The use of Oriental and alternative medicine in the treatment of various ailments is becoming more generally accepted in the western world, as is evidenced by the fact that many insurance companies today are paying for services provided in the chiropractic arts, acupuncture, biofeedback and naturopathy.
 It makes sense, then, that anxiety therapy can also be effected with these types of treatments.
 This is particularly attractive to those of us who do not wish to take prescription medications for anxiety-related disorders, but would rather rely on alternative therapies that have been in existence for thousands of years.
  A few years back there was a study published in the Journal of Subluxation Research that described a nineteen year old woman who had suffered from General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) for two years before turning to her chiropractor for help.
 After just four months of chiropractic treatment, the young lady reported that she was experiencing only twenty percent of the symptoms she previously lived with .
 The treatment in this case was to correct spinal distortions that had resulted from several car accidents, and it was found that these same spinal distortions were apparently the cause of the majority of the patient's GAD.
    That is good news for those who have suffered physical trauma and who did not suffer from any anxiety-related disorders prior to such trauma.
 These individuals may wish to consider chiropractic as an alternative approach to traditional anxiety therapy and medications.
Acupuncture actually predates recorded history, so long has this art been practiced.
 Acupuncture incorporates many remedies aimed specifically at anxiety therapy, most of them determined by the condition or appearance of one's tongue.
   Acupuncture works to bring about a centered state of mind.
 The process of inserting "points" (tiny little barely-felt needles) into certain places in the body affects one's nervous system and how it reacts to external stimuli.
 While it might sound a little scary to have needles inserted, this really is a relaxing and pain-free treatment, that has proven results in reducing anxiety and stress.
Many people are now turning to naturopathy for anxiety therapy with good results.
 Naturopathy is a practice that incorporates the use of herbal remedies, special diets, vitamins, herb supplements, and even massage, to treat all sorts of ailments.
 Don't make the mistake of believing that a naturopathic practitioner can be just anyone off the street, either, these folks must complete a four-year graduate-level course of education before they can begin practicing.
 The naturopathic approach to anxiety therapy can be a combination of certain herbal supplements, the recommendation that certain foods and beverages be eliminated from your diet, or others added to it, and sometimes even acupuncture and biofeedback.
Biofeedback is a way to collect readings related to your body's physiological state, things such as your rate of breathing, temperature, heart rhythm and skeletal muscle activity using equipment as simplistic as a thermometer to that as sophisticated as one that measures your heart rate.
 You, as the patient, have a role to play when applying biofeedback to your anxiety therapy - you will be expected to take and maintain a record of your readings, engage in prescribed exercises designed to relax you, and to modify your lifestyle in order to correct the areas that your biofeedback show are increasing your anxiety levels.
No matter what method of anxiety therapy appeals to you, there will need to be a commitment on your part to follow the advice of your practitioner, and to stick it out until you can realize the benefit of decreasing anxiety in your life.