Anxiety
symptoms are symptoms
of stress caused by anxiety (worry, fearful thinking).
Any method used to reduce stress helps the body to calm
down and become less symptomatic. The less stimulated the
body is, the less symptomatic it will be.
While self-help materials typically don't
sufficiently address the underlying factors associated
with anxiety, they may help you better understand stress
and anxiety. They may also provide you with a number of
practical strategies to help reduce your stress and
symptoms.
How helpful are self-help materials?
In a poll we recently conducted, participants
indicated:
Of those who tried self-help materials:
- 8.4 % said they
experienced no difference
- 67.6 % said they
experienced little to some benefit
- 22.8 % said they
experienced great benefit
- .8 % said they experienced
complete relief
- .4 % said using
self-help materials made things worse
We are advocates of using good self-help
materials because of their many benefits they can provide.
With anxiety resolution, knowledge is power.
The more you know, the better off you'll be.
In fact, research has shown that
self-help materials used in conjunction with
therapy is THE BEST and MOST EFFECTIVE form of treatment
for anxiety disorders. Our experience agrees with these
findings.
NOTE: It is important
to use GOOD self-help materials. Unfortunately, there
are many misconceptions about anxiety, and many people
who claim to be able to help with anxiety resolution.
But unless the materials and approaches reflect the latest
thinking and research on anxiety, they may actually do
more harm than good. We encourage you to use wisdom and
discernment when looking for self-help materials. |
