#AnxietyRelief: Hey there! I’m curious, what tips or techniques have you found helpful for easing your anxiety? 🧠💭 As someone who has struggled with anxiety myself, I know how important it is to find ways to manage those overwhelming feelings. Personally, deep breathing exercises and mindfulness have made a world of difference for me. But I’m always looking for new strategies to try. So, what has worked for you? Share your experience in the comments below and let’s swap some coping mechanisms! 🌿🌼 #MentalHealthMatters #SelfCareSunday
Plenty of water and good sleep
Seeing a psychiatrist and taking proper medications. I’ve also just kinda accepted that everything will forever scare me
PILLS 🤪👍🏻
I have a very specific recipe:
1. Healthy diet
2. Daily intense exercise
3. Quality sleep
4. Something in the near future I’m excited for
5. 75mg Effexor daily
As long as I’m hitting all 5 I’m good. I’m not good right now but getting back on track.
Vitamin D and magnesium supplements, (deficiencies in these can cause/exacerbate anxiety), exercise, quiting drinking, improving diet and getting rest
Also, exploring hobbies/learning new skills. Feeling better about yourself and your abilities makes you less anxious overall.
I tell myself to go ahead and die. “Alright, come on Brain, do your worst”. Then when I don’t die it is easier to calm down and understand my brain needs to rewire.
Nothing healthy which means I had to stop it which means my anxiety is running rampant which means I am barely hanging on by a fucking thread.
* exercise
* sleep
* water
* box breathing
* regular sunlight
* removing caffeine (higher anxiety while dosed) and alcohol (anxiety for several days after)
* regular social connection
* not giving a fuck
I remember what my Dad told me which was that all my problems can be fixed and whatever problems that can’t be fixed is no longer a problem, but rather its a paradox that I can just move on from it and not waste further time on it.
I also remember that episode from Big Mouth where they talked about anxiety and that frog said we can get over anxiety by thinking about things we are grateful for so I think about all the positive things I have in my life and my anxiety goes away. It’s such a dumb show, but it does have its gem moments.
CBD. But I’m not a doctor guys, I’m not claiming to be giving people legit advice, I’m just saying I’ve noticed that I’ve been less anxious since starting it.
Being out of a relationship. I am my best self when I’m single.
It’s cliche, but having a caring partner who is there for me, and loves me for me, but will also call me out on my bullshit. Even when I’m not with them, just knowing someone has my back relaxes me and makes me feel like I can do anything.
L-theanine 2x a day, especially if drinking coffee.
When stressed I take Ashwaghanda, L-theanine, and Gaba.
To keep the anxiety away I take vitamins B-1 and D3 daily.
Magnesium Glycinate before bed every day.
I have restless legs which I notice while I am working or gaming so I notice L-theanine stops that within 20 min of taking it. I can also get pretty bad anxiety to the point where I feel like my fight or flight has been triggered while I am just sitting or resting, this is why Ashwaghanda and Gaba are helpful for me. Also learning how to activate the parasympathetic nervous system can help get me out of that mode which is just some stretching of the vagus nerve and breathing techniques.
Doing low impact workouts regularly has been the best at keeping me regulated though, I am currently in a period where I am taking a small break from the gym so I notice my anxiety and stress levels have been higher than ever before as a result which led me to learning about these supplements.
Changing meds, one of my antipsychotics made it soooo much worse. My new one just sedated me so it’s much better.
Accepting it as a part of a bigger system. Anxiety in itself is an awful feeling I always wanted to go away, and could never do anything about. But I found it’s a response. Instead of spending my energy trying to just not feel anxiety, I can calm down a bit by ACTIVELY practicing self compassion, mindfulness and understanding that it will be okay and it’s just something else that triggered it, and it can be managed, just one step at a time.
Grounding my progressively irrational brain by analyzing WHY I was triggered. “My boss just said something that is absolutely impossible to do by end of day” and considering what is in my control. “I cannot control his expectations. I will do my best” – leaving, having done my best, I am content, even if he is not. Yes, I will still feel anxious, but as exposure therapy progresses, I slowly reevaluate my triggers until I recognize, I will get through it; which dampens the booming voice of anxiety.
I stopped taking hormonal birth control and switched to other methods of contraception. Haven’t had an anxiety attack since!
Not drinking.
Meditation.
Xanax
Nature
Healing my trauma. I’m healing my core wounds and everything else is coming together. I still have anxious moments, but I can actually feel them now. I was so disconnected from my own body before. Cptsd is a bitch.
Cut out alcohol completely. Anxiety and depression go hand in hand with drinking.
My wife helps out more than I think anyone ever has
Living alone, away from my family
Excersise