{"id":804,"date":"2019-02-11T12:24:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T12:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayucliniko.com\/articles\/?p=804"},"modified":"2019-02-11T12:24:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-11T12:24:34","slug":"how-can-ayurveda-reduce-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ayucliniko.com\/articles\/how-can-ayurveda-reduce-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can Ayurveda Reduce Anxiety?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nowadays, anxiety is a burning problem due to a changed lifestyle. This changed lifestyle affects the body as well as the mind. Due to this changed lifestyle pattern, competition in the outer world, jealousy, greed etc. are the negativities Increasing which are affecting people all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Anxiety<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Anxiety<\/a> disorders are spreading worldwide and it is the most common mental disorder. It affects people of all age groups and is often accompanied by the stress, which is the body’s physiologic response to mental or physical stress as the long-term stress results in the decline of overall health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most common types of anxiety include:<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. Generalized anxiety disorder is commonly known as GAD.<\/li>
  2. Panic Disorder <\/li>
  3. Social Anxiety Disorder or Social Phobia <\/li>
  4. Agoraphobia <\/li>
  5. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder <\/li>
  6. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    1. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD):<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Generalized Anxiety Disorder involves excessive or persistent anxiety about routine activities in daily life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • This type of anxiety occurs along with other anxiety disorders or depression.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      2. Panic Disorder<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Panic disorder involves sudden feelings of fear or terror that reach a peak within minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Some of the symptoms of panic disorder are shortness of breath, impending doom, chest pain, heart palpitations etc. <\/li>
      • These panic attacks lead individuals to worry about them if happening again and again or avoiding certain conditions in which panic attacks occurred. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        3. Social Anxiety Disorder<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        This condition involves high levels of anxiety and fear and avoidance of social situations due to lack of confidence, feelings of embarrassment, and self-consciousness about being judged or viewed negatively by others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        4. Agoraphobia<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        It is a type of anxiety disorder that involves fear and avoiding certain places or situations that may lead to panic which makes the person to<\/g> feel helpless or embarrassed. The body normally reacts differently depending on the intensity of the anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        5. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        This type of anxiety disorder occurs in those individuals who have experienced a shocking, scary or a dangerous event in their life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • The fight or flight response is a normal reaction by the body which is intended to protect the body from harm. <\/li>
        • People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder may feel stressed or frightened even when they are not in any danger. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          6. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a type of anxiety that is chronic and long lasting<\/g> disorder in which an individual has reoccurring and uncontrollable thoughts and behaviors that he or she feels to repeat over and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Different types of anxiety disorder exhibits<\/g> different symptoms but there are some general symptoms of anxiety. These are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • Feeling of fear, panic, and uneasiness <\/li>
          • Heart palpitations <\/li>
          • Shortness of breath <\/li>
          • Dry mouth <\/li>
          • Nausea <\/li>
          • Dizziness <\/li>
          • Weakness <\/li>
          • Difficulty in sleeping <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Acute Anxiety<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Acute Anxiety is considered as short-term anxiety which is commonly experienced during a stressful event and once the stress factor has been removed, person falls back to the normal state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n