Dealing with Anxiety: My Teeth Were Chattering During a Zoom Meeting

You are not crazy! So many people struggle with anxiety ✋ there have been times I’ve fainted, thrown up, my voice cracks, and I shake really bad during zoom meetings. I usually lose feeling in my legs or start gagging right before important meetings. Some things that help me though include stimulating the vagus nerve I think is what it’s called - I put ice on my wrists or the back of my neck or I chew on ice before a meeting. Sometime I keep an ice pack on my lap or my chair during meetings as well. Sometimes I have trouble eating due to anxiety so I try to make smoothies or drink a plant protein shake or something but only during times of high anxiety such as zoom meetings or important calls as it is not a meal replacement but gives me enough energy. I try to always remind myself too that even if the worst happened it would still be okay I would still be alive and ok❤️ Another thing I do before calls/meetings is sometimes exercise this could just be jumping around the room a bit like a crazy person to get some of that nervous energy out LOL and also don’t be hard on yourself :) be gentle to yourself