Overcoming Anticipatory Anxiety: My Journey with Homeopathy"
Hi guys, so in this blog, I would like to write about anticipatory anxiety, which I kind of dealt with throughout my whole life until I found homeopathy.
Anticipatory anxiety is when you get super anxious before an event. This event could be an exam, a public speaking event, an interview, or even a social event like going away the next day. I remember as a child not being able to sleep the night before going to my favorite theme park. Anticipatory anxiety involves excessive worry about future events, leading to psychological symptoms such as restlessness, difficulty concentrating, irritability, and sleep disturbances.
Physically, it manifests as muscle tension, headaches, sweating, trembling, gastrointestinal issues, rapid heartbeat, and shortness of breath. Behaviorally, individuals may avoid triggering situations, procrastinate, or over-prepare. Emotionally, they often experience fear of failure and, in severe cases, panic attacks. These symptoms collectively create significant distress and impact daily functioning.
The problem with anticipatory anxiety is that it can wreck your performance and ruin your life on many levels. At university in Melbourne, Australia, one of my most feared classes was the physical examination, taking a patient’s pulse, listening to their heartbeat, draping the patient correctly without exposing their whole body, and yes, we used to practice on each other, which made the whole class more challenging since you didn’t want to look like a fool in front of your classmates.
I used to worry so much before the classes that I couldn’t sleep the night before, and all my muscles would get tense. During the class, I used to sweat, have shaky hands, a rapid heartbeat, and a constant worry about if I could hear the noise of the stethoscope and misdiagnose a blood pressure reading in front of the whole class. On top of that, English was my second language, so I had to put in double the effort to concentrate on what the teacher was saying in case I missed something. My cortisol levels during the class were so high that sometimes I would have a sensation that my heart was coming out through my throat.
When I was taking the physical examination class, luckily, I was already two years into studying homeopathy, so what I used to do before classes was take very high doses of a homeopathic medicine, Gelsemium or Lycopodium, to deal with my physical symptoms and help me to be able to perform the physical examination on other students without having a heart attack. Gelsemium would control my trembling and my sweaty hands, and Lycopodium would help me with my confidence issues, wiping out all the belief that I was not able and confident to do the task. Trust me, I don’t think if it wasn’t for homeopathy I would have been able to pass the exam and graduate.
If you’re struggling with anticipatory anxiety or any other stress-related issues, I highly encourage you to book a consultation with a homeopathy practitioner. Homeopathy offers personalized treatments that target the root causes of your anxiety, providing natural and effective relief. Don’t let anxiety control your life any longer—take the first step towards a calmer, more confident you. Schedule your homeopathy consultation today and discover the benefits of this holistic approach to wellness.
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