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Does your anxiety keep you from achieving your goals and dreams, relationships? For many, this is the a reality. Maybe you passed on a big job because you fear speaking in front of crowds. Maybe you are lonely because you have social anxiety. Everyone has their story to tell. Because you deal with your anxiety by letting it overtake you and stop you dead in your tracks, it seems you will never find any relief.

Some people choose a quick fix when they don't need to.  Benzo's, alcohol, pot what have you are commonplace. Self medicating will get you nowhere but with another problem, an addiction. Some people have other mental health issues along with their anxiety.

As you can already tell this is a self help site. Most of the tips you will read are common sense activities that lead to a health lifestyle. You are going to have to make some changes in your life and it is NOT going to be easy.

What changes do you need to make? Let's take a look at some basic needs we all have.

• Sleep 

Many anxiety sufferers say they can't sleep, don't get enough sleep or have disrupted sleep. Other anxiety sufferers use it as a coping mechanism and get too much sleep. Others yet will sleep at the wrong times of the day, such as sleep in late, stay up late or sleep in the afternoon. By doing this we are disrupting our bodies natural sleep cycle.

What we need to do is stick to a consistent, regimented sleep schedule. Wake up at the same time each day. Go to sleep at the same time each day. If you are tired during the day, stay awake and engage yourself in some exercise, anything to avoid sleeping during the day. Stay on this schedule every day even on weekends.

Stay with this routine and you will see results in better sleep over time.

• Diet

Again be regimented with your eating habits. Avoid colas, caffeine and junk food. Eat a well balanced diet. If you don't know what that is look at your local health dept. website for a food guide. Stick to it, your body systems will love you for it. Mentally you will benefit because of your new found energy.

Don't go any further if you are not serious about getting anxiety help. This website is not going to CURE your anxiety or stop it completely. The fact is you need some anxiety in your life, its a normal part of living. It is a defence mechanism we all have, so trying to stop something that you cannot. You can learn to live your life the way you did before you realized anxiety was a problem for you but you have to be serious about getting anxiety help. There is no magical fix that will cure you overnight, its going to take hard work on your part.   

AnxietyHelpOnline is a website dedicated to helping individuals suffering from anxiety, panic, stress and depression. The key focus of this site is Self Help without the use of medications. This site focuses on relaxation techniques and positive self talk.

AnxietyHelpOnline does not discount the effectiveness of medications and provides info on related treatments. Before starting any self help activities it is recommended by this site to seek a full medical check-up by a qualified medical doctor. Read the AnxietyHelpOnline Disclaimer before going any further.

What is meant by this statement? Why would anyone want to hang on to their anxiety? That is a good question. If we want to help ourselves from anxiety we must examine this question.

Do you spend all of your time thinking about your anxiety and not doing the positive things you need to do to cope with it? Anxiety sufferers tend to do this for some reason. Obviously one of the main reasons people do this is because they want help so that they can relieve their anxiety symptoms.

In fact you may get caught up in searching the internet, reading books, talking to others but not really helping yourself. Most anxiety sufferers know all of the lingo. They can tell you all of the symptoms and different medications, all of the latest relaxation techniques and therapies.

The question you must ask yourself is am I doing any of these self help techniques on a daily basis? Do I give up too quickly or find it easier to hang on to my anxiety? I think most people are the latter. It is easier to hang onto your anxiety than help yourself. You will probably disagree with this statement. This is why you have to change your ways.

Challenge yourself on this. Write down what self help techniques you use each day and how much time you spend each day on them. Then you will clearly see how much time you are taking to relieve your symptoms. Be honest with the time you spend each day.

You might be surprised to find that your not doing anything at all but spending all of your time reading about symptoms and reinforcing your anxiety. You need to change your thinking to focus on self help and those techniques that make you feel better. I cannot stress enough how important it is to do these positive things daily.

You need to retrain your thoughts and actions to counteract them. By doing this it will become second nature and you will find relief from your anxiety. Always remember that you are not going to CURE your anxiety as some people claim. It is a natural part of the human existence. It is a natural defense mechanism we all have and need to survive.