In recent years, anxiety has proven twice as likely as depression to strike adults. Anxiety occurs in varying degrees, from small, situational outbreaks, to serious mood disorders. The numerous types of anxiety are reflected in a nearly equal amount of treatment methods. Severe, prolonged anxiety that occurs as part of a mood disorder is treated through medications and therapy, just like major depressive disorders. Smaller, less debilitating forms of anxiety can often be countered with more simple methods, including self-help.
Anxiety self help can be administered in several forms. Just as with antidepressant medications, specific treatments may have more favorable results with one individual than with another, so experimentation may be necessary in order to find the best technique for the individual. However, all forms of anxiety, from common to severe, share at least one important self-help technique: maintaining the proper perspective. Anxiety and related mood disorders can …