Anxiety can be triggered by a multitude of reasons. In fact, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, “Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older.” If you suffer from anxiety, know that you are not alone. Many of my friends in the blogging community were extremely generous to provide their advice on ways to handle anxiety, more in which can be found in our Facebook Discussion here. Below are just a few highlights from the post. If you see a tip that you strongly find beneficial, please visit their blog or connect with them on social media!
Also please keep in mind that many of us are not medical professionals. These are our personal tips, but if you feel that you need more assistance, please reach out to a medical professional. I personally had to reach out to Veterans Affairs Medical Center when I had my social anxiety breakdown in 2018, and the therapy sessions truly did help me get myself together. ❤
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What has helped me a lot recently is stopping to consider if a thought I am having is a true thought coming from my intuition or if it is anxiety making me think irrationally. When I can do that, it helps calm me.
Also, take a look at Driving Mom Crazy’s guest post by Sarah’s Sage Advice – “Anxiety is tiring. It can cause physical and emotional exhaustion. The anxious thought is constant, often harsh, and is not easily quieted. Intuition is calmer and much easier to dismiss.”
I manage stress and anxiety by making sure to do something I like every day, even if it’s just for 10 minutes. Often this is watching one of my favorite shows with my husband or reading something, or coding… Just SOMETHING that I’m doing because I like it.
I practice yoga & meditate and practice pranayama (breathing) techniques. If I’m having a difficult moment or stressful period, mindful breathing will bring everything into clarity for me.
I write. I get caught up in worry about the kids and being busy with 7 kids makes it hard to break away for self-care. ANY free moment is devoted to some kind of writing. Free thought in a journal, working on a blog post, writing notes or letters to a variety of people. I think it switches my brain function to write.
I run. I originally started running to lose weight. However, when my mom was dying, it was the one thing that helped me cope. It soon became what I did each day to alleviate my stress.
I envision the situation that is causing the stress or anxiety and see it the way I want it to turn out and it relieves the stress.
I work out almost every morning and take CBD oil. That usually keeps my energy up for the day. If I start feeling anxious, I will most likely watch a funny show or go on a walk!
My best and really most effective stress/anxiety reducer is writing and working on my blog. In a sense, it’s like journaling, which is always talked about as a way to get the inside out.
I feel like I’m reading something every minute of the waking hours so instead of reading more things, I have to decompress with something so simple and mindless like play with my dog. He reminds me that life doesn’t need to be so complicated to be completely and utterly happy!
We try to do Gratitudes on our morning drives. I’ve really noticed that an attitude of gratitude can really [affect] the rest of my day.
For those who have read some of our previous blogs (or the intro), I keep it as no secret that I have social anxiety. I have gotten better with public occasions, but in 2018 I had a complete social anxiety breakdown which forced me to have to quit that job after only a few weeks and seek out medical attention. See our Facebook #storytime post for this.
After crying my tears out AGAIN to the therapist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center for God knows how long, I finally calmed down long enough for the doctor to give me a very helpful exercise and one of the best ways to handle anxiety. I still use this method now every night before I go to sleep. I still have my anxious moments, but this exercise has helped to keep it under control significantly.
Keep your answers short and DO NOT add negative points to the end of your grateful moment. For example, “I am grateful for the roof over my head although the rent is expensive and it rains a lot here and…” Once again, do not fall for this trap! All it will do is have the opposite effect and cause MORE anxiety (I know from experience).
As you make this list, challenge yourself to list at least one good thing that happened to you today that you’re grateful for. It could be as random as, “I’m grateful for that slow driver this morning because they kept me from getting a ticket from that hidden cop!”
As many things as there are in the world to make us anxious about the future, there are even more things that we are blessed with here in the present. This exercise is one of the easiest ways to handle anxiety by showing us how far we’ve made it.
What are some ways to handle anxiety that has helped you or a friend? Has any of these tips given you inspiration? Please share your story in the comments below! If you found this post helpful, please share and also show these other amazing bloggers some love!
And as always, remember to just live your life one story at a time!
Take care,
Kyndall Bennett at Kyrabe Stories
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Love all of these Thxo
Thank you so much, Beth!
Great tips from everyone involved, thanks so much for sharing! I always do something "mindless" to decompress like watching a funny show, my current favorite is Still Game!
Thank you! ? Mine was "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic"! The show was more addictive than I thought it would be since I had watched the first episode out of pure boredom a few years back.
These are great tips! Honestly? I deal with anxiety by eating comfort food. It might be a problem....thank goodness for my great metabolism!
My guilty go to is coffee. I have to be careful though because I'm bad at putting a LOT of sugar in the cups!
Great tips from everyone!! I personally pray and ask a god for peace. It becomes a nice meditation moment. Also, asking if what i am worrying about really worth it in the long haul.
Prayer can be a really good method for finding peace! Sometimes we just need to rant out our struggles and pour our heart out.
I agree so much with these tips - especially about finding time to exercise and meditate daily - as well as do something you enjoy!
I hate how many people deal with anxiety, but I'm grateful that there is a multitude of ways to keep it under control.
I enjoy working out and outdoor adventures with my family to reduce anxiety. It also helps to have conversations with my husband so he knows how I am feeling.
That's really good that you keep your husband in the know. It took my fiance a couple of years to get me to talk more of my frustrations to him.
These are great tips and most I do on a daily basis!
? Those are some awesome habits you have developed then! I hope that it does help maintain a peaceful mind.
These tips are really helpful and real. I love that. For me, meditation and focusing on my breathing seem to really help. Also getting some fresh air- going outside for a walk, to lay in a hammock, just sit in the yard. Nature always seems to help me.
That's really good! We started going on trail walks last year and that has helped out a lot! ? It's a challenge to do it in the summer though thanks to the high humidity in Florida.
Great tips all around! I so believe in the "gratitude attitude" also!
Yaaaaay! It really is easy for us to overlook the good that's in our lives!
I love how you included tips from other bloggers. Great idea. I'm really not sure how I deal with anxiety. I think I just pray a lot. ? thanks for sharing!
Prayer helps too! Many times just expressing our worries out loud can relieve some of that frustration. ❤