I have been dealing with a certain degree of anxiety disorder for a while now. I have some tips on fighting it. Of course Iām no professional and professional help comes first. These tips come from my own experience:
Therapy -I will continue praising therapy tilā the day I die and yet it doesnāt have to be for everyone. Just remember itās a very good and healthy option of coping.
Medications -Doctor can prescribe these if they think itās needed. Iāve expressed my slightly negative stance to pills before but I am big believer that if you need help, modern medicine is a way to go.
š¼ Right here, right nowĀ
Focus on now -Itās very common for people with anxiety to worry about the past or the future. Try to look around instead. Be like a child, fascinated by every little thing.
Take your focus elsewhere -Iām not saying you should avoid your feelings all the time but sometimes you just need to overcome the anxiety and keep pushing through whatever life threw at you. Try to force your brain to work on something else. My personal method is looking around and naming things I see in german. German is a third language for me and I am not very good at it, therefore it takes my brain a lot of work. Entschuldigung meine deutschen Freunde.
š¼ Be gentle with yourself
Imagine youāre calming down a friend -Be nice to yourself just as you would be to a panicking friend. Talk to yourself gently, argue against the anxiety.
Comfort -Find things that calm you down and feel generally comforting. For me itās some TV show, music or a book I like to come back to. Some people like to create or move around. Iām more comfortable creating stuff when I feel good but thatās just my personal way of things.
You donāt always have to producitve -Donāt push yourself too hard, okay?
Try things out -Letās say a task that needs to be done in the future stresses you out real bad. Try not thinking about whatās going to happen or what will you have to do. Just sit down and do it. Just for 5 minutes. Or 2 minutes. Thatās very little, isnāt it? In that time youāll either get to work successfully or you can leave very quickly.
Talk to your friends and family -Let them know whatās happening. Most of my friends who arentās so close to me still think I am the calmest person ever. They believe nothing scares me or stresses me out, even tho I am unbelievably anxious about almost everything. Let your loved ones know whatās wrong, they may not see it themselves.
Let them give opinions -If something gives you strong anxiety, present the problem to someone. They may talk you out of being so stressed about an issue that doesnāt necessarily have to be there.
I hope I helped and have an amazing May.
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