Posted by karenR on March 6, 2001, at 16:50:38
In reply to Re: Anxiety and Coping Mechanisms, posted by Noa on March 6, 2001, at 16:22:55
> Karen,
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> Anxiety is my #2 problem, depression being the more prominent, but I am finding that regular exercise has good anti-anxiety effects for me. The effect doesn't last long term, so I have to exercise on a daily or every other day basis.
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> The other thing is that I have read sections of The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by E. Bourne and found that helpful, too. It is listed at Dr. Bob's "books" page.It's funny, a few people have mentioned exercise as a way of helping. Ironically,
I teach aerobics! I had trouble with stress in grad school, and found that when my
physical symptoms of stress got really bad, two things could help, drinking (the more
destructive cure) and exercising. Unfortunately, I have gotten to the point that
only *teaching* really relieves the stress, and i only teach about once a week right now.
I still am committed to exercise, it's really part of my lifestyle, but the anxiety I've
been having is only temporarily relieved by the exercise thing.Thanks for your help.
Karen
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