Let’s walk through some coping strategies for anxiety and how you can apply them to your life. Some of them are so simple you can even do them in public or with friends. Others you might feel like you need to do in a more private place like in your liv...
When you're surrounded by lots of people, like on a bus, you start to feel hot, nauseous, uneasy, and to prevent this from happening, you start avoiding a lot of places which makes you feel lonely and isolated. You or the person in both of these scenarios have anxiety disorders, and ...
Consider complementary treatments like acupuncture, aromatherapy, and massage. Of course a massage feels fantastic, but it’s also recognized as an integrative medicine technique, and often recommended to treat anxiety and insomnia caused by stress. Therapeutic massage relieves muscle tension, improves ci...
Deep muscle relaxation is incompatible with our body’s anxiety response, which is why this technique can help us feel calm (and is recommended if you have trouble sleeping.). Plus, you can do it almost anywhere. Again, the more you do it the easier it becomes. Try it and see what ...
Indeed, anxiety - especially anxiety attacks - can create what's known as "hypersensitivity." This is when your mind is so in touch with the way your body feels that it notices every single sensation your body experiences and focuses on it to the point where the sensation appears to be am...
Nausea is a natural reaction when the human body feels like something is amiss Anxiety affects the gut, the eyes, and many other pathways that can contribute to nausea Anxiety can also make you sensitive to “normal” feelings, increasing the severity of feelings that may otherwise have been ...
Social anxietyFeeling self-conscious or fearing judgment can make it tough to relax in social situations. Negative thoughts, like worrying about saying the wrong thing, can amplify this. Tip: Start small by practicing eye contact and small talk in low-pressure settings, like a coffee shop. Lack...
How to Stop Anxiety When your anxiety feels overwhelming, these techniques can give you quick, short-term relief. Do a reality check:Ask yourself these questions: On scale of 1 to 100, how likely is it that the thing I’m anxious about will happen?
So do it badly, and you can improve as yougo along. I’d like to ask you to think about this: if you start using this motto today, how would your life change? The second coping strategy is to forgive yourself, and this is very powerful if you use it. People with anxiety think a...
Learn more:How to Combat Anxiety Using SOMA Breath® 3. Therapy Therapy can be an incredibly powerful tool for managing and rewriting those seemingly never-ending thought patterns. It’s like having a personal trainer for your brain. Plus, therapists are trained to help you identify and challe...