Can anxiety be treated and not come back?

When I answered your last question, I mentioned an amazing study at Stanford University in which veterans had one week of slow breathing therapy and that brought their anxiety down to normal. These vets were truly grateful. I'll show you a news report with the researcher and one of the vets interviewed. One of the vets said to the researcher, "Thank you for giving me my life back."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rb69zf_ddY&t=193s

As I said, their anxiety was brought down to normal. In other words, anxiety is normal. We all have it to some extent. What you're aiming at is recovering from an anxiety *disorder*. People do that all the time.

The researcher, Emma Seppala, has written a book, The Happiness Track, based on her extensive research of the qualities of successful people. The book shows how it's possible to be a success with a low-stress life.

Take advantage of whatever resources you have. Maybe the doctor will recommend therapy. If so, listen carefully to what your therapist says and use the ideas in your daily life.

You won't get over this overnight. You just have to keep trying and you'll get what you want. Patience is your friend - and don't forget your sense of humor.

By the way, the next time you have an anxiety attack, breathe slowly. A lot of people say that helps. As Dr Gerbarg says, you don't have to completely fill your lungs. Breathing very deeply sometimes causes hyperventilation and you have trouble breathing. Breathe slowly and gently.

There's a good book by psychiatrist David Burns - When Panic Attacks.

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