Tips for Managing Anxiety: Seeking Advice

Some tips to manage anxiety include making a plan and following it, reciting small questions in your head, deep breathing, affirmations like "I am competent", holding a pet, going for walks, biting into a lemon, using the 54321 method to become aware of your surroundings, counting out loud, driving with music on, exposure therapy, naming things you see around you, temperature shock such as putting your face in a bowl of ice water or rubbing ice on your wrists, planning your week out with a planner, not going to bed too late, using a weighted blanket, lavender in shower and on pillow, calming music, reading Bible verses, praying, meditation app with sleep stories, yoga, doing an activity for yourself, taking GABA and L-theanine anxiety supplements, CBD oil, IBguard so food won't trigger IBS which often causes more anxiety, looking at phone less, listening to a podcast to keep mind focused on one thing when mind is overthinking.