Looking for natural anxiety remedies

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If you’re headed into an anxiety spiral, ice or something sour helps get you out of it. My therapist gave me that tip and it helps me

Like a lot of people have alluded to, things that shift focus and ground you can be really helpful—whether it’s essential oils, breathing, temperature, etc. I’m not sure where you are on your journey with this but for me, it’s also been really huge to start getting to the root of my anxieties with my therapist. Obviously you need a trusted therapist who isn’t just going to push meds and do nothing else for this to work, which it sounds like you didn’t have previously, so if you haven’t found someone new, you may want to look. My therapist uses a mix of different methods including DBT, REBT, and a different therapist that I liked a lot used ACT. Finding someone with one of those frameworks or otherwise who works in a modality that makes sense to you and is relevant to anxiety could be really helpful. You can and should still find and use these type of coping mechanisms and tools! In my case, I’m on meds as well, but being able to understand my anxiety’s patterns better through skilled talk therapy has also been invaluable to disrupting it.

I use coping mechanisms like coloring, watching something funny (usually YouTube), and talking to friends. Those have helped me more than any medicine I have ever tried. Currently unmedicated and it has been a few days since my last anxiety attack (I think 3 days). I reach out to one specific friend when I feel it getting bad and he distracts me until it is low enough for me to have forgotten that I'm anxious.

I've heard that St. John's Wort (an herbal supplement can be used to help with anxiety/depression, but I've not tried it myself. I personally find that taking a walk helps because it moves the anxious energy out of your body. I also practice mindfulness exercises.

Magnesium works wonders to help with my anxiety. As well as CBD and ashwaganda is a life saver as well

I love my essential oils, and I've taken lavender supplements in the past as well.

Going into pinterest and searching up anxiety coping methods can also be helpful

Multiple therapist told me that if you eat something that's sour like lemon drops it refocused ur brain off the anxiety and onto the taste somehow. So I suggest whenever you're starting to feel anxious, eat a lemon drop!

Are you looking for behavioral stuff too or just herbal?

Magnesium supplements helped my ex a bit. Aswaghanda has helped some ppl too. But i'd definitely check with a doctor first. And dont mix herbal supplements with any medications if you start taking them unless your doc okays it