Monday, 25 February 2013

Aerobic exercises & Agoraphobia


Aerobic exercises like jogging, swimming, cycling, walking, and even gardening may reduce anxiety and depression.  Physical activity of any sort is beneficial for leading productive and helps your brain and your body.  It boost s your self esteem and releases natural chemicals in the brain that make person feel good about themselves. With regular exercise you may improved sleep patterns, and Improvement in mood. If you find you have a history of Depression and anxiety exercise may ease the symptoms. Exercise Releases feel-good brain chemicals. Find a aerobic exercise that you can sustain over 30minutes and do it at least several times a week. Exercise is related to positive mental health and relief symptoms of depression and anxiety. When you are depressed you may feel it is best to just do nothing and let it build. It is  actually the reverse. Exercise alleviates the symptoms of depression and any kind of exercise regimen can hel with your mental health problems .Exercise help you change your mood by boosting ardilen or feel good brain chemicals. Exercise is a distraction  and alleviate you of worries. even though exercise helps elevate your mood and builds social skills it not mentioned or treated in combating mental health problems. Getting motivated  to do some type of activity can stop depression its tracks. It doers not matter what type of exercise you do as long as it is a consistent program and is made to be part of your life. This means getting off that couch and even heading to mall for a walk about if it raining. You don't have hit the gym. You can exercise in your home by watching videos that show you types of exercising or even playing WI. Studies state that most adult need about 150 minutes of exercise a week. even a 15-minute walk can  help you clear your mind. Schizophrenia is a mental health problem affecting about 1 percent of the population. When you have schizophrenia you often hear voices and disorganized thinking. A moderate daily bout of aerobic exercise alleviates the Schizophrenia especially feelings of depression, social isolation and low self-esteem which is often calm with this type of mental health problem. Even with the first five minutes of moderate exercise can change your mood. It appears that with routine exercised there is chance that you will not replases into depressive states. Even chronic depression can be alleviated with a consistent exercise regimen because it produces serotonin ad normalizes your sleep patterns. Exercise equipment like dumbbells, resistance tubing, balance balls, jump ropes and exercise videos can help you with a exercising regime in the home. This saves time and money spent at the gym. Even going to the grocery store down the road by food help alleviated your depressive mood. However people with depression also have to deal with these five barriers to increasing exercise in to you routine: number 1 is :I just don't have the time. Short peorids even like a 15 minute walk is better than nothing. Take transit to work and in between commercials do simple stretch exercises. Put you exercise on the cal endear. Number 2 barrier is Exercise is boring. Keeping a varied exercise routine ie walk to local park and then yoga or swimming and joining a group exercising class can help alleviate your stress by increasing social skills. Number 3 is it does not matter how you look when exercising but about the feeling afterwards. The fourth is I cannot afford the Gym. There are activities in your community like bowling and garden can be an exercise. And Last but not least is it will cause harm. Choose activity with lower moderated ability and take it slow. The point is that exercise is tool for both your mind and body. So get out there and do it.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/417782-exercise-schizophrenia/#ixzz20pELRNhX
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/depression-and-exercise/MH00043
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Depression/Pages/Depressionexercise.aspx

Agoraphobia is irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places and is recognised as a anxiety disorder. It is usually characterized by panic attacks in public spaces like the local mall or grocery store. Symptoms of Agoraphobia might be fearful of being alone in a place, fear of crowds, over-dependence on someone to meet up with,  and being isolated in one's home.  Sufferers with disorders like Agoraphobia often avoid places where they would be fearful of. Symptoms of the panic attacks may become intense and not allow you to live your life to its potential.  Agoraphobia is translated from Greek   as being fearful  of the marketplace or other large open spaces or too many people in the area.  Women are often more affected by this type of anxiety disorder than men. To treat this disorder exposure therapy, and Systematic desensitization of places where the phobia is said to show up are said to helpful.  Ie if the persons has a phobia of cafeterias they may be encouraged t o go to the area they are fearful  of and may have to go that place until they no longer fear being in that place.  It is estimated that 1 in 3 have this type of disorder. Panic attacks often occur in public places and the person may feel embarrassed and humiliated when they do occur.  About 2 to 5 out of every 100 people in the population deal with some type of a panic disorder which may lead to the condition of Agoraphobia. Typically people with Agoraphobia avoid malls, parks, isolated places, being out of town, driving, elevators, tunnels, small crowded places, buses, airplanes, trains, boats, and even waiting rooms like a doctor’s office.  Over time and with medications and psychotherapy you may  can over com  Agoraphobia.  Medications  like Antidepressant and  other anti-anxiety medications may used in the treatment of this type of Phobia.  Drugs that include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)or pills like Paxil, Paxil CR) and fluoxetine (Prozac, Prozac Weekly, Sarafem) are often used to treat Agoraphobia. Cognitive behavioral therapy may also help this phobia.  Breathing and relaxation techniques are often used in treatment when the person feels the symptoms of a panic attack coming on in that situation.


http://www.medicinenet.com/agoraphobia
http://www.psychologytoday.com/conditions/agoraphobia
http://www.panic-and-agoraphobia.com/agoraphobia-test.html
http://clinic.psych.ubc.ca/files/2010/07/Agoraphobia-Fact-Sheet-Anxiety-BC.pdf
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/agoraphobia

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