Why anger, anxiety, depression are on increase? What are the ways to reduce them?
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at
3:12 am
anil a asked:
anger, anxiety, depression are on increase and ill effects are just destroying the society.
World over steps have to be taken to control & contain these anger, anxiety, depression else it will be too late.
anger, anxiety, depression are on increase and ill effects are just destroying the society.
World over steps have to be taken to control & contain these anger, anxiety, depression else it will be too late.
Tagged with: Anger • Control • Ill Effects
Filed under: Anxiety
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The media.
Your TV lies.
The best way to reduce your anxiety, depression, anger, and strees :
-Take controlled breaths. One simple technique is to breathe in through your nose for 4 seconds, hold the breath for a few seconds, and then exhale through your mouth slowly. Do this for about 60 seconds a few times daily.
-Talk to a friend or acquaintance. It will help you feel connected and less anxious. DO NOT talk about what you’re anxious about – just have a regular conversation.
-Eat well. Food has more to do with our moods than we think. When our blood sugar is low, we can get crabby and tense. Don’t skip meals (especially breakfast), and choose foods with protein and complex carbohydrates, to keep your blood sugar levels even, instead of spiking and dropping.
-Cut the caffeine. Indulge in your morning cup or two, but drink only decaf beverages after lunch. Caffeine gets your adrenaline going, drains your body of calcium, and makes it more difficult to relax in the evenings. Even if you think “caffeine doesn’t affect me”, it can stimulate your adrenal gland and cause adrenal fatigue, which wears you down and affects your health over time.
-Exercise. Pent up stress can eat you up from the inside. Burn off all that steam the healthy way! Just going for a walk or giving a punching bag a good beating can help release endorphins and make you feel better.
-Get an at-home Yoga DVD. If you have trouble relaxing in the evenings before bed, pop in a yoga DVD and do a good series of stretches to help your body make the transition to rest mode.
-Avoid adrenaline triggers. If you’ve had an extra stressful day, ditch the scary books and movies, or news stories that get you all worked up. Even though you may enjoy them, the key here is to reduce adrenaline, not increase it!
-Get in touch with nature. Living constantly in a concrete jungle can wreak havoc on our emotional and physical health. Find a local arboretum, conservatory, memorial garden, or a quiet spot along a beach or river that’s off the beaten path. Some churches have prayer and meditation gardens, just for this purpose.
-Get a massage. Massage is proven to improve circulation and reduce stress. Even an occasional half-hour back and neck session can work wonders.
-Take a bath. Spend a little extra time to soak and let your muscles relax. Warm water is a natural soother.
-Listen to soothing music. Grab a couple of CD’s with “Sleep” or “Relaxation” in the title.
-Confide in someone trustworthy, like a priest, pastor, counselor, best friend, or help hot line. Someone who will listen and comfort, and provide wise council without judgement. You want someone honest who will help you consider your options, not who will tell you just what you want to hear. Some things we cannot change. Others, we actually have choices about. An unhealthy relationship. A hostile work environment. Trying to keep up a style of living beyond our means. Sometimes we need another perspective to find those areas of our life where our choices can actually reduce the amount of stress in our lives.
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The world is faster and more chaotic than it has ever been before, causing frantic behaviour from everyone. With mobile phones allowing us to text a million miles a minute, internet speeds that seem faster than lightening, flashing lights and media being honed in on us on every angle and techno music being pumped into the air at a rapidly increasing weight, the world is a lot crazier than it was 10 years ago. This craziness makes people act weird, because keeping up with it can be tough! It’s hard to keep updated with all your text messages, emails, deadlines, fashion… argh, the list goes on! There’s also a lot of war, pollution, worries about the ozon layer, future resources, global warming, terrorists, political powers abusing their power etc. and this all creates for a pretty strong reason to feel depressed. The news usually only shows us bad stuff so it can all get a bit too overwhelming sometimes. We forget that whilst there horrible events are happening, heaps of little miracles are happening to – babies being born, families coming together, weddings, celebrations of life. Anger might be on the rise because of our nutrition, which is becoming increasingly worse here in Aussie – and America. Our foods are a lot more processed, we eat a lot of fat, salty foods that lack real nutrition, so our bodies feel tired and we snap at people. All in the all, the world has gone a bit nuts. We need to try to seperate ourselves from the chaos of the world and keep our feet firmly on the ground.
Akrodha means to check anger. Even if there is provocation one should
be tolerant, for once one becomes angry his whole body becomes
polluted.
There are three gates leading to this hell–lust, anger and greed.
Every sane man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation
of the soul.
One should be very careful of these three enemies to human life: lust,
anger and greed. The more a person is freed from lust, anger and greed,
the more his existence becomes pure. Then he can follow the rules and
regulations enjoined in the Vedic literature. By following the
regulative principles of human life, one gradually raises himself to
the platform of spiritual realization. If one is so fortunate, by such
practice, to rise to the platform of Krsna consciousness, then success
is guaranteed for him. In the Vedic literature, the ways of action and
reaction are prescribed to enable one to come to the stage of
purification. The whole method is based on giving up lust, greed and
anger.