How do yall deal with anxiety?

[flower.]

As some of you might know, I have suffered from anxiety about 3 years ago. I did not know any better at that time, so I kept it away from my parents. My mom has also suffered from cancer twice when I was only 4 and again when I was 7. Thankfully I have gotten help and I am better now, but I do not know what is happening right now. So recently we just drove for about 2-3 hours to stay in Palm Springs for summer vacation. I want to enjoy my trip as much as possible, but my head is completely flustered. As a result my weight has gone from 38-40 kg (I'm 4'9) in just one day and I haven't been able to sleep well. I have tried everything but I can't cope with my anxiety.

Anyone have any advice?

[HRH Ayyu]

 

 

i have learnt to know what triggers my anxiety, and distract myself before it builds up more.

I found if the anxiety was building up, if  went and found a family member and talked to them about a random topic ,it helped.

Get engrossed in a show, watch something n youtube. 

asmr videos help me get relaxed too. but  recognizing what are your triggers and knowing how to cut it off when it slowly builds might help.

 

 

[teal]

I've suffered from anxiety for years and years. Here's some tips:

• avoid caffeine because it can make your anxiety symptoms worse and also disturb your sleep schedule.
• exercise. even if it's yoga or easy movements like tai chi, try to do something every day to "tire" out your body and mind.
• try journaling. you can keep track of trends in your sleep anxiety level by keeping a journal.
• meditate.
• avoid triggers that make your anxiety worse (don't know what triggers you? please keep a journal)

and i agree with the above poster asmr videos are really helpful. hope something here helps you! good luck!

Edited June 27, 2021 by teal

[Thigh-high feminist]

Keeping myself in positivity (which also helps me with my perspective) has done wonders for my anxiety and depression. I also do the following gratitude meditation every morning before I begin my day. The tips posted above are great too. Just keep working on managing your anxiety and you'll feel better soon.

 

[Your Biggest Fan]

Disconnecting from the world helps me a lot when I'm overwhelmed. I do yoga or pilates to focus on my breathing, forest bathe/go hiking to just listen to nature and get fresh air. Listening to music also helps too. Sometimes I choose a song that makes me sad and cry. Crying helps me relieve my anxiety sometimes, so I cry to get all my negative emotions out of me. I even look for happy/feel good stories to make me cry; not just sad things. Staying hydrated and getting sleep is also another way to help with anxiety.

[jello-kitty88]

I try to avoid my triggers the best I can as they also aggravate my OCD. Sometimes I can't avoid them though so I try to ground myself to distract my thoughts away from them. Actually, distraction is probably what I do the most to try and cope with my anxiety. I'm embarrassed to admit that I have a fidget cube to help me when my anxiety is really bad and setting off my OCD worse than it usually is. That said, since I bought myself a fidget cube (with much scepticism about it genuinely helping me) it has surprised me by how much using it has helped me. I can also hide it in my palm while I click the living daylights out of it.

When it comes to trying to sleep with a busy brain, I like to use ASMR videos on youtube. I like nature and car journey ones the most with no talking or music. I'm currently using a 'Highway Driving in the Rain at Night Daegu to Seoul' video and it's really soothing (search youtube for 'RideScapes').

I have to try not to cry because for some reason I get a really bad headache if I cry. Sometimes, I know I need a good cry but I don't let myself cry because I don't want the headache that I know will follow.