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How to Manage Anxiety Induced by a Sedentary Lifestyle?
Living in a digital world has led many people to have a sedentary lifestyle where they spend most of their time sitting, lying down, using their phones, playing video games, and being unproductive at all times. Such an inactive lifestyle is the leading reason behind anxiety, stress, depression, and feelings of loneliness resulting from the lack of physical activity, productivity, and healthy socialization. However, there are multiple ways can start coping with the rising anxiety in a sedentary lifestyle.
Whether you’re someone who procrastinates in everything they’re supposed to do or is simply unable to be more active and productive in life, managing anxiety in a sedentary lifestyle isn’t as difficult as it seems. The key is to ensure you seek the right amount of help through mental health therapy and other resources.
Here are three things you can do to manage anxiety in a sedentary lifestyle.
Make a List of Things to Do
Sometimes it’s a lot more difficult to get up and do...
moreWhat are the Main Mental Health Challenges in the LGBTQ+ Community?
The LGBTQ+ community has gained significant acceptance in some parts of the world. However, people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer continue to experience far worse mental health challenges than heterosexual persons, regardless of where they are in the world. The cultural notion of them being a sexual minority often adds to the violence and negligence they continually experience as a part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Therefore, it’s crucial to ponder and reflect on the connection between the prevalent mental health challenges in the LGBTQ+ community and how people try to cope with them. Thanks to a wide range of online resources for them to seek emotional help and professional counseling services for everyone, it’s easier for people to practice healthier coping mechanisms and recover from these challenges.
Read on to learn about the three...
moreWhat are the Main Barriers to Mental Healthcare in the US
The US is one of the many countries where access to mental healthcare is limited at best. Alternative Therapy LLC makes professional counseling a tad more accessible by charging uninsured patients $300 for four prepaid sessions. The rest can click here to see what's covered in their insurance.
However, this doesn't change the fact that more than half of the American population is deprived of mental healthcare due to the following barriers.
A Lack of Financial Resources
While the Affordable Care Act has improved access to mental and behavioral healthcare services, it still falls short by not seeing behavioral mental health concerns as time-sensitive and deserving immediate and constant care as physical health concerns.
The lack of financial resources encompasses insured and uninsured individuals. For instance, the annual cost of counseling services may...
moreHow Does Hypnotherapy Help the 4 Symptoms of PTSD
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is included in the fifth chapter of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) by the American Psychiatric Association. Hypnotherapy may help you identify symptoms and resolve your issue from the ground up.
Book hypnotherapy services in Connecticut for the following DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD at Alternative Therapy LLC, where it ranks among the top three treated conditions.
1. Easily Triggered by Your Surroundings
PTSD is caused by short- or long-term exposure to a traumatic event, such as a natural disaster, war, domestic abuse, or accident. While these events might be squarely in the patient’s past, they might feel like they are reliving them, especially when triggered by something in their surroundings.
Hypnotherapy can’t erase the memory of...
moreA Therapist’s Top Tips to Handle Your Depression
Alternative Therapy LLC
Depression can feel like a heavy, unbreakable chain is hanging around your neck, slicing into your skin with each moment that passes. It’s easy to sink deeper and deeper into your depression whilst feeling as though it will never get better. But it can, and it will. At Alternative Therapy LLC, we bring empathetic psychotherapy to those who need it, in Hamden, CT. Here are some of our top tips for handling your depression and taking control of your life:
Focus on Nutrition
It may sound like a cliche, but it really is true that there is a link between what you eat and your mental health. Maintaining the recommended levels of vitamins and nutrients should be the first step in improving your mental health. In addition, there are many researchers who have found a link between gut health and mental health so after improving your nutrient intake, examine how well your gut is functioning and start making a diet plan to help monitor it. You will notice a big difference in your moods once you start changing the way you eat....
moreProven Ways to Soothe Anxiety
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Anxiety can range from uncomfortable feelings to crippling fears that can stop you from living your life, and at Alternative Therapy LLC, we know just how you can gain control of your life once again. There are numerous techniques and coping mechanisms around how you can overcome your anxiety, but here are some of our favorite, most effective tips:
Exercise
Exercise is the number one way to get out of your own head and relieve some of those anxious feelings that may be taking over your ability to focus or carry out ordinary tasks. If you’re not quite feeling like going to the gym or doing anything too intense, taking a calm walk outside or completing a YouTube workout are still great ways to get the blood pumping and keep your mind distracted.
Spend Time With Loved Ones
This may seem like an obvious tip, but it is incredibly helpful to spend time with your favorite people whenever you’re feeling anxious. Whether you’re talking about what makes us feel anxious, or simply spending time sitting in silence with somebody you...
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