Where are just some of the many alternative options to taking anti anxiety drugs, and they don’t cost a thing. One of the homeopathic techniques that people use to fight anxiety is laughter therapy. With so many bad things on the news, stresses on the job and all, you really need at least a good hour of laughter. A really good way to do this is to pick an evening sit com or two to watch on a regular basis. It will have to be something you can get into, otherwise it won’t be funny. You can also spend regular time watching funny movies.

You can find laughter in many places, on video, in the media, or even in print. A daily dose of laughter can relieve a lot of stress. Another way to relieve anxiety is to just deal with what you have control over, like your job, or your home or how you relate to people, and stop worrying about things that you have no control over. Sure there are many things all over the world to worry about, but you can’t do anything about it, so stop worrying about it. One way you can do this is too take both thumbs and touch the other fingers one at a time, going back and forth faster and faster. It is important to make sure you are touching each one, with gentle taps on each one. The next thing you know you will have forgotten about the worry.

These next techniques have been used for thousands of years not only to help promote a healthy mind, but body as well. Meditation, and deep breathing exercises work really well to cut down on anxiety levels, and help calm the body. Many may say ‘I don’t have time to meditate or do breathing exercises.’ The answer to that excuse is that this is exactly why you have stress and anxiety, is that you don’t have time for anything. In order to do any of these things effectively, you have to choose to do them. Same goes for any other natural remedy or medication.

It isn’t really hard to do a simple deep breathing and meditation technique. Sit in a quiet room in a comfortable chair. You don’t want to be so comfortable that you will fall asleep, just rested and relaxed. Now you can either have total quiet, or you can listen to some prerecorded music or environmental sounds, like the ocean breaking waves, or a babbling brook, whatever is good for you. You don’t want any music that is upbeat, has a lot of bass, or vocals.

Close your eyes, taking a deep breath, in slowly but steadily in through your nose, gently out through your mouth. Just spend the first few minutes doing this, then envision yourself sitting at the edge of a pond, and the pebbles you can see in it are stress, at work, or worried thoughts. One by one remove them from the pool, also removing them from your mind. Once empty, stay like that for another few minutes. This can also be a time, to put pebbles that represent new and different ideas can be programmed in as well. Spend at least 10-15 minutes doing this every day.

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