Anxiety
Psychological Consultations for Anxiety and Depression
The crisis increased psychological consultations for anxiety and depression
The money not only weighs in his pockets, also on the head of which sometimes I win sometimes you lose. The economic crisis and its consequences start to become itself a kind of pathology that requires those affected to sit on the couch.
“I check in my view an increase in cases of type of adjustment disorder with depression, anxiety or mixed since last year,” said this newspaper the International Xanit hospital psychologist Jose Antonio Camacho. These are psychological problems arising from a situation that expert’s call “stressful life event.”
Found in the tail of the offices of the Andalusian Employment Service to receive compensation for being unemployed is one example. Malaga accumulated more than 200,000 potential upset by being unemployed.
The most common symptoms are difficulty sleeping, concentration problems, irritability and even hyper vigilance, listed Camacho. The condition becomes worse when compounded by the traumatic factor.
Unable to pay the mortgage, evictions and abandonment by either spouse because of economic hardship is a situation that can worsen the diagnosis.
“We’re talking about post-traumatic stress,” psychologist Xanit defined. “They often have nightmares, physical or emotional reactions and behaviors of isolation,” he added.
Not wanting to go through the headquarters of the company they are working, stay locked at home and avoid contact with the outside are examples.
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Music Reduces Anxiety
Make listening to music while patients undergo a surgical procedure reduces anxiety and can even help your recovery, says a study.
Research carried out at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England, found that the quiet melodies and folk songs can have a calming effect on patients undergoing anesthesia who are awake during the operation.
Listen to the radio also helps, they add.
The study, published in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons (Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons), followed the progress of 96 patients admitted to the hospital for minor surgery.
During operations, half of the patients listened to music, for example the transmission of a radio station or a selection of songs from a CD chosen by a surgical team member.
The other half of patients underwent the procedure under normal conditions of silence with which we operate.
Some of the others were scheduled surgeries were emergency operations.
After the procedure patients were asked to rate the degree of anxiety felt during the operation.
The group listened to music reported anxiety levels about 35% lower than the group that underwent surgery silence and also noted that during surgery were more relaxed breathing patterns, nearly 11 breaths per minute, compared to 13 breaths per minute between group silence.
These results confirm the findings of previous studies have shown that music helps to relieve pain and can also be a valuable tool to help patients on life support.
Experts know that stress can have a negative impact on the results of surgical operations and can prolong the recovery process.
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How to Manage Anxiety
In the popular imagination has created an image that links anxiety to negative circumstances, unpleasant and dangerous. However, also positive situations can cause a great deal of anxiety. Who has not felt anxious about the arrival of a baby or a promotion?
And is that changes, whether positive or negative, tend to create fear and anxiety. This is because we are forced to leave our comfort zone to deal with a situation partially unknown. Of course, at this point you’re wondering how to handle the anxiety generated by the changes.
Fortunately, there are some simple techniques to help you achieve your goal:
1. Write the causes of anxiety. What scares you? What consequences frighten you? In the worst case, what could happen? Write it all down and then re-read everything. What are real chances that your fears are verified? Surely you will find that you are exaggerating the consequences of change. In your mind you’ve created an entire film that undoubtedly is scary but very unlikely.
2. Breathe. When stressed, frightened or anxious our breathing tends to become choppy. So if you’re feeling particularly anxious, take a deep breath, count to 6 to 8 as you breathe and breathe out while. Repeat at least about ten times. You see that at the end you will feel much more relaxed.
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