I know that when you have a good belly laugh as it is called you forget everything temporarily. When you put your heart and sole into laughing at something it is good for anxiety, stress and depression. The endorphins released in the brain act on your mood. I personally have experienced this when watching a comedic movie. I really do not usually watch these types of movies but whenever I do I get the same reaction in my mood. I feel happier and cannot believe I am having such a good time.

How would a person who is suffering from anxiety and other traumatic issues even get to the point of watching a movie that was funny? Feeling anxious, panicky, depressed and stressed usually does not make you want to sit and watch something funny. Anxiety help comes in many forms,even if these forms seem too easy. Think of humor and laughing as a well kept secret in the fight against anxiety.

I would invite someone to join me for the movie at home on the television or I would offer to take him or her out to the theatre and pay his or her admission. Perhaps getting a group of friends together and going to a comedy club would be a suggestion. Just getting the person occupied and involved with something other than their problems would be a diversion and help give them some relief from their situation. Even if they did not laugh outwardly and you seemed to be dragging them along,

I feel that getting up and moving and being distracted can and has worked for me when I felt depressed.In other words I feel that humor is the best medicine and although it is not the total answer to all of life’s problems it does give us a safe way to escape temporarily the moments in life that we need help with.

If you look around you there is something funny going on at least once a day. Add humor to your other techniques when working on anxiety and panic.It takes repetition and a desire to change for something to become a habit. I have read that twenty-one days is the usual time for a change to occur when a person is motivated by emotion. Associate the behaviour you want to change with an emotion. This is a powerful tool to use in combination because these two things impress the change you want into your subconscious mind.

Put one funny joke, movie, story or recognize those situations that can come up unexpectedly in your daily routine.Maybe you will be the one who is providing the comic relief for someone else and providing anxiety help. They will forget the anxiety they have for a moment. Doing something for someone else is also a way to feel good about you. Laughing at and with yourself even when you are alone or in a crowd is a way of getting to know, care and value yourself. I know I was surprized at what I learned.

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 Well, it is crunch time and all the socks I was going to knit and the felted purses I planned on making are not going to be done.

 What I have done instead is made everyone a couple of knitted cotton face cloths.

 What is there to panic about ?

 Now that I have started, all the people that see me knitting them have put in an order for some .

 I might as well have kept up with all the bigger projects because now I am behind in the face cloths too.

This is not the end of the world but, I put pressure on myself to get them all done and that is where the panic comes in.

 You see, for me a lot of the anxiety and panic I have felt has been brought on by myself.

 I think if we step back and examine the times we get into the throws of panic we may find that we are our own worst enemy.

 Once we realize that we can only do so much in a certain amount of time I think the pressure is removed and we end up actually getting a lot more done than we thought.

 Besides , I will probably give some of the people who ordered the face cloths an I.O.U. for after December 25th.

 They were ordering to help me out with a bit of money for presents so there is no need to fret.

 We will have a laugh about it and I will tell them my story like I did here.

 It is amazing how understanding people can be if you give them a chance.

This little story may seem like gibberish to some of you, however I am making a point here .

 Do not sweat the small stuff. I am sure you have heard this before.

 Stop the madness of expecting everything to be perfect and just let yourself be human.

 A good friend of mine said that in a hundred years who will care.

 Enjoy what you do because what is the sense of worrying to the point of panic and anxiety.

 Stop and think about what is important, certainly not a few cotton face cloths.

 Pick your battles and then give yourself permission to leave the battle field still standing .

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There was a time when I would have disagreed with that.

Ever since I had a heart attack I am finding fun in so many places…. even grocery shopping can be an adventure.

When you wonder if you will ever have the strength or desire to do anything again and your scared to move because another heart attack might come,that’s the time you know you must find a way to keep living, not just existing.

I guess what I am trying to say is ,finding the joy in things is a better way for me to keep my spirits up and fight the anxiety,stress and depression that waits around the corner.

I refuse to take that way around the block and I work at finding other paths to get me where I want to be.

Maybe you can find a different path to side step your anxiety or related issues. 

Get back into your life and hobbies as soon as you are able to after an illness or operation.

Keeping your mind busy and active with positive self talk helps you move forward with your life and talking to yourself is not a sign of old age.

The more good thoughts we put in our minds each day help to push away the negative thoughts that we have conditioned ourselves to think.

You may think or feel that work is not a solution, but the sooner you return to normal activities when in a panic or anxious state of mind, the sooner the anxiety subsides.

A mind that is active with positive thoughts,has a purpose   and has the desire to change will get results from the actions taken.

Finding your own personal balance and tools to help in the recovery from anxiety is a process that takes time and daily effort on your part.

Read,talk to other people,become knowledgable about anxiety and its factors as they pertain to you.

Knowledge is power and is empowering when you feel your inner control slipping away with the force of anxiety.

Every small thing you can do for yourself in the quest to end anxiety will build up into a force that you learn to live by each day.

There are no overnight ,instant ,add water solutions.

However as I have said , work as a solution is a great way to start the road back from the anxiety path. 

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