Yoga for Anxiety

The word anxiety is defined as a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune. It is the fear or apprehension about the uncertainties of present and future. It is advised that yoga for anxiety deals better than any mode of therapy. In fact yoga poses for anxiety has been in practice for long time.

Symptoms of Anxiety

Symptoms of anxiety are partly the same as that of a tired person. Increased pulses, heartbeats, mouth going dry, acceleration in breathing and perspiration are noted on the physiological side. Diarrhea, phobias, palpitations, sweating and fainting are also observed.

Some Commonly Noticed Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety shows up in various circumstances as different disorders. Some times abnormal defense mechanisms are set up automatically as a result of overt anxiety. Here are some of the disorders commonly noticed.

Panic Attack Disorder

Panic is defined as overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety. When panic attacks, usually attacks abruptly, it manifests as palpitations of heart, fainting and short breaths in rapid succession etc. Further there are three types of panic attack disorders. The first one being the unexpected disorder, the second is situational disorder - particular situations that trigger disorder and finally the situation ally predisposed panic attacks such as the chance panic attacks while driving.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

This result in people who have undergone great physical trauma or ordeal, terrific event in life, exposed to threatening situation, or threatened. Incidences like rape, threat to life, exposure to disasters etc cause PTSD. People under PTSD continue to get haunted by bouts of memories of the ordeal. People may experience sleep problems, and may get startled easily.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

What characterizes obsessive-compulsive disorder is the recurrence of strong and unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors. Repetitive behaviors such as rechecking, counting and perhaps the most symbolic hand washing are done with the hopeful mind that things got to be corrected.

Phobia

Phobia is a disorder arising out of anxiety, which is characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things of life or normal, day-to-day, social situations. Phobia is, more often than once, due to the fear of or aversion to something.

How Yoga Helps In Recovering From Anxiety?

Characteristically yoga is a slow paced, slow breathing exercising technique, which is in sharp contrast to the symptoms and characters of the anxiety and our reaction to it. Driven by its characteristic prolonged breathing, yoga helps dampen the causes of anxiety within ones mind. The hormonal reactions in the blood are neutralized by determined and forceful self restraint. The shortness of breath, rapid pulses and heartbeats get soothed by steady but gradual supply of oxygen and reduction in circulation due to yoga. Take for example the case of shava asana. Do you think it can't dampen anxiety?

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