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Is there a cure for anxiety?

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Profile: emoalien
emoalien
September 29th, 2015 11:31pm
There is no cure for anxiety, but there are ways to manage it effectively. Breathing, positive thinking, staying real with yourself, surrounding yourself with great supports, all of those are things you can do to help you manage your anxiety. And this is coming from someone with a severe anxiety disorder.
Profile: LittleGreyKitten
LittleGreyKitten
September 17th, 2014 1:35am
I don't think there's a permanent cure of anxiety, but there ARE coping methods in which to decrease anxiety and anxiety attacks.
Anonymous
September 1st, 2015 7:09pm
I'm not sure their is a cure to completely get rid of anxiety, but medication do seem to help bring it down.
Anonymous
August 31st, 2015 2:45pm
There isn't a cure for anxiety unless you're aware of what makes you anxious and are able to completely avoid it. However, it's important to know how best to manage your anxiety!
Profile: LauraMSW87
LauraMSW87
August 25th, 2015 9:03pm
Anxiety is like depression in that someone can have a "bout" of it, and then it may never reoccur. Like depression though, someone may also begin experiencing anxiety and have to learn to cope with it for the rest of his or her life. Coping skills, medication, therapy, and a support system can combine to form a very solid way to combat anxiety when it does occur meaning that it can have little to no affect on ones life with those things in place.
Profile: Erynn
Erynn
November 20th, 2014 10:57am
Unfortunately, no. There are medicines and skills though that can help you manage and control anxiety. It doesn't magically go away completely, so there will probably always be some hard days, but with the right skill set, we can learn how to get through even the toughest of days in a successful and self-caring manner. You may find it helpful to look into: CBT skills like cognitive distortions and how to confront them; DBT skills like self-soothing, mindfulness, and distress tolerance; counseling; meditation; distractions; and steps for getting through panic attacks. In some cases it can also help to talk with a psychiatrist.
Anonymous
April 9th, 2015 7:23am
Yes, there is a cure for anxiety. If triggered, ask for help. The solution is right there in your hands.
Profile: kindheartedSky78
kindheartedSky78
April 12th, 2015 3:42pm
I think it would be wonderful if there was a cure for anxiety, However, I tend to think that the cure is more about learning to deal with it rather then getting rid of the problem
Profile: freespirit2016
freespirit2016
May 3rd, 2015 4:10pm
Meditation. What I understand of Anxiety is it is a state of restlessness, where you can't just do anything. You start one thing, you feel like doing other. The best cure for anxiety is self analysis, self evaluation and of course mediation.
Profile: Yannickosaur
Yannickosaur
May 9th, 2015 12:21pm
The cure of anxiety is to face your fear, only then you'll understand it, know the weakness of the fear and only then you'll be able to tackle the fear. You will have peace, you just have to fight for it. Ask support to make that cure even more stronger, ask people to support you through the hard time. Have patience and self-trust to become stronger than your fear, and then, when the right time will strike, that one fear, that anxiety, will kneel for you. Only YOU can make the change. "We will have peace, even if we have to fight for it. " - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Profile: trisjlistens
trisjlistens
August 3rd, 2015 10:20am
I'm not sure about this, because I still have anxiety. But they said that meditation can help! :) And I hope it really could.
Profile: OrangeSlices
OrangeSlices
August 10th, 2015 12:25am
In my opinion, the cure of anxiety is facing whatever it is that is causing you your anxiety. Meditation can help, coming onto 7-cups is another great way to help battle it, by getting support!
Anonymous
August 18th, 2015 10:27pm
The cure is not looking for a cure for it, try not to focus all your energy by thinking about it. Sometimes you just need to ignore it.
Profile: BeYourselfLoveYourself
BeYourselfLoveYourself
August 20th, 2015 2:00am
There isn't a cure, but there are ways to make it better. I personally am suffering from anxiety and therapy has helped me so much.
Profile: Kekkai22
Kekkai22
September 16th, 2014 7:49pm
yes..by having a happy thought and something that could ease your mind..a happy memories or a thought of you and your loved ones were having a great time..this is is hardly people understand because alll they do was kept thinking about the bad memories theyve had..anxiety is a disease caused by over-worried in something that is proven to not happen as they imagine.this can be done by seeking for our great weapon such as patient,prayers and etc.
