What are alternative ways besides medication to deal with the physical symptoms of anxiety?

Obviously, medication can be super helpful, but in certain circumstances it isn't necessarily for everyone due to a multitude of reasons. Personally, I find (as cheesy as it sounds) it's super helpful to bring tea with me in a thermos water bottle thing to school because drinking it helps stop an attack before it can start. Another thing you could try is a dedicated habit of meditation, because clearing your mind can be really, really good at calming anxiety, but to do it under those stressful circumstances requires practice.

Meditation works best for me. Find a guided meditation thing to listen to and you can meditate for just a few minutes if you want, but once you get better at it you can use that when you start to feel the anxiety roll up. You can also use grounding exercises to calm yourself or distract yourself from spiralling. If you google grounding exercises there are dozens of them that you can try. You can either try to do them yourself or get someone you trust to do them with you.

I have learned to meditate to help with my anxiety. There are also many great breathing exercises to help as well. There are some visual ones to just show you to slowly breathe in, then slowly breathe out. I also have enjoyed yoga as another way to help. If it's social anxiety, do these things at home where you are more comfortable.

There can be a couple of things that can help you tackle anxiety, grounding techniques are meant to handle the same, breathing to get relaxed and imaging things that make you calm are one of the most effectives methods.

Meditation. Yoga. I love gym! Wriring thoughts or feelings in a journal. Mobility and stretching exceises. Breathing techniques or deep breathing. Eating healthy. Sleeping and waking up on time. Surrounding yourself with positivity. Loving the heck out of yourself. Above all; have faith.

Growing up, I had severe depression and Panic Attacks on the daily. I never took any type of prescribed medication to battle this either. What helped me was meditation and attention techniques that helped me to draw my attention away from the triggers.

When you begin to exhibit physical symptoms of anxiety (e.g. trembling, sweating, shortness of breath and paranoia), it can sometimes feel like you are spinning out of control, detached from the world. When this happens to me, I have a few steps that I follow in order to calm myself down, which almost always work. These may not work for everybody, because everyone is different. This is just what I personally do. 1. Find something stable, locked in place and unmoving to hold onto. This could be the hand rail on the bus, or doorframe in your house, or a shelf in the supermarket. It doesn't have to be a dramatic grasp, but I find that having a support that won't budge or change is the first step to calming my body down and feeling like I have both feet on the floor. It also gives your shaky hands something to do! Second of all I focus on my breathing. In through the nose for 4 seconds, hold for 7 seconds and out for 8 seconds. This is a trick that can also aid you in falling asleep, but by doing this your body is forced to slow your heart rate and calm your nerves. Thirdly, try and complete this list in your head to distract your thoughts while your body calms from the panic. Out loud or in your head, whichever works for you, find 5 things you can see, 4 things you can touch, 3 things you can hear, 2 things you can smell or look smelly and one thing you can taste, or imagine how it would taste. Takes a few seconds to do and you can easily pull it off as just thinking about what you're having for dinner, or looking out of the window of the car if you need to be discreet. Hopefully these tips can be of use to someone. Remember, anxiety is your body reacting to unharmful stimuli as if it were harmful. You ARE okay, and you are NOT alone. You CAN do this.

I found that grounding really helps when I feel like I lose control of my surroundings. In your head, name five things you can see, four things you can touch, three things you can hear, two things you can smell, and one thing you can taste. Focus on that and repeat if needed.

Personally, I have found mindfulness extremely useful for anxiety. There are resources on 7Cups and lots of apps, websites and videos out on the internet.

Meditation is a great way to deal with anxiety. I do it all the time. Just focus on yourself, on your breathing. Deep breaths in and out until you feel yourself calming down.