TACKLING ANXIETY

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Anxiety is a mental health disorder which is constituted by fear, nervous and other feelings. Anxiety is a mental health condition that can be described by the way one fears, worries about a thing etc . There are varied things that makes people anxious in life and also there are different types of anxiety.

There is an African adage that says you can't stop bird from flying over your head but you can stop them from making nest on your head. This implies it's possible to be anxious but the big question is what do you do when you are anxious? I want to say that is not a crime to be anxious but when you don't know how to manage it would escalate to a disorder which would affect human beings. There are things you could easily do to avoid anxiety.

Some of the symptoms of anxiety includes Rapid heart beat. This is a clear indication that something is wrong. Sweating or trembling are all the factors that constitutes physical symptoms.

Another symptom is the emotional where there is feeling of fear, worry etc while the other symptom is behavioural which an individual will be begin to avoid situations or activities because of fear of an unknown.

what gives me serious anxiety and sometimes distort mental

As I earlier stated that there are plenty factors that makes one anxious and ways to identify when someone is anxious.

• The first factor that would make one anxious is the fear of school fees when school is resuming. This used to be one of the moment that keeps me in deep state of thought. How and where would I get fees to settle my kids? With the economic challenges in my country currently, there has been increase in virtually everything. It's becoming more difficult for parents to pay off their wards fees. If you don't manage yourself very well, it could easily result to a heart breaking situation.
• Another thing that gives me serious anxiety is when there is financial need to sought out the family needs such clothes, feeding, shelter etc. it's not easy at all. I was told of a woman that went to the market and left her child because she had no resources to settle basic need of her family. She decided to exchange her baby for the satisfaction of herself. This kind of need could lead depression. A man visited me in the farm and had ten children. He told me that he hasn't eaten for few days now can he do anything for me so that I would give him money in return? These are basic things that would cause anxiety.
• When I was writing exams, I used to be anxious and very nervous because I wouldn't know how the exams would look like. This would keep me in suspense. Suddenly I will be feeling somehow at times shivering.
• As a father of three children, it's not easy to manage these children. Early this morning i have answered more than hundreds of questions from my eldest son. They've been on holidays and it's been like hell sometimes because attending to them wasn't a small thing.

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How do i plan to tackle this??

One of the ways to come out of anxiety is through connecting with my God via prayers. Sometimes human beings might not understand accurately how the feeling is but God does. Therefore i have learned over time to depend on him for everything.

Another thing i do is to read through the stories of others that have gone ahead of me in life. Their plight would become a precaution for me.

I sometimes tell myself that i have more life to live therefore no need to think too much because I can't solve all the problems in this life.

This is my entry for this week 163 edition 1.

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