My anxiety is pretty bad today so I want to ask a question. What do you do when you are anxious to try and soothe yourself?
I try to do simple repetitive tasks that can help take my mind off my worries but that doesn’t always work.
My anxiety is pretty bad today so I want to ask a question. What do you do when you are anxious to try and soothe yourself?
I try to do simple repetitive tasks that can help take my mind off my worries but that doesn’t always work.
My wife has BPD and when she is handling anxiety she does the same as you but also does breathing exercises and the like. She’s a fan of mantras as well.
I just have vanilla anxiety depression and if I’m anxious try to do something like the breathing or some self imposed memory test - like try to remember all the Beatles albums in chronological order, the kings and queens of England etc.
Everyone has something different that works, stay safe, hope you find what works for you! 👍