, on 01/29/2009, -1/+1"Inhabit your body" - Eckhart Tolle
Breathing correctly is extremely important for balance. Most people are never aware of their breathing. You should breathe in as low as possible. With a little practice you should be able to reach your prostate every time you breathe. Then take that air, the sexual energy, to your heart center.. let your tongue rest on your palate, turn your eyes up, focus on the 'crown chakra' above your head.. and let the air slowly go through your head as it were. This gives a feeling of highness every time you do it. It's because the brain has natural pain killers.
Do this consistently and you'll be able to act without the repressed instincts, feelings and thinking. Almost all people are out of balance and we constantly keep it that way... Be the change . . . . - TrevorBelmont, on 01/28/2009, -1/+1I wasn't gonna take a side on this comment until I read yours.
That's absurd. Buried to restore balance. - ryanhayn, on 01/27/2009, -2/+1Maybe they have anxiety because they're out of balance, and therefore suck at sports. Because they suck at sports, they're the last to be picked for the team, which lowers their self-esteem and causes anxiety. The cure - practice sports.
- kellyut, on 01/27/2009, -3/+1Fascinating study. I tend to agree with outoforder, especially re: the food people eat. I'm sure there are other causes for anxiety, including genetics, but the list in the above comment is relevant, too.
- outoforder, on 01/27/2009, -17/+12Less processed foods, less sugar, less video games/computers/tv, more exercise, more family interaction, more discipline.
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