"You can manage anxiety by learning different ways to calm your nerves and relax your mind and body. This will help your heart rate and breathing to be more steady, allowing your body to recognize that you’re not in danger and can return to a peaceful state of mind.
- Eat well-balanced meals and avoid caffeine, alcohol and nicotine.
- Go outside for physical activity at least once a day.
- Do an activity or hobby you enjoy.
- Get plenty of rest. Your body and mind need to re-energize each night.
- If you notice your mind racing or worrying about the past or future, take a minute to breathe deeply.
- Practice guided imagery. Imagine your happy place. What do you see, smell and feel when you are in your happy place?
- Recognize what is in your control and what is outside of your control.
- Make a mental note or write down what you are grateful for. Recognize that some anxiety is useful and necessary.
- Avoid holding in feelings day after day. Instead, find a safe place to feel, express and embrace them.
- Practice aromatherapy. The mind, body, and spirit can be soothed when smell receptors are stimulated with relaxing scents."
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Source: Change to Chill
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Source: https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/June-2020/
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