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? asked in Social SciencePsychology · 4 years ago

Im 15 and anxiety is ruining my ******* life,im so tirred of it.?

I dont know what to im feed up with this bullshit,its 00:00 and i cannot sleep bcus of weird scary heartbeats

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  • 4 years ago
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    When I look at the research, it seems to me that what's called mind-body therapy, therapy based on methods from Asian traditions, is a good choice for people your age suffering from anxiety. This is something you can talk about with your parents, your family doctor, or a mental health professional. Also, basic healthy lifestyle is what we all need, and research shows this is good for taking stress down, as research at the Univ of Kansas has shown.

    If you search with "NICE anxiety," you can read the recommendations of an official health agency in the UK. They rank 3 treatments according to demonstrated effectiveness for most patients - 1) therapy (CBT), 2) medicine (generally antidepressant), 3) self-help based on CBT.

    Teenagers have more difficulty with CBT than adults do. Doctors are often reluctant to prescribe antidepressants for teenagers or young adults. On the other hand, the non-profit Mindful Schools has shown success in improving behavior problems in elementary schools with their mindfulness training.

    Although the research on this is fairly new and not conclusive yet, there is some research suggesting that the mindfulness program MBSR is as good as CBT for social anxiety.

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26950097

    Mindfulness and other mind-body therapies, such as yoga breathing and tai chi exercise, offer low-cost , low-risk treatment.

    Psychiatrists Richard Brown and Patricia Gerbarg have published six papers on breathing and mental health. There is some evidence that tai chi helps childen with ADHD.

    MBSR is offered in hundreds of clinics across the US. Other resources- a free online version of MBSR by a certified MBSR instructor, recognized by universities and mental health professionals, a popular app called Headspace, the book Mindful Way Through Depression which has a CD and audio guided exercises.

    In their book The Healing Power of the Breath, Brown and Gerbarg recommend this exercise. Breathe slowly through thew nose, feeling your belly go in and out, 5 breaths per minute, about 4 sec in, 4 sec out. They say doing 20 min of this twice a day is an actual treatment for anxiety. They recommend a 3-part approach to mental health - breathing, body movement, mindfulness.

    You can learn tai chi with a couple of beginners' YouTube videos.

    Also - if you go to Metapsychology, you can read a psychologist's review of the book by Steve Ilardi, the therapist and researcher who headed the Univ of Kansas lifestyle-depression project. Great book!

    Below - a video to help you with sleep, and the very relaxing first exercise of MBSR

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pVr02W2Qws

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4gZgnCy5ew

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    You and one-third of all Millennials. Find a therapist.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    I have this same problem. The key is to relax & focus. Stay positive and keep your health at top shape.

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