Have Anxiety? Yeah so do I.
Hate it? Yeah so do I.
Isn’t it just fucking annoying when we have nothing to be worried about?
But we still are.
Everyone goes through their anxious phases, some more than others.
Here are five simple things you may lack doing that is contributing to your anxiety rising and things you can do to help bring it down to a normal level.
1. Water
We all know we need a good amount of water each day to keep our body and mind healthy. However lots of us neglect this simple human obligation which we all have access to. Even if some of us can’t force down 3 liters of water a day, a liter can greatly keep your body and mind focused reducing them anxious thoughts.
2. Sleep
I need my sleep not to feel anxious. Whatever the case is, I need my sleep, like a lot of the population. A good nap in the evenings can drastically improve your mood and bring down them anxious feelings. Sleep helps all areas of your life but especially getting them extra hours help us anxious people.
3. Getting Outside.
We forget what is outside the window sometimes. The great outdoors beats sitting in the dark on Instagram and Facebook all day. Being outdoors allows fresh air to come into the system, help you get Vitamin D and will also help you sleep better that night. Outside is free and will always be there to reduce anxiety and show that everything isn’t as bad and worrying as it may seem.
4. Having Fun.
For us anxious people we tend to get OCD about everything. “I can’t do that because it might effect X,Y,Z.” We forget to have fun. To reduce and help your anxiety, remember to have fun as much as you can, don’t take everything too serious. Go see friends, watch some Netflix, go see a comedian/concert, chill out and change the mood to a positive happy one. A lot of us forget to have fun and that is a root to a lot of problems and moods in society today.
5. Take One Day at a Time.
We all like to look to the future, with anxious people it may happen too much. Stressing over if you might get a window seat on your flight to Spain in three months and getting your knickers in a twist won’t help the people around you and especially your mind and current mood. Remember we can only take one day at a time and that’s the reality regardless if the world will blow up tomorrow, you can’t really do much except be in the moment.
Jamie McGrath 