by Dan Stelter

Created on: April 19, 2009

The answer is, of course, that yes, it can be treated, and here is one superb method for doing just that. Anxiety is a condition that teaches us to keep things inward and not let others know about them. This only serves to strengthen our anxious response to many situations in life, and it increases the depth of our anxious belief system, which means that our condition will only worsen and hurt the quality of our life and the lives of others.

This article aims at giving the reader a guide of how to process anxiety successfully, meaning that it is moved outside of one's brain and into the world, never to cause the anxiety-sufferer trouble again. Well, this is a tad of an overstatement, but the more we discuss our anxious fears and worries with others, the more we will find that our anxiety reduces and our happiness and relaxation increases. In many cases, it is entirely possible to rid ourselves of anxiety entirely if we discuss the situation enough in ways that are effective for each of us.

The first way, and it is this way of which I am a big advocate, is to have discussions about things that make us feel anxious. The Anxiety Support Network's article entitled Supportive Friends gives much more detail about how this works. In a nutshell, the more we discuss talking with our friends who respect the struggles we have, the better we feel about ourselves and the more relaxation and happiness we experience in our lives, while the reverse is true if we refuse to talk about our problems. This is one method, it seems, that is effective to varying degrees for all human beings and is strongly recommended (Stelter, 2009).

The next way that can be very effective for some (others hate it) is to journal. Journaling, for some, seems to provide some sort of release and, much like supportive friends, it seems to help relieve one's anxiety level and help one to think much more rationally. This method is not necessarily effective for everyone, but it certainly is effective for some.

An additional method for processing anxiety, and this seems to work especially well with introverts, is to be alone in nature. Being alone in nature can be very spiritual, peaceful, and relaxing for some, and it can provide that time for one to be alone with his her thoughts, and in many cases, this is where some individuals think best. This does not endorse any new-age type of viewpoints; rather, one is just simply to take this as being alone in nature can be a place of healing for some.

A fourth method

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