Profile: philosophicalLake2587
philosophicalLake2587
October 14th, 2015 4:20pm
There is no cure. And it can be managed effectively with the right treatment. However, everyone is different so different combinations of therapy adn medication/different therapy will help others more than some. It's about finding what works best for the individual
Profile: Alicat711
Alicat711
October 18th, 2015 12:51am
There's no official "cure," but it can be treated. A combination of medication and therapy can be effective for treating the biological and mental causes of anxiety. You can learn techniques to better deal with your anxiety or how to change your thoughts so you do not get as anxious.
Profile: IamLeonarda
IamLeonarda
October 21st, 2015 3:43pm
There may not be cure for anxiety (YET), but there are some ways to control it. Meditation can help a lot, also exercising and just positive thinking can help you a lot (knowing from my personal experience). Surround yourself with positive people and be happy as much as possible. Enjoy little things, read your favorite book, take a walk, play with your pet, write down your feelings... hope I helped a little. :)
Profile: shutteredsilence
shutteredsilence
November 3rd, 2015 2:51am
Yes. The best cure is taking control of your life, realizing this is only temporary, and seeking help for your problems.
Profile: wonderfulSunshine20
wonderfulSunshine20
November 3rd, 2015 10:17pm
Yes ..through meditation and positive imagination abd thoughts one can wasiky be free from anxiety..some taje spiritual healings for curing anxiety. .remember mind is the master.
Profile: MorningGloryBlue
MorningGloryBlue
November 18th, 2014 11:16am
In my experience, there is no cure for anxiety, but there are powerful coping techniques. Strategies like yoga, deep breathing, meditation, progressive muscle relaxation and massage can all work wonders for anxiety. But you can't treat just the physical symptoms. I have to work very hard at consciously replacing anxious thoughts. For example, when I get overly worried about what someone thinks of me, I have to tell myself 'you can't read this person's mind, so if they don't like you... what does it matter? what can you do about it?' I have found that replacing anxious and negative thoughts with more positive thoughts that are focused on letting go and accepting uncertainties are really powerful tools when it comes to working with my anxiety. All in all, I believe it's a condition that I will have for the rest of my life, but I don't believe it's a 'life sentence' to live forever anxious. It's more of a challenge to work with and through.
Profile: AngelinaDreamer
AngelinaDreamer
September 11th, 2014 6:08pm
Everyone with a disorder can be cured or helped, you just need the right help. You can be amazed how a listener from 7 cups can help you.
Profile: sam7914
sam7914
October 4th, 2014 2:07pm
yes, if you get the right help. Going to a specialist and talking about your issues with it can help you and sometimes even having the right medication can help you.
Profile: DoeRae
DoeRae
October 14th, 2014 5:39am
Self awareness, identifying negative thoughts and replacing them with positive thoughts, forgiving yourself and letting go of the past, and getting support from others.
Profile: Quentin18
Quentin18
October 22nd, 2014 6:16am
Unfortunately no. Anxiety is psychological. Everyone has it, it just varies on how often, and how intense, a person gets anxiety.
Profile: fleur
fleur
October 30th, 2014 1:47pm
No. You learn to deal with it. There are strategies, but there's not a miracle cure. You just learn to train your brain.
Profile: Alaa
Alaa
October 31st, 2014 7:55pm
I think the best cure is to learn how to create a place inside you that gives you peace and security
Anonymous
November 2nd, 2014 9:02pm
Anxiety is best thought of as an overactive worry response. We wouldn't want to 'cure' anxiety per se because then we wouldn't know when we should be worried about the things that should make us worry. I find it is more helpful to think of anxiety as getting 'under control' so that you can use it when it is most beneficial to you, and put it away when it is not.
Anonymous
November 3rd, 2014 11:12am
A cure? No, I don't think so. You can get drugs, sure. They help, of course. But if you go off them, it's still there. It suppresses it, and is great for doing so, but doesn't cure. Exercises and therapy can also significantly lessen symptoms, but I don't believe it can ever really go away
Anonymous
November 3rd, 2014 4:39pm
There is no cure for anxiety, but there are many tools to help you cope with it and live a successful life.