What is the best herbal remedy for anxiety?
Hi Grace You could try St John’s Wort as it is effective for some people. Check out any warnings on the packaging. Any herbal formula which builds or tonifies the nerves will help you deal with anxiety generally. Various companies have these mixtures. Other common nerve herbs found in these formulas include: Scullcap, Passionflower, Vervain, Hops and Oats. If you are anxious on other occasions it would be good to find simple methods to calm yourself, which you can learn and use when appropriate. Two that spring to mind are: yoga deep breathing and NLP (neuro linguistic processing). Both these methods are ‘self help’ – you can learn to do them yourself. NLP is like this; make a picture in your mind of how you feel when you are calm. Note what you are seeing. Now make a picture in your mind as you do when anxious. In a split second, replace the second picture with the first. While doing this, 2 tips are 1. breathe deeply, and 2. don’t look down – it’s where we generally look if you are f
