New Help for Anxiety
Try it out with a simple example
The anxiety disorders are the most common disorders in the world and yet up until now treatment has been woefully inadequate, with some people even believing that little or nothing could be done, even with medication.
Whether you have generalised anxiety, panic attacks, OCD, post traumatic stress or phobias, the last 10 years have produced an incredible array of research with over 50,000 in-patients and out-patients throughout Latin America and Australia.
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A new treatment method has recently been launched after over a decade of research with over 50,000 in-patients and out-patients throughout Latin America and Australia. This new method is called BMSA and works by actually knocking out conditioned responses associated with problem states like anxiety.
A Brief Example of BMSA -------------------------------------
You can try it out for yourself very easily, as long as you promise you’ll pick something very minor to experiment on! BMSA should not be used seriously except by qualified health professionals! Do NOT try to treat your anxiety except under medical supervision!
Simply think of something that would qualify as a “mild anger”. This might be the thought of someone who recently upset you, for example. How strong is your “mild anger” over this person and what they did? Use a scale of 10 to set a figure (10 out of 10 would be the maximum and would tell you this is WAY too big for this experiment! 0 out of 10 would mean that you had no particular anger at all. Pick something that is 5 or less on the scale.)
Now as you think about this person and what they did, see if you can rub your tummy and pat your head at the same time (try very hard and definitely don’t let yourself be distracted!), and alternate this with imagining the scenario at the same time that you imagine your mouth is full of chocolate cake, or that you’re laying on a sandy beach feeling the warm sand between your fingers, or that you’re rocking a baby in your arms (try all sorts of things, as long as you’re able to keep the thoughts of the person and what they did in your head!)
Keep this up for perhaps 5 minutes, and then quietly bring back the thought of the person and what they did. Is your “mild anger” still the same, or now, try as you may, do you find that it’s decreased or even disappeared altogether?
In a few days’ time, try to think of this person and what they did once more. Was the effect permanent, or merely temporary? How much difference could this make to your overall anxiety levels?
About the Author
Christine is the Co-Founder of Real Help for Anxiety, an on-line treatment program for people suffering from a range of anxiety disorders, including generalised anxiety, fears and phobias, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, and OCD.
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