Generalized anxiety is probably the most common type of anxiety issue in the world, and it’s what I like to call a “lifestyle anxiety.” That is to say that, generalized anxiety not only affects your lifestyle, but it is actually caused by your lifestyle…

You see, generalized anxiety builds up over time, through a series of small, seemingly trivial habits that are adopted. Soon, these anxiety producing habits simply become part of your “lifestyle,” and many times the individual is completely unaware they even have them!

An example of this is breathing issues related to anxiety (shortness of breath/ tight chest feelings). These sensations can sometimes be caused by a very subtle contraction of the chest, stomach and back muscles. So subtle in fact, that you may not even be aware you are doing it. But over time this habit of tightening up the muscles in the torso can produce a feeling of tightness in the chest and even mimic the symptoms of asthma. If you’ve ever experienced breathing difficulties and the doctors can find no physical cause, you could be dealing with this “tight muscle” phenomenon (always see your doctor first for any breathing problems).

Now, a common question I receive is, how does EasyCalm work in cases of generalized  anxiety like these?  I want to briefly explain two important ways that EasyCalm works to eliminate these issues:

 1. The EasyCalm Series (www.easycalm.com) works by changing your lifestyle in small but significant ways. It is about introducing new habits and daily routines that are NOT conducive to anxiety at all, to promote a calmer, more “take it as it comes” state of mind. Rather than trying to get you to “stop” doing something, or changing the habits you already have, the EasyCalm Series works by instilling new habits that effectively cancel out the old (anxiety causing) ones. In my experience this is THE WAY to overcome generalized anxiety, no matter how long you have dealt with it or which specific anxiety symptoms you may have. We have many, many success stories that demostrate how EasyCalm works so well in this regard.
 
2. To explain point number two I have to let you in on a little “secret” that took me 20 years to figure out, and completely changed my life. Ready? Here it is: anxiety is not a condition, it is a SYMPTOM.

Generalized anxiety is a symptom of an emotional imbalance in your life. And by dealing with the underlying control issues and unresolved conflict that build up over time, emotional balance can be restored, freeing you of the anxiety symptoms. It sounds pretty simple, right. That’s because it is simple, but not always obvious. Especially when some MDs and mental health practicioners still persist in the antiquated notion of referring to generalized anxiety as a “disorder” or a “condition,” even though modern research suggests this not the case at all.
 
A good example is the obsessive mind ”chatter” that many anxiety sufferers have (obesessive thoughts). It is actually nothing but a learned habit, and by shaking up your daily routine (the series shows you how) you can replace this habit with one that is more beneficial to you. Remember, any habit you learn can also be unlearned. There is nothing genetic or permanent about a habit (even those that cause generalized anxiety). It is simply a way of thinking or acting that has been repeated often enough to become habitualized.
 
In a nutshell, approaching generalized anxiety as a symptom, not a condition, is the key difference of our method, and it’s why EasyCalm works to stop generalized anxiety, even when many other programs fail.

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