10 Ways To Deal With Anxiety

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[ruoweilim]

my brain is so hell bent on keeping me alive it keeps me from *living*

[oppermanfitness]

I have anxiety about anxiety which makes me have anxiety.

[silveralbaghli]

1- cut down on caffiene and alcohol and be aware of their after effect.
2- do breathing exercises.
3-going on a walk.
4- go to therapy
5- identify the trigger
6- check if you're HALT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
7- Microtask your day (start with simple tasks.
8- zoom out and realize how insignificant we are in this vast world.
9- don't beat yourself up, accept the ups and downs.
10- be vulnerable and talk to someone about it.

[janice]

I get anxiety in school for no reason. I just want to jump out of my seat and run around but i cant 😕

[zincinator]

Another tip: Stay hydrated. Dehydration can cause increased hr and anxiety. It has happened to me before

[michaelrunde]

I have anxiety and panic attacks every day. I haven't really gotten a good medicine for it yet. Having anxiety like that just makes your quality of life go down so far and so fast. It makes you feel like something is wrong with you because they happen randomly and with no reason. There is nothing making you anxious and yet your heart is trying to pound out of your chest. It makes your soul feel sick

[itsnotyouitsme_]

I wonder what my life would have been like if I didn't have terrible anxiety since childhood.

[andrineslife]

Is it weird if I feel anxious about anxiety videos? I have pretty severe anxiety and I get really nervous about others talking about the subject.

[kerensa]

I get a lot of headaches from stress and anxiety, so focusing on one small task really helps me to relax

[millertas]

My now deceased dad would say "if you have a problem fix it. If you can't fix it, stop worrying about it." He was English and survived the almost daily bombing of his town (Luton) during WW2 including a time when he was working at a drawing board when his boss shouted "DUCK!!!". Four hours later he was fished out of the ruins of his work place. Meanwhile his fiancée (my mother) had been waiting for a bus when she heard the blast but had to rush to her post (she was an ARP warden/Ambulance Driver) knowing that the bomb landed near the building that her fiancé was working. She had to act professional (even though she drove four bodies to the morgue) despite living through one of the most uncertain times in modern history.

[acirillo]

That wrinkled shirt is giving me anxiety 😂😂😂

[l.t.r]

I really needed this, thanks guys 😊, one way I deal with anxiety is by listening to music as it helps my mind become distracted and at peace

[AidanRatnage]

'We all go to the gym' is wrong, many people don't.

[Teflora]

When I'm anxious I have a little checklist I always go through:
1. I say to myself it's ok. I don't have to feel bad about it and accept that I'm anxious now. This helped me alot with my depression.
2. Kinda like HALT I check my basic needs hunger, thirst, sleep and I'll add social contact now too :)
3. If it's not better yet, I try to focus on something small, physical. Touching a certain texture and focusing on it or just hugging your favourite cuddle toy relaxes and let's your mind calm down. I recently started drawing and that's great too. Think about how the pen touches the paper, how the ink comes out of it, the sound it makes and the forms you create.
When I have a panic attack and I'm not able to draw I like to turn on an episode of Bob Ross. The focus on the texture of the brushes and the canvas helps me to clam down and not overthink the whole situation.

There's more situational stuff, but this already helped and friends in alot of situations, so I really hope this helps someone here too :)

[sunilkumarbalaji]

To avoid anxiety

Meditate
Think normal
Be happy

Smile:)
(Without a reason)

[alyssacook]

Honestly this is the perfect time to upload this because my anxiety is getting worse again and i havent been able to deal with it in a productive way

[cvvzdesigns]

Music. It's something I can control. It doesn't work all the time, but I find if I can plug in headphones and drown out all of the outside noises it can pause or outright prevent my anxiety attacks. There has only been once lately where I was too far gone (crying, shaking, hyperventilating, wanting to break something/someone, scream, run away, or all of the above and neither my music or huddling in a ball in a quiet dark corner could stop the attack) but once I got away from the crowd of people and hid in the parked car where I could cry it out with more soothing songs I eventually (20 minutes later) calmed down enough to get out of the car and help load the groceries into the trunk. Yes, I ran from the store crying and hyperventilating and getting funny looks the whole way out which didn't help my situation, but as I said, music is what grounds me. It sets my brain waves to a new frequency and sort of overrides the anxiety.

[sarcasmgirl]

I have generalized anxiety issues (actually diagnosed and on meds to help with it!), and I find the biggest thing I need to remember is to not shove down and suppress emotions and big feelings as they come up. my anxiety problems often come out of having these big emotions suppressed for too long, so what I've been trying to do is actually just let myself feel them. which seems like a big DUH, but is amazingly really hard after a few decades of doing the opposite! letting myself feel down, or scared, or angry, or whatever it is, and working through that emotion in a really thoughtful way is incredibly helpful for me to alleviate anxiety and promote my mental health

[DeathRhyme]

I remember I was once searching through all these videos, researching how to get better. If you are wondering does it heal fully? No it wont but will it get much better? Yes! You have to fight it, take control of it, your body will become familiar with the way you control it. When your brain relalizes that it's okay, it won't come back anymore unless you let it. Aniexty will not kill you, don't be afraid and fight it. Been struggling with aniexty since 2012 and I barely have aniexty anymore. I've had people talk down about me, degrade me because of my aniexty but I kept strong. I couldn't even get in the car without triggering my aniexty, my first plane ride was horrible, I didn't even fly but got off the plane. Yes its hard, but you can do it, have faith. Prayers to you.

[stinkykyle]

I'm surprised meditation is not on this list. It's by far the best thing that I do for anxiety