Description
Seeking relief from anxiety is one of the most common problems my clients request help with when we begin our process of working together. Whether it is primary or secondary to their distress, recognizing that the mind, body, feelings, and emotions are intimately linked is an important first step to making sense of anxiety.
No one knows more than those who suffer from anxiety how much it can affect their quality of life. If you experience anxiety, you aren’t alone. No matter your age, from time to time, throughout our lives, we all experience some form of anxiety.
Anxiety is a state of psychological and physiological condition manifested in the mind, emotions, and behavior. It can be a symptom of underlying health issues that need addressing. Anxiety can develop from complex risk factors, including genetics, biology, brain chemistry, personality, and life events.
Occasional or situational anxiety is experienced as a generalized sense of worry and unease due to unknown or persistent threats. Mentally, anxiety disturbs the ability to concentrate and focus, affecting memory and increasing forgetfulness and run-away ruminating thoughts.
Nineteen percent of U.S. adults are suffering from an anxiety disorder, and 31% will deal with anxiety at least once in their lifetime. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., with more than half being women. Women diagnosed with one anxiety disorder are more likely than men to be diagnosed with eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and/or major depressive disorder.
How women and men cope with anxiety does impact their experience and provides clues to how to address their symptoms. In general, women tend to seek affiliative relationships to talk about what they are experiencing. Emotion-focused coping such as venting, rumination, and self-blame, are typical. If she isn’t able to talk about what she is experiencing, a woman will internalize her feelings, further contributing to feelings of anxiety.
Women who experience anxiety notice that its symptoms often precipitate or worsen at times of hormonal fluctuation in their menstrual cycle, notably during puberty, pregnancy, postpartum, and the menopausal transition.
Anxiety is most often triggered by stress. The fight-flight-freeze response increases adrenaline and cortisol, the stress hormones. Taking care of the stress often minimizes anxiety or clears it completely.
Adults 60 years of age and older are more likely to experience physical symptoms of anxiety, such as agitation, poor concentration, and fatigue. It’s important to be aware of this because older adults with anxiety tend to experience other mental health issues, like depression, at the same time.
Recently, medical researchers have discovered that the association between anxiety disorders and pain may be stronger than the association between depression and pain.
Similarly, there is also a link between anxiety and sedentary behavior. If you are sedentary and anxious, becoming aware of this link may encourage you to develop lifestyle modifications focusing on getting more movement throughout your day.
Unhappily, anxiety can intrude on important relationships with friends, family, or romantic partners. Anxiety can affect our ability to work, make decisions, leave the house, and connect with other people.
Whatever the root cause of your anxiety, honor its message to you. Your unease might be trying to tell you something. Instead of fearing anxiety, create space to be present with it. Practice mindful inquiry to better understand the deeper issues that are contributing to your symptoms.
No matter how agitated, anxious, or out of control you feel, it’s important to know that you can change your arousal system and calm yourself. Self-care is always important amidst the day-to-day demands imposed by internal and external expectations.
The use of aromatherapy in conjunction with psychotherapy has been well documented, and in a number of trials, aromatherapy has been shown to improve anxiety and provide stress relief. Calming aromatherapy helps to quiet the anxiety-ridden nervous system.
When you are experiencing situational anxiety, Fleur flower essence aromatherapy is a superb resource. When anxiety begins to spiral, the fastest way to change your anxious state is by simply taking a breath with Anxiety Relief Spray due to the direct link through smell to the limbic center of the brain. That’s the emotional control center where anxiety, depression, fear, anger, and joy all emanate.
Anxiety Relief Spray alchemical synergy blend is formulated with a proprietary combination of vibrational flower essences that energetically relieves the worried mind gripped by anxious, fretful, recurring thoughts.
Its calming, clinically proven formula was used in an Australian study of adults suffering from anxiety symptoms of panic that overwhelmingly improved their ability to function and helped to resolve the underlying emotional cause of this problem.
Anxiety Relief Spray’s uplifting aroma may help to temporarily support a feeling of calm inner resilience and well-being. The fusion of essential oils provides anxiety-relieving benefits that may interrupt nervous system reactions, ease emotional affect, boost mood, and lighten outlook during times of uncertainty and fear.
Use Anxiety Relief Spray to reduce the occasional anxiety symptoms or intervene when strained nerves, the rising tide of panic, and runaway thoughts threaten to overtake you.
Anxiety Relief Spray may encourage a tangible sense of temporary relief from symptoms of anxiety.
Anxiety Relief Spray is safe to use with children, the elderly, and the infirmed.
Affirmation: “With every breath I take my body and mind calms. I am anchored in the present moment free of worry and uncertainty.”
Directions: Shake well before use. Close your eyes and mist around the head and body. Breathe deeply, exhale slowly to feel the reassuring benefits.
Avoid eyes. Keep out of reach of children.
Ingredients: Distilled water infused with vibrational essences of Stability and Wholeness Ritual Essences, Brown Boronia, Fuchsia Gum, Geraldton Wax, Hairy Yellow Pea, Happy Wanderer, Hops Bush, Pink Fairy Orchid, Purple Flag Flower, Ribbon Pea, and WA Smokebush wildflower essences, and organic essential oils of Sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis), Rose Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens var. roseum), and Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata) preserved with 1% organic, biodynamic grape alcohol.
For external and aromatic use only.
Although research has shown that flower essence aromatherapy may help relieve anxiety, it’s no substitute for seeing your doctor. If you are experiencing an ongoing, serious anxiety disorder, including panic and PTSD, that severely impacts your ability to function day-to-day, please see your mental health professional to discuss your situation to get at the root cause of your anxiety for the best treatment options.
