Jarene Sih - Someone you hold dear are dealing with anxiety, look helpless. However, you can help calm him down.
Don't say "no need to worry" because the sentence does not help at all. Reported by womensday, from Sunday (14/8/2016), here's the right way to help someone you care about while being anxious, as recommended by the psychologist from:
1. Listen to
it is sometimes hard to understand someone feeling so anxious to something. Be sure not to ask questions and really listen to them. Because it can make them feel calmer.2. Wait
many people with anxiety, tend to directly draw the conclusions that could be negative, so that it can cause them to think that their loved ones are not happy or angry.Instead of being frustrated and irritated by him, you have to be patient, and looking for the right time to talk quietly and find a solution that can be applied to calm her down.
3. Don't underestimate
Says "don't worry" or "already, no need to think about" on someone who was anxious, not a good idea. Just like when you're feeling down and want others to sympathize, it is also felt by those who suffer anxiety.Most of the sufferers know that their concerns and fears sometimes irrational, but they also do not need to hear you tell it again and again. On the contrary, better listen to them and let the flavors cemasnya lost himself.
4. Accompany them
the latest research conducted by the University of Oxford finds, hanging out with friends or people you care about by anxiety or fears, can increase the levels of endofinnya. So that it can make someone anxious to feel happy and can divert their concern.So, if your friends or people you care about being anxious, try to ask them whether they want to do something that might relieve the excess anxiety.
5. do not "push" them too hard
one of the problems with anxiety, can make the person feel really
tired. If friends or people you care about are being hit by anxiety,
both physically and mentally, of course very exhausting. It is very
important to keep in mind, if you try to get them to perform a more
active, sometimes they can be too tired and helpless, not because it
doesn't want to do.
6. Take care of yourself too
If
you spend time with someone who has anxiety, sometimes this can affect
your own mental health. So, when you begin to feel overwhelmed and
stressed out, be sure to spend some time doing something that you like.
Because if you're feeling stressed around people who are nervous and anxious, it will also make them stress as a result. So this could be the chain's unhealthy for both of you.
Because if you're feeling stressed around people who are nervous and anxious, it will also make them stress as a result. So this could be the chain's unhealthy for both of you.