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Why am I so anxious even without caffeine? What do I need to do?

Caffeine is just one of the many reasons for your anxiousness. No doubt it is a catalyst, and good that you decided to drop it.

Anxiousness is just a symptom and so you need to look at it with a holistic perspective to understand the root cause. Good news is that you can definitely come out of it completely. There are few changes you need to make in your day to day activities and it needs commitment. To start with I would recommend you to undergo medical screening just to make sure everything else is fine.

In most of the cases it is your expectations from yourselves and others that leads to anxiety. It can be as simple as you want to catch your flight at 10am and you get up at 5am to make sure you want to reach on time. You don’t want others to talk bad about you and for this reason you always want to perform better and excel at what you are doing. One way, these kinds of things keeps you motivated to perform better but may result in being anxious all the time. Pumping your adrenaline high all the time is no good for the body. Definitely, you need to control it.

The good news is that you can still have your motivation high without being anxious, if you can follow a few things with commitment. I am going to reveal the secret to you now J. It is a Three Word Mantra. Yoga, Pranayama & Meditation. Yoga will set in the rhythm to your body, Pranayama will help you calm your mind and Meditation will help you get the big picture. Practice these things under guidance of a good teacher and I can promise, you will come out of this very quickly and will lead a peaceful life.

Have a blissful life!!

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