After sharing my anxiety post with you all, I have been more open w/ sharing my coping strategies w/ anxiety.
Below are 51 ways to battle that anxiety.
- Try Magnesium Citrate. It’s been shown to reduce anxiety in some people.
- Eat a Banana everyday (they contain magnesium and GABA).
- Carry a small notebook, when anxiety arises, write down how you feel. Distract yourself!
- Listen to meditation/relaxation music. Have headphones with you at all times.
- Practice meditation. Read a book on how to meditate. (Get Some Headspace by Andy Puddicombe is a good option)
- Exercise (at least 3x per week, 30 minutes of cardio per session). Exercise banishes the jitters!
- Try self-therapy (buy a therapy book and work through it).
- Try deep breathing exercises. Deep breathing makes it very difficult to clench your muscles in anxiety.
- The voice in your head doesn’t always want the best for you. Fruitless thought is just that, fruitless.
- Everyone experiences anxiety. It’s normal. Be prepared to accept some level of anxiety into your life.
- Be willing to experience your own life fully. You are alive! It is a gift!
- Put life goals before your anxiety. Be resourceful, you can find a way to have it all.
- Don’t let your thoughts control you. You don’t need to agree or argue with them. Let them pass.
- Happiness doesn’t mean your life is free of difficulty. Happiness is acceptance in this moment.
- Talk to someone, find a friend who also has anxiety. Learn together. Help each other.
- Eat a healthy diet. What we put into our bodies is important and can change how we feel.
- Get plenty of sleep. Anxiety feeds on exhaustion. Learn about setting up a night time ritual.
- Keep a journal. Writing down thoughts often removes them from your head.
- Drink plenty of water, water does wonders.
- Let go of your efforts to control. Control is impossible in this world.
- Don’t hold yourself to impossible standards. You are human. You are fallible.
- Realize that the more you fight against your anxiety, the more you will experience.
- Be gentle with yourself. No one is perfect.
- Find inspirational quotes. Keep them on your phone or in your notebook for reference.
- Live in the now. It’s far better than living in your mind.
- Anxiety, plus the unwillingness to feel any anxiety creates suffering.
- Say your thoughts out loud, expressing them gives them less power.
- You are not your thoughts, you are the awareness behind your thoughts.
- Remember: This too shall pass. No moment lasts forever.
- Go outside, ground yourself to the earth, clear your mind.
- Avoid caffeine. The effects of caffeine can mimic a panic attack.
- Distract yourself with a book, a friend, a movie, a project, a passion.
- Talk to a therapist. They can help point out flaws in your thinking patterns.
- Learn to accept your anxiety when it occurs. Don’t fight it. You are not at war against yourself.
- Accept the things about your life that you cannot change.
- Make plans about the things you can change.
- Don’t be afraid to share your struggles. Sharing promotes understanding and empathy.
- Avoid avoidance. Attempt to tackle your fears with a trusted friend. Go slowly. Be patient.
- Schedule down time. Don’t over extend yourself.
- Remember, you are a free agent, always. Free to come and go as you please.
- Plan easy escape routes for events that give you anxiety.
- Find the good things in your life. Focus on what you are thankful for.
- Many anxious people are also creative. Find a creative task that makes you happy.
- Read about anxiety. Realize you are not alone and find comfort. Anxiety is a struggle for millions of people.
- Don’t let the little voice inside your head make you feel badly about yourself.
- Look forward toward opportunities and hope, don’t look back at failures.
- Take each day, each task, each event as it comes.
- Worrying is fruitless. It is an activity of the mind that changes nothing about the real world.
- Give yourself a break. Give yourself a hug. Give yourself permission to be human.
- Realize that every day is different. Some days you will be more anxious than others. Take advantage of less anxious days.
- Enjoy the little moments in life.
Hope this helps you ❤
Wherever you are in the world, have a lovely day ❤
This list is the perfect guide to me. Thanks for sharing.
Lots of love ❤
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Thank you for your kind words ❤
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I love your list …. it just goes to show how many different ways there actually are to help. We do not need to live with this. We shall recover and that is so empowering! Thanks.
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Thank you so much ❤ There is MANY ways to help ❤
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great tips! I find myself often doing quite a few of these!
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I am happy to hear you do this ❤
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Definitely relate with avoid avoidance! Great post.
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Thank you ❤
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These are awesome tips. I use yoga, excercise, eating healthy, music writing and reading to rid me of anxiety. Also guided mediation and I use headspace for my meditations as well. Great tools provided, thank you.
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Wow, I absolutely love this ❤
I am so so so happy to hear all these things work for you ❤
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Thanks for this. I use to have really bad anxiety coming to work each day. I found that exercising helps calm my anxiety… Ill have to try store this somewhere and try a few other on the list.
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I am sorry to hear that you have anxiety, its a nasty thing 😦
HOWEVER, I am happy to hear exercising makes things a little easier.
Exercising can do wonders ❤
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Thank you for re-blogging ❤
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Reblogged this on The Catalysts for Change.
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Thank you for re-blogging ❤
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Thank you for posting such a great post!
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You are more than welcome ❤
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Another great post. If I had to pick my favorite it would be point 11: remember life is a gift!
Take care, Rusty.
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Thank you very much ❤
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Thank you for sharing these tips. I heard this quote once: My mind is like a bad neighborhood, I try not to go there alone. 🤔
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I like the sounds of that quote 💕
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Thank you for putting so much time into your list. I don’t personally suffer from a lot of anxiety, but I have in the past and I know it can be awful. You’re awesome for trying to help people.
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Thank you for your kind words ❤
I will do anything to help those around me 🙂
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This is awesome! One of the best remedies for me was writing. I didnt think much of a therapist but after the first couple visits it made me realise that just being able to open up to someone without judgment helps alot. ❤🌻
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Writing can also take you to another place, whether it is imaginative writing or even journalling.
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Exactly..either or ❤ just putting your mind to focus elsewhere is enough.
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Couldn’t agree more ❤
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Thank you for sharing, I am a mother and my daughter (11) deals with anxiety and many of these are good options to try, even for her…and me 🙂
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Thank you for your comment ❤
These are great techniques even for people that do not have anxiety but are friends or related to an anxiety sufferer.
All the best on your daughters journey ❤
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#38 Avoid avoidance may seem funny, but perfectly hits home for me.
Facing down those fears helps… when we allow ourselves to believe we can.
The pastor gave a verse on this today:
“As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.” – Mark 5:36.
Thanks for giving me an extra boost of faith to believe. ❤ God loves you!
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I absolutely love this Gail ❤
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Thank you for this great, practical advice 🙂
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You are most welcome ❤
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Hi! Just letting you know that I nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award. 🙂 https://snowrice710.wordpress.com/2017/10/22/one-lovely-blog-award
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Awe bless you – I shall do my reply soon ❤
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