Motivation in the Treatment of Anxiety
August 14th, 2007 by profitweaver
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Anxiety Support Groups
This is an interesting article by Giri Anantha, that is not about motivation per se, but uses motivation as a means to an end.
Anxiety support groups are a great way to help yourself towards recovery. You will not only receive support but you may find yourself offering it as well.
There will be others at various stages of their problem. Some may have made tremendous improvement and still show up to offer help and advice.
Gain Support And Help From Others Like You
Youll find a bunch of people who know what youre going through. Initially, you may be concentrating on yourself, but in time, you may start to consider others and know what theyre going through as well.
This helps you understand that youre not alone. Also, if you have blamed yourself for this, you may finally realize that you are completely blameless. Seeing others with similar troubles can reassure you of that.
This is a frustrating and agonizing problem. By joining an anxiety group, you no longer have to travel the road to recovery alone. Its best to have support of some kind, whether its online or offline.
Being Motivated Is Important
Another great point about having support from others is the much-needed motivation it can provide. Sometimes, when the chips are down, it can be incredibly difficult to pick yourself up.
You may even decide not to bother, or tell yourself, ‘Oh, Ill try tomorrow’. With support from a close network of fellow anxiety sufferers, they may just provide you with that little bit of a push you might need.
Depending on your situation, it can be hard to motivate yourself. This is understandable. The full meaning of support will truly be realized only after you start making progress and think back to the dark days.
Its probably a good idea to also keep in touch with your support network after you make good progress. Its very easy to forget subtle things like this when you start feeling better. You never know when you might need them, or vice versa.
Here are a couple of resources you might want to check out:
http://www.healthcentral.com/anxiety/support-groups.html http://www.healthyplace.com/communities/anxiety/site/support_groups.asp
There are many benefits to joining anxiety support groups. Use these groups for support (both giving and receiving). It could be one of the best things you will ever do for yourself.
Giri Anantha has extensive knowledge on panic disorder and agoraphobia. His website is called Panic And Agoraphobia and includes information on other anxiety disorders as well as alternative methods of therapy. The URL for his site is: http://www.panic-and-agoraphobia.com
