- Okay let's keep this short and simple,
five practical ways to deal with anxiety.
First, breathe.
Breathe in deeply, down into your belly.
Use your diaphragm to breathe.
And then breathe out slowly through your lips.
Doing this intentionally is a great way
to just slow yourself down,
to get yourself out of that fighter flight response
that anxiety so often brings,
just trying to slow things down
and let your body know it's okay.
Next up is lifting heavy stuff
because exercise in general is really good
when it comes to your mental health
but for anxiety especially
there's something about lifting heavy weights
that affects your nervous system
so that the anxiety is temporarily relieved.
Of course, use proper form and all that
and if you don't have weights
you can do body weight exercises, squats, push up etc.
Third, be careful what you're feeding yourself.
Especially alcohol because while it may seem
to relieve anxiety while you're drinking it,
the next day your body overcompensates
because alcohol is a depressant
and your body is trying to get back to equilibrium.
So it's releasing chemicals in your body
that are basically uppers
and the next day once the alcohol is out of your system,
your body is still producing that,
which makes the anxiety worse.
Cutting out coffee is also a good idea,
caffeine being a stimulant,
it can make the anxiety much worse.
For me I love coffee, that's the last thing
that I think will go,
I'm gonna hold on to it as long as I can.
Then also things like sugar.
Sugar isn't really great for anxiety.
And then making sure you're drinking lots of water.
I mean, this sounds stupidly simple, right?
But our bodies are, it's this organic thing, 70% water.
I think anxiety tends to get worse
when our bodies are just not functioning well in general.
And then another good thing that I have found
is listening to other people's stories,
other people who deal with anxiety
or if you're dealing with obsessive thoughts
or you're dealing with intrusive negative thoughts,
there are so many podcasts out there now.
Everyone has a podcast,
you can find podcasts where people talk about just anxiety
and you can hear people's stories ,
and it's a great way to feel not so alone.
Okay and then fifth,
it's always good to remind yourself
that you are not your thoughts,
you are not your feelings
and when a thought or a sensation comes up in your body,
that's not you, and you're not really responsible to it,
you don't need to react to it.
Your mind is an organ just the way that your heart is,
and so your heart is pumping,
you're not doing anything,
in the same way your mind is giving thoughts,
it's just putting thoughts out there.
You didn't cause it to happen
and you don't have to take any responsibility
or respond to it.
It's good to cultivate that mindfulness
to realize that when the thoughts come up,
you can just be like, there's a thought
and I don't have to engage with it,
I don't have to make it out to be anything
more than my mind is doing its thing
and putting thoughts out there.
Or my body is making me feel
like I have a fear feeling in the pit of my stomach.
Okay, that's just my body doing something.
Doesn't mean that I'm actually in danger.
Let me know in the comments
if there are other ways, other practical ways you found
for dealing with anxiety.
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and until next time, stay cool and attractive.