Natural medicine for Anxiety: Homeopathic remedies for treatment of Anxiety
In our fast-paced world filled with constant challenges and stressors, Anxiety has become a big issue affecting millions of people globally. Anxiety is a broad term with a variety of symptoms, expressions and a wide range of intensities. Below we delve into the various aspects of anxiety, the impact on mental and physical health and how using Homeopathy for anxiety symptoms can be a vital tool on your journey to living a life free from chronic anxiety.
What is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a response to stress, dangers, or perceived threats. It can be experienced when we feel we are not in control of our present or future events, and can be closely related to fear. It is a complex, multifaceted range of symptoms, and while occasional anxiety is a normal part of life and has been experienced by nearly everyone, it becomes a concern when your anxiety is chronic, overwhelming, or disrupts daily life and functioning.
Symptoms of anxiety
Anxiety is not solely an emotional experience; it often manifests physically, cognitively and behaviourally. Common symptoms include:
o Emotional symptoms: Excessive worry, fear, irritability, restlessness, apprehension, unease, withdrawing, sense of impending doom and being trapped in a situation needing to escape.
o Physical symptoms: Rapid heartbeat, rapid breath, dry mouth, restlessness, muscle tension, trembling, sweating, dizziness, fatigue, and gastrointestinal discomfort, unexplained pain.
o Behavioural symptoms: Avoidance of anxiety-provoking situations, procrastination, seeking reassurance, and repetitive behaviours as coping mechanisms.
o Cognitive symptoms: unable to concentrate, indecision, struggle to process information or follow instructions, mental fatigue due to racing thoughts and overwhelm.
Types of Anxiety:
o Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): Characterized by persistent and excessive worry about various aspects of life, GAD can lead to physical symptoms such as restlessness, fatigue, muscle tension, and difficulty concentrating.
o Social Anxiety Disorder: People with social anxiety disorder experience an intense fear of being judged, criticized, or embarrassed in social situations, leading to avoidance of social interactions.
o Panic Disorder: Panic attacks: Anxiety attacks: Individuals with panic disorder may have sudden and intense episodes of fear, known as panic attacks. These episodes can be accompanied by physical symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, and a feeling of impending doom.
o Phobias: Specific phobias involve an intense fear of a particular object, situation, or activity. This fear can lead to avoidance behaviour and significant distress.
o Nervous disorder and Nervous breakdown are broad and somewhat outdated terms that are rooted in mental health conditions where feelings of anxiety can be a contributor.
The impact of Anxiety on well-being
Persistent anxiety can take a toll on both mental and physical health. It can contribute to conditions such as insomnia, digestive issues and gut health, headaches, muscle pain and hormonal imbalances. Gut health can have a huge effect on how we feel so healing your gut could be a part of your treatment plan with a Homeopath.
Chronic anxiety can lead to avoidance behaviours therefore hindering your personal and professional growth, causing issues in carrying out routines, trouble focusing, lack of productivity and impacting your relationships and quality of life. Constantly fearing negative outcomes or doubting abilities can affect self esteem and confidence overtime.
Coping Strategies for anxiety may include:
o Mindfulness and Relaxation Techniques: Deep breathing, meditation, time in nature, mindfulness practices to help calm the body and mind.
o Physical Activity and sleep/rest: Regular exercise promotes the release of endorphins helping to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, and good quality sleep promotes healing and rebalancing.
o Diet and supplements: Natural wholefoods diet with avoidance of alcohol, drugs and sugars. Supplementing with certain vitamins, minerals and herbs can help relieve symptoms of anxiety. A Natural Health Practitioner such as a Homeopath can provide specific advice for your needs.
o Community, Therapy: Staying connected to friends and family and confiding in people you trust can help you process feelings.
o Medication: Your doctor may prescribe medications to help manage the symptoms of anxiety. However, conventional medicine to date has struggled to offer effective medicines that resolve anxiety in the masses so considering an alternative medicine like Homeopathy could be very impactful. If you are already on medication but would like to try a natural approach then a professional registered Homeopath can help in this *we only assist in weaning off of your current medication once the use of Homeopathy is demonstrating a positive impact and with the full agreement of your medical Doctor.
Now we’ve established the problem, let’s look at how Homeopathic treatment for Anxiety can provide natural relief.
Homeopathy for Anxiety relief
Homeopathy is a holistic system of natural medicine that has been used for centuries. It works by stimulating your own healing capabilities into action to start healing and rebalancing your mind and body, resulting in you feeling better and finding relief from your symptoms. Benefits of Homeopathy include;
Individualized and Holistic Treatment: Homeopathic remedies are carefully selected to match you holistically, which means we take everything about you into account. The remedy is based on your specific symptoms, how the symptoms manifest in you, how you experience these symptoms, your emotions and your overall constitution/character/nature, desires and aversions. By considering a whole person, not just a part, homeopathy seeks to find and address the underlying causes of anxiety to bring about lasting change.
