If one is aware of a few things, and cognizant of some simple issues, then coping with anxiety issues need not be such a painful ordeal.
Most people need to remember that their inability to deal with uncertainty is a major cause of General Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
It's also important to remember that a rational approach to an irrational situation need not necessarily work unless the habitual approach or response has been formed.
In this article, we shall focus on effectively being able to cope with anxiety attacks.
  There are three main techniques for dealing successfully with anxiety attacks.
The methods offered below are not in any specific order, and it is also important to remember that they are not exhaustive, taking into consideration the amount of space available in this article.
However, they are effectual when utilized, and with consistent and regular use, will become a habitual response, while dealing with anxiety attacks in the future.
  Technique No.
1 deals with "Refuting Negative Thoughts".
Most of the patients suffering from General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) have a more dangerous view of the world and universe around them, which is quite inconsistent with reality.
These thought patterns are inherently negative, and are sometimes called cognitive distortions.
Since these thoughts influence your standpoint and outlook on things and form your current paradigm, therefore they will not be easy to tackle head-on.
However, one can deal with this problem by assuring oneself that they are not facts, but merely their opinion on reality.
Since opinions differ from person to person, you will be able to relax more in the knowledge that your opinion on the world is simply a little different from others'.
You can ask yourself whether there could be a better way to look at the situation, or whether there is any concrete chance that whatever you are fearing might actually happen.
  Technique No.
2 deals with "Learning Relaxation Methods".
These include meditation, deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, but these are not the only methods, as there are more.
If one does these properly, they will help one relax.
It's important to be consistent in one's efforts, because one of the benefits of being regular is that you are likely to secure the effect of relation, so you will be able to perform it on demand, in situations of stress.
But for this, you must actually practice the techniques regularly, a good way to start can be devoting at least half an hour to it every day.
  Technique No.
3 deals with "Accepting Uncertainty".
Those who suffer from GAD must accept that they can have anxiety attacks from just about anything, when they are not 100 percent positive of the outcome.
And since life itself is so unsure, one can find oneself in such situations quite regularly.
However, you need to remember that just because you focus on the things that may not work, doesn't necessarily change the probability of things working.
One can deal effectively with this by learning to deal with uncertainty in decisions and actions.
Try to make decisions to the best of your ability even though you may not what could happen in the future.
Try to perform actions well, even though you may not be 100 percent sure of its outcome.
These positive thoughts will gradually let you decide and act in situations that do not have 100% certainty.
  In this article, we've briefly touched upon the definition of GAD, and effective ways to deal with it.
If you find yourself suffering from it, please do seek medical help.
The information presented in this article can aid you on your path to recovery.