For all the people battling with anxiety, there is good news because despite conventional pharmacotherapy there are also alternative approaches and techniques which can help and keep anxiety attacks at bay!
Some of these techniques can be applied at the moment when anxiety starts and stop it from progressing into something worse.
Here are some strategies which may provide fast anxiety relieve:
- Think of how realistic your fears are?
To combat the habit of living in fear and thinking on the possibly worst outcome of every situation, you must make an effort and really think of how realistic and justified your worries are.
Whenever you feel anxious consciously rethink your fears, that may help your brain to find a rational way to deal with your anxious thoughts and you may calm down.
- Apply the 3-3-3 rule
Whenever you feel like your brain is overthinking and you are entering the anxious state of mind just look around you and name 3 things you see, 3 sounds that you hear and finally move 3 parts of your body (your ankle, fingers, and arm). This simple yet effective 3-3-3 rule will certainly help you to calm down.
- Focus on your breathing
When you are about to start panicking, stop and focus on your breathing. Slowly breath in and out, because deep breathing can help you calm down. Try to focus on evenly inhaling and exhaling, inhale through your nose exhale through your mouth, and you will notice that your racing mind will slow down.
4.Laugh more
The more you laugh the more relaxed you become. So, watch a funny video and make yourself laugh anyway you can.
According to research laughter has lots of benefits for our psychological health and well-being, and we should all make an effort to laugh much more.
- Keep moving
If you are starting to feel anxious do something and just keep moving until it goes away! Any action that interrupts your anxious thoughts can help you to regain control, and calm down faster. So instead of worrying, just do something physical and you will be surprised how beneficial it can be.