Gentle, Non-Invasive and environmentally friendly: Homeopathic remedies for Anxiety are natural, effective and gentle on the body, without the side effects of conventional medications. The natural remedies for Anxiety are also good for the environment; they do not pollute rivers and oceans like other medications can. This makes Homeopathy for Anxiety an ideal option for individuals who prefer a natural, effective and non-invasive approach to managing anxiety and are conscious not just about their health but also about the health of our planet.
Root cause treatment: Rather than merely suppressing symptoms of anxiety, Homeopathy treatment for Anxiety stimulates the body's inherent healing mechanisms to bring about harmony, balance and the eradication of symptoms. By addressing the root cause of anxiety and enhancing the body's resilience, Homeopathic remedies for anxiety help to bring about long-lasting relief and a sense of well-being and peace to your life.
Homeopathic remedies for Anxiety
Here’s a small selection of Homeopathic remedies for Anxiety that can help anxiety symptoms naturally. You can select a natural remedy for Anxiety that most closely matches your symptoms or for an individualised remedy prescription to increase the likelihood of long lasting change, please consult with a qualified Homeopath for Anxiety treatment.
Aconitum napellus
Can be very useful for intense, sudden symptoms of anxiety, fear or a panic attack with very strong fear, even an imminent fear of death. Fast heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dry mouth, trembling and flushing of the face. The first Homeopathic remedy to think of for panic attacks, or at the scene of or after a fright or shock.
Arsenicum album
Homeopathic remedy for Anxiety with Intense health anxiety and hypochondria. There is a strong need for order, control and security to feel safe and relaxed and therefore people needing this remedy can obsess about small details, cleanliness, neatness, things being in the right place. Their anxiety can drive them to try to control everything or criticise others. Panic attacks often occur around midnight or the very early hours of the morning. The person can be restless, fidgeting, anxiously moving from place to place and want people near. They may also feel cold, have digestive problems or asthma attacks accompanied by anxiety.
Pulsatilla
Anxiety is often expressed as a childlike anxiety, with a need for reassurance, constant support and comforting. The person can show feelings of insecurity and clinginess and may be moody, tearful and appear whiny. Fresh air and gentle exercise often bring relief while being too warm in a stuffy room can make anxiety worse. This is a key natural remedy for consideration if symptoms are worse around puberty, menstrual periods, or menopause.
Argentum nitricum
Helpful for anxiety that develops before an event: an exam, an interview, public appearance or social engagement. Digestive issues such as diarrhoea, sweet cravings or dizziness may also be experienced. Lots of fears such as claustrophobia, heights hypochondria. A strong feeling of uncertainty may persist with restlessness (lots of fast pacing).
Calcarea carbonica
Solid, reliable, hard working, dependable characters who have become overwhelmed by too much work, too much responsibility, or physical illness. They can have a dread of disaster or a fear of a breakdown and what would happen to their security if such a thing happened. Fear of heights, mice and claustrophobia are also common. A person who needs this remedy is often chilly and sluggish, has a craving for sweets, and is easily fatigued. With their tiredness and sluggishness then can become confused which adds to their anxiety.
Ignatia
Anxiety due to a stressful emotional trauma such as grief, loss, disappointment, criticism or feelings of loneliness. Very sensitive individual and can be defensive, with frequent sighing and mood swings (can unexpectedly burst into tears or laughter). Can have cramping pains in the abdomen or back and headaches that feel like a nail driven into the side of the head.
Gelsemium
Lots of trembling, weakness, feeling faint or even fainting through anxiety. Stage-fright or paralysed by fear about a public performance, interview, tests, wants to avoid crowds, the dentist, and may experience agoraphobia. Nervousness with chills, perspiration, diarrhoea, and headaches. Fears such as fear of falling, fear that the heart may stop, and fear of crowds.
Phosphorus
This remedy is great for people who are social, excitable, open hearted, easily startled, with vivid, intense fears and anxiety. They feel nervous, sensitive to others, and are very sympathetic to the point where they can get exhausted or ill from overextending themselves. They want acceptance and approval in social circles, reassurance and love being in company. Their thoughts may become muddled and scattered which affects them getting things completed. May have flushing of the face, palpitations, thirst for cold drinks.
I hope this has given you a little taste of using Homeopathy for Anxiety. And before I go, I want to remind you that no matter where you are in your journey or what you have tried so far, you are not alone and you don’t need to suffer. Homeopaths know that the body is intelligent and can heal itself when it’s given the right stimulus, so there is always hope for you to feel better with the use of natural remedies for Anxiety.
If you would like to discuss if Homeopathy can help your Anxiety or any other issues then please get in touch. x
