July 7

Check in

How to Cope with Anxiety

Anxiety can be described as a sense of uneasiness or discomfort in reaction to a seemingly dangerous or stressful situations. But when we feel anxiety too often, it is overwhelming and can be unhealthy. Today’s page provides simple ways to help when this feeling arises.

Questions to ask yourself when you feel anxious:

1. Am I being carried away by my thoughts? What are the physical sensations I can focus on right now?

  • examples: the chair you're sitting on, the sounds around you, the people around you, the room you're in...

2. What am I afraid of? Are my fears based in reality?

  • is there proof or evidence for this fear?

3. What advice would I give to a friend in a similar situation? Think of comforting words you would share and give them to yourself

Activities

When you feel anxious…

  1. go outside: Decompress’s page on nature’s benefit on our mental wellbeing gives some ideas for mindful walks and more.

  2. create something: art, poetry, and other ideas.

  3. listen to songs that you enjoy :)

    1. here’s a spotify playlist of calming songs

  4. write about how you feel: check out Decompress’s page on the power of writing for our mental wellbeing

Anxiety Grounding Techniques

What is a grounding technique? It’s a way to break the cycle of negative thoughts and focus on the here and present.

  • A well known technique to cope with anxiety is the 5 Senses one. Acknowledge…

    • 5 things you can see

    • 4 things you can touch around you

    • 3 things you can hear

    • 2 things you can smell

    • 1 thing you can taste

  • other grounding techniques

Resources

10 Minute Meditation for Anxiety

 

Take a moment and let this guided meditation relieve your anxiety. Written and Narrated by John Davisi. John is a mindfulness life coach, teacher, and speake...

Body Scan Meditation

 
Previous

July 5-6
Next

July 8