Managing Anxiety: What Can I Do?

A big temperature shock can be really helpful for when you need a quick jolt! putting your face in a bowl of ice water, or rubbing ice on your wrists can be a big sensation for you to focus on and distract you from the anxiety, and it usually gives me enough space to take a breath and regroup

When it's like an anxiety or panic attacks for me i try to ground myself with where i am, first i try to control my breathing, i give myself a hug and talk to myself (calm myself) then i follow this little checklist, from 5 to 1, to get myself distracted and kinda more in control, i try to name out loud 5 things i can see, then i name and pick up 4 things i can touch, feel the texture of, and colors, 3 things i can hear, i find something and i make some noise with it, a beat or just a simple tap tap tap. 2 things i can smell, i try to get creative with this one cause sometimes there's not much you can smell but surprisingly there's a lot, from perfume and candles, to clothes and drinks. Then 1 things i can taste, if i can't find something i image tastes. It's kinda helpful (sorry for tha long comment!)