3 Quick Tips to Help with Anxiety
You’d think that with how smart the human species has become, the advancements we’ve made in medicine, technology and science, we would have figured out how to deal with such a destructive emotion, right? Yet anxiety is on the rise. 1 in 4 people (1 in 3 females and 1 in 5 men) struggle with it at some level. This has to change! When anxiety is left untreated it can lead to some very concerning outcomes including; depression, loneliness, self-doubt, and even aggression.
I wish I could go into detail on how I’ve been able to deal with my anxiety, but I know I only a short period of time to keep you interested and engaged, so, for now, I’m just going to give you my top 3 suggestions to try when you feel anxiety coming on.
These tips are easy to do and don’t take long…
Go to gratitude: The quickest way to flip anxiety on its head to think of something you are grateful for right here, right now. The more simple, basic, the better e.g. “I’m grateful that I was able to buy a coffee this morning.”
The reason why gratitude works so well in defeating anxiety is that it sits on the complete opposite spectrum to it. Anxiety comes about when we either worry about something that has happened in our past or about something that could happen in the future. Gratitude pulls your mind into the present moment. A place where neither the past or future can dwell.
Breathe: It’s quite incredible what a couple of deliberate, deep breaths can do. It tackles anxiety by slowing you down. Anxiety thrives in an environment that’s hectic. Whether that be your actual physical environment or the one in your head. Taking a few long breaths will simply settle your system and put you into a calmer state of mind. You’ll then be able to deal with or move on from whatever is making you anxious.
Meditate (Surprise, Surprise!): Of course I’m going to recommend this. It’s the number one exercise I’ve seen that has actually helped people with anxiety.
The beautiful thing about it is that it’s a preventative exercise. Something you can do to reduce/even stop anxiety from raising its head again.
The interesting part is making meditation something that you want to do, enjoy doing, can’t wait to do again and again. This why I started Soul Alive. To make mediation not only easier to do, but also enjoyable.