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Man has evolved to what he is today through hundreds of thousands of years of insecurity. In fact, it would seem that we function best when we feel that we are not completely secure.

At work there is always insecurity. We may lose our job, or if we are self-employed, our business may fail. If this insecurity reaches a certain degree we become tense and anxious. The sensitive are among the first affected, and those who are less gifted, less competent, and less well trained soon feel the strain. The situation is always worse when aggression is aroused. Because of our insecurity, our aggression has to be controlled at work, and as a result is likely to be displaced on to our wife and children at home.

A conscientious worker in a large industrial concern had been promoted to works manager. He now found that he had lost the fellow-feeling and security of being one of the men, and in addition he had to face pressures from both top management and union leaders. He broke down with chronic tension, depression, and sleeplessness. Relaxation helped him, and he was able to carry on; but when last seen he was still unable to attain real ease of mind, as he had really been promoted into a job beyond his emotional capacity.

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Comments (0) Apr 29 2009

Anxiety is often one of the symptoms of depression and when it is part of an overall depressed picture, it appears that St John’s Wort will help the anxiety along with the other symptoms of depression. Some people, however, suffer from anxiety without exhibiting any symptoms of depression and so far there have been no research studies to determine whether these people will benefit from St John’s Wort. It would not be surprising if the herb did prove to be of some value in anxiety since many other antidepressants have been found to be helpful in the treatment of anxiety disorders. There certainly seems little harm in trying the herbal treatment for a month or two if you are anxious and determining for yourself whether it is helpful to you, but you may want to start with a low dosage and increase it slowly since anxious people may be more susceptible to the symptoms of restlessness reported by some people on St John’s Wort.

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Comments (0) Apr 29 2009