Prevention

Prevention of anxiety essentially involves an awareness of life's stresses and your own ability to cope with them. This can often be a difficult task in our busy and hectic 21st century.

• In essence, you might develop coping mechanisms for all of life's stresses. Strategies might include these:
  
  
  • Physical well-being through exercise, healthy eating habits, and adequate rest
    
    
  • Avoiding the use of caffeine, illicit drugs, or the inappropriate use of stimulants or other prescription medications
    
    
  • Meditation
    
    
  • Relaxation exercises including deep breathing
    
    
  • Visualization
    
    
  • Interpersonal skills in dealing with difficult people and situations or parenting skills training in dealing with your children